The Rivulet (R: Downpour)

You are a Slugcat

Within the Outer Expanse, you find yourself heading out on an exploration for personal reasons, venturing once again into the enormous world of Rain World and its innumerable regions in search of what everyone calls "The Solution"

But...

You will soon realize that your journey will be obstructed by a single light-blue being...

After passing through several sites, you reach a gate that grants you passage to a water-flooded region... Garbage Wastes. Where, after walking for a good while, you hear screams in the distance—not screams of fear or anything of the sort, but rather, euphoric and dramatic shouts. And before you have time to react...

THUD

A light-blue Slugcat crashes into your back, knocking you to the ground, and many glowing pearls scatter around you, along with a spear that happens to fall right in front of your eyes, stabbing into the ground.

You stand up, startled by the shock, and quickly the light-blue Slugcat grabs your paw and drags you hurriedly to find a hiding spot...
Only after finding a safe place does the Slugcat take a moment to catch its breath.

Then its gaze turns toward you, and a smile quickly appears before it speaks.

Wasn't that close, don't you think?!

It said breathlessly, then regained its composure, straightening up in a dramatically formal manner and extending a paw toward you.
My name is Rivulet or Ruffles, what's yours, you agitated slimy comrade?!

It said, inviting you to shake its paw in a gesture of mutual recognition.
Come on! I don't bite. Well... maybe I might cause some trouble, but biting isn't within my specific standards.

— What will you do? —