[ Look, Jayden has a point about cacti always being enemies. There's even a quip on the tip of Claude's tongue about how he specifically has this coming considering he's used many a cactus as target practice out in the desert. Why wouldn't the cacti have something to say about that? Assuming they can talk, and assuming this one can, too.

But: that's also a good point about the costume as he finishes up getting his into place and then peers closely at what's being brought in. ]

Huh. You might be onto something there, since one of those arms definitely looks like it's made of some containers I've seen around stores that hold random goods.

[ Which is impressive, buried under layers of green paint as they are now, and also perfectly sized to be slipped over a child's arms as one boy picks them up to put on and begin his cactus transformation one green ring at a time. ]

Those containers are pretty sturdy so I have to say, our odds of being chased are growing ever larger. [ Claude's partially kidding just for the humor, but: between a swan and a cactus, the kids have picked some good opponents for them. Any talk of 'strategy' here is pure playfulness since he thinks this might just turn into chaos. ] What do you think our chances are of turning the swan against the cactus?