HARPER
It's a wonderful start, if he says so himself. Artist eyes and well-trained hands make this particular task a breeze for Harper. Which means it's suspicious. If it's in Caido, it has to be. Still, he can't help but ease into a rhythm, which promotes a relaxed state that inevitably lowers his guard. Not enough to completely dull his reaction times mind you, but enough to catch him unawares as a mudtiger comes lunging out of the sand.
Startled, Harper spins, and instinctively his arms and legs cover themselves in the thick, almost impenetrable skin of his elephant shift so that when the mudtiger bites down, it does barely any damage. "Mudtiger!" he calls to the two mermen, just so they're aware of what's happening. Unsure how much they can help from the water, the councilman covers his hands in the same thick, leathery skin and tries to grapple the mudtiger like an unruly housepet. Reluctant as always to harm or kill it, the man instead tries to grab it long enough