>Manage Items For Real?

Celia assures you that putting your old tote bag in your new tote bag would be "hilariously but perhaps disasterously visceral," so you decide to just toss it.

You can't really actually wear your socks or gloves, and the staff pin does absolutely nothing when you put it on now, so you leave them in your storage, along with your books, and decide to take your other knick-knacks with you. The fly thing Magdolene gave you still seems to function, at least, and you figure maybe it'll help her recognize you quicker, too.

There's not a lot left to do. You're still not sure if you can use Lacey in this state, either, so you'll save that for an emergency. You know other ways into the plank maze of course, so you step back out into the hall again...


AN L13 BIOBAGTUS ATTACKS!

BIOBAGTUS:

KYEKYEKYEKYEKKCCH!!!!!

It rattles its oversized needles together and sways its segmented body, itching for a fight.

CHOOSE YOUR ACTION!

FERNSLOB (L16) (ATK:11) (HOMING UPGRADE)



SLOBFERN (Translated from Slobese)

Oh no...oh jeez...what do we do...how do I fight in this thing...


QUEEN MAYA CELIA

Hey, don't worry! It oughta come natural-like! As long as there's pretty much anything left of you, we can grow back even if it takes a few layers.

SLOBFERN (Translated from Slobese)

How do I tell it I DON'T want to waste our time, then.


QUEEN MAYA CELIA

Well, for one, it's not going to take that for an answer. For another, it's not a waste. I mean, you still don't want it to win this, or you could at least go down a level.

And since your level is tied to your core, that'll translate back to your proper body.

Good news is, the same applies to any levels you gain! GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT, PAL!!! LET'S GO!!!

BIOBAGTUS:

YEAHHHHHYEAHYEAHYAYAYAYAYAYAH!!!!!!


>Maggot Missile!

>FERN USED SLASH!

The sensation of channeling the fundamental idea of maggots is much more pleasant to your slob body than it was to your human one, which in fact makes you hate doing it a whole lot more.

DAMAGE ROLL: COMPOSTABLE ADVERSARY BONUS! +5 PER ROLL!

16, 21, 18, 18, 24 (5 DAMAGE!)

BIOBAGTUS:

GYAHHHAHA!! DAMN, THAT TICKLES!!!




SLOBFERN (Translated from Slobese)

W-what!? This one talks!?


QUEEN MAYA CELIA

More likely you can simply understand it in your current state. You're both decomposing, after all!

BIOBAGTUS:

YEAH WE'RE ALLLLL RIPE AS *******************!!!


SLOBFERN (Translated from Slobese)

Ew!

Do we have to do this?! Just let me past, kid, or kids, I don't know, I've got stuff to do.



BIOBAGTUS:

WHAT A COINCIDENCE, I'VE GOT YER DAD TO "DO!"


SLOBFERN (Translated from Slobese)

Whoa! WHOA! That is NOT necessary!!!


BIOBAGTUS:

THE SIZE'A YER ASS AIN'T NECESSARY!!!

BIOBAGTUS USED "PINCUSHION PUMMEL"

The thing's lower three bags retract their needles and contract violently, the uppermost segment now bristling with metal as its bloats to twice its size and swings like one enormous fist.

DAMAGE ROLL: 20, 12, 11, 9, 2, 1, 8 (TRASH TALK AUTOHIT! 7 DAMAGE!)




QUEEN MAYA CELIA

...Okay...Fern, either try to pretend you can't understand it again or try not to let a little punk get you worked up, alright?

>Slash it low!

FERN USED SLASH!

Before the monster plumps back up to normal size, you sweep your retractable blade at its deflated lower segments.

ENEMY HP AUTOSLASHED!






BIOBAGTUS:

Ooohhh, dirty trick! I like dirty! I got one too!!!!!

The creature contracts down into a tighter clump, slowly backing off as its glowing markings begin to intensify.


>XTEND!!!

SLOBFERN (Translated from Slobese)

Wait a minute...why can't I get myself to just BLOCK!? Where's the defense moves?!


CO-QUEEN DOCTOR STAPHANIE CELIA

Mm...that's a conversation Maya and I have had rather a lot, actually.

QUEEN MAYA CELIA

THE BEST OFFENSE IS HAVING THE BEST OFFENSE!!!!!!

CO-QUEEN DOCTOR STAPHANIE CELIA

Yes that's nice dear.

What you can do, Fern, is temporarily increase your biomass. For, you know, "increased offensive capability."

QUEEN MAYA CELIA

MORE BODY MORE STRONGER!!!!

CO-QUEEN DOCTOR STAPHANIE CELIA

Mhmmmm! That's right!!

SLOBFERN (Translated from Slobese)

Ugh. Okay. I just know this is going to feel gross again...

FERN USED XTEND! IT FELT GROSS AGAIN!

+

ATTACK +3!


BIOBAGTUS USED SUPER TRASHPLOSION!!

YEAH! YEHH!! NO REGRETS, BABY!!!!!

REMAINING HP CONVERTED INTO AUTOMATIC DAMAGE...x2!


SLOBFERN SUSTAINS 14 DAMAGE!

TEMPORARY EXTENSION FADES AS BATTLE ENDS! FERN CLINGS TO ONE HEALTH!









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