[image description: long shot from the kitchen area into the adjoining living room where violet, rudy, and holly are still sitting on the couch in front of the TV. in the foreground, taking up most of the middle of the frame, is dhal, a dark-skinned punk rocker with a bright green mohawk, shown in profile. like his namesake in the ni-lach series by marcia j. bennett, he has eyes of crystal hue. he’s wearing a pirate costume with a dark blue frock coat with gold embroidery, and his face is covered with maori tattoos. he is leaning over the green tiled krampft industries value counter next to the green wornable fridge, using a large yellow sponge to scrub the countertop, which is filthy. “you people are slobs,” he says.]
Now that’s useful wisdom!