[ Amos only catches snippets of what's going on behind him, eyes trained on the stairs that led them down here and the creatures scrambling along them. There are some smaller ones that it takes multiple shots to hit properly, and while he'd think that maybe if they slipped past their size would mean they'd do less damage, he isn't willing to risk it.
He nods when Hayame hands things off to him, taking up the apparent mantle to finish freeing Vander, before another creature catches his eye by skittering along the wall. The first shot misses; the second blows out the middle of the body, creating two halves that lifelessly fall to the steps. Another pokes its head out from the top of the entranceway, and that one's easier to get on first try.
Shit, this would have been exhausting with traditional weapons like Hayame's. As it stands he just has to keep his arms steady and hands level, and that's no problem for him. A part of him really did miss this.
Without taking his eyes off the doorway, he calls back out to the rest of them, ] Think they're starting to clear out. Don't know if it's because they finally figured out trying to come down here was a stupid idea or if we've just gotten rid of most of them, but path should be clear when we go up, at least.
[ Though given a spare moment, he sweeps his eyes over their way out for any signs of movement. ]
Might have to watch our steps, though. This place is fucking littered with these things.
[ Litter that he and Hayame technically created... Parts of the walk upstairs might be squishy, is all.
A beat, because now that he's had the chance to catch a breather, he can feel something off with his fellow Exalt. Isn't sure what it is, just that something's wrong. ]
Vander, you gonna be good to make your way out of here, or is one of us going to have to carry you?
[ It's actually a serious question, a faint worry coming off of him before he snuffs it out, turning his attention — and all of his emotions — to a creature that had leapt halfway down the stairs in a sudden burst of speed before he blows a hole in its head. Jesus. The sooner they're gone the better. ]
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He nods when Hayame hands things off to him, taking up the apparent mantle to finish freeing Vander, before another creature catches his eye by skittering along the wall. The first shot misses; the second blows out the middle of the body, creating two halves that lifelessly fall to the steps. Another pokes its head out from the top of the entranceway, and that one's easier to get on first try.
Shit, this would have been exhausting with traditional weapons like Hayame's. As it stands he just has to keep his arms steady and hands level, and that's no problem for him. A part of him really did miss this.
Without taking his eyes off the doorway, he calls back out to the rest of them, ] Think they're starting to clear out. Don't know if it's because they finally figured out trying to come down here was a stupid idea or if we've just gotten rid of most of them, but path should be clear when we go up, at least.
[ Though given a spare moment, he sweeps his eyes over their way out for any signs of movement. ]
Might have to watch our steps, though. This place is fucking littered with these things.
[ Litter that he and Hayame technically created... Parts of the walk upstairs might be squishy, is all.
A beat, because now that he's had the chance to catch a breather, he can feel something off with his fellow Exalt. Isn't sure what it is, just that something's wrong. ]
Vander, you gonna be good to make your way out of here, or is one of us going to have to carry you?
[ It's actually a serious question, a faint worry coming off of him before he snuffs it out, turning his attention — and all of his emotions — to a creature that had leapt halfway down the stairs in a sudden burst of speed before he blows a hole in its head. Jesus. The sooner they're gone the better. ]