Page 1: at his desk with coffee and an open laptop, the protagonist grins, confident he'll finally understand RPC today.

The protagonist sits at his desk, laptop open and a coffee mug beside him, sleeves rolled up and grinning confidently. A narration caption reads: "Understanding RPC is a foundation for any successful IT Professional." A thought bubble above him reads: "Today's the day. I'm finally learning RPC."

He leans toward the screen, two open browser tabs reflected in his sunglasses. A caption reads: "As I began to learn RPC, the first problem I ran into was the documentation. It seemed to come in two forms:"

The first browser tab fills the panel with a wall of dense C function signatures scrolling off the edge. He squints at it, one eyebrow raised. A caption reads: "Explanations by developers for developers, which contain very little architecture and troubleshooting info"