Like an elephant in a washing machine, it suddenly dawns on you that you might have made a mistake somewhere. The blurry images of your friends say something, but their voices reach your ears sounding like they’ve been shoved through a pile of deli meat… Stumbling around the lab like a drunken barber, you manage to defy all odds and safely drop into the plush embrace of the bed!
Wait, no… it’s squirming. And fuzzy! S-sorry again, TT!
Rolling off of the poor girl like a very confused rolling pin, you come to a halt in the middle of the lab where dainty lights start to dance around your eyes! So… so PRETTY!
As you enjoy the show, you feel something changing inside you–overwriting your very being to combat the cruel clutches of your pal <span class="mu-r">RED!</span>
Or so you think.
https://youtu.be/9sDeDAbyjFA<span class="mu-r">”Awww pard… yer’ gonna hurt my feelings!
At the sound of the unfortunately-familiar drawl, your vision is bathed in a vibrant RED as the smell of tobacco tickles your nose and the taste of blood runs down your throat.
RED.
“Now I can overlook how you’ve been treatin’ Rezalith–keepin’ her alive an’ all–but plotting ways ta’ get me outta the picture? Drinkin’ snake oil ta’ drown out my sagely advice? Why that’s downright unneighborly, Anton…”
You try to open your mouth and respond, but your lips stick together as if bathed in hot pitch! Feeling your vision fade as you struggle to breathe, you hear the cowpoke’s raspy, rumbling voice tickle your ear!
“Here’s a trail tip you can take all the way to the bank, amigo: potions an’ cure-alls always sound good on the label, but it’s the darndest thing:”
Something gurgles in your gut… something that ISN’T blocking RED out!
“Always gotta look out fer those SIDE-EFFECTS… especially if yer’ not the usual patient…”
RED leaves you with a grim chuckle as you feel your essence being re-written…
>Your knees feel stiffer than before…>Music just doesn’t sound as good as it used to…>You REALLY don’t like hugs…>You have a hard time staying asleep…>You’re not very good with your hands…>Water. Stay out of the water…</span> 