“Oh my god, your nose!”

“Don’t worry about it. It’s just a nosebleed. I get them sometimes.”

“That’s not what I meant. It’s purple! Your nose is bleeding purple!”

“Oh, don’t worry about that.”

“I am. I am worrying. This is me worrying! Why is it purple? Blood is supposed to be red!”

“If you must know, one of my grandfathers was a brachiopod. I inherited hemerythrin-based purple blood from him.”

“That’s really gross.”

“You should talk! Your blood is bright, bright yellow!”

“It’s not my fault my dad was a sea squirt! Leave me alone!”

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