Robert glances down again, eyes widening behind his mask as he sees it climbing. the fact that it's punching handholds is demonstration enough of its power, and he doesn't bother hauling himself up; he lets the microbots do it for him at this point, a healthy dose of unease lending speed.
that's not human. that can't be human. who in their right mind-? he tries sending another punch of microbots, hoping that maybe he can dislodge whatever this is back on to the concrete, and maybe he can get a better idea of what he's dealing with if he can knock off some of whatever passes for armor off of it
because really, he shouldn't be feeling so concerned. he has the microbots. he can face practically anything, for better or worse.
...
that shouldn't seem like an attempt to reassure himself.]
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Robert glances down again, eyes widening behind his mask as he sees it climbing. the fact that it's punching handholds is demonstration enough of its power, and he doesn't bother hauling himself up; he lets the microbots do it for him at this point, a healthy dose of unease lending speed.
that's not human. that can't be human. who in their right mind-? he tries sending another punch of microbots, hoping that maybe he can dislodge whatever this is back on to the concrete, and maybe he can get a better idea of what he's dealing with if he can knock off some of whatever passes for armor off of it
because really, he shouldn't be feeling so concerned. he has the microbots. he can face practically anything, for better or worse.
...
that shouldn't seem like an attempt to reassure himself.]