The other thing that stood out was the crown. Obviously, I'm putting way too much thought into that, but that was one of the creepier elements for me. Who knows if you can even hear properly? What if you have an ailment that makes breathing through the mouth difficult? Would you slowly suffocate? You're ultimately super reliant on others to care for you. What if you already liked your face? What if your face wasn't considered 'good' enough? What about those people with ugly faces? Did that mean that they were incapable of change? What about if they changed? Would they then get a new face? For that matter, the idea of being covered with these growths for months at a time is kind of terrifying. Presumably it took an 'either/or' stance, but it's still kind of violating in a way.

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