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So many of them.

Sad.

You know, lost souls are not that different

from those in the zone.

What?

The zone is enjoyable,

but when that joy becomes an obsession,

one becomes disconnected from life.

Gotta find it.

Gotta find it.

Gotta find it.

For a time, I was a lost soul myself.

Really?

Tetris.

There you are.

We’ll have you back in no time.

Now, since you don’t have

a connection to your body,

you will have to tune back into your physical surroundings.

Close your eyes.

Breathe into your crown chakra.

Do we really need all this?

Yes!

Do you have a piano on board?

I could focus with that.

No pianos, Joe.

You must focus.

Imagine silence.

Now, concentrate on where your body is.

Listen for cues.

That’s it.

You’re doing it.

No peeking.

Maintain your meditative state

or you’ll break the connection.

Now, see if you can smell

and feel where your body is.

I hear a heart monitor.

I can smell hand sanitiser.

Yes.

Yes!

Good.

I think I can feel my feet.

I feel fur.

Did you find a next of kin?

I feel fur.

Did you hear that?

Oh, the therapy cat is working.

Am I close?

When can I jump in?

Look!

There I am.

There I am.

His heart rate is increasing.

I’ll get the doctor.

Mr Mittens, you stay right there.

What are we waiting for?

No, Joe, don’t rush this.

It’s not the right time.

No, it’s my time.

Wait, not me!

I did it.

I did it!

I’m back.

What the.

No.

No.

No.

No.

I’m in the cat?

Wait a minute.

If I’m in here, then who.

What?

You’re in my body!

You’re in the cat?

Wait, wait, that’s my body.

I’m in a body!

No!

Why are you in my body?

I don’t wanna be a cat.

I hate cats!

Oh, it’s disgusting.

That Moonwind guy, he messed this up.

Doc, you gotta help me.

That’s my body, but I’m trapped.

Oh, no, they can’t understand me.

They think you’re me.

You gotta try.

Miss Doctor, we have a problem.

I’m an unborn soul

and I wanna stay at the You Seminar.

Yes, well, that drug doesn’t seem to be working at all.

No, no, no, you don’t understand.

I’m not Mr Gardner.

They’re gonna think you’re nuts.

I mean, that I’m nuts.

Oh, how did this happen?

I fell into your body because it doesn’t have a soul.

Then why am I in a cat?

I don’t know!

Is there anyone we can call, Mr Gardner?

A next of kin or friend?

Tell her no.

Uh, no.

Can you tell me what day it is?

It’s the worst day of my life.

I don’t wanna be here.

I hate Earth.

Tell you what.

We’re going to keep you here for observation just for a bit.

Perhaps our therapy cat can go

to his next appointment.

Okay.

Okay.

You gotta talk to her.

Okay.

Miss Doctor, this body’s soul is in this cat.

Stop talking.

So naturally, he wants to stay close.

Uh, keep the cat.

Just get some rest.

A lot of it.

Okay?

I’ll come get Mr Mittens in ten minutes.

Ten minutes?

We gotta get outta here.

No way!

I am not moving!

I can’t believe I’m in a body on this hellish planet.

I have bendy meat sticks.

I can feel myself feeling myself.

Hey!

Focus!

Listen to me.

We gotta get out of here

before they take me away.

Take you away?

You’re gonna leave me?

No way!

That’s my body you’re in.

Okay, do you think you can walk?

I don’t know!

I failed Body Test Drive, like, 436 times.

But will you try?

Okay.

Gotta find Moonwind,

he can fix this.

I’m a cat.

I can make this.

Okay, come on, you’re doing great.

Keep going.

I’m just gonna rest here for a minute.

No, no, no, no.

They’ll be back any minute.

Come on.

Okay!

In here!

Okay, good.

Now push the down button.

Move your.

Nope.

Careful.

Those fingers are my livelihood.

Now get in.

Okay, what did Moonwind say?

He said on the corner of 14th and 7th.

Yeah, that’s Chelsea.

Near Jackson Square Park.

Exactly.

Wait.

How do you know all that?

It’s all in this stupid brain of yours.

Hey, hey, hey, stay outta there.

Oh, relax.

There’s not much here.

Jazz, jazz, more jazz.

Oh, and someone named Lisa.

Who’s that?

Uh, never mind.

I, um.

It’s all happening too fast, you know.

Let’s just take a minute and, um.

Come on, let’s go.

They could be here any second.

Don’t worry, it’s okay.

Just keep walking.

No, don’t stop.

What are you doing?

This is New York City.

You don’t stop in the middle of the street.

Go, go, go.

Oh, no.

22.

22!

22.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

22.

22.

22!

22!

22, I didn’t know I had claws, okay?

Look, I’m sorry.

But come on, let’s go.

No way.

I am staying right here until your stupid body dies.

Which will happen any minute now

because your stomach is earthquaking.

Yeah, this place is worse than I thought.

It’s loud, and bright, and.

What is that in my nose?

That’s smell.

And if you think that’s good,

just imagine what it tastes like.

Go on.

It’s so good!

It’s, uh.

It’s not horrible.

Good.

You can eat on the way.

Let’s go.

Or you just take a few minutes.

Sure.

Strange,

I don’t feel so angry anymore.

That’s great.

Ready to find Moonwind?

Maybe.

I’m telling you, Joe,

it’s pronounced yee-row.

Yeah, but in New York,

we call them gyros.

It’s Greek.

No, I got in a fight

with Archimedes about this.

He said it’s.

Yee-row.

Yo-yo.

Yee-row.

YOLO.

Yee-row.

Sergio?

Yee-row!

I miss that guy.

This is 14th and 7th.

That’s gotta be him.

Moonwind, you gotta help me.

Joe!

You made it into your body.

No, he didn’t.

That is my body.

You’re in a cat?

That’s marvellous!

Hey, Moonwimp!

That sign won’t spin by itself, hear me?

But, Marge, look!

I put this man’s soul in a cat.

Who cares?

And you!

We only have room for

one weirdo here, so, scram!

Get back to work!

No one understands my art.

Moonwind, listen,

I gotta get out of here and back in there.

Well, we’ll have to performan old-fashioned astral transmigration displacement.

A what?

It’s simply a way

to get your souls back where they belong.

And it’s a glorious ritual, indeed,

full of chanting, dancing,

and best of all, bongos.

I need to be at The Half Note by 7:00,

so this needs to happen right now.

Not so fast.

You must wait for another thin spot

to open between Earth and the astral plane.

And that won’t occur until Orcus moves into the house of Gemini.

When is that?

Well, the government calls it 6:30.

Look, I’ll meet you at The Half Note.

6:30?

You serious?

I’ll gather all the necessary provisions.

I said, get out of here!

Go!

See you

at The Half Note at 6:30!

I’ll take care of everything!

And stay away!

Sure are a lot of Garcias in here.

You’re out there somewhere, little soul,

and I’m gonna find ya.

All right, this is the last snack.

I can barely fit into my pants as it is.

6:30 is cutting it close.

Too close.

We gotta get back to my place

and get you cleaned up and.

We gotta hail a cab.

Hold your hand out.

Hold it up and out.

Man, this would be hard

even if I wasn’t wearing a hospital gown.

Go, go, go!

Just run to that one.