Chapter Seven: Velveteen’s Therapy!
SFX: Cue Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill (Extended 12" Version)"

“It doesn't hurt me
Do you wanna feel how it feels?
Do you wanna know, know that it doesn't hurt me?
Do you wanna hear about the deal that I'm making?
You
It's you and me!”
= And if, over a couple of glasses of Oyster River Winegrowers 2017 “Morphos” Cayuga & Seyval Blanc (“full of life and with a natural effervescence,” just like Velveteen herself),
“And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
See if I only could, oh!”
= A mix & match half dozen oysters (Peter's Point, Moon Shoal, Glidden Point and Belon) with lemon, cocktail sauce & mignonette
“You don't wanna hurt me
But see how deep the bullet lies
Unaware I'm tearing you asunder
Oh, there is thunder in our hearts!”
= And an actual fried fish head “small plate” with fish sauce vin & ...