Of course I'm not getting close to it. Washing bug juice out of my hair would be a nightmare.
[ Ana pats Kara's shoulder, then gently urges her aside so that she can get a clear shot at the creature. ] I'll leave the melee to you if it comes to that. You're a brave girl, I'll miss you.
[ Ana draws her gun, fires once. Her bullet hits the thing in what she believes to be its head. That's the only part of the operation that goes according to plan.
The creature doesn't just drop dead. Even without a head, its body twitches violently, spasms, and then bursts.
Ana, disciplined soldier that she is, swears and scrambles backwards. She still gets splattered with goo which, while apparently harmless, is utterly disgusting. ]
Well. [ She clears her throat. ] That was much worse than I thought it would be.
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[ Ana pats Kara's shoulder, then gently urges her aside so that she can get a clear shot at the creature. ] I'll leave the melee to you if it comes to that. You're a brave girl, I'll miss you.
[ Ana draws her gun, fires once. Her bullet hits the thing in what she believes to be its head. That's the only part of the operation that goes according to plan.
The creature doesn't just drop dead. Even without a head, its body twitches violently, spasms, and then bursts.
Ana, disciplined soldier that she is, swears and scrambles backwards. She still gets splattered with goo which, while apparently harmless, is utterly disgusting. ]
Well. [ She clears her throat. ] That was much worse than I thought it would be.