when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting.it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl.it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges.now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits.when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting.it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl.it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges.now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits.when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting.it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl.it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits. now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges.now it’s damp. sticky in spots. a little too shiny. wet squelch. slimy slide. splat. skrrrtt. Water. eyes. eyes. are they open? are they real? who knows. then, nothing. planted. puffing. catching its breath it sniffs, inhales. It shines. It shines even more. It calms down. It breathes. breathe. in. out. without counting. when the thing shows up, it doesn’t ask. it requires a space. sniffing around for air, wriggling for room to flop and sprawl. it stretches, rolls, folds in on itself. pause. pause. a jolt. up! down! … side? directions, choices. wearing a body for the first time. it flattens out. it goes quiet. It stares. a jump. a thud. meat meets floor. it doesn’t grow, exactly. more like… inflates. Grows individual parts. They melt then separate. They communicate. It expands. Puffs out, wobbles at the edges. a trip, a slip, a fall. limbs flailing. a hiccup it sobs .a gag. maybe a yell? maybe just noise. but it keeps going. it vomits.