Taming the Serpent Nest

Night crept in, and my fortress needed thorough defense inspection! I stomped right behind the dark television console, into the shadowy gap between timber and wall. Gwah! A tangled nest of thick, ribbed cable tubes lay coiled across the dusty floorboards like slumbering black wyrms. Back away from the dark? Never! I planted my clawed feet wide into the floor, grabbed a stiff, ribbed cable sleeve with both hands, and hauled it sideways with a fierce heave. Grr-gwah! The stubborn tube bent and snapped into a broad, defensive ring encircling my shell. I sat back on my heavy tail right in the middle, arms crossed over my chest. This hidden command bunker is officially reinforced!