To prove that you never know who you'll meet in a swamp, that rascally magician has reappeared. This time though, not content to settle for the run of the mill tricks, he's going in a completely new direction: transformation. Yes, our poor developer has found herself on the wrong side of magic and has been turned into an alligator (albeit a talking alligator, but an alligator nonetheless.). This should prove to be quite interesting as Mark hasn't shown any sort of aptitude towards magic, so the chances of this spell ever being reversed aren't good.
But wait, I know that some of you are doubting that this phantom magician even exists, saying that there has to be a reasonable explanation for this, and that magic has nothing to do with the situation. Fine. Only time will tell who's right, but I'm willing to entertain all possibilities. Now, judging from the size of Shelly in that first panel, I suppose that it could also be the case that either she has the ability to change her size like some sort of superhero (uh oh, more magic), or this little alligator has bitten off more than he can chew. Unfortunately, he's come too far to just turn back without having to face the ridicule of the other swamp inhabitants, and it's doubtful that Shelly will just leave him alone, so he has no choice but to call for help. (But wait, isn't the alligator's name Sue? I would say that because of that fact, it would have to be a female, but thanks to Johnny Cash, that name cannot be trusted for such identification.)
However this turns out, one thing can be sure: Mark is turning his head in the wrong direction, which can only mean that there is also danger elsewhere and he will have to make a very difficult choice very soon.
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