I was quite surprised last week to find an invitation in my mailbox. It read 'His Majesty King Jack Skellington the First and his family extend to Melanie Ghoulson of the Halloween Weekly from to conduct an exclusive interview for the Halloween Weekly.' It also requested that the interview take place on December 17th, 2001 at 3:00 PM at the Skellington mansion. Gladly I accepted their offer, and this is what I came up with.
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Melanie Ghoulson: Goood evening Jack, shall we begin?
Jack Skellington: That sounds great.
MG: Ah, good. Well, first off I'd like to ask you a bit about your career. Exactly what do you do as the Pumpkin King?
JACK: Basically, I oversee everything that is a part of Halloween. I make the plans, direct people on how to do this and that, sign papers and make laws, and....[trailing off]. Lot's of stuff really. It's much too extensive to sum up into one short phrase.
MG: Tell me, do you like your job?
JACK: Well, that's a bit more difficult to explain. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Oftentimes I'll get this horribly pessimistic attitude towards my job in general, I'll just think it's shit. I'll get right depressed and I'll think it's just the worst thing in the world. Nothing will matter to me. I'll hide in my bedroom, LOCK the door, and not come out. That's just the way it is sometimes. Other days I'll love being the King, there'll be nothing like it. I'll be under the impression that the sun won't rise unless I do as well! (laughs). But yeah, it's pretty messed up sometimes.
MG: Why do you think you get depressed like this?
JACK: You've just asked the most impossible question in the universe! I've no idea, really. Maybe it's because of the fact that both of my parents were dead before I even celebrated my ninth birthday. Or maybe becoming the King at 8 years of age just didn't suit me. Who can say? I'm not as bad as I used to be, though. I haven't attempted suicide for a long time.
MG: Suicide? Were the people of Halloween told about this?
JACK: (shakes his head) No. Nobody was. My wife didn't even find out until just a short time before I proposed to her. It wasn't really publicized at all. We didn't want it to be.
MG: Who's 'we'? You and the Mayor?
JACK: Well, yeah. It sounds rotten, yes, but you must understand. Number one, it's part of my private life. Number two, it doesn't look very good when the King is obviously quite emotionally unstable.
MG: Are you still this way?
JACK: Suicdal? No. Emotionally unstable? Occasionally. I'm getting quite better though, I'm extremely pleased with the progress I've made.
MG: What kinds of things have you done to deal with your problem?
JACK: Psychiatric counselling, help from my family, a lot of stuff like that.
MG: Well, that's good. Can you tell me more about your parents?
JACK: Sure. Well, I can't remember much about them really. And there's n-one really around to tell me about them; I'm the oldest living indivual in Halloween at 509 years of age. All the people from my childhood are long dead. But I remember a bit about them. My mother I think was a nice person. Friendly, kind, very charming. I don't know though. She died when I was only two years old. That really upset my father, but he didn't let it get him down. That was the kind of person he was. Optomistic, extremlely so. Never let anything get the best of him. I was 8 when he died, of reasons I'll probably never know. No-one then told me what had killed him, and I guess I'll never find out.
MG: You sound sad.
JACK: Well, it was very rough on me. I still miss them both a lot.
MG: I guess so, I would too. Well then, do you have any hobbies?
JACK: Actually, yes. I play piano quite a bit, as well as the violin, guitar, and a number of other musical instruments. I have a knack when it comes to music, I guess. I also do a bit of composition.
MG: Really? What sort?
JACK: Mainly piano. Sally says I'm very skilled, and she's probably right, but....[trailing off]
MG: Why don't you do something with your abilities? Share them with the world?
JACK: I actually don't like sharing my talents with people too much. Playing and composing are, for me, very personal. But it's something to build on.
MG: Any other hobbies?
JACK: I love hiking, and I write a little. Some stories, poems...that type.
MG: I never knew you were so talented. Would you say that the people of Halloween Town don't know that much about their King?
JACK: Yes, I would. Very strongly. I'm such an extensive person, there's a lot to know about me. I have lots of things about myself that nobody else knows, except for Sally. And sometimes that frustrates me, that the very people of my Kingdom don't know me. The only person who does is Sally.
MG: You love her a lot, don't you?
