With a shout!

Right. Okay. You’re about to have a wrestling “match” with a raccoon. Choices can take you to weird places sometimes. Breath in. Breath out. Time to psyche yourself up. You read somewhere that a good shout should work, so you try that. 3...2...1...!

“Ahhhhhhh!!!??” a confused shout is what comes out.

For but a moment, you lock eyes with the raccoon, as you wait for Natrasha to respond.

The next thing you know, she is bolting back up the ramp and out the ring, as a couple of staff try to give chase. As you look about thoroughly confused by the surreal scene, you’re announced as the winner and joined in the ring again by Daphne.

“Congrats to our winner, John!” she cheers loudly as she raises your hand. As she shows you off, she leans close and whispers while the crowd applaud.

“I must admit, I wasn’t expecting that. The raccoons always won before.”

“Of course they did! Poor girls didn’t know what they were up against and didn’t want to harm those cute little creatures!”...is what you think to yourself but don’t vocalize.

“Well...” Daphne continues. “These people still deserve a show, don’t you think?”

“What do you mean?” you ask, eyes inquisitively looking into hers...