The tail knocked Ray onto his ass and he scrambled back to his feet just quick enough to witness the dino advancing. It looked like being rude was what was going to get him bitten to death. No wonder Fraser insisted on being polite to criminals all the time; he knew something Ray didn't.

"Not my--!" His hands cupped his nuts and his eyes all but rolled back in his head when the animal shifted into Asher. The swift thump to his arm brought him out of it. "What just happened?!" His voice was high, almost like the vice grip was already in place.