The Palace/Supermax prison has been taken over by noxious green algae. The stuff is so pervasive that it doesn’t grow on the sides of the tank. It simply floats. No one can see Madame Geoffrey unless she is right against the glass. Authorities decided not to move Milktoast into the Palace/Supermax prison because she is much too big, and there is concern that Madame Geoffrey will try to murder her for space. Instead, authorities donned gloves and put in poisonous drops of algae killer that, if one is not careful, will dissolve human flesh, cause immediate blindness, murder any fool who drinks it, and yet, magically doesn’t hurt fish. Other than creating anxiety attacks, this method proved useless.
Authorities have done a complete water change three times, but no matter how clean they try to keep the tank, the algae grows back within a few weeks. If they would listen to the wisdom of other, more successful authorities, they would realize the problem is that Madame Geoffrey is too big for a 15 gallon tank—even if she does have room to swim about.
In desperation, a third tank and a larger filter were purchased and set up right next to the watery neighborhood. Madame Geoffrey was moved to this, also a 15-gallon tank, so the authorities could scrub and scald the Palace/Supermax prison. It won’t be safe for inhabitation for a few weeks, but it’s algae-free.
Beetlejuice noticed right away that Madame Geoffrey moved next door. In a fit of stupid rage, he swam as hard as he could to chase her off and smacked into the wall with a clunk that drew everyone’s attention. He won’t get checked, so we can’t confirm, but it’s possible he has a concussion. Madame Geoffrey responded with taunting.
Despite two walls of glass and an airy ether between them, the two of them have spent the last hour picking up gravel and spitting it in the other’s direction. Neither seems to have noticed that the rocks are not reaching the intended recipient. However, the gravel is creating a wall that Beetlejuice has to peer over to see his unwanted neighbor. When they aren’t trying to stone one another, Beetlejuice attacks the surrounding plants, and Madame Geoffrey swims in fast circles, bumping her decorations.
— The Bubbly Review
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