Section 4: The Long Road to Mythdom (2/3)

Skreee!

Stay back, Plesio. These things aren't worthy to face you.

I'll tenderize this fodder till it practically melts in your mouth!

(Huff, huff...) 'Bout time they gave up... All right, Plesio, dig in. Be sure to clean your plate.

Skreee!

(Munch, munch, munch)

...You okay, baby? You're looking a little gaunt.

(Does the Mississippi mud not agree with him? Or is it...)

Well, there's nowhere left for us to go anyway. We'll just have to find a way to survive out here...

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Félicitations! This oughta keep the debt collectors off your backs for a while.

The production is still deep in debt, though...

I'll keep doing everything I can to recoup the costs...starting with more marketing!

Wow! What a huge cover-up!

Nothing can keep my delightful employés down for long. This statue will serve as a reminder of that for all to see.

Now then... Fujimaru, Mash, there's something else I wanted to ask for your help with!

I'm getting a weirdly bad feeling about this...

The Hickory Hill family's got y'all surrounded! When it comes to brisket, we don't settle for nothin' less than the biggest and the best!

I don't think so! The Calamity Ranch ain't goin' down without a fight!

Mo... Moooooo!?

Thanks so much for your patience, everyone! I can finally pay you!

You're late!

They're all absolutely furious! A fight's breaking out!

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I guess you all were pretty stressed, huh? Do you feel better now?

Hey, personally, we don't mind a little waitin'...

...but didja forget about these here extras?

If you're not gonna pay us, at least feed us! We'll settle for a taste of Babe!

Th-th-they're gonna eat me...! S-s-stay back, or...or I'll eat you, instead!

Asterios is so lost in his method acting that he's fighting them as if he were an actual ox! We need to calm him down!

Then, let's have a makeup barbecue! Everyone in town can come, not just my employés!

Ooh, that sounds like a real hoot! I knew you wouldn't let us down, Bunyan. But you'd better keep your promise this time, ya hear?

Of course. I've never broken a promise. Some just take a little longer to keep than others.

So, how you fixin' to rustle up enough meat to feed all these folks?

Oh, there's more than enough juicy Jurassics in the Mississippi to go around. We'll grill you a whole new flavor!

That's all well and good in theory, but...who's going to actually procure the meat? Or is there even a point in asking?

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You're the best, Fujimaru. This'll be great. We'll all enjoy a taste of the Jurassic Period together!