Dragon moved back, and her body coiled around the spot where the gun had fallen, segments meeting to loosely interconnect with one another, forming a dome-shaped encasement. Two shoulder turrets began dispensing foam directly downward, into the dome.
I suppose that works too.
“Count yourself fortunate, Skitter. I’ve never killed a criminal without explicit permission and all the filed paperwork, and I’m not about to start with you. I’ll be in contact.”
You off to try chasing down the Undersiders?
“What?” I had to raise my voice to be heard over the high pitched whine. I couldn’t figure out what she meant.
“Think about what I said. Take a close look at those priorities of yours.”
Wait, is Dragon letting her go and trying to sway Skitter into going back to the original plan of betrayal?