[Oh God. This situation just went from bad to worse. He tugs at the vines entangling his arms, maybe--Flynn wouldn't hurt him on purpose, he just doesn't know what he's doing. He's seen this before, it's in all the movies. People who got turned into monsters always ended up like this. Sometimes they wouldn't listen to reason, sometimes they would.

He really, really hope Flynn is one of those monsters you can break through to.]

Buddy, Flynn, you're--[He has to pause several times, gasping, because he can feel the roots digging in, deeper, into his muscles. Blood trickles down his jacket.]

--you're hurting me, pal, these things, they're diggin' in me, man. You gotta call 'em off. Come on.