On its side of the fight, SecUnit can tell that the energy weapon fire isn't long-term effective - it will probably drain its own batteries with the extended fire long before it manages to inflict serious damage.

So, change of tactics is necessary. It's already evaluating its options when Heat tries a taunt, then shifts his direction.

The implication is obvious. So is the bait.

It's been jumping around a lot during all of this, taking advantage of the sudden bursts of movement its transformation has rendered it capable of to get in and out of reach. It has plenty of marks on one arm to tell it exactly why this is a stupid fucking move, but SecUnit fighting has always had a bad habit of failing utterly at tactics, of throwing themselves at each other until one or both of them just can't get up again.

But this SecUnit has every intention of getting up again. So it plays dirty, just a bit. It's been jumping high, aiming itself up out of the swipe of those claws, dangerously close to the threat of teeth. This time it aims low, turning the burst of speed into a slide. Still fucking worth it if it knocks Heat over on top of it, if it can tangle him up again. This as about making a fucking point.