Hours of desperate muffled screaming died down and were replaced by a steady cacophony of glorps and gurgles which were themselves punctuated by a low, rumbling belch as the now lone occupant of the dim cavern groggily stumbled to his feet. Steam gathered around the edges of the bear’s lips where his hot breath met the cool atmosphere of the den; saliva dripped around jagged incisors, trailing through the fur of his chin before meeting the floor below.

Sluggish after a short rest, but more than comfortable-the Yao Guai lazily stretched in place. Even in such a short time-span, the fruits of his labour were clear to see from not only the enormity of his fatty stomach, covered in a much thinner fuzz than his regular pelt and still pressing against the cavern floor, even after rising from the downward arch his reaching limbs had adopted. The Yao Guai's obvious and defined pectorals had been replaced by a healthy layer of flab, obscuring the powerful muscles from view, cradled between his bulky biceps.

Every one of the bear's many muscle groups had been coated in a heaping helping of adipose, from the creature's rough neck to his bloated sides, and more noticeably-a heaving and bobbing back end that bounced and jiggled with even a slight movement from the ursine. The Yao Guai felt heavy, slow and tired even after obtaining all the calories such a healthy and nourishing meal should have provided; The bear stood wobbling in a daze for a moment longer, before leaning forward and parting his jaws in a series of strained gagging motions.

Pressing it's way up his throat, a slimy bleached orb slid off his tongue with a light belch-the object clattering gracelessly into the dirt trailing a thick stream of saliva and stomach mucus, clouds of steam once again building around the bear's steady breaths. No real reaction was to be had from this, the anticipated demise of his prey had long gone unnoticed during his short rest, and the aftermath of which held little consequence in the immediate moment; there would likely be more indigestible items in need of expulsion, whether they are to be regurgitated like the shorter prey's skull, or passed alongside the other waste collecting in his bowels is yet to be seen.

An earlier affect to receive the former treatment had been a peculiarly shaped object of artificial origin; Unable to make any sense of the odd characters decorating the cracked screen, aside from glowing strangely, it was of no interest to the glutted mammal and was batted into a corner so that the harsh glare would not keep him from slumber. With the local inhabitants of the valley rightly fearful of the River Monsters, and no one else stupid enough to tangle with a den of Yao Guai-the device, along with it's owners' passed remains, would be left undiscovered for years.

The Pip-Boy's cracked and dim screen displaying the current condition of it's most recent wearer:

Doll, Lvl. 5: DIGESTED!

And, the second part! Once again, huge thanks to  BronzeBanana for their efforts! This has been one of my absolute favourite sequences, and I'm really happy I was able to get it from them~

Yeah, the pair doesn't make it out of this one unfortunately for them. At least they helped that nice Yao Guai prepare for hibernation! If that's something they still do as a species, anyway. Regardless, they look a heckuva lot better padding out his flanks than trowling around the wasteland aimlessly, I'll tell ya that much. I'm sure the next Doll will be more careful! Maybe she'll even recover her predecessor's equipment... though, more likely this bear's just gonna get even heavier if she shows up anywhere near his cave again.

Clean version (W/O UI):

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1060165396910592100/1063849844004884490/final2_1.png

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