JACK: (smiles) Indeed I do. She's the only one for me, my one true love. She's stuck by my side through the good and the bad, through all the worst times. She's never let me down, and I've never had to question her faithfulness to me. When I feel as if I can't keep playing this game called life anymore she's there to pick me up, to hold me and tell me that it's going to be okay. We had a child together and lost him, and now we have another child. She's never abandoned me when I needed her most. And I don't think that she ever will.
MG: Would you mind talking to me about the child you lost?
JACK: Well, his name was Ezra. Me and Sally loved him so much, we really did. He meant the world to us, and he was a beautiful little boy. Me and Sally had created him together, through the power of our love, and he was a symbol of all that we shared. I loved the idea of being a father, it was such a strange concept to me. It still is. Little Ezra was only two years old when he died, believe it or not. A horrible accident. It was because of a sword that I gave him for his birthday, a special sword that had been passed down from Skellington to Skellington. It was posted over his crib, you see, but in a tantrum the little guy kicked it lose from the wall. It came down upon him, literally sawing him in two. Being such a young skeleton his bones did not yet have the ability to quickly heal themselves as mine do. Therefore, he died. I felt enormously guilty over this, just awful. It had been me, after all, who had given him the sword in the first place. So, in my misery, I gave up my throne to Shock, proceeding then to wander away from home and into the Halloween Forests. It was here that I tried to kill myself. It didn't work though; I was found, and brought back to town. Sally, of course, was very upset with me. She threatened to divorce me, and she almost did. Luckily though we both realized that we had to stick together. Things have been fine ever since then. Now me and Sally have had another child together, a daughter. A beautiful little baby girl, simply adorable. Now that I have her, I feel as if the empty place that Ezra left inside of me has been patched up. But still, it takes a long time to recover when you've lost a child.
MG: Undoubtably. What about Lock, Shock, and Barrel, your three adopted children? What inspired you and Sally to take them in?
JACK: Well, I was the one who really came up with the idea of taking them in. Up until this point they had been living with Oogie Boogie, the former town villain. But now with his demise, they were alone. And never before in their lives had they had a proper adult mentor, their parents having deserted them when they were small. So I, taking pity on them, sprung the idea of taking them into our home upon Sally. At first she didn't like it, and neither did they. But they eventually accepted and moved in, and I couldn't be happier. I love the three of them as if they were my own children, I couldn't imagine life without any of them.
MG: It's a well known fact that Shock is your heir to your throne. Yet many people don't like the thought of this, of an adopted child becoming the queen of Halloween. What do you have to say to this?
JACK: What can I say? I have no right to try and influence people's decsions, and they have no right to try and influence mine. I love hock alot, and I promised this right to her. Being the eldest child, it is her right and her duty. She has been training to become Queen for a long time now, and I know she'll make a good one. And nothing anyone says will change my mind.
MG: What do you see in the future for Halloween Town and yourself?
JACK: Hopefully good stuff! (laughs) Really though, I see a bright future ahead for everyone. Halloween in today's age has never been better. The holiday grows scarier and scarier each year, and the citizens of Halloween are as co-operative and wonderful as they have always been. As for my family, I really can't think that far ahead. Into the future, that is. I guess I don't want to think of my kids all grown up and moved away, me and Sally old and grey...no, I can't do that. But if things keeps up for us over the years as they have been, I think we'll all be just fine.
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The next interview to be conducted was with wife Sally, the Pumpkin Queen.
MG: Hello, Sally.
Sally Skellington: Good-day, I'm so glad you could make it. (holding out a tray) Cookie?
MG: (accepting one) Thank-you. I'm just going to ask you a few questions, if that's alright...
SALLY: Please do.
MG: Wonderful. Tell me then, How do you enjoy being the Queen?
SALLY: Oh, it's fine I suppose. I don't really think of myself as 'the queen' or royalty though. I don't like to. In my eyes, I'm just another person. Just not used to it, I guess. Jack now, he's a bit different. He sometimes will refer to us as the King and Queen or royalty or whatever, but not me. It really makes no difference.
MG: Well, obviously your style of life has changed dramatically since when you were living with your creator, Doctor Finklestein.
SALLY: Oh, definately.
MG: How did he feel about the birth of your son Ezra?
SALLY: Ecstatic...he simply adored the idea of a child. A son to call his own, our first child together. A symbol of our love, you know. We love each other so very much, it was a marriage made in heaven. And this child really cemented it together. Until....he died, of coruse. We experienced some marriage problems around them, but eventually we pulled through. Today we're closer then we've ever been, pus we now have a lovely baby girl whom we love dearly.
