Scrooge didn't believe that. He couldn't have believed that. It was so obvious what the problem actually was.
...But that didn't mean he couldn't keep running with the lie.
"Well, er. Lots of darkness, and.. an earthquake. And a cage. -From the time she was captured by the Cave Fraggles!" he added quickly. "I wasn't there that day, but she'd told me it was pretty frightening at first, they'd... blindfolded her and everything."
Seeing something in Scrooge's expression change, Gobo, knowing that he definitely knew, looked down and sighed, hands down between his knees.
"She's been losing a lot of sleep, eh? And nothing we've thought of has worked..."
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...But that didn't mean he couldn't keep running with the lie.
"Well, er. Lots of darkness, and.. an earthquake. And a cage. -From the time she was captured by the Cave Fraggles!" he added quickly. "I wasn't there that day, but she'd told me it was pretty frightening at first, they'd... blindfolded her and everything."
Seeing something in Scrooge's expression change, Gobo, knowing that he definitely knew, looked down and sighed, hands down between his knees.
"She's been losing a lot of sleep, eh? And nothing we've thought of has worked..."