I couldn’t say which road she’d take, not with any kind of certainty. My gut told me it wouldn’t be the answer I wanted.
That does tend to be the way this story works. Honestly, that’s one of the stronger arguments for the “will attack the Undersiders” side.
She’s considering it.
I want to make it clear that while I compare Rachel to the Element of Loyalty, I by no means think she’s good at it.
Which meant I had to take matters in my own hands. Burnscar held the advantage, and Bitch was leaning her way. I needed to flip things and take that certainty away from her.
Ooh, now this is going to be interesting.
I drew from the capsaicin-treated bugs in my armor compartment.
Um.
Okay, I thought she was just going to talk, but what is she doing now? Is she going to try to trick Bitch into thinking Burnscar just burnt her, or something?
There hadn’t been any point in using them against Mannequin, but they might incapacitate Burnscar. The trick was catching her off guard.
Ah, yeah, I suppose that’s true. She’s still fairly calm, so it should be easier to do than it would be in the midst of battle.
But you should’ve let her think your thing was aliens. Now she might be on the lookout for bugs, if she’s got any sense despite her claim that she doesn’t care.
“You’re doing it wrong,” Grue said.
What?
“What?”
What?
“Did you even read the rules Jack gave us?”
What rules lawyering does he have in mind now?
Or is he gambling on her inability to remember the rules in order to convince her that there’s a rule she’s breaking that isn’t actually there? That seems like it might backfire later.
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