MG: Would you mind talking to us about your son and your feelings on him?
SALLY: I loved that boy more then anything, he was so special to me. When he died I felt as if the world was tumbling all around me. Nevertheless I tried to keep going, or as best as I could. I'm fine today, though. Now me and Jack have had another child together, a beautiful little girl named Kyrene. She's around 6 months old by now, and myself and her father love her a great deal.
MG: Yes, Jack was telling me how much he cared about her.
SALLY: Oh, yes. He's a wonderful dad, he truly is. He's always been wonderful with Lock, Shock, and Barrel, and now with Kyrene he's a total doll. Sometimes I'll just be so exhausted and he'll say to me "here, go take a break, I'll look after her". So I'll go do whatever and he'll keep an eye on the tyke. Make her bottles, change her diapers, play with her, everything. And the other kids are great with her as well, they do all of the above when myself and Jack are busy. Besides, it's nice having three built-in babysitters right here at home! Free of charge too.
MG: (laughs). No doubt. Now, how about we talk about Doctor Finklestein for a little bit? He was your creator, right?
SALLY: Yes, he was.
MG: Could you tell us a bit about him?
SALLY: Well, to start off Doctor Finklestein was not exactly a barrel of laughs. He was rude and inconsiderate and downright awful. When he originally created me, he had simply intended me to become his little 'wife' of sorts. That was the concept he was creating in his mind. And besides that, he simply wouldn't allow for me to journey outside. To this day I don't know why. It was just a horrible thing if I did. I had to poison him in order to get out! Four times in one month I drugged him once. At last he got tired of it and locked me up in my bedroom. I simply escaped, by jumping out of the window! And so that of course left us on very rocky grounds. I really didn't care though. I started living on the streets of Halloween Town after that. Until Christmas Eve, that is. That's when me and Jack fell in love. I spent a week after that with him, and then I moved into an apartment of my own. My beloved helpled me all through it as well, financially and emotionally. He actually paid for the place, my furniture, everything. Eventually I moved into his mansion though, the place we currently sit. It wasn't long after I moved in that I got pregnant with Ezra. He proposed to me immediately, and we were married two months later. And now I couldn't be happier, even if we did loose a child in the process. In my way of looking at it, we've only become stronger because of that. But I'm off track now. Doctor Finklestein was never exactly the most loveable person, no. Yet he has made some progress, thanks due in large to his wife, Rose. I think she's really worked wonders for him. Maybe cause he gave her the side of his brain he never used that much! But myself and the doctor have discussed the whole situation between the both of us and we've pretty much come to terms about it. And while we'll never be the best of friends, I'm glad we're not still sworn enemies.
MG: I take it you've spoken with him since you left then?
SALLLY: Yes, I in fact stayed with him and Rose for a while I was planning to divorce Jack. It was nice, actually. And various times since then, I'll pop in or I'll see them around town. You know....
MG: Well, that's good to hear. I'm going to ask you one of the same questions I asked Jack now; It's a well known fact that Shock is the heir to your throne. Yet many people don't like the thought of an adopted child becoming the queen of Halloween. What do you have to say to this?
SALLY: Good ridance. That's all. Of course I already knew this, we all did, but I still think it's ridiculous. She's been training extremely hard and she's a very talented girl. I don't think anyone has the right to say such things about her. So what if she's not me and Jack's biological daughter? We still love her, and all of her siblings. They're our children, we love them very, very much and we don't like the fact that people are still so hostile towards them. So what, yeah their past wasn't exactly wonderful. They grew up under the care of the town villain, their parents abandoned them at an early age leaving them with heavy emotional scars, they used to wreak havoc upon the town. But they're not like that any more! Me and Jack took them in and within only a week we had them tamed. A week! For such hoodlums! All they needed were parents, a mother and a father to take care of them and show them the path. That's what we did, we did what no-one else would. And truth be told, I didn't like the idea much at first. It was totally Jack's thought. But I eventually caved in, and was very glad I did. They're all wonderful kids, and nothing anybody says will change that. And Shock will be the Queen, whether the people of Halloween like it or not.
MG: A lot of people still haven't warmed up to the idea of the king being married, never mind having children. You know, the loyalists. They'd just as soon see you and Jack divorced. What about that?
