How Nebula's Heart Sank

How Nebula's Heart Sank is the fifth Picture Book found in Puppeteer. It details the life of Nebula and her misery.

Acquisition

 * Complete Act 5.

Story
Poor, poor Nebula, all alone. Poor little Nebula, without a friend of her own. Why is it no one sees things my way? Am I the last idea in the desert of cliché?

Outside my house, I get stared at and mocked. In the streets I hear snickles and whiskuffaws as I walk. I suppose I'm above them. It's they who are odder. Even Daddy and me are like oil and water. But if Mommy were still here, she'd tell me the truth About my real father, who was far less uncouth. And the galaxy from which I came.

Look at these weirdos, on Halloween night— This gaggle of ghosts, this wabble of wights They claim to be "townsfolk" all dressed up as spooks... As if I'd be fooled by these monstrous kooks. They're not even living! They're worse than undead. They just wear the costumes to play with your head. They aren't human like me.

But oh, what's the point? What does it matter? The whole world's convinced I'm as mad as a hatter. In which case, it's time I made them all see... Armed with the truth, I'll set myself free. Oh look, here's my "daddy"—their leader disguised. ...A ruse soon defused in the blink of an eye. He won't call me "Susan" again.

But what if the commotion drew some attention? Would the constable come? Would they try intervention? I checked if my neighbors had heard the hubbub. And there was old "Frank" sinking back in the tub. Oops! A little mishap with the nearest appliance, Thwarted this "neighbor's" impending defiance. He wasn't human anyway.

Well, that was the end of the Tricking and Treating, For soon not a single heart was left beating.

All that I wanted was to see eye to eye! Why is it no one will be on my side? ... Wait? What is this? Are these demons awake? Quick! Where's a torch? Find some acid! A stake! They simply won't die. No, they won't leave me be. There's no bringing monsters to justice, it seems.

Unless... Yes! There is an escape! A good way to leave ALL my captors agape. I know what sets me apart.

"Gosh, can you believe her?" "Do you suppose it's a phase?" "She thinks that she's a human!" "Well, we all had those days."

Oh! The misery! My heart, it just sank— And my neck grew to ten times its regular length. Will nobody save me from this philistine throng? Oh please, someone take me back where I belong— To the galaxy from which I came.

Characters

 * Mayor of Hallowee Ville
 * Nebula

Location

 * Hallowee Ville