Peggy

Yeah, I unfortunately cannot become invisible because it's quite cold.

Yeah, I unfortunately cannot become invisible because it's quite cold.

Oh, I thought he made the cobbled stones all over the ground.

Oh, I thought he made the cobbled stones all over the ground.

Oh. So what, he makes, he bakes?

Oh. So what, he makes, he bakes?

Why was his house full of shoes? Don't ask.

Why was his house full of shoes? Don't ask.

He collected the souls of at least hundreds of people.

He collected the souls of at least hundreds of people.

Is that a reference to something? The souls of the shoes of at least a hundred people.

Is that a reference to something? The souls of the shoes of at least a hundred people.

I've been thanking George to sting him, but I don't know if that's going to help in any way outside of the fact that it will hurt.

I've been thanking George to sting him, but I don't know if that's going to help in any way outside of the fact that it will hurt.

Should we? set up some kind of protection just in case someone who's not your dad is like, what's that? And comes to investigate.

Should we? set up some kind of protection just in case someone who's not your dad is like, what's that? And comes to investigate.

Well, but we did just convince the cobbler maker that we were carried off by the Eyrie, so the sounds of bird calls coming out of the forest, you don't,

Well, but we did just convince the cobbler maker that we were carried off by the Eyrie, so the sounds of bird calls coming out of the forest, you don't,

I could spill grease on the ground if you want. I mean, summon grease from me, though.

I could spill grease on the ground if you want. I mean, summon grease from me, though.

Yeah, it's too cold for me to go invisible.

Yeah, it's too cold for me to go invisible.

Is that true? Yeah. Haven't you ever been on the beach and these gigantic fucking horseflies land on your leg and they just sting the shit out of you? And you're like, I'm trying to read my goddamn book, you piece of garbage. And you keep swatting them away, but they come back and they sting you over and over again. They're fucking on your legs.

Is that true? Yeah. Haven't you ever been on the beach and these gigantic fucking horseflies land on your leg and they just sting the shit out of you? And you're like, I'm trying to read my goddamn book, you piece of garbage. And you keep swatting them away, but they come back and they sting you over and over again. They're fucking on your legs.

Yeah, they're biting. They need the blood for sex stuff. Oh, I thought that was just penetration because they were fucking on your legs.

Yeah, they're biting. They need the blood for sex stuff. Oh, I thought that was just penetration because they were fucking on your legs.

Are you sure? Hey, can you hold on? How do you keep having hair so much? All over your waddle all the time.

Are you sure? Hey, can you hold on? How do you keep having hair so much? All over your waddle all the time.

He's sweating profusely. Yeah, I'm a little worried.

He's sweating profusely. Yeah, I'm a little worried.

I mean, to be fair, Grumly, that's how a lot of families are made.

I mean, to be fair, Grumly, that's how a lot of families are made.

Yeah, it's probably better if we stay uprooted.

Yeah, it's probably better if we stay uprooted.

Oh, we were sailing on a catamaran?

Oh, we were sailing on a catamaran?

All the perverts were on the under level of a catamaran?

All the perverts were on the under level of a catamaran?

You're picturing more of a galleon of sauce.

You're picturing more of a galleon of sauce.

Yeah, I was actually gonna say, should we find something to kill and smear its blood all over it so that it looks like we were murdered in the woods?

Yeah, I was actually gonna say, should we find something to kill and smear its blood all over it so that it looks like we were murdered in the woods?

Just can't wait to be on the road again. I mean, I'm fine with slicing through from my palm to my elbow and squeezing out a bit of juice just to make sure that our cover's made.

Just can't wait to be on the road again. I mean, I'm fine with slicing through from my palm to my elbow and squeezing out a bit of juice just to make sure that our cover's made.

As long as we're not doing anything over the next week that I'm going to need both hands for, then I think we'll be fine. Can I pull out a dagger?

As long as we're not doing anything over the next week that I'm going to need both hands for, then I think we'll be fine. Can I pull out a dagger?

I do have some strange dreams, but we don't need to get into that.

I do have some strange dreams, but we don't need to get into that.

I don't have any drugs.

I don't have any drugs.

No, I had a deviled egg yesterday. No, not one of you.

No, I had a deviled egg yesterday. No, not one of you.

