Perry was a little disoriented as well. What just happened? Oh, wait, was this one of those random encounters? Perry gazed across at the monster and realized that he couldn't move.

Yep, had to be a random encounter. Which meant this was also some kind of turn-based fighting style as well.

Ammy moved and now it was Perry's turn to attack. He twirled the sword and lunged forward, surprisingly agile for a platypus, and swung at the bat.