Catch-22

You go to pour yourself a glass of water, and when you return, Fred calls out to you:

"Hey, this is fun! It might take your mind off things. Wanna give it a shot? It seems harmless enough."

You grimace. Fred and Jake are playing catch with a large anvil. Hoping to help Fred maintain his senses, you try to pull him off to the side. Instead, you pull him into the path of the anvil. It lands on his head and makes a musical noise. A weird lump immediately rises from his scalp.

"Oh, my aching head," mutters Fred. He rubs the lump, and it already has disappeared when he moves his paw away. Shaking off the incident, he bounds across the room and laps up some kibble from a yellow plastic dish. You realise that you have lost an ally, but you are even more concerned about losing your own wits.

Written by Joey Liverwurst (edited by phaedrus)

Grab Fred and make a break for it
Leave Fred behind and run away
You go insane
Things get toonier.

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