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(Rudy, Penny and Snap approach the black dispenser. Penny presses the button on the dispenser, allows a black powder to pour out of the nozzle, and catches some with her hand. She licks it.)
Penny: It’s pepper.
Snap: Really?
(Snap puts his mouth under the nozzle, presses the button and lets a large amount of pepper fall into his mouth - to the surprise of Rudy and Penny. Snap swallows the pepper, but then his eyes widen, and he inhales to sneeze.)
Snap: Aaah… AH… AHHH-- CHOOOOO!!!
(When Snap releases his sneeze, it’s strong enough to blow himself backward. Penny looks on in concern - while Rudy puts his hands over his eyes - as Snap blows himself around the room for a few seconds. He then returns to his friends, however, and rubs his invisible nose with his hand.)
Rudy: Bless you, Snap.
Penny: Gesundheit.
Snap: (sniffles) Wow…
Penny: Why don’t we bring some of this spice with us in case we need to weaponize it?
Rudy: You know, that’s a good idea.
(Rudy pulls out his magic chalk and draws an empty spice container. It becomes physical, and he hands it to Penny, who brings it to the black dispenser and removes the lid from the shaker. Pressing the button on the dispenser, she fills the shaker with pepper and puts the lid back on. She returns to Rudy and Snap.)
Rudy: Hey, Penny, could you let me see that pepper?
Penny: I suppose.
(Penny pulls out the shaker and gives it to Rudy. He shakes some pepper onto his finger, which he then puts into his mouth to taste the spice, and then he gives the shaker back to Penny.)
Rudy: It’s pretty hot, but I’ve had worse.
Penny: Well, pepper isn't meant to be consumed directly...
(Just then, however, Rudy's eyes widen as his nose twitches. He brings his upper body back as he inhales, then doubles over a bit as he sneezes into his hand.)
Rudy: Haaahhh-- Choo!
(Penny and Snap wince in surprise, but otherwise nothing happens. Rudy then sulks.)
Penny: Bless YOU!
Snap: Gesundheit!
(Rudy rubs his nose with his forefinger.)
Rudy: Thanks.
Penny: Now that you two have had some pepper, I might as well check on it myself.
(She pulls out the shaker and tries to screw the lid off of it, but has a little bit of trouble doing so. When she finally pops the lid off, a cloud of pepper appears - right in front of her nose. Her eyelids lower as her nose trembles; she is about to sneeze. Rudy and Snap look on in concern.)
Penny: Aaah… Haaah… Aaaahhh-- Chyew!
(Penny releases the sneeze, blowing herself backward as she does so. Rudy and Snap wince in surprise.)
Rudy: Bless you!
Snap: Wow, that was a good one!
(Penny returns to her friends, rubbing her nose with her forefinger. The shaker now has the lid back on.)
Penny: Thank you…
(After she is finished rubbing her nose, she puts her spice shaker away.)