SALLY: People are so shallow-minded, you know that? Look, if they want to be so damned contrary, then let them be. I really don't care. And I know for sure that some stupid rumors aren't about to break apart me and Jack. We love each other more then anything in the world, I couldn't possibly imagine life without him. And I know he feels the same way about me. So whatever the people of Halloween want to believe, I don't care. They simply don't understand.
MG: Back to the Shock thing again. Why didn't you give Kyrene the throne when she was born, a child of Skellington blood when Shock is not?
SALLY: Because myself and Jack had made a promise to Shock a long time ago, that the throne would be hers when the time came to be. We had signed all the papers, given her our final word, and we'll never go back on that. No matter what happens nor what Kyrene herself one day says on the subject, Shock is still our heir. No matter what controversy surrounds this, we don't care and neither does she. She will be the queen.
MG: What do you have to say about your husband Jack's battle with depression and suicide?
SALLY: What can I say? It's true that at one point my husband was quite emotionally distraught, but he's better now. Much better. The progress he's made is quite phenomenal, I'm extremely proud of him. The entire family is.
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Next came Shock Skellington, heir to the throne.
MG: Well Shock, what is it like knowing that one day you're going to be the Pumpkin Queen?
SHOCK: Oh, very exciting! I've been doing so much training and practising, Jack's been helping me a lot. You know, showing me the ropes and all. He wants to make certain that I know exactly how to rule when the time comes, and he's doing everything in his power to help me learn the techniques I must know.
MG: What did you first think when Jack offered to adopt you and your brothers? First coming to the realization thast you would one day become queen?
SHOCK: Well, my first thought was 'he's nuts!', because quite frankly, he must have been in order to take in three brats like us. I mean we were the biggest troublemakers in all of Halloween, and now the King and Sally wanted to take us in. I found this all quite urealistic. And at first, I wasn't too sure if I wanted to go, I had a repuatation to uphold and all. But then came the stuff about being queen [laughs]. Still though, despite the fact that I wanted to become the ruler, I had many doubts as to whether I could do it or not. My capability to learn all there is to know. I think I'm going to do alright though, with the help Jack's already provided me with.
MG: What about Kyrene, Jack and Sally's pure-blood child. Have you ever felt jealous of her?
SHOCK: What's to be jealous over? They're just as much my parents as hers in my eyes, the do as much for me and my brothers as they do for her. And the fact that Sally didn't give birth to myself, Lock, and Barrel doesn't matter to me really. It's not like my old folks gave much of a damn about us.
MG: What were your old parents like? What happened for them to vanish the way they did?
SHOCK: They were assholes, that's what. Couldn't handle the responsibilites of having children, so they split. For years they made us work for Oogie Boogie, I'm certain you remember him. Town villain and all. Then after a while they just up and decided to stick us with him permanantly. I didn't really care though, I wa just happy to get them out of my damn hair. They were ghastly people, they really were. Me and my brothers were all beaten quite badly, and my father would even rape me. so if you're gonna ask if I missed them, the answer is no.
MG: So I guess you're pretty happy with the way things are now, huh?
SHOCK: Definately, I've got everything I've ever wanted and more. Friends even, something I never had in the past.
MG: Would you say your life is different from that of a normal teenager?
SHOCK: Well, in a way because I have far more responsibilities. I mean, Jack oftentimes puts me in charge of things at Town Hall, and I have to know what I'm up to if I'm going to do that. But I get to do lots of other things as well, like hang out and such.
MG: Explain to me what it was like growing up under the guidance of Oogie Boogie.
SHOCK: Pure hell. We did all his evil bidding, fetching him sacrifices and performing various nasty jobs. And soon enough after working with him for a long enough period of time, all three of us became quite horrible people. Halloween Town feared our visits into town, even Jack did. I like things much better the way they are today, though.
MG: What do you think of Jack's suicidal history?
SHOCK: Huh? What do I think? Well, I suppose we all have our problems, that's what his is. I'm not perfect by far, and I don't expect him to be. And in no way am I upset with him, there's no reason at all to be. It's not his fault, some people are like that. He gets tired sometimes of being the king, he yearns for something more....a life out of the public eye, without the responsibilites he possesses.
MG: Does this ever hinder progress with the holiday?
SHOCK: A couple of times, yes. When Ezra died certainly, that was a particularly bad point. Other times along the way, although he most often pushes his feelings aside and moves on with the job. But you know, he's doing much better now. We're all very pleased for him.
MG: There must be times at which you don't feel like accepting the position of the Pumpkin Queen once Jack dies. Does this ever cross your mind?
