 #1 Wowza!
Levi couldn't say he knew if the murtlap's tentacles were just there for aesthetics or for another reason entirely but it was comforting to know they'd grow back. And it also told him why not touching the stubs was important. Because of this, the boy didn't feel too bad about having to take more tentacles.
Because he already had practice, it was fairly. Or, well, it eventually became easier. He did sprang back once, startled once more by the murtlap's sudden movement, and another time chastised the creature by wagging his index finger and hissing, "Don't be so rude."
A handful of shrimp later, Levi managed to cut the remaining six. It took longer than he'd anticipated, and the murtlap's baldness was significantly more noticeable now, but...there was no need to think of that.
Once more, he pushed his goggles up to his forehead, put on his reading glasses and checked the instructions.
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