Precisely the vibe I'm going for! I love that old dub. XD

"Stop...struggling, damn it!" Lina grunts angrily as she attempts to lift the small Shabranigdo shard over her head, as it attempts to swipe at her with its claws. But then the excited question catches them both off-guard, and they stop, slowly turning to look at the newcomer.

"Homunculus?! I am no mere construct, foolish girl. I am Ruby-Eyed Shabranigdo, Lord of the Monster Race, and—"

"Hey! The other you didn't talk so damn much and it's pissin' me off!" Lina snaps. "Are you tryin' to compensate for how tiny you are or what?!"

"I can tell you why you have been summoned here! Just...do not throw me off the cliff!"

Lina still looks unconvinced, but she glances over to Alashandra, and nods at her to come over. She might as well hear this too. Looks like she's got some kinda thingy too. Weird. Is that common here? A question for later. "All right, talk. But any funny business, you go over the edge, you hear me? I've flattened bigger Shabranigdos in my day than you."

Well, technically just the one, but it came back. Stupid Hellmaster and his stupid Jars...