LAUGHTER I think I would know if I had consumed, I'm brandishing the blade around. I think I would have known if I was consuming everything, all right?

LAUGHTER I think I would know if I had consumed, I'm brandishing the blade around. I think I would have known if I was consuming everything, all right?

Yeah, well don't forget that I have asthma.

Yeah, well don't forget that I have asthma.

I just feel that adding a little blood to this situation wouldn't be a negative. But if you know a squeamish about death,

I just feel that adding a little blood to this situation wouldn't be a negative. But if you know a squeamish about death,

I'm feeling a little introverted. So I'm not sure I'm up for big family gatherings, and with the old coot back here, I think we got enough family for one lifetime.

I'm feeling a little introverted. So I'm not sure I'm up for big family gatherings, and with the old coot back here, I think we got enough family for one lifetime.

The boxes split open. We need water, and then we also need some kind of milk.

The boxes split open. We need water, and then we also need some kind of milk.

Do cows exist in this world?

Do cows exist in this world?

You know, most of us get our milk from almonds. You just squeeze the teats and then... Almond teats? Almond teats.

You know, most of us get our milk from almonds. You just squeeze the teats and then... Almond teats? Almond teats.

You can get a lot of milk out of just a handful of teats.

You can get a lot of milk out of just a handful of teats.

I liked that joke, Derek, thank you. Thanks. Shit.

I liked that joke, Derek, thank you. Thanks. Shit.

Well, hi. What, Jean-Claude, you look like you lost weight.

Well, hi. What, Jean-Claude, you look like you lost weight.

You said that the ocelot removes your tongue? That's what I thought they said.

You said that the ocelot removes your tongue? That's what I thought they said.

Oh, my God, so the ocelot's that cobbler guy from town. He had hundreds of people's tongues all up in that house. Oh, shit.

Oh, my God, so the ocelot's that cobbler guy from town. He had hundreds of people's tongues all up in that house. Oh, shit.

No, he had souls and tongues in there.

No, he had souls and tongues in there.

There's no way, old Pendleton. He has to at least be in league with the Ocelot if he's got that many tongues. Where else is he gonna get them from?

There's no way, old Pendleton. He has to at least be in league with the Ocelot if he's got that many tongues. Where else is he gonna get them from?

Yeah, let's shake a leg. Okay, now we just gotta figure out a way to cross the river north. How many feet do you think it is until we get to the river?

Yeah, let's shake a leg. Okay, now we just gotta figure out a way to cross the river north. How many feet do you think it is until we get to the river?

I didn't know bakers laid anything. And where? Where did you lay eggs at?

I didn't know bakers laid anything. And where? Where did you lay eggs at?

Actually, speaking of which... Hold on. What say you if... Quasimodo can tell the future with macaroni, why couldn't one of us?

Actually, speaking of which... Hold on. What say you if... Quasimodo can tell the future with macaroni, why couldn't one of us?

I'm the creator of the universe and magic. Oh, that's true, that's a good point. Bitsy is unhinged and taps into elder evils that not even I can comprehend.

I'm the creator of the universe and magic. Oh, that's true, that's a good point. Bitsy is unhinged and taps into elder evils that not even I can comprehend.

You're hutched. You're unhutched, actually.

You're hutched. You're unhutched, actually.

Nice!

Nice!

What? You left things living inside your hutch?

What? You left things living inside your hutch?

and apparently living things that are no longer living well like i might have had like a a lily in there and no one's watered it and it could be dead oh you know this one time i was gifted for my birthday a little succulent you know succulents they they exist in the desert you don't have to water them they're basically just invincible

and apparently living things that are no longer living well like i might have had like a a lily in there and no one's watered it and it could be dead oh you know this one time i was gifted for my birthday a little succulent you know succulents they they exist in the desert you don't have to water them they're basically just invincible

Well, I had it for a couple of years and I was telling my friend, well, thank you so much for giving me that fake succulent because I kill every plant I come into contact with. And they said, what do you mean? Actually, this was hazel, by the way. They said, what do you mean? That was a real succulent I gave you. I said, oh, shit. And I started watering it. Within a month, it was dead.

