You square up to fight, then dramatically kick the air in front of the naked mole rat. She screams in terror, then hides behind the guinea pig.
"C'mon! Fight them!"
"I don't want to do it!"
"You've got more muscles than me!"
"They're purely aesthetic!"
The two rodents run past you, screaming. You chase them, and they eventually lead you out of the dark alleys into the main tunnels.