"Why are you making me do this?" asks Rich as he floats over and lands near Grif.
His arms transform into purple tentacles again and slide around Grif's body, but there's no chance of Grif vibrating through them to escape -- Rich reinforces his grip with bands of Nova Force energy that Grif can't vibrate through.
One of the tentacles slides off Grif's helmet so the two of them can look eye to eye, and a tentacle settles around Grif's neck, gripping it tight, but not so tight he's choking yet -- hinting at what's about to come.
Despite the tentacles, Rich's eyes and face at least stay normal this time. His expression is plaintive.
"I can't let you get in my way. What I'm doing is too important. But it doesn't have to be this way. Stop being so goddamn stubborn. If you want, you don't even have to help me - you just have to stay out of my way. That's all I'm asking for. Don't be a hero. Would that be so hard?"
His voice is pleading, desperate, but filled with all of Rich's usual warmth.
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His arms transform into purple tentacles again and slide around Grif's body, but there's no chance of Grif vibrating through them to escape -- Rich reinforces his grip with bands of Nova Force energy that Grif can't vibrate through.
One of the tentacles slides off Grif's helmet so the two of them can look eye to eye, and a tentacle settles around Grif's neck, gripping it tight, but not so tight he's choking yet -- hinting at what's about to come.
Despite the tentacles, Rich's eyes and face at least stay normal this time. His expression is plaintive.
"I can't let you get in my way. What I'm doing is too important. But it doesn't have to be this way. Stop being so goddamn stubborn. If you want, you don't even have to help me - you just have to stay out of my way. That's all I'm asking for. Don't be a hero. Would that be so hard?"
His voice is pleading, desperate, but filled with all of Rich's usual warmth.
"C'mon, Grif, what do you say?"