Well, I had it for a couple of years and I was telling my friend, well, thank you so much for giving me that fake succulent because I kill every plant I come into contact with. And they said, what do you mean? Actually, this was hazel, by the way. They said, what do you mean? That was a real succulent I gave you. I said, oh, shit. And I started watering it. Within a month, it was dead.

Yeah. The moral of the story is, yeah.

Yeah. The moral of the story is, yeah.

I had it for two years before I found out it was alive and killed it.

I had it for two years before I found out it was alive and killed it.

No, it's all right. Anyway.

No, it's all right. Anyway.

No, about the macaroni, though. Do you think we should just throw it on the ground and see if it tells us something?

No, about the macaroni, though. Do you think we should just throw it on the ground and see if it tells us something?

You know what? I think that's fair. Let's not leave anything out of the ground.

You know what? I think that's fair. Let's not leave anything out of the ground.

And in my pack, I have a hamach.

And in my pack, I have a hamach.

To sleep in a hammock.

To sleep in a hammock.

You know, one of those rope beds.

You know, one of those rope beds.

Yeah, you string it from one tree to the next. So while we're out here, if we're going to be roughing it, we can just sleep in a hammock.

Yeah, you string it from one tree to the next. So while we're out here, if we're going to be roughing it, we can just sleep in a hammock.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

No, I don't think you could, unless you're an incredibly talented ropesmith, and you're just a pug.

No, I don't think you could, unless you're an incredibly talented ropesmith, and you're just a pug.

That's not going to be enough to make a full-blown remark. Well, 50 feet, you know how long 50 feet is? It's pretty substantial. Yeah, and I pick up my... realistic human foot. You would take 50 of these and put one right after the other and that's how long it would be.

That's not going to be enough to make a full-blown remark. Well, 50 feet, you know how long 50 feet is? It's pretty substantial. Yeah, and I pick up my... realistic human foot. You would take 50 of these and put one right after the other and that's how long it would be.

Yeah, but once you start tying it together into knots and it, nah, it wouldn't work.

Yeah, but once you start tying it together into knots and it, nah, it wouldn't work.

Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, absolutely.

I mean, I don't want to take credit for them. My mommy gave them to me. Thank you.

I mean, I don't want to take credit for them. My mommy gave them to me. Thank you.

They are quite the spectacle.

They are quite the spectacle.

Oh, actually, I took this spelling bee blue ribbon.

Oh, actually, I took this spelling bee blue ribbon.

Yeah, when you were sleeping.

Yeah, when you were sleeping.

Yeah, but I gave you something in return. Oh, what'd you give me? A rusty knife. There's some questionable stains on it, but I figured with some cleaning up, it should be just fine.

Yeah, but I gave you something in return. Oh, what'd you give me? A rusty knife. There's some questionable stains on it, but I figured with some cleaning up, it should be just fine.

You're welcome.

You're welcome.

Who lost a lot?

Who lost a lot?

I got a nine, so I occasionally have an asthma attack and slow us down for 15 to 20 minutes.

I got a nine, so I occasionally have an asthma attack and slow us down for 15 to 20 minutes.

Well, yeah, because I have asthma, so we can't run. We've got to walk out of here. And so I'm really concerned that once they realize that we've left and we're heading to wherever it is we're going, that they're going to send people running after us. And I don't know if you're aware of how running versus walking works, but they'll catch us and then we'll die.

Well, yeah, because I have asthma, so we can't run. We've got to walk out of here. And so I'm really concerned that once they realize that we've left and we're heading to wherever it is we're going, that they're going to send people running after us. And I don't know if you're aware of how running versus walking works, but they'll catch us and then we'll die.

Yeah, you would much rather jump on someone and try and snap the neck.

Yeah, you would much rather jump on someone and try and snap the neck.

Yeah, you would have had secondhand embarrassment.

Yeah, you would have had secondhand embarrassment.

Couldn't we just leave some fake blood around and like a ransom note?

Couldn't we just leave some fake blood around and like a ransom note?

Well, we're about to break it. We kissed the rings of that Italian man.

Well, we're about to break it. We kissed the rings of that Italian man.

Well, I can always set up my alarm.

Well, I can always set up my alarm.

You know, I don't mind. It's going to take me about 10 minutes or so.

You know, I don't mind. It's going to take me about 10 minutes or so.

