[ Ric is having a similar pep talk, but he manages to keep it in his head. It goes something like this:
They’re just demons. Or gene constructs. Or aliens. Doesn’t matter, you’ve fought them before - Jesus Christ, the tail just stabbed 18 inches into the wall where you were standing a heartbeat ago. Why didn’t you pay more attention during that movie marathon?
He shoots it in the little head and risks just enough powers usage to hopefully scramble its brains permanently. A bit of debris shakes loose from the ceiling, just a palm-sized piece of debris, but it underscores that that he can’t go harder. He can’t risk squishing them - including the alien, because it’d release a squirt of acid if the roof came down on it.
He has definitely noticed that his impromptu partner in this fight is exceedingly competent - that’s why Ric’s fallen in lockstep with him. A certain amount of ruthless efficiency is reassuring.
Glancing at the exit, Ric groans and levels the flamethrower towards the door, where he can see slithering blackness on the other side. ]
Have you seen the exit? That doesn’t look defensible. That looks like their reinforcements.
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They’re just demons. Or gene constructs. Or aliens. Doesn’t matter, you’ve fought them before - Jesus Christ, the tail just stabbed 18 inches into the wall where you were standing a heartbeat ago. Why didn’t you pay more attention during that movie marathon?
He shoots it in the little head and risks just enough powers usage to hopefully scramble its brains permanently. A bit of debris shakes loose from the ceiling, just a palm-sized piece of debris, but it underscores that that he can’t go harder. He can’t risk squishing them - including the alien, because it’d release a squirt of acid if the roof came down on it.
He has definitely noticed that his impromptu partner in this fight is exceedingly competent - that’s why Ric’s fallen in lockstep with him. A certain amount of ruthless efficiency is reassuring.
Glancing at the exit, Ric groans and levels the flamethrower towards the door, where he can see slithering blackness on the other side. ]
Have you seen the exit? That doesn’t look defensible. That looks like their reinforcements.