TheSimianMind
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As the Swamp Ent’s thorn-filled bulb detonates in Clarice's vicinity, she raises her arms to protect her face, principally her eyes, from the shrapnel. Had she the opportunity, she would have dropped prone with her feet facing the bulb to minimize her exposure to the shrapnel and protect all of her vital organs, but the vines that had constricted her severely limited her ability to improvise. Moreover, she half-expected the bulb to belch poison or spray acid all over the affected area. It seems Lady Luck, stingy though she was, had dissuaded Mother Nature from arming her adversary with chemical weaponry, much to Clarice’s pleasure.
Nevertheless, the unconventional grenade wounded Clarice, Scylla, and Abha. That was more than apparent after Clarice absorbed the impact. She got lucky, escaping with a score or two of thorns embedding in her arms and legs, but the other two did not fare so well. Clarice spotted the blood streaming down Scylla’s side and the holes peppering Abha’s armor. In comparison, her wounds were trivial, and though she felt weak and useless, she steeled herself for a counteroffensive. The Swamp Ent was targeting their back line, but if she could split off and draw its fire -
That was when Clarice spotted the second bulb shooting toward Scylla. Having sized up the situation, she made a split second decision. Her body began to move as if of its own accord.
Scylla is important to Clarice. What’s more, Clarice recognizes that Scylla is marked by destiny. She has the power to change the world for the better if the cruelties of this world do not prove her undoing.
Clarice is fairly ambivalent about Abha. She understands that Abha has good intentions, but her means and methods are wholly deficient. Like Lord Byron, she seeks glory - or perhaps redemption - through death. She is foolhardy, not brave, and her mission is of little consequence to Clarice. Still, her survival is crucial to the party’s survival as both Scylla and Abha are capable combatants.
And in truth, they stand to lose considerably more than she does if the party loses this fight.
This logic, cold and brutal, drives Clarice forward like the hammer of a revolver when the trigger is pressed.
[Action 1 - Movement + Feature: Thought Process Acceleration] If Scylla’s gust does not alter the bulb’s course, Clarice will launch herself at the bulb with grim determination, attempting to wedge it between her torso and the mucky earth. With any luck, her backpack, littered with random items, will not permit any shrapnel to escape.
If she miraculously survives, Clarice will pick herself up, spare a glance toward the heavens (as if searching for some guardian angel), nod, and run toward the nearest animal (within 10 feet if possible) or, lacking that, in the direction she last saw animals.
Nevertheless, the unconventional grenade wounded Clarice, Scylla, and Abha. That was more than apparent after Clarice absorbed the impact. She got lucky, escaping with a score or two of thorns embedding in her arms and legs, but the other two did not fare so well. Clarice spotted the blood streaming down Scylla’s side and the holes peppering Abha’s armor. In comparison, her wounds were trivial, and though she felt weak and useless, she steeled herself for a counteroffensive. The Swamp Ent was targeting their back line, but if she could split off and draw its fire -
That was when Clarice spotted the second bulb shooting toward Scylla. Having sized up the situation, she made a split second decision. Her body began to move as if of its own accord.
Scylla is important to Clarice. What’s more, Clarice recognizes that Scylla is marked by destiny. She has the power to change the world for the better if the cruelties of this world do not prove her undoing.
Clarice is fairly ambivalent about Abha. She understands that Abha has good intentions, but her means and methods are wholly deficient. Like Lord Byron, she seeks glory - or perhaps redemption - through death. She is foolhardy, not brave, and her mission is of little consequence to Clarice. Still, her survival is crucial to the party’s survival as both Scylla and Abha are capable combatants.
And in truth, they stand to lose considerably more than she does if the party loses this fight.
This logic, cold and brutal, drives Clarice forward like the hammer of a revolver when the trigger is pressed.
[Action 1 - Movement + Feature: Thought Process Acceleration] If Scylla’s gust does not alter the bulb’s course, Clarice will launch herself at the bulb with grim determination, attempting to wedge it between her torso and the mucky earth. With any luck, her backpack, littered with random items, will not permit any shrapnel to escape.
If she miraculously survives, Clarice will pick herself up, spare a glance toward the heavens (as if searching for some guardian angel), nod, and run toward the nearest animal (within 10 feet if possible) or, lacking that, in the direction she last saw animals.