SHOCK: Only after something really awful has happened to me usually. Then I'll sort of loose faith in everything. But I really look forward to it, I know I'll do a great job of my duties. Halloween will prosper as much as it has with Jack ruling, and I will be only too glad to accept the job. Since it is presently my destiny, there's no sense in denying it. I'll accept the challenge with pleasure and prove to all those who ever doubted me that I can be a great person as well. Then they'll all see what I'm capable of doing.
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Next in line was Lock Skellington.
MG: Well Lock, how are you today?
LOCK: Oh, pretty good I suppose. Yourself?
MG: Just fine, thanks. So, how do you like living with Jack and Sally?
LOCK: It's the greatest thing that could ever have happened, believe me. I'm quite happy where I am now, I have an actual future ahead of me. No more of that Boogie Boys junk. And besides, Jack and Sally are like the parents I've never had. They love me and my siblings, they care for us, they'd do anything for us. They're really the greatest.
MG: Do you remember your biological parents?
LOCK: Well....a little bit, here and there. The beatings, the screaming, wondering why I was being sent to live with Oogie Boogie instead of living with them. But other then that, no.
MG: Describe what it was like working for Oogie Boogie.
LOCK: PURE HELL, that's what. We would do all kinds of things for that piece of shit, but he was still that same horrid monster. I always covered up my hatred for him, we all did, cause if we didn't he'd have killed us immediately.
MG: Oh, my. It must have been terrifying.
LOCK: Well, at first maybe, but I think at the end we were adjusted pretty well and knew the tricks.
MG: So you didn't like doing those things you did.
LOCK: Well, not the stuff with human sacrifices, no. The pranks around town was great, fun though! [laughs] Me and my siblings still like to practise sometimes, even though it drives Jack up the wall.
MG: Can you tell me what it was like when you moved in with Jack and Sally? p>LOCK: Oh, weird. Hard to adjust to. We had to unlearn everything Oogie had taught us, start from scratch as it was. I can remember the mayor hated the idea of us moving in with the king of all people, let alone the fact that Shock was becoming the heir. And we didn't know if we wanted to go, but in the end we wanted to stay together and I guess we realized that this was the only way we'd get any sort of lives for ourselves. I love Jack and Sally though, I really do, they're so great. They're there when I'm down, when I'm happy, and they care about me and my siblings as though we were truly their own. And I guess we are, just adopted.
MG: Were you jealous when Kyrene was born?
LOCK: Well, there's no reason to be really. Are you referring to the fact that she's the biological child? No, it wasn't a concern of mine. Shock's maybe, she was fightened that she'd loose her throne. And for a while she had me and Barrel convinced Jack would take away her right to the throne, but he made sure we knew he would never do as such. And of course he wouldn't, he made a promise when we moved in with him and he can never go back on that or else we leave.
MG: Ah, you drive a hard bargain I see.
LOCK: Hey, we were masters at it! And the skill still comes in handy sometimes. [laughs]
MG: What do you find most frustrating about being a prince now?
LOCK: Well, being always the center of attention is really annoying. Knowing that everyone in town knows all about my private life, from who I'm dating to what I bought at the grocery store. And sometimes that bugs me to the point where I just get so fed up with it all that I just snap entirely, I'll bar myself in my bedroom and ignore the world until it finally leaves me alone for a while. I'm a very private person you see.
MG: It reminds me of Jack.
LOCK: And his depression? Yeah, it scares him sometimes. And it scares me too, I get so violent at times. You should see what I did to my bedroom wall, wow. I kicked a hole in the door once too, just in a moment of anger. Ususally some quiet time helps though, or perhaps if I'm seeing someone who I can sit down and talk with really openly. I'm not bad right now, if I were I wouldn't even be giving this interview.
MB: Oh, indeed. Do you consider yourself an average teen?
LOCK: Yeah. I mean, I have friends, I go out and do stuff, it's not like I sit on my throne every day and act like I'm too good for everyone. Just because my dad is the king doesn't change me as a person. And it's the same way with Shock and Barrel, we're all just ordinary people. We enjoy music, people, hanging out, stuff like that.
MG: Well, that'd definitely great. Have you ever resented the fact that Shock got the throne and not you?
LOCK: No way! Never! Too hard for me, you know. I'd much rather do something easier. That sort of job isn't good for someone as lazy as myself. [laughs]
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Finally came Barrel Skellington.
