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[[Sylvia talks with Mr. Meanscary.]]
Gax: WATER GIVES GAXIANS GAS
Sylvia: Ammonia, then.
Mr. Meanscary: Hello, Sylvia.

Mr. Meanscary: Before you say anything – I’m SORRY about what I said. I was just so ANGRY with – with MYSELF.
Sylvia: I’ll scream. I swear to god I will scream.
Mr. Meanscary: NO! Just – just –
Mr. Meanscary: AAH
Mr. Meanscary: I KNOW I’m no good. But you FIX that. You make me feel WORTHWHILE. I don’t know how I’d get BY without you.

Sylvia: You ARE good, Herbert, but you refuse to OWN it. I can’t be your CRUTCH. If YOU can’t believe in yourself, why should anybody else? Why should I?
Sylvia: You can pity yourself all you like. But you will do it ALONE.
Mr. Meanscary: Don’t LEAVE me, Sylvia! I LOVE YOU!

[[Mr. Meanscary presents a horrifying starfish-like hair clump.]]
Mr. Meanscary: I made a hairball doll of our future child
Sylvia: EEK! WHAT A HORRID CREATURE!
Sylvia: Get AWAY! Get AWAY from me!

Mr. Meanscary: FINE! Just like the REST! HATE me for being who I can’t change! You’re shallow, Sylvia! SHALLOW!
Sylvia: What a HORROR you are!
Sylvia: You WRETCHED piece of FILTH!
Mr. Meanscary: I WILL TAKE THIS OVER INDIFFERENCE

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{{alt-text: “The pendulum SWINGS, Sylvia!!”}}

#823; Mean, Scary Gax, Part 7 (of 9) transcribed by in

[[Sylvia talks with Mr. Meanscary.]]
Gax: WATER GIVES GAXIANS GAS
Sylvia: Ammonia, then.
Mr. Meanscary: Hello, Sylvia.

Mr. Meanscary: Before you say anything - I'm SORRY about what I said. I was just so ANGRY with - with MYSELF.
Sylvia: I'll scream. I swear to god I will scream.
Mr. Meanscary: NO! Just - just -
Mr. Meanscary: AAH
Mr. Meanscary: I KNOW I'm no good. But you FIX that. You make me feel WORTHWHILE. I don't know how I'd get BY without you.

Sylvia: You ARE good, Herbert, but you refuse to OWN it. I can't be your CRUTCH. If YOU can't believe in yourself, why should anybody else? Why should I?
Sylvia: You can pity yourself all you like. But you will do it ALONE.
Mr. Meanscary: Don't LEAVE me, Sylvia! I LOVE YOU!

[[Mr. Meanscary presents a horrifying starfish-like hair clump.]]
Mr. Meanscary: I made a hairball doll of our future child
Sylvia: EEK! WHAT A HORRID CREATURE!
Sylvia: Get AWAY! Get AWAY from me!

Mr. Meanscary: FINE! Just like the REST! HATE me for being who I can't change! You're shallow, Sylvia! SHALLOW!
Sylvia: What a HORROR you are!
Sylvia: You WRETCHED piece of FILTH!
Mr. Meanscary: I WILL TAKE THIS OVER INDIFFERENCE

{{header: come back to WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: "The pendulum SWINGS, Sylvia!!"}}

''The pendulum SWINGS, Sylvia!!''

#823; Mean, Scary Gax, Part 7 (of 9)

  — April 5th, 2012

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