Gelitech Poll Adventure - Part 8 (Patreon)

"Excuse me," D'tash inquires of the pastel blue elf-ear who's body is clad from neck to toe in a perfectly polished coating of shiny black biogel.

"Hello! Welcome to the Menagerie!" the elf-ear Gelitech model replies with a smile. "How might I assist you? We have all the most popular Biogel Games monsters here! Are you looking for something specific?"

"Yes, actually," D'tash responds. "We were wondering if you had any of those..."

"Floating tentacle sphere things," Rai interrupts with a giddy bounce. "Those are so much fun to watch!"

The model chuckles. "Aren't they! Of course we have them. Right here in fact, though you might not know it owing to the need to keep them in check. They're awfully frisky, and if we let them roam around, there'd be no end to the trouble."

"Cool!" Rai chirps. Whatever hesitance she might still have had with respects to the Gelarium's myriad perils had faded in the face of the prospect of seeing something that she'd always found so visually exciting up close and personal.

The model turns to gesture toward the big biogel tree that rises up from the lower level. "There's your tentacle orbs," she says, pointing at the big round fruit nestled among the branches. "They generally keep to themselves. Unless someone approaches the tree down below or sits on the bench railing, that is. Then there's a fair chance that one will try and snare the interloper. We've even got a game going, if you want to hear about it."

"Oh, a game?" D'tash says with a raised eyebrow and a swish of her long, tufted tail. "Pray do tell us all about it!"

"Well, it goes like this," the model coos. "Once every calendar week, your first sit on the bench-rail can earn you credits toward any purchase made here in the Gelarium or at Anwae Arena. You have to sit or lay on the bench for a minimum of 10 seconds, and each second you sit gets you 1 credit's worth of credit, up to a maximum of 300 credits for 5 full minutes. You can get a bonus of 10 credits per minute if you dangle your legs over the edge. Don't worry about falling! There's a force field to catch you!"

"Interesting," D'tash replies with a sly smile. "So... tell me. What are the chances that a tentacle will snatch you before the 5 minutes are up?"

"Only about 80%," the model replies with a look of obviously feigned innocence on her face.

D'tash laughs. "Well, aren't those some very favorable odds!"

"Very favorable," the model replies with a silly grin.

D'tash looks down at Rai. "What do you say? Want to show how girl you are and sit on the bench for a bit?"

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How does Rai respond?