MG: Hello, Barrel. How are you today?
BARREL: Pretty good, except for a few sniffles. Dr. Topsy gave me medicine though.
MG: Need a tissue?
BARREL: Oh, I'll be fine. Now, first question.
MG: Ah, ready to get started. Well then, what's the best part about living with Jack and Sally?
BARREL: The good food! [laughs] Nah, actually, but it is great. Well I really love the way they just kinda said 'hey, yeah, you've got nowhere else to go, we can help ya!'. And they really did just that. They supportive and all, I trust them, so that's cool.
MG: Anything you don't like?
BARREL: Getting grounded, that sucks.
MS: [laughs] Yeah, my son doesn't like that either. You're not really used to having rules, though.
BARREL: Well, no, cause we lived with Boogie. We did whatever we wanted, pretty much. It's weird having to do as I'm told, and hard sometimes too. But I don't think I'm a bad kid. I just get into trouble.
MG: Can you remember anything about your parents?
BARREL: No way, not a thing! I have one picture of them, but other that that, it's all gone. All I know of them is the stuff Shock and Lock tell me. I dream of them sometimes I think, and I wake up every time feeling very tired. I don't know, it's weird.
MG: What kind of things do you enjoy doing?
BARREL: Hmmm, I love music. It's really relaxing I find, I listen to whatever I can get my hands on. Writing sometimes I enjoy, simple things like that. Out of my brother and sister, I think I'm the quietest one.
MG: Would you call yourself a 'loner' in that case?
BARREL: Nah, I still have friends, stuff like that. I'm just simpler. I think Jack and Sally are happy for that! my brother and sister are often in trouble. [laughs]
MG: Do you remember the birth and death of Jack and Sally's son, Ezra?
BARREL: [nods] How could I forget? How could any of us forget?
MG: Tell me how all that was like for you.
BARREL: Stressful....sad....painful. We all loved him a lot. I mean after two years with him, you kinda grew to like him. Lock and Shock did better with it, but I was a little more.....
MG: Upset?
BARREL: Yeah, upset. I don't like it when people die, especially not someone so close to me. I mean I didn't care when it was Oogie Boogie, he was never exactly 'family', but I really loved Ezra. We all did. And when Jack disapeared, that was hard for everyone. Sally let him go, she felt it would be best, but when he was found after attempting suicide, she threatened to leave him. And she did for a while, but....I dunno, guess they love each other too much or something. It was good to get him back though, and to get her back as well. That was pretty funny though, Jack went out and got pissed, and she lugged him home. She was pretty upset over that, but it was hilarious! And Jack'll probably slaughter me for telling that part of it, but oh well. [laughs]
MG: What about Shock and the fact that she gets the throne instead of you? Do you resent that?
BARREL: I knew you'd ask that, cause Lock told me you'd asked him something like it when I stepped into the room. No, I don't, I'd much rather belend into the background of things when it comes to the holiaday. Carving pumpkins is my favourite duty, but I'll leave the important stuff up to Jack, the Mayor, and Shock.
MG: Lock basically said the same. So there's no tension from that between the three of you?
BARREL: No, but that still doesn't mean we get along! We get on each other's nerves a lot, and we still beat on each other from time to time. Course, that's half the fun! In some ways we haven't grown up at all, in fact we still love to pull pranks on people. I do so more then others, it's great because it annoys people. The mayor still gets bugged by us, in fact maybe he's still even scared, I dunno, but oh well!
MG: I bet you're great at scaring humans then, huh?
BARREL: Not as good as Jack, but not not bad. Nobody's as good as him! I wacthed him once, he took me with him. He only lets us come sometimes, and even then only one person can join him. He likes to work alone, and he's really a master. He loves Ireland apparantly, and I can see why cause it's so ancient and it has a certain feel of the unknown and the mysterious. He's great when it comes to graveyards though, he's always been so agile, and he'll leap from one tombstone to another as he sneaks upon the mortal he's tracking. Man, I tell you, he's great. I'd like to be that great, everyone does. He gives me some tips now and then though, he's a good teacher actually. He taught Sally all she knows apparantly, and she isn't too shabby either. I'd love to be in her shows and be fully trained by Jack! That'd be wild!
MG: Even I'd love that!
BARREL: Anyone would, without a doubt. Well thank you Barrel, it's been great talking to you.
MG: Same here Melanie, thank you very much.