If you want to read a book, I don't have all of them, but when I was a little girl, I used to love The Babysitter's Cub, and it's a book about all these babysitters, and they would just watch these little bear cubs all the time, and it would be about the cool things that they did in their off time.

If you want to read a book, I don't have all of them, but when I was a little girl, I used to love The Babysitter's Cub, and it's a book about all these babysitters, and they would just watch these little bear cubs all the time, and it would be about the cool things that they did in their off time.

It's more for, like, you know, young frogs and their early teens, but you could read them if you want.

It's more for, like, you know, young frogs and their early teens, but you could read them if you want.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

What are you talking about? What? No, it was the Charmin Stain Bears. No, no, I read those books. I promise you it was the Shamanstein. Well, why don't I just read both of them? You ruined a nice moment. You can have this, all right? Oh, that's nice. I bequeath these to you. Oh.

What are you talking about? What? No, it was the Charmin Stain Bears. No, no, I read those books. I promise you it was the Shamanstein. Well, why don't I just read both of them? You ruined a nice moment. You can have this, all right? Oh, that's nice. I bequeath these to you. Oh.

I'm sorry he ruined a really touching moment. Don't listen to what he says. It doesn't matter who or what you are. You can read whatever kind of books you like. If the story speaks to your soul, enjoy it and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. This looks really fun. It is really fun. It's nice and wholesome.

I'm sorry he ruined a really touching moment. Don't listen to what he says. It doesn't matter who or what you are. You can read whatever kind of books you like. If the story speaks to your soul, enjoy it and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. This looks really fun. It is really fun. It's nice and wholesome.

Yeah, but we're not even going in the direction of the place that the guy we're supposed to kill is going to be, so... They're probably going to know immediately, well, that's not the direction. They're probably running away. Knocking away, I should say.

Yeah, but we're not even going in the direction of the place that the guy we're supposed to kill is going to be, so... They're probably going to know immediately, well, that's not the direction. They're probably running away. Knocking away, I should say.

Yeah, and you could look in two different directions at once, which is kind of amazing. I can, I can.

Yeah, and you could look in two different directions at once, which is kind of amazing. I can, I can.

I didn't know you were into scary books. Try these goosebumps.

I didn't know you were into scary books. Try these goosebumps.

It's not just the bumps on geese? That's about a ventriloquist dummy that comes to life. You know he's gonna have nightmares. Bitsy gave him a scary book. She shouldn't have, that thing is horrifying!

It's not just the bumps on geese? That's about a ventriloquist dummy that comes to life. You know he's gonna have nightmares. Bitsy gave him a scary book. She shouldn't have, that thing is horrifying!

They're so good.

They're so good.

The Scholastic Book Fair had this scent to it that nothing can ever emulate. That's right.

The Scholastic Book Fair had this scent to it that nothing can ever emulate. That's right.

Should it be that neon orange?

Should it be that neon orange?

We don't have any other food. Well, you're eating that. I'm going to go ahead and set up the alarm.

We don't have any other food. Well, you're eating that. I'm going to go ahead and set up the alarm.

For 10 minutes, I'm going to go. Make a reception check. Yeah, 20-foot cube around us. Natural 20. Oh! Plus something.

For 10 minutes, I'm going to go. Make a reception check. Yeah, 20-foot cube around us. Natural 20. Oh! Plus something.

The cats and mice get along famously. We could always just go back to where we were, and I could suggest to someone that they saw us all die.

The cats and mice get along famously. We could always just go back to where we were, and I could suggest to someone that they saw us all die.

Yeah, well, that's where all of his macaroni went. Anyway, cicadas, you're not allowed to let anything in here that's tiny or bigger, you understand me, unless it is the five of us and Booker's dad. And I'm going to turn around and walk back into the cave.

Yeah, well, that's where all of his macaroni went. Anyway, cicadas, you're not allowed to let anything in here that's tiny or bigger, you understand me, unless it is the five of us and Booker's dad. And I'm going to turn around and walk back into the cave.

recognize them, so it won't yell. Oh, fuck! But the other tiny and bigger things that make their way in and out of the forest to just want to do, it is going to be a very loud and uncomfortable night for everybody.

recognize them, so it won't yell. Oh, fuck! But the other tiny and bigger things that make their way in and out of the forest to just want to do, it is going to be a very loud and uncomfortable night for everybody.

