Carver yanked his tail again just as Shock threw the pillow, then quickly took advantage of the momentary distraction. She unraveled the mass of vines that generally formed the "muscles" of her legs, used a few to tie the now-useless metal "bones" into place around him, then threw her weight to one side. His intention to slam her into the wall gave him just enough uncontrolled momentum to allow her to pull him to the ground. All of her available vines immediately went to work pinning his arms to his body. One vine was left just enough freedom at the tip to cheerfully tap out a quick message:

[i]Say "uncle"![/i]