Snail Trails

Snail Trails is the second episode of the Absorbent Days series and the second episode of season one. In this episode, Gary feels that SpongeBob is pressuring him to much, so he decides to go find a place where only snails live. Gary actaully finds solitude in a snail-themed neighborhood called Snail Trails. This episode is one of the 20 episodes of season one. This episode is paired with "A New Town, A New Sponge".

Characters

 * SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Gary the Snail (debut)
 * Patrick Star
 * Sandy Cheeks (debut)
 * Dexter Pecster (debut)

Locations

 * The Krusty Krab
 * Snail Trails (location)
 * SquarePants residence
 * Star residence
 * Apartment 108

Transcript

 * [scene starts with SpongeBob, obviously angry, carring Gary and then finally setting him down in front of his bowl still full of snail food]
 * SpongeBob: Gary, do you know what that is?
 * Gary: Meow.
 * SpongeBob: No. It may appear like your bowl, but it is really your bowl that is still full of snail food from dinner...last night! If you don't even have the decency to come to me and say that you are full, you can at least...
 * Gary: Meow.
 * SpongeBob: [picks up and bowl and kneels down to Gary] Gary, look. This snail food is perfectly fine. This is the same brand of snail food I serve to you everyday,.[places food on counter] and always will. And now, due to your pickiness, you let it spoil right in the middle of the kitchen! You know other people have to prepare food in here as well and you could not even clean it up. I have told you too many times...
 * Gary: [rolls eyes an walks away]
 * SpongeBob: Gary Wilson Jr., you do not walk away from me when I am talking to you! You may be heading into your teenage years but you do not give me attitude! Gary! Gary!! [points to ground] You get back here I said!
 * [scene cuts to Gary heading to his snail pen and begins to whimper]
 * [scene cuts to SpongeBob placing Gary's bowl in the sink and mumbling to himself]
 * [Patrick enters]
 * Patrick: [on a cellphone] Yeah, I'm with him right now. Let me ask him. [to SpongeBob] Uh, SpongeBob. Is there something wrong going on here? I have...uh...a special source on the other end of the phone to make sure everything's okay.
 * SpongeBob: [sighs] No, Patrick. Nothing domestic is happening over here. It's just Gary and his inability [looks back at sink] to listen to the things I tell him to do [raises voice] over and over again!
 * Patrick: [on phone] Yeah, he says nothing bad is happening. Okay, thank you. [hangs up and then enters the house] Hey, buddy. What's wrong with...Gareward what's his name? [sits down on sofa and turns on the television]
 * SpongeBob: I don't really know any more, Patrick. [ambles to sofa] Gary just is becoming more and more disrespectful. It's almost like he's becoming a teenage snail. Yet, I guess I'm just no ready for him to grow up yet. I think I may be being to hard on him. I know! I'll go apologize. [walks away]
 * Patrick: [takes out a bag of chips from his pocket and eats a few] Did you say something SpongeBob?
 * [scene cuts to SpongeBob's bedroom]
 * SpongeBob: Gary, can we talk? Gary? [makes way to Gary's blanket where a hump is under the blanket] Gary, I'm sorry. I should not have snapped at you like that. Can we talk now? [pulls off blanket only to unveil a pillow instead of Gary]
 * SpongeBob: [shivers] Gary? [shivers again] Why is it so cold in here? [creaking is heard]
 * [SpongeBob turns head and sees the window is open and is swaying from the wind]
 * SpongeBob: Gary? Where are you? [sticks head out of window and sees a trail of snail on the side of the house and runs out into the road] Gary! Where are you?! [sticks head back into room and closes window]
 * [Patrick enters the room]
 * Patrick: What's the matter in here? Where's Gary? Why is that pillow look like a shell?
 * SpongeBob: Wait, what?
 * [Gary unmasks himself while holding a beverage]
 * REST OF TRANSCRIPT COMING SOON!