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316. Blonde
Teaser: In which Cheryl questions the Shopkeeper's sources, who reveals that the Princess is a bottle blonde.
MARKET INTERIOR Shopkeeper, Cheryl, Terry
[FRAME 1]
Cheryl: How do you know all this?
Shopkeeper: I like havin' a chat, don't I? Not much else to do runnin' a shop what ain't got customers.
[FRAME 2]
Cheryl: But who do you chat with who knows all the castle gossip?
Shopkeeper: Well, y'know how the Princess has blonde hair? How do you think it stays that way?
[FRAME 3]
Cheryl: It just... grows... that colour?
Shopkeeper: It don't! It grows black, same as her mother! They been givin' her a potion every month since she were born, so folk don't suspect!
[FRAME 4]
Cheryl: And the Princess buys this potion from you?
Shopkeeper: Gods no, I only ever sold one bundle o' herbs my whole career. They send a servant to buy it from Karen.
Shopkeeper: But royals don't know how long it takes to do anything, so the three of us have a gab for a couple o' twenty minutes.
Teaser: In which Cheryl questions the Shopkeeper's sources, who reveals that the Princess is a bottle blonde.
MARKET INTERIOR Shopkeeper, Cheryl, Terry
[FRAME 1]
Cheryl: How do you know all this?
Shopkeeper: I like havin' a chat, don't I? Not much else to do runnin' a shop what ain't got customers.
[FRAME 2]
Cheryl: But who do you chat with who knows all the castle gossip?
Shopkeeper: Well, y'know how the Princess has blonde hair? How do you think it stays that way?
[FRAME 3]
Cheryl: It just... grows... that colour?
Shopkeeper: It don't! It grows black, same as her mother! They been givin' her a potion every month since she were born, so folk don't suspect!
[FRAME 4]
Cheryl: And the Princess buys this potion from you?
Shopkeeper: Gods no, I only ever sold one bundle o' herbs my whole career. They send a servant to buy it from Karen.
Shopkeeper: But royals don't know how long it takes to do anything, so the three of us have a gab for a couple o' twenty minutes.