Zoostuck 2

Flex gratuitously to indicate to the hat that, while you might wish to aid it in its quest, you are sworn to protect this lady. For some reason.

You don't know why you're doing this. You have a vague feeling that this is a suggestion intended for someone else that got intercepted by forces beyond mortal comprehension who wish to reconstruct the universe.

Regardless, you attempt to flex to your hat. Which you are still wearing. And your flexing indicates something about being sworn to protect Loather, you think? You're kind of confused here.

In any case, your fumbled attempts at flexing cause you to drop the ball and it starts bouncing. Very awkwardly, seeing as it's made of Swiss cheese and so is everything it can bounce against.

Well, except the crustaceans and the actual living people. It starts bouncing around them and bouncing faster and faster and before you know it all the crustaceans are dazed. The ball then bounces off your head and flies towards the net...

Only to rest tantalizingly on the rim. You're not sure about how basketball works, but you think that whoever knocks it in will get a point and win this game and decide the fate of the universe.

And you'd really like that person to be you. Unfortunately, there are two other yous who are headed your way now that they don't have crustaceans attacking them from every direction.

So how are you going to handle this?