PATCH
with KINGER and CAINE
"Right you are, Jax!" Caine says, again blatantly ignoring Zoobleβs distress. Then, he turns to Clover. βActually, itβs an 88.888888β¦β Caine glitches as he speaks the repeating decimal, getting faster until he snaps back to normal. β-percent accuracy, Clover! But, youβre right.β Caine sighs, looking defeated. βZooble, you can join us next time.β
βAww, feel better soon, Zooble!β Kinger says with a sympathic wave.
βAlright, alright,β Caine says after Riff chimes in. He pretends to roll up his sleeves, then snaps his fingers.
βBut what about-β Patch was about to ask about Ragatha, but her sudden transformation takes her off guard. She rapidly begins to shrink along with her peers. The world around her gets bigger and bigger until she is no taller than a sewing needle. βCool!β she exclaims, examining her hands. She seems to have kept the same proportions. Then she looks back up at Caine, who is hovering over them with his face close to the floor. He is squinting. They must be difficult to see, Patch assumes.
βTodayβs adventure is: Itsy Bitsy Hider! Your objective: get big again!β Caine says gleefully. βHave fun, my teeny tiny turtles, and donβt get smooshed!β
The sound of distant, booming footsteps and childlike giggling pulls Patchβs attention from Caine. She looks for the source of the sound and, upon not finding anything, looks back to find that Caine has disappeared.

