[It feels like it happens in the space of about a heartbeat. The creature lunges, and Maggie barely has time to bring her knife up to defend herself from the impending attack when the newcomer intervenes with the surprising speed and efficiency even for an experienced and ruthless fighter.
There's not time to properly process any of it - not the newcomer's speed, the seams where seams don't belong, nor the buzz in its voice. While the first creature has dropped in a motionless heap under the weapon's fire, the commotion begins to stir the other monsters still clinging to the rafters above them.]
Second door on the left. [She gives a sharp nod to confirm.] Let's go!
[The movement of the Unknown beginning to rise out of the corner of her eye catches her attention as she answers. Shit, what the hell is that?]
Watch out!
[Her reaction is instinct - she's not about to let her would be rescuer be attacked from behind. She flips the knife over in her hand and throws it, aiming to strike the Unknown between the eyes - or at least what looks like its eyes, and it lands with a satisfying thunk.
She doesn't wait to see if it's enough to take the monster down, and instead sprints the couple meters down to the door on the left, hoping the newcomer is right behind her.]
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There's not time to properly process any of it - not the newcomer's speed, the seams where seams don't belong, nor the buzz in its voice. While the first creature has dropped in a motionless heap under the weapon's fire, the commotion begins to stir the other monsters still clinging to the rafters above them.]
Second door on the left. [She gives a sharp nod to confirm.] Let's go!
[The movement of the Unknown beginning to rise out of the corner of her eye catches her attention as she answers. Shit, what the hell is that?]
Watch out!
[Her reaction is instinct - she's not about to let her would be rescuer be attacked from behind. She flips the knife over in her hand and throws it, aiming to strike the Unknown between the eyes - or at least what looks like its eyes, and it lands with a satisfying thunk.
She doesn't wait to see if it's enough to take the monster down, and instead sprints the couple meters down to the door on the left, hoping the newcomer is right behind her.]