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The more you sift through your options there in the cold, the more the correct answer becomes obvious:
There’s no going around it, you huff as you give your choice a long, hard, defeated stare, so you’re just gonna have to <span class="mu-s">do</span> it:
… <span class="mu-g">THE STREETS</span><span class="mu-s">AACK! OWWW!</span>
“I’m gonna assume youse was tryin’ ta’ keep Talbot outta’ da’ loop.” Grumbles Ly as the sudden pain in your head subsides. “Now tell da’ others what ya’ <span class="mu-i">really</span> meant or I’m gonna find da’ lever in here dat’ll <span class="mu-r">AGE YA’ PREMATURELY!</span>”
Apprehension creeps into your expression. He… he wouldn’t!
“Lessee… oh hey, what’s dis’ ‘<span class="mu-i">CROW’S FEET</span>’ button here do-”
<span class="mu-s">OKAY, OKAY,</span><span class="mu-i">OKAY,</span> you snap as you jab a manic finger at the manhole cover a few times, he wins!
“Uh, y-you <span class="mu-i">sure</span>, Stan?” Eddie asks as he preemptively pinches his nose shut! “It smells like my dad’s laundry basket in th-”
You’re <span class="mu-i">just</span> about to use his excuse as an out when fate slams a whopper of a rebuttal in your face in the form of the horrible flying beast swooping down from above and searing the entire industrial park (your hideaway thankfully excluded) with a deep breath of acrid-smelling fire! Gee, he must’ve had garlic, huh?
“Yeayknowwhatlet’sdoit.” Taking the lead at a full gallop, Eddie wastes no time in sliding over to the manhole and prying it open with his <span class="mu-g">MAGIC TRACKING WAND!</span> Hopping in like it was a pool, Kiki leads the charge followed by Eddie and then you!
… and then <span class="mu-i">YOU!</span>
<span class="mu-s">GO!</span>
Y-yea, well, you stammer, you might j-just take the long way with Talbot and-
“Man, smells like a friggin’ <span class="mu-i">SEWER</span> out here.” Talbot remarks as he continues holding your hand. “And your hand’s sweatier ‘n Hell, Stan. What’s up? You’re not… <span class="mu-r">SCARED OF SEWERS</span>, are y-”
Clearly more engaged in the progression of the plot than you are, the <span class="mu-r">BONE DRAGON</span> circles around once more and sprays the area with burning death–<span class="mu-r">YOU INCLUDED!</span> Though it takes you and Talbot a few excruciatingly-<span class="mu-s">painful</span> minutes to finally die, at least you didn’t have to go into the se-
“Yea, screw this. C’mon, scaredy-cat.”
Yanking the blindfold off his eyes, Talbot drags you kicking and screaming away from the sweet release of death into the open manhole! Clawing at the edges even after he hops in, the combined forces of Kiki, Talbot, and Eddie manage to get you in just in time to avoid becoming a <span class="mu-i">Steamed Stan!</span> <span class="mu-s">DAMN IT!</span>
>CONTD.
