[ and he actually means it, but mostly because it's funny, and he doesn't really care. it's interesting what people think of even in a life-threatening situation.
john is already growing the chips of bone into constructs, moulding them into oddly shaped monstrosities better suited to combat than anything else, like arms shaped into weapons to pierce exoskeletons or break spindly ant legs built out of bone matter resilient enough to withstand the crush of mandibles. they didn't need to make sense; they just needed to be an effective tool.
a couple of the first ants liem succeeds in killing also twitch back to life, their wounds mending and strange red light making their eyes glow eerily. at least they're obvious? they turn on their own kin, adding more confusion to the mix, but it helps to take some pressure off of liem... ]
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[ and he actually means it, but mostly because it's funny, and he doesn't really care. it's interesting what people think of even in a life-threatening situation.
john is already growing the chips of bone into constructs, moulding them into oddly shaped monstrosities better suited to combat than anything else, like arms shaped into weapons to pierce exoskeletons or break spindly ant legs built out of bone matter resilient enough to withstand the crush of mandibles. they didn't need to make sense; they just needed to be an effective tool.
a couple of the first ants liem succeeds in killing also twitch back to life, their wounds mending and strange red light making their eyes glow eerily. at least they're obvious? they turn on their own kin, adding more confusion to the mix, but it helps to take some pressure off of liem... ]