God, Rosa hoped she never had to actually witness Punctuation giving an 'I'm-going-to-murder-you' shriek, because that sounded terrifying, even to her.

"I don't really think shrieking at people generally makes for a good greeting," she said dryly. "This may come as a surprise to you, Exclamation Point, but, generally, most people probably don't enjoy being shrieked at.

"But, hey," she added, "what do I know? I'm just a person who actually values my hearing and my eardrums."