Let's go back, then. ...But if you feel anything weird happening, I'm gonna drag you home myself.
[And so, they spend a few more... hours? ish in the sunken city whereupon Elliot hopefully does not go full fish and decide to swim with the dolphins forever]
GAR
[Oh my god Gar. Elliot stares a little in disbelief when Gar does not drop it. He doesn't want to think about being a fish!!
So he'll just...try to divert the subject to be about Gar. Gar likes talking about Gar, it'll work]
Y-Yeah?
Can you change into one?
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Nah.
[Gar shrugs.]
I've been trying to do the whole full transformation thing but it hasn't really stuck yet. All I can do is grow like, fins and flippers.
[Gar grows a shark fin from his back and rips through his T shirt.]
...Oops.
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But wow okay. That'll make him laugh a little. ]
Haha...now you just need to find Lava Girl.
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...Lava what?
[Gar frowns a little since he's Too Young for your weird tween movie references ok.]
I gotta figure out how to do this transformation stuff if I'm gonna get anywhere.
[...]
OK, yo, but seriously, are we just gonna sit here for two hours?
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O-Oh, it's a really bad kid's movie. Shark Boy and Lava Girl....nevermind.
[He swallows]
Well, we could maybe go back and help people? Just make sure not to lose track of time...
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Are you sure, dude?
...Like, I don't mind, but... I mean, if you want to, I guess I won't stop ya.
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And we did come here to help!
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[Another shrug.]
Let's go back, then. ...But if you feel anything weird happening, I'm gonna drag you home myself.
[And so, they spend a few more... hours? ish in the sunken city whereupon Elliot hopefully does not go full fish and decide to swim with the dolphins forever]