#wait till the modern day they can use corn syrup water and food coloring instead

[sins-of-the-sea]

"Oh, amor! We should talk about that time we dipped a mannequin head in paprika and sugar water before throwing it over a bridge and onto that nobleman below!"

"That was entirely your act! And you were drunk!"

"It was your idea to use paprika for more convincing red coloring."

"Yes, well, I was drunk too. And you initially were going to use ground cinnamon. That is best used for the coagulated look, not fresh blood."

"So THAT is what happened to my wooden bust!"

"Take pride, Phoebus! It was so well sculpted, it convinced the nobleman it was a real severed head!"

"And for a good while the city patrol really did think a murder took place!"

"Can't you two go to restaurants and take walks along the beach like normal married couples?"