Oh, tell me about what happened. Well, first off, speaking of the macaroni, yeah, there's a trail of macaroni coming straight into our little camp here. However, it's really dark, and I've got asthma.

Oh, tell me about what happened. Well, first off, speaking of the macaroni, yeah, there's a trail of macaroni coming straight into our little camp here. However, it's really dark, and I've got asthma.

Well, yeah, because there was a hole in your dad's pack, so my guess is as he was walking, he left a trail of macaroni behind him. Like, whole boxes or a trail of macaronis? Like Hansel and Gretel, you know, that story.

Well, yeah, because there was a hole in your dad's pack, so my guess is as he was walking, he left a trail of macaroni behind him. Like, whole boxes or a trail of macaronis? Like Hansel and Gretel, you know, that story.

Yeah, but it's too dark and I've got too much asthma for us to go out and deal with the noodles.

Yeah, but it's too dark and I've got too much asthma for us to go out and deal with the noodles.

It's going to be like a pathway.

It's going to be like a pathway.

Oh, hey, hey, hey, Cobbler Pendleton. You, uh, you connected to this town in some meaningful way?

Oh, hey, hey, hey, Cobbler Pendleton. You, uh, you connected to this town in some meaningful way?

I don't think there's anything we can do about it. The trail is incredibly long, and by the time, we could go off and clear it, but by the time, we would be backtracking.

I don't think there's anything we can do about it. The trail is incredibly long, and by the time, we could go off and clear it, but by the time, we would be backtracking.

And then honestly, by the time that we got midway, if anyone's following, they're just going to meet up with us, and they would see the light from our campfire anyway, so I suggest we just hope that no one follows the noodles, and if anything, the cicadas are going to scream if anything comes over the line. So we should be fine?

And then honestly, by the time that we got midway, if anyone's following, they're just going to meet up with us, and they would see the light from our campfire anyway, so I suggest we just hope that no one follows the noodles, and if anything, the cicadas are going to scream if anything comes over the line. So we should be fine?

I don't dare put out the fire.

I don't dare put out the fire.

To be fair, you can't see in the light very well.

To be fair, you can't see in the light very well.

Okay, okay, okay. We can't because it's way too cold. It's much too cold.

Okay, okay, okay. We can't because it's way too cold. It's much too cold.

But it's a little chilly with the fire blazing. If we put that fire out, we're all going to freeze to death. As night descends, the temperature drops, especially in the shrouded cover of the woods.

But it's a little chilly with the fire blazing. If we put that fire out, we're all going to freeze to death. As night descends, the temperature drops, especially in the shrouded cover of the woods.

What are we going to do if something stalks upon us and all of our limbs are frozen and we can't run? I could throw a bunch of darts into them.

What are we going to do if something stalks upon us and all of our limbs are frozen and we can't run? I could throw a bunch of darts into them.

Yeah, but you won't be able to if you can't see, because we don't have a fire.

Yeah, but you won't be able to if you can't see, because we don't have a fire.

Oh yeah, you know what, we should have a vote.

Oh yeah, you know what, we should have a vote.

It doesn't have to be anonymous, we just raise our hands. Who's in for putting the fire out?

It doesn't have to be anonymous, we just raise our hands. Who's in for putting the fire out?

Who wants to leave the fire going?

Who wants to leave the fire going?

Hold on a second. King George, and you're going to see a fly come out, and King George is going to start spinning around in a circle like a hypnotizing pattern as I begin to suggest to the cobbler. I suggest that you believe that you saw all of us brutally murdered by... Why are you looking at me?

Hold on a second. King George, and you're going to see a fly come out, and King George is going to start spinning around in a circle like a hypnotizing pattern as I begin to suggest to the cobbler. I suggest that you believe that you saw all of us brutally murdered by... Why are you looking at me?

It's a tie!

It's a tie!

Yes, and you have to break the tie.

Yes, and you have to break the tie.

I guess.

I guess.

They could take out entire towns. From one town to the next, the fire would rage. The smell of flesh burning, popping, crackling, hair singeing, death billowing up towards the clouds. It would be unstoppable. Someone who had the ability to do something like that could be a god, a king among men. A godfrog queen.

