[ predictably, she Did Not Like that question; she doesn't even seem to notice she'd needed to clear her throat - and thus painfully oblivious the source of his concern, busy with taking in the rest of their circumstances. to be fair, there's kind of A Lot happening right now, right... but the offer of the knife soothes the momentary irritation that furrows her brow as she takes it at the handle, turning it over deftly between her fingers a few times to test its weight. not like she's a blade girl much as she prefers long-range, but she could chuck it with precision. ]
You know, there's some others who--
[ but the rest of what she had been about to say is swallowed up as the roots do, indeed, begin to move and writhe as if alive around them -- and rapidly begin closing them in as they form thick layers that resemble makeshift walls. Jinx is immediately darting to where a mass of them is descending, trying to cut at them before they can block off their point of escape, but it's to no avail; the blade dances harmlessly off of them as if made of steel.
she's shaking her hand out as she takes a step back, looking to the rapidly forming prison around them-- ]
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[ predictably, she Did Not Like that question; she doesn't even seem to notice she'd needed to clear her throat - and thus painfully oblivious the source of his concern, busy with taking in the rest of their circumstances. to be fair, there's kind of A Lot happening right now, right... but the offer of the knife soothes the momentary irritation that furrows her brow as she takes it at the handle, turning it over deftly between her fingers a few times to test its weight. not like she's a blade girl much as she prefers long-range, but she could chuck it with precision. ]
You know, there's some others who--
[ but the rest of what she had been about to say is swallowed up as the roots do, indeed, begin to move and writhe as if alive around them -- and rapidly begin closing them in as they form thick layers that resemble makeshift walls. Jinx is immediately darting to where a mass of them is descending, trying to cut at them before they can block off their point of escape, but it's to no avail; the blade dances harmlessly off of them as if made of steel.
she's shaking her hand out as she takes a step back, looking to the rapidly forming prison around them-- ]
Come on, seriously? That's actually cheating.