Plan, Done With Fun
"Alright, serious face!" I said out loud to pump myself up.
I wound up giving myself one of those wake-up smacks that straightened your brain out, but realized my fault as I tried to slow my hand with little success. The slap hit my face a bit harder than I wanted, making a few bits of tinsel flash in my vision.
[Try not to do the monsters work for them.]
I ignored Fireden and started to trudge forwards, but oh man, paint dried faster.
Roars were coming from behind, but that just made me suck energy like it was going out of style, and I finally started to move. I found if I just concentrated on keeping my body fed so Veronica's Totem could act on its own gave me better results.
[Better, but you need to get ahead of them! Fly ahead, or the dragons are going to start trying to cook you alive!]
'Old man, I am trying to get this breathing thing down again now that I need it! I know they are getting close but wait. We are not going to die today!'