They could take out entire towns. From one town to the next, the fire would rage. The smell of flesh burning, popping, crackling, hair singeing, death billowing up towards the clouds. It would be unstoppable. Someone who had the ability to do something like that could be a god, a king among men. A godfrog queen.

Death in her eyes, destruction in her wake. One little fire stands no chance against the force of something like that.

Death in her eyes, destruction in her wake. One little fire stands no chance against the force of something like that.

I'm looking and I'm trying to keep an eye out for things. In darkness, you can never see death coming up behind you. Oh, Peggy, could you stop saying scary things?

I'm looking and I'm trying to keep an eye out for things. In darkness, you can never see death coming up behind you. Oh, Peggy, could you stop saying scary things?

No, but you can see things coming up in front of you, but you can't see anything in front or on the side or behind you in the dark.

No, but you can see things coming up in front of you, but you can't see anything in front or on the side or behind you in the dark.

If you were an owl, you could, because your head can spin around 360 degrees.

If you were an owl, you could, because your head can spin around 360 degrees.

Who's like the mortal enemy of the Italians?

Who's like the mortal enemy of the Italians?

Why are we worried? We got alarms going.

Why are we worried? We got alarms going.

Yeah, we'll all wake up immediately if anything happens.

Yeah, we'll all wake up immediately if anything happens.

Well, no, because they were in line with the cultists.

Well, no, because they were in line with the cultists.

I suggest to you that you saw a band of cats. Right, because we just talked about cats.

I suggest to you that you saw a band of cats. Right, because we just talked about cats.

No, no, no, no, look at the fly, look at the fly, look at the fly. Stop looking, stop looking at the mouse, look at the fly.

No, no, no, no, look at the fly, look at the fly, look at the fly. Stop looking, stop looking at the mouse, look at the fly.

Do you have to keep pronouncing pissin' the way that you do?

Do you have to keep pronouncing pissin' the way that you do?

You're spitting all over our faces. It's almost like you're pissing on us.

You're spitting all over our faces. It's almost like you're pissing on us.

Did you hear that? That sounds like someone's pissing out in the forest.

Did you hear that? That sounds like someone's pissing out in the forest.

That sounds like 20 years.

That sounds like 20 years.

All right, all right.

All right, all right.

You're turning red in the face there, Mr. Raccoon. I'm fine.

You're turning red in the face there, Mr. Raccoon. I'm fine.

I'm about to flash you with something if you don't look at the damn fly, all right? Focus.

I'm about to flash you with something if you don't look at the damn fly, all right? Focus.

You don't know him well enough. Who the hell made Beauregard shit his pants?

You don't know him well enough. Who the hell made Beauregard shit his pants?

I think he said something about someone named Margaret. Is he in trouble or is he just... This is trouble.

I think he said something about someone named Margaret. Is he in trouble or is he just... This is trouble.

Yeah, that's King George. Now look at him. If you stop looking, you're gonna die. You'll fall over dead. That's how magic works or something, all right? I suggest to you that you saw all five of us pulled into the wilderness. Pulled into the sky, dead limp on bird talons. By cat assassins. Bird talons. Bird cat assassins? Cat, cat bird.

Yeah, that's King George. Now look at him. If you stop looking, you're gonna die. You'll fall over dead. That's how magic works or something, all right? I suggest to you that you saw all five of us pulled into the wilderness. Pulled into the sky, dead limp on bird talons. By cat assassins. Bird talons. Bird cat assassins? Cat, cat bird.

Didn't anyone ever see that Genasi major image about Sinbad?

Didn't anyone ever see that Genasi major image about Sinbad?

It's where you go and you watch a play, but it's filled with major characters.

It's where you go and you watch a play, but it's filled with major characters.

Yeah, yeah, but in, like, newfangled cities they call major images now.

Yeah, yeah, but in, like, newfangled cities they call major images now.

Yeah, and Sinbad was starring in one of them. Like moving pictures.

Yeah, and Sinbad was starring in one of them. Like moving pictures.

I told you, it was the Genasi. I don't know what that means. Oh, it's the Genasi! Oh, boy! I think it's a certain type of gerbil. You're the only gen I see!

I told you, it was the Genasi. I don't know what that means. Oh, it's the Genasi! Oh, boy! I think it's a certain type of gerbil. You're the only gen I see!

No, you're not a loud pisser. But what you...

