But Jackie leers at her in suspicion, pulls away the backpack, and
mugs in horror as he sees her ankle.
72
JACKIE
<GASP!> (sternly) Jade, wash this
off, right now.
73
JADE
(sheepish)
Err, tried that.
74
JACKIE
WHAT?! It’s a REAL tattoo??!!
75
JADE
By accident!
As Jackie FREAKS, Uncle emerges from the library, interest
piqued.
76
UNCLE
How can you get a tattoo by
accid—<GASP!>
Uncle DOUBLE-TAKES at...
SMASH ZOOM—... Jade’s DRAGON SKULL tattoo and...
UNCLE—rears back with a HORRIFIED TAKE, holding his hand
before himself in protective stance (see #106).
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UNCLE
<horror gasp>INT. UNCLE’S SHOP—LIBRARY—MOMENTS LATER
CLOSE ON—Jade’s ANKLE and the ARCHIVE, side by side and bearing the
same EERIE SYMBOL.
78
UNCLE (OS)
This is a symbol of GREAT EVIL!!PULL BACK TO REVEAL—Jackie and Tohru looking on with concern as
Uncle explains and Jade winces sheepishly.
79
JACKIE
I thought it looked familiar.
80
UNCLE
We must find a SPELL to remove it IMME-
DIATELY! Who KNOWS what CATASTROPHE
such a tattoo will bring?!They REACT to the o.s. <JINGLE> of the door.INT. UNCLE’S SHOP—MAIN ROOM—CONT.
UNCLE AND JACKIE—look out of the library door to see...216 Animation Writing and Development