Better mud than blood, either their own or the creature's. It’s been a minute since Maelle was covered in filth, and she whips the gore and muck off her rapier before letting it return to her pictos space. She looks at Sciel and grins at the sight of her, as if she's not just as in need of a bath.
"It's a big pain, is what it is," she says, and with the beast fallen, Maelle takes a proper look at it. It's big and heavy and, when she goes closer to touch the still-warm corpse, it makes a satisfying sound when she smacks it with the flat of her palm. Hmm.
"Or was, I guess. It was so determined to gobble us both up. Nice try."
She puts her hands on her knees as she peers at that mouth, rows of teeth within. Straightening up, she tips her head towards Sciel.
It’s so good to see Maelle grin that it makes her mood soar. She watches the girl head in closer, rooted on the spot to roll her shoulders and idly test out any soreness in her muscles.
“Me, carrying it?” There’s a laugh on her breath. “You know, I think I’m pretty strong, but this thing…”
"You should have!" she says. Wouldn't that be fun?
She follows after Maelle, approaching the beast's side. She puts a foot on one of its big, sturdy legs and gives it a push to test the give. Maybe she can walk right up onto its back. "Fur and teeth, I think. Flesh won't keep. Maybe a cut of skin for the scales, though."
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"It's a big pain, is what it is," she says, and with the beast fallen, Maelle takes a proper look at it. It's big and heavy and, when she goes closer to touch the still-warm corpse, it makes a satisfying sound when she smacks it with the flat of her palm. Hmm.
"Or was, I guess. It was so determined to gobble us both up. Nice try."
She puts her hands on her knees as she peers at that mouth, rows of teeth within. Straightening up, she tips her head towards Sciel.
"So, are you carrying it back?"
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“Me, carrying it?” There’s a laugh on her breath. “You know, I think I’m pretty strong, but this thing…”
It might have swallowed either of them whole.
“We just need samples.”
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... teeth? Maelle thinks the teeth are fun, and there are so many of them! How much of a sample do they really need to bring back?
"I should have brought my camera."
Next time, she tells herself. She and Sciel will just have to be very descriptive when they tell the others about this creature and how it fell.
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She follows after Maelle, approaching the beast's side. She puts a foot on one of its big, sturdy legs and gives it a push to test the give. Maybe she can walk right up onto its back. "Fur and teeth, I think. Flesh won't keep. Maybe a cut of skin for the scales, though."