No, you're not a loud pisser. But what you...

No, it's not the sound of your piss that's the problem. You know what? I'm never going to be able to teach him how to bury his own poop.

No, it's not the sound of your piss that's the problem. You know what? I'm never going to be able to teach him how to bury his own poop.

You don't listen to anything they say, you listen to what I say, you understand?

You don't listen to anything they say, you listen to what I say, you understand?

So, I mean, with all that being said, what's the point of even taking him to a new clearing? He's not going to listen to you about now gambling.

So, I mean, with all that being said, what's the point of even taking him to a new clearing? He's not going to listen to you about now gambling.

Do you think maybe he should have just left him to his own devices and just let the Italian family have a crack at him?

Do you think maybe he should have just left him to his own devices and just let the Italian family have a crack at him?

Yeah, but the thing is, it's just too cold for me to take my clothes off and I'm all out of suggestions.

Yeah, but the thing is, it's just too cold for me to take my clothes off and I'm all out of suggestions.

He's also mean shit and other business.

He's also mean shit and other business.

Yeah. So here's the thing. We're in the middle of the woods, and somehow he ate dysentery macaroni and cheese and is now shitting himself.

Yeah. So here's the thing. We're in the middle of the woods, and somehow he ate dysentery macaroni and cheese and is now shitting himself.

This is the most boring of a place anyone could ever go.

This is the most boring of a place anyone could ever go.

I think throwing your dad into any kind of town is just asking for trouble.

I think throwing your dad into any kind of town is just asking for trouble.

So I am suggesting to him that his, hoping to distract him and hypnotize him by King George. What's the DC? Not very good. Wisdom, 15.

So I am suggesting to him that his, hoping to distract him and hypnotize him by King George. What's the DC? Not very good. Wisdom, 15.

Well, I think that our choices are a problem for tomorrow. And we should all just lay down and get a good night's rest, falling asleep to the dulcet sounds of Beauregard T. Raccoon shitting his brains out.

Well, I think that our choices are a problem for tomorrow. And we should all just lay down and get a good night's rest, falling asleep to the dulcet sounds of Beauregard T. Raccoon shitting his brains out.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night, Grumly.

Good night, Grumly.

Tonight's episode should just be called Remnants of a Sack.

Tonight's episode should just be called Remnants of a Sack.

is that he saw us bloodied and broken as we were carried away by the Eerie.

is that he saw us bloodied and broken as we were carried away by the Eerie.

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

All right.

We're going to have to try this again. Oh, thank God. I just missed you.

We're going to have to try this again. Oh, thank God. I just missed you.

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I thought you were dead. Okay, okay, okay. Look at the fly again. Look at the fly again.

I thought you were dead. Okay, okay, okay. Look at the fly again. Look at the fly again.

Yeah, and when we walk away from you, you're gonna see us die all over again. I'm gonna cast my last spell slot. What is it, 15? 15.

Yeah, and when we walk away from you, you're gonna see us die all over again. I'm gonna cast my last spell slot. What is it, 15? 15.

I got a 13. What do you say to him? When we walk away from him, he will believe and tell anyone that he can find that he saw the five of us killed and carried off by the Eyrie.

I got a 13. What do you say to him? When we walk away from him, he will believe and tell anyone that he can find that he saw the five of us killed and carried off by the Eyrie.

A second time.

A second time.

He warned us not to go, and we walked away injured, and then we were snatched up.

He warned us not to go, and we walked away injured, and then we were snatched up.

Oh my god!

Oh my god!

No, I think that'll work. Don't run. We've got to walk. I've got to help. Little Orphan Terry, you don't understand. Get in the woods.

No, I think that'll work. Don't run. We've got to walk. I've got to help. Little Orphan Terry, you don't understand. Get in the woods.

They got killed.

They got killed.

We can't wait for it, Booker.

We can't wait for it, Booker.

Right. That is such a nuanced thing that you're describing is both saying, I don't regret it. I, I know I made the right choice, but also that there can be a part of it that, you know, is difficult for you. Yeah.

Right. That is such a nuanced thing that you're describing is both saying, I don't regret it. I, I know I made the right choice, but also that there can be a part of it that, you know, is difficult for you. Yeah.

The famous.

The famous.

