Ted considered forgoing his cautionary ways to get some of those sweets
himself. But alas, there were bosses to beat.
He took Koishi's advice completely to heart. He'd adopt the policy given in
airplanes; secure your own mask first, then the little ones next to you.
Koishi had assured him she'd take care of herself; it was up to Ted, then
to take care of himself as best he could, with no concern for Koishi's
welfare. Utter selfishness in the fight would be the order of the day,
loathe as he was to abandon his usual nature.
Ted vowed not to be taken by surprise again. Unfortunately, this monster
had a few of them. He walked towards them, uppercutting the rocks and
sending them in arcs toward them. These were slower than the ones that
fell, and Ted managed to evade them, slipping between them as he was backed
into a wall. He took what time he could to draw his revolver. In
preparation for what they might face, he had administered some holy water
to each of the bullets he had prepared; 6 in the cylinder, and 6 in a speed
loader. It was an easy target, so Ted let loose, one for each dodged rock
thrust.
The surprise came when the lumbering creature leaped to the ceiling, ripped
off a chunk, and launched it at them all in a motion that couldn't have
taken longer than a second. Ted wasn't fast enough; lucky for him that the
shield absorbed the blow. Okay, not complete selfishness: he thought a
prayer of thanks for both the Lord and Koishi for sparing him. He unloaded
the rest of the rounds, then decided that since the target were so huge, he
didn't need both hands. He gripped the end of his bag with the free fingers
in his right hand, and held it steady with the left. Any more rocks flung
their way, he'd be ready for them.
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Ted considered forgoing his cautionary ways to get some of those sweets himself. But alas, there were bosses to beat.
He took Koishi's advice completely to heart. He'd adopt the policy given in airplanes; secure your own mask first, then the little ones next to you. Koishi had assured him she'd take care of herself; it was up to Ted, then to take care of himself as best he could, with no concern for Koishi's welfare. Utter selfishness in the fight would be the order of the day, loathe as he was to abandon his usual nature.
Ted vowed not to be taken by surprise again. Unfortunately, this monster had a few of them. He walked towards them, uppercutting the rocks and sending them in arcs toward them. These were slower than the ones that fell, and Ted managed to evade them, slipping between them as he was backed into a wall. He took what time he could to draw his revolver. In preparation for what they might face, he had administered some holy water to each of the bullets he had prepared; 6 in the cylinder, and 6 in a speed loader. It was an easy target, so Ted let loose, one for each dodged rock thrust.
The surprise came when the lumbering creature leaped to the ceiling, ripped off a chunk, and launched it at them all in a motion that couldn't have taken longer than a second. Ted wasn't fast enough; lucky for him that the shield absorbed the blow. Okay, not complete selfishness: he thought a prayer of thanks for both the Lord and Koishi for sparing him. He unloaded the rest of the rounds, then decided that since the target were so huge, he didn't need both hands. He gripped the end of his bag with the free fingers in his right hand, and held it steady with the left. Any more rocks flung their way, he'd be ready for them.