[Well, at least she didn't have to argue. The look at her armor is noted, but she just trades him a cocked eyebrow for it.]
This won't be long.
[She'd love to take the time, figure out some way to surgically remove the acidic little worm-bug-things in their chests. But she's not a doctor. Perhaps with a Life Saver-class... But no.
She'd also love to take the time to apologize to them. But there wasn't any time for sentimentality. Alia steps to the side of the first victim, levels her buster, and simply lets loose with a burst of plasma that rips through the bodies cocooned to the wall. Against a weapon designed to battle enemies with heavier armor than hers, human flesh is only so much matter. She'd love to say that the damage she could do comes as a shock to her, but she's seen too much over the years.
Two more, much smaller, shots to take care of the few people who hadn't been aligned just right and she sighs, then moves to walk past Wash.]
The others might be in trouble. And we've still got a mission to accomplish.
[As much as she tries, she can't quite keep that bitter tone out of her voice.
Besides, the noise of that first burst... wasn't exactly quiet. She fully expects the motion sensors to start pinging at any second.]
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This won't be long.
[She'd love to take the time, figure out some way to surgically remove the acidic little worm-bug-things in their chests. But she's not a doctor. Perhaps with a Life Saver-class... But no.
She'd also love to take the time to apologize to them. But there wasn't any time for sentimentality. Alia steps to the side of the first victim, levels her buster, and simply lets loose with a burst of plasma that rips through the bodies cocooned to the wall. Against a weapon designed to battle enemies with heavier armor than hers, human flesh is only so much matter. She'd love to say that the damage she could do comes as a shock to her, but she's seen too much over the years.
Two more, much smaller, shots to take care of the few people who hadn't been aligned just right and she sighs, then moves to walk past Wash.]
The others might be in trouble. And we've still got a mission to accomplish.
[As much as she tries, she can't quite keep that bitter tone out of her voice.
Besides, the noise of that first burst... wasn't exactly quiet. She fully expects the motion sensors to start pinging at any second.]