[ It doesn't show on his face, but her suggestion actually is the best of both worlds for him— how lucky! If at all possible, he'd like to avoid sticking out his neck, so to hear she's confident enough to take it out herself at close range makes him glad that he made the suggestion in the first place. ]
Mm, sure. I'll wait until you're in range of its tail.
[ He meets her clear look of disapproval with measured serenity, seeming agreeable despite her incredulous reaction. Truth be told, he doesn't mind a change in the course of direction so long as the chips still fall in his favor. Illumi is selfish, but he's also efficient: it would be incredibly messy to deal with this by himself, so he can be convinced to collaborate and work together if it's advantageous. Why not speed the process along, afterall: ]
You'll have a few seconds when I immobilize it with my needle. [ Illumi speaks lowly, flicking his eyes over to the beast instead - there's a spare crate that he can wait behind, as things turn out, so he creeps in that direction. ] I'll distract it so you can advance closer.
[ And with that, he flicks another needle across the room, shattering some stray light-bulb that got burned out to draw the mole's attention away from the two of them. The sound of the glass breaking immediately puts the mole on alert, but its focusing its attention on the source of the sound, sniffing around confusedly for what could have caused it. Now's their chance!! ]
IM SO SORRY this is so late... feel free to drop if it's too old!!
Mm, sure. I'll wait until you're in range of its tail.
[ He meets her clear look of disapproval with measured serenity, seeming agreeable despite her incredulous reaction. Truth be told, he doesn't mind a change in the course of direction so long as the chips still fall in his favor. Illumi is selfish, but he's also efficient: it would be incredibly messy to deal with this by himself, so he can be convinced to collaborate and work together if it's advantageous. Why not speed the process along, afterall: ]
You'll have a few seconds when I immobilize it with my needle. [ Illumi speaks lowly, flicking his eyes over to the beast instead - there's a spare crate that he can wait behind, as things turn out, so he creeps in that direction. ] I'll distract it so you can advance closer.
[ And with that, he flicks another needle across the room, shattering some stray light-bulb that got burned out to draw the mole's attention away from the two of them. The sound of the glass breaking immediately puts the mole on alert, but its focusing its attention on the source of the sound, sniffing around confusedly for what could have caused it. Now's their chance!! ]