OOC: Gunshot? Are you referring to Emlech's snuzi blast? Because I don't think that would make a "bang" as such. And Crunchy (the animal that shrieked) is on the floor
above the R&R, whereas Emlech and Anni are on the floor below
IC:
Ralph, like
Anni, was stunned by
Jim's sudden actions and
Emlech's response. But he quickly decided what his course of action would be, for better or for worse.
Stepping in front of Anni, he said clearly, "You're going to have to go through me first."
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Hembar lay still on the ground for a few minutes, not stirring even when the black mudokon (
Dionysia) loudly asked if she could hear her.
She could, in fact, clearly hear the other mudokon, but she felt too weak to give any sort of response. She was starting to hear things from other parts of the factory again as well. Realising that her eyes were shut, she opened them, but instead of seeing what was in front of her, she could see three mudokons cornered in front of a closed door, with a slig and a vykker blocking off their escape...
She witnessed Jim's brave attempt at giving the mudokon escape, but it looked like it was fruitless! The other male mudokon stepped in front of her, but what more chance did he have than Jim?
"Anni..." the native mudokon mumbled weakly, then summoning all her strength, she pushed herself up to her hands and knees, looking straight up at the black mudokon. A dim green glow started pulsing from Hembar as she said, now speaking very clearly,
"I hear you. Now you hear me, it's not me you need to worry about. There's a young female mudokon, pink skin, on the ground floor who is in grave danger. There is a vykker down there who I fear has much worse intentions than the one who just attacked you. It is incredibly important that he doesn't get to follow those intentions through. Please, if anyone can help her now, it's you.
Painfully standing straight up, she offered her hand to the other mudokon to help her up.