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"Hugo?"
"Yeah, Lefty."
"Why are we like this?"
"Well, there are some who say that the Great Knitter, when she was contemplating sweaters, found that the need to have two sleeves was important, so she practiced first on socks, making us have an eternal pairing instinct. Others feel that duality, being the natural force of the universe, as in Yin and Yang, forces us to have this nature. Me, I think it's because having one foot naked is silly."
"No, I meant why did Mr Lobster roll us into one another and put a rubber band around us?"
"Oh. He can be a real jerk like that sometimes. I suppose he's trying to keep us from getting away while he drives over to find Red."
"I've been looking at the script and I think we're playing bad guys this time around."
"Just think of it as stretching yourself, Lefty."
"I tried that once, but didn't like having to ride around in the dryer over time to get back to normal shape."
"Just follow the script, Lefty."
"Okay."
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