Violet must ruin hats like I do tee shirts. Of course, since Violet is a parody of traditional Southern genteel ladies and culture, she is doomed to regularly experience disappointment, embarrassment, and exposure. Today is no exception.

But does this event signify the ending of their latest adventure, just as it was getting off the ground? Will Violet slink back to the safe confines of her office, leaving Cherry to look on in bemused sympathy? At least Cherry and Mark can exchange their experiences with bats (You’ll need to go back to the December 2015 archives to find the start of Mark’s bat cave story).