[PQ+] baby road trip

BASTIEN

'Cause you've got a mind that is so hell bent on
Fixing me up before I get my coat off

The sound of snakes wasn't great, but the promise of an entrance after that drew Bastien's attention. He sighed, still trying to make the calculations of risk in his mind, knowing that he could never forgive himself if any of the younger Ascended with him came to harm. "Alright. We will continue if everyone feels able to, but carefully and very close."

Nikolai was right; they needed more than just the repellent. Bastien didn't want to count on it's miracles forever. "Azrael and Nikolai, go first. I will follow closely behind with Mabel and if it looks as if it will be dangerous, we need to make a quick exit." Azrael would be making the quickest of all, Bastien trying to stay so close behind them that he could grab them around the middle and run back if he had to.

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Bastien agrees they should go on, advising Azrael and Nikolai to take the front for spraying and slashing. He will stay right behind Azrael, ready to grab them and run if things get hairy.

You with those hands that are so hell bent on
Making a mess to suggest you'd think something