Carver snarled at him for good measure, but reluctantly let him go. "[i]I[/i] don't want to hear anything about it again, either. I swear by all the leftover shadows in Oogie's lair, I [i]will[/i] hang you upside down from the Town Hall, butt naked except for a necklace of made of everything that any monster in town can't stand to get close to."

The girls all grimaced as they considered the specific things Carver would use for each of them. Carmilla and Agatha weren't as likely to try to help him get down anyway, but as his girlfriend, Lillith knew the pumpkin creature wouldn't stop with just a simple garlic clove to be sure.