[Barnaby had been hoping to tear the roots connecting her to the creature next, but there isn't enough time as it loses its balance, and he has to engage the vernier thrusters on the back of his suit to get enough speed to move out of the way in time. He isn't, however, fast enough to avoid one of the roots from the ground as he tries to leap away, and it snares one of his legs and pulls him back to the ground.]
If you're sorry, then stop! [He begs, trying to yank his leg free with his Hundred Power, less for his own sake and more knowing every second wasted is time Rosaria's life is ebbing away. More terrifying and realistic a possibility is that the creature no longer has control of itself any more than he can stop it, but he has to try appealing to it somehow.]
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If you're sorry, then stop! [He begs, trying to yank his leg free with his Hundred Power, less for his own sake and more knowing every second wasted is time Rosaria's life is ebbing away. More terrifying and realistic a possibility is that the creature no longer has control of itself any more than he can stop it, but he has to try appealing to it somehow.]