Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh.
The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles – “oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha” – soon ripples into genuine laughter, and she giddily kicks her feet.
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