Asuka turns seven, and blue.<\/p>\n
“It’s perfectly normal,” the doctor soothes at her mom. “She started first grade recently, yes? The bright color tells school predators she’s poisonous.”<\/p>\n
“My friend Jeremy has giant scary eyes!” says Asuka.<\/p>\n
“No, no,” chuckles the doctor, “eye spots.<\/i>”<\/p>\n
Later, no longer afraid, Asuka kills Jeremy with a rock and eats his viscera. The angry mob shows up at the doctor’s house pretty quickly.<\/p>\n
“I only gave her knowledge!” he roars.<\/p>\n
“WHAT HATH SCIENCE WROUGHT,” chants the mob.<\/p>\n
“Damn you!” cries the doctor, and inflates his bladder, causing him to appear several times his real size.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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