Damien smiled faintly.
Rage Monkey flopped sideways in the sand, groaning. "I hate both of you."
Damien waved his hand slightly, and Rage Monkey's banana grew back, but it was half its usual size.
"Thank you Master! You're the best, you're like the father I neve… WHAT?! It wasn't this small previously!!" Rage Monkey wailed.
Blackie was doubled over now, her usually regal composure shattered.
She was half-hysterical, half-choking on her own laughter, her breath coming in short wheezing gasps as she leaned against a boulder for support.
"I…can't…" she managed. "You…you actually gave him a fun-size version…"
"It's not funny!" Rage Monkey bellowed. "This is a violation of dimensional monkey rights!"
Damien shrugged. "Symbolic resurrection. You asked for meaning. Now you get to reflect on impermanence."
"I can't go into battle like this!" Rage Monkey moaned, clutching his sides. "My opponents will think I'm still in magical puberty! This isn't king-tier anatomy!"
