001 - In which Howl is without green slime.

[likepaleglass]

I may die

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[bbsatbyrobots]

Y-you know miss Sophie?

[likepaleglass]

The better question seems to be do you know Sophie? And so much the worse for you if you do.

[bbsatbyrobots]

I do know her. She came and helped me when I needed it.

B-but why would that be a bad thing?

[likepaleglass]

Because I strongly suspect it was a certain Sophie who led me into my current predicament.

Into a world where I am . . . [shudder!] . . . hideous.

[bbsatbyrobots]

Ah! It was not Miss Sophie who trapped us here, it was the m-mayor.

And, I'm sure that isn't true, I mean, y-you don't sound hideous...

[likepaleglass]

You're too kind. But I can assure you, it's all too true.

[bbsatbyrobots]

Wh-what makes you say that, though? That you're...hideous I mean...

[likepaleglass]

My hair . . . my skin . . .

I'm not sure it's good for delicate ears to hear such things.

[bbsatbyrobots]

If you say so...

[likepaleglass]

I do.

Do they subject everyone here to such . . . conditions?

[bbsatbyrobots]

Ah, yes. Everyone's home seems to be the same. W-well, from the ones I've seen anyway.

[likepaleglass]

And the lack of even the barest necessities of personal hygiene?

[bbsatbyrobots]

But there's Shampoo, soap, toothpaste, and many other things of that sort.

[likepaleglass]

[Pure gloom from the other end.]

Truly, we've gone back to Wales.

[bbsatbyrobots]

Ah, n-no this place is called Mayfield.

[likepaleglass]

[muffled and despairing]

Wales, Mayfield, the Dark Ages . . . it makes no difference.

[We apologize for Howl. He's being himself today.]