So busy they were today! Busy, busy, busy, busy! Take care of the useless one, a stupid suggestion, said Superior, and then get rid of her. Kick her out of Paixao, ha ha ha ha. Mundane and annoying-- who needs that in the great city of Paixao? Let her run for mayor, they figured.

She'd be as useful, but don't tell the Superior that. The meerkat was more useful, even! They'd be more useful, another thing to laugh about when none of the others were looking. A good time to open the door, maybe hum a tune.

Be frightening, drag her kicking and screaming.

Remedy the problem, said the Superior. And what the Superior says, the Superior gets. Remedies, remedies, all the time!