[ The Librarian nearly sags with relief when he sees the creature’s upper half writhing in pain along with its counterpart—though he can’t help but wince, too. If only a less agonizing means of dispatch were possible.
Finally, the beast lays silent and still, and the Librarian lets out a long exhale. He stumbles away from the stinking remains, wiping sweat from his brow. ] Well, [ he says, echoing the other man’s sentiment. ] Well. It was quite fortuitous that you showed up when you did. My genuine thanks for your help with that… thing. [ A tired, double-handed gesture at the two dead halves. ] I doubt I would have survived unassisted.
[ Now that he has a chance to actually look at the man, he notices how unusual his appearance is. His face is marked with jagged tattoos and what the Librarian had initially taken for protrusions of hair, he now realizes are a pair of feliform ears. More importantly, though: he’s bleeding. The Librarian steps forward, concerned. ]
Are you alright? It looks as if that thing got its proboscis into your arms quite a few times. Not feeling woozy, are you?
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Finally, the beast lays silent and still, and the Librarian lets out a long exhale. He stumbles away from the stinking remains, wiping sweat from his brow. ] Well, [ he says, echoing the other man’s sentiment. ] Well. It was quite fortuitous that you showed up when you did. My genuine thanks for your help with that… thing. [ A tired, double-handed gesture at the two dead halves. ] I doubt I would have survived unassisted.
[ Now that he has a chance to actually look at the man, he notices how unusual his appearance is. His face is marked with jagged tattoos and what the Librarian had initially taken for protrusions of hair, he now realizes are a pair of feliform ears. More importantly, though: he’s bleeding. The Librarian steps forward, concerned. ]
Are you alright? It looks as if that thing got its proboscis into your arms quite a few times. Not feeling woozy, are you?