- Jacob Scribble: Auntie Noah, Tyrannia and Bubonic have cast a spell that's turning the people of Megalopolis into animals.
- Auntie Noah: Really? Sounds like an improvement to me.
- Jacob Scribble: That was a close call. And not a mark on you.
- [He sees Maurizio's tail and chuckles]
- Jacob Scribble: Except one.
- [Maurizio sees his tail and gasps]
- Maurizio di Mauro: My poor tail! First the piranha, now this hideous stripe!
- Jacob Scribble: Actually, I think it looks very dashing.
- [He snickers]
- Jacob Scribble: Very...
- [He surpresses another laugh]
- Jacob Scribble: ... Skunk-like.