[This information is proving a good distraction, at least. Whether it's a good one or not remains to be seen.
Fern shakes his head, frowning a little at the mention of the butterfly. That stupid butterfly, that's Finn's thing, not his.]
Nah, she's a mantis now. [And it's easier to just show him, so he concentrates a little, and that same black smoke comes out of his chest. But instead of forming a raccoon, it floats around and forms into a little orchid mantis that perches on top of Fern's head. She chirps at the two of them.]
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Fern shakes his head, frowning a little at the mention of the butterfly. That stupid butterfly, that's Finn's thing, not his.]
Nah, she's a mantis now. [And it's easier to just show him, so he concentrates a little, and that same black smoke comes out of his chest. But instead of forming a raccoon, it floats around and forms into a little orchid mantis that perches on top of Fern's head. She chirps at the two of them.]
Dunno if this is better or worse.