The stuffed penguin, er, that is, the demon, paused a moment. His eyes glazed over and glowed red. Then they returned to normal and he nodded. "Yup, no problem."
He pulled a pencil and pad of paper out of nowhere and began writing on it. "So, let me see here. You want to become an anthropomorphic animal, instead of turning into a cat with cold water."
Shampoo nodded. "That's right."
"And you don't care what animal it is, so long as it isn't a cat?"
Shampoo almost agreed, but then it occurred to her that some animals would look ugly or bizarre in humanoid form. She instead told Gryn'dlktch, "So long as Ranma finds it attractive."
Gryn' wrote on his pad some more. "Got it." He looked up at her. "Anything else, dood?"
Shampoo shook her head. "No, that's it."
Gryn' put the pencil and pad behind his back, and said. "Okay then. Only one more thing before we're good to go - payment."
"Payment? But I summoned you - you're supposed to do what I tell you."
The penguin said angrily, his voice an echoing growl and his eyes red, "Your spells may have brought me here, and your circle may protect you for a time, but you have no power to command one such as I." His voice calmer, but still echoing, he continued, "If you wish my aid you must pay a price."
Shampoo gulped. "I'm not going to sell my soul..." she said a bit fearfully.
Gryn'dlktch's voice echoed loudly even as it seemed to come from five directions at once (none of them the penguin toy) and was filled with the sound of grinding gravel, the room seemed to darken, and his eyes blazed fiercely - and yet he sounded amused. "I AM NOT ONE OF THE PITIFUL DEMONS OF YOUR NETHERWORLD - I AM AN ELDER GOD FAR OLDER THAN YOUR LITTLE BLUE PLANET! I HAVE DEVOURED THOUSANDS OF WORLDS, AND ENTIRE INTERSTELLAR EMPIRES TREMBLE AT MY NAME! WHAT USE WOULD I HAVE FOR A WEAK AND INSIGNIFICANT SOUL SUCH AS YOURS?!"
Shampoo shivered and gulped again, and almost backed out of her circle. "Wh-what d-do you w-want, then?"
The room and the penguin's eyes returned to normal, and the penguin said in his unimposing voice, "Your permission to use your likeness, dood. Having to look like a toy penguin to avoid driving mortals insane sucks."
Shampoo planted her face in the floor again.
Gryn'dlktch asked cheerfully, "So, we got a deal, dood?"
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