[Before he could even take stock of the thing's appearance,, Chesnaught had already pushed himself in front of Guzma. Well, at least he knew things weren't about to get any worse now. ... Or at least things would be, uh. More straightforward.
And even if this thing was a lot more creepy than most of the bugs he'd ever seen, at least a bug was better than a bird.]
Okay... look, I know this is scary, but-- [...Wait. That weird shadow-broadcast inviting people to come by 'for an asskicking' didn't even mention this guy's name, did it?] --whoever you are, just stay behind me, okay? I'll protect you, but...
[He peeked back at Guzma, trying to find the words for it; Chesnaught may have felt what was going on but he didn't understand it... at least, not enough to put it in words. Dammit, why was he the only one who couldn't go to school...]
...this isn't something you can run from.
[The start of a battle was practically ingrained to him now; with all those murmurs of shadows around them, he didn't want to leave the slightest chance that they could leap in when he least expected. A sweep of his arms and a quick shedding and regrowth of that green, platelike armor sent Spikes all over the ground to encircle them.]
And as for you-- [Perhaps only out of his instinct to draw its ire from the more vulnerable captive, he pointed defiantly at the skeletal, insectoid shadow. This was it. Time for HIM to throw out the best insult he could muster.]
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And even if this thing was a lot more creepy than most of the bugs he'd ever seen, at least a bug was better than a bird.]
Okay... look, I know this is scary, but-- [...Wait. That weird shadow-broadcast inviting people to come by 'for an asskicking' didn't even mention this guy's name, did it?] --whoever you are, just stay behind me, okay? I'll protect you, but...
[He peeked back at Guzma, trying to find the words for it; Chesnaught may have felt what was going on but he didn't understand it... at least, not enough to put it in words. Dammit, why was he the only one who couldn't go to school...]
...this isn't something you can run from.
[The start of a battle was practically ingrained to him now; with all those murmurs of shadows around them, he didn't want to leave the slightest chance that they could leap in when he least expected. A sweep of his arms and a quick shedding and regrowth of that green, platelike armor sent Spikes all over the ground to encircle them.]
And as for you-- [Perhaps only out of his instinct to draw its ire from the more vulnerable captive, he pointed defiantly at the skeletal, insectoid shadow. This was it. Time for HIM to throw out the best insult he could muster.]
...Bugs don't have spines!