Crankshaft Rafflesian: We're Past the Tutorial Thank God!

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You crash the lizard man into the ground, elbow against its throat. You press down to cut off as much of its air as you can, you need to finish the fight but it's hard in this position without a free arm, and it squirms too much to quite give in.

Lex: Dotty!

Without any sort of hesitation, she starts zooming in. Her leg pulls back. She prepares to slam the thing full force. You're a little too close for your liking. Oh god what if she just hits you in the crossfire!



Lex: Dotty no!

Dotty: If you move I'm gonna hit you! Don't fucking do it!
Lex: A-
Dotty: No!



She pinpoints her hit perfectly and slams the poor lizard. All the strange and otherworldly vibes fluctuating around you crash down. You feel yourself quickly reform to your old state as you watch the poor beast turn into its feeble form. It flies through the air.



It crumbles.
Lex: Oh my god! You launched that thing holy shit!
Dotty: Yeah.... I think we got it super good.
Lex: Is it gonna be okay?
Dotty: Dunno, hit it point bank.
Lex: Ohmygod- we did it!

You turn toward your friend and slam into her for a hug.

Dotty: You got lucky you know?

She returns it.



Dotty: I don't want you picking fights like that again. You hurt?
Lex: Nothing that won't be better in the morning, went by fast.
Dotty: Course it did, fights like those get decided by a few hits..... gotta say the way you just went for the pin like that. I don't think it was expecting you to take a hook to the face like that. 
Lex: I've been practicing you know? Plus it wasn't all that strong. Big but like... hollow muscle almost. 
Dotty: Really?  Huh.... You know you did pretty good though. We're gonna get scolded but... we did pretty good.


Lex: Think so?
Dotty: Course. Just be careful, I mean it.
Lex: Yeah... I'll let you handle things next time.


Lex: We should take it back though, Geezer would wanna know what it's about.
Dotty: You think the hotel is gonna want us bringing it in?
Lex: I mean... the fact that they told him means that if you can explain what we're doing we should be good right? The park wants these things out, betcha they eat all the feral possums rolling about. 
Dotty: They're more like ferrets but point's there. You gonna be good to haul that thing back? 
Lex: Easy.

You wrap it in your coat and drag it back to the hotel with you. Geezer knows what to do with it. Hopefully.


You scoot on over fast to check things out proper. It's alive but it doesn't seem like it'll be waking up anytime soon. It leaves a bit of a drooling mess. 



Dotty looks at you.
Dotty: You sure you don't want me doing this? Like... shit's kinda gross looking.
Lex: It's cute! In like, the way one of those metal little furry bird things are.
Dotty:... Which?
Lex: They like... talk and learn to say things they hear?
Dotty: Sounds like a baby.
Lex: Better than a baby. I'll show you some time, they're neat. People do horrifying mods on them.
Dotty: No!
Lex: I mean they're just toys don't worry about it like that. Aww this is kinda gross actually, one sec...

You bundle the lizard in your coat. 
Dotty: You're gonna need that washed.
Lex: I'm sure the park is gonna compensate us if we complain loud enough right?
Dotty: If Geezer did yeah. Let's see what he can do.

You both start running toward the hotel on the resort.