Hard to be vulnerable. Very, yeah, yeah. It's so funny you talking about boundaries and walls because, you know, I'm a reporter. I talk to people all the time and you are so open and so evocative about, I mean, just your life experience. You feel it and you communicate it and everything. Are you out as trans?

Hard to be vulnerable. Very, yeah, yeah. It's so funny you talking about boundaries and walls because, you know, I'm a reporter. I talk to people all the time and you are so open and so evocative about, I mean, just your life experience. You feel it and you communicate it and everything. Are you out as trans?

Do some people just... I mean, obviously, who has to explain themselves to every single person they meet, but at work and... I will not say I'm fully out.

Do some people just... I mean, obviously, who has to explain themselves to every single person they meet, but at work and... I will not say I'm fully out.

I mean, the sort of... gift of the intervention that the Dutch came up with is that if you do interrupt that early, block puberty, like you never went through any of the changes that would make it more difficult maybe down the line. I mean, do you have other friends who are trans women who didn't go through the child? Yeah, my other best friends. And how do your experiences differ?

I mean, the sort of... gift of the intervention that the Dutch came up with is that if you do interrupt that early, block puberty, like you never went through any of the changes that would make it more difficult maybe down the line. I mean, do you have other friends who are trans women who didn't go through the child? Yeah, my other best friends. And how do your experiences differ?

Right. So when you think back on being able to go through this as a kid, like if you imagine a life where you couldn't and had to wait till later, like do you think... That would be horrible.

Right. So when you think back on being able to go through this as a kid, like if you imagine a life where you couldn't and had to wait till later, like do you think... That would be horrible.

And to them, they were very interested because there was this new thing to help.

And to them, they were very interested because there was this new thing to help.

The sense I got from some people, I think even from talking to you last time we talked, was there is this fear that the Dutch approach has been this rigorous. You know, there's a process for evaluation. Assessment is central. And the American affirmative approach... And just how it has played out in our fractured healthcare system has somehow endangered everything.

The sense I got from some people, I think even from talking to you last time we talked, was there is this fear that the Dutch approach has been this rigorous. You know, there's a process for evaluation. Assessment is central. And the American affirmative approach... And just how it has played out in our fractured healthcare system has somehow endangered everything.

Like that it broke maybe something that you started. You're nodding.

Like that it broke maybe something that you started. You're nodding.

Wow. Are these patients that you saw? Yes.

Wow. Are these patients that you saw? Yes.

No, I'll do it.

No, I'll do it.

her at her house and hear about her life with, you know, actually going to that clinic, like, probably far in the rearview mirror, so it'll be interesting.

her at her house and hear about her life with, you know, actually going to that clinic, like, probably far in the rearview mirror, so it'll be interesting.

Have you ever talked to the media before?

Have you ever talked to the media before?

I mean, I want to hear your whole life story, getting, you know, getting into everything, meeting Annelu. Yeah, yeah.

I mean, I want to hear your whole life story, getting, you know, getting into everything, meeting Annelu. Yeah, yeah.

Did you gravitate towards...

Did you gravitate towards...

Do you remember? Yeah, yeah, absolutely, yeah.

Do you remember? Yeah, yeah, absolutely, yeah.

Were you, I mean, in terms of how your parents reacted, were they kind of steering you back towards boy things and trying to just...

Were you, I mean, in terms of how your parents reacted, were they kind of steering you back towards boy things and trying to just...

Some kids might need more than that. And over time, as a growing number of kids were being referred to the clinic... It was obviously a radical new idea, a new option. What were sort of your concerns and questions you wanted to answer?

Some kids might need more than that. And over time, as a growing number of kids were being referred to the clinic... It was obviously a radical new idea, a new option. What were sort of your concerns and questions you wanted to answer?

You mean you had to just like put on different outfits?

You mean you had to just like put on different outfits?

In the US, the Dutch method was called watchful waiting. So it was like, you know, a lot of the kids by puberty might change their mind. So wait as long as you can until puberty.

In the US, the Dutch method was called watchful waiting. So it was like, you know, a lot of the kids by puberty might change their mind. So wait as long as you can until puberty.

What research had been published by 2003 when you started working with the group?

What research had been published by 2003 when you started working with the group?

Oh, so the evaluations, assessments.

Oh, so the evaluations, assessments.