Whisper's shout for a battery drew the response of a running muffin and a potato.

The great monolith, with Stone attached, narrowly avoided being sideswiped by the monstrosity on its way to Witnessed Day's side.

Each of their skulls was promptly filled with the bright [url=https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/meadowCreekSoundscapeGenerator.php]chirps and warbles[/url] of the 'birds', helpfully jamming their thoughts.

Lucky's shout of warning rang out over the crashing snarls as the behemoth darted for the Bobbling.

The potato rolled and Krita tumbled.

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The monster lunged for the shining potato -- but at the last moment Krita lost his balance and plummeted. The beast pulverized a marble wall instead, collapsing the platform upon which Lucky stood. Broken chunks of marble rained down on The Witnessed Day, narrowly missing him, while the beast's turning shadow fell upon Whisper. the monster was heading straight for Stone, attracted by the bright shine of Cradle and her etched jacket.

Golby took a leaping dive, arms outstretched. He caught Krita in a gloved hand, scooped up the potato and rolled away just before a wall of marble shattered on the ground where the Bobbling had only a moment ago been. He leaped up on top of the same marble and raised his head, confused for a teetering split-second by the chirps and birdsong echoing in his head. [color=indianred]"Heads up!"[/color] he shouted, and he produced a strange harmony of high-pitched whistles to grab Whisper's attention before he tossed the potato underhanded to the masked holder of the radio.

He dropped Krita into a deep pocket -- with a few loose coins, a jagged curved tooth, a microfiber cloth and a shoelace -- and went back in search of his bag of doughnuts (which he soon found unharmed beneath a leaning pillar).

Meanwhile, should Whisper be successful in jamming said potato into the battery casing, the radio would immediately emit a deafening static noise to rival the birdsong in their heads.

The monster flung itself at Cradle and Stone, but barely missed them once again. It spun in midair for another pass, angrier this time, determined to smash them both to pieces.

With a little fiddling (or just a good smack) the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyFwko9O2UE]song[/url] began to play again, blasting high and loud.

The behemoth made a deft turn in the air, avoiding Stone entirely. Its spines shuddered and drooped. The rumbling and growling and roaring had stopped. Like a child placated with a pacifier, the beast let out a long sigh and swirled in slow, gentle figure-eights over the ruins, turning to the beat of the music.

While the monster's shadow shifted lazily overhead, Golby found another place to stand that was high enough that everyone would see him and didn't seem as if it would crumble under his weight. [color=indianred]"That was a fine display of teamwork!"[/color] he called out over the song, the bag slung over a shoulder once more. [color=indianred]"Welcome, new crewmates! I'm Golby, your captain. And [i]this[/i],"[/color] he gestured magnificently to the leviathan that blocked the light, [color=indianred]"is the Helium Frightful! I'm sure we'll all get along famously! Who wants doughnuts?"[/color]