The residents of our dear neighborhood have reached puberty, see https://keturahbarchers.com/2023/08/04/geoffrey-stops-eating-and-the-gender-reveal/article about Geoffrey and her eggs, which means their adult color has come in. Beetlejuice’s color is on the drab side of tan and white, which is typical for the Red Frontossa (Humphead). However, by now his face should be blushing into blue and his fins tipped or streaked blue, not to mention a darkening of the tan stripes. After all the gender issues the authorities have had, they did a quick image search to make sure that they had identified Beetlejuice’s sex properly, but they did not read anything. They went by the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words and decided they didn’t need to confirm their assumptions. Since Beetlejuice is four years old and still on the pale side, and thanks to internet pictures making authorities think that the uncommon incredibly blue face is the norm, they have decided he’s a gal. To remedy what they believe is a mistake, they changed his name much like they changed Madame Geoffrey’s name. They now call him Queen Beetlejuice.
We at The Bubbly Review tried to correct them, but they wouldn’t listen. Instead, they pointed out his lack of color and referenced their previous mistakes. We interrupted their rambling justifications to ask why they chose Queen Beetlejuice and not something more normal like Mistress Beetlejuice. They pointed at him and said, “Because she rules the tank.” His ruling the tank is the only point we can agree upon.
We went to Beetlejuice to see how he felt about now being a Queen, and for a moment, his face was so fierce we thought he’d eat one of us.
“It’s not my fault I’m a late bloomer,” he said and went to his corner to sulk.
—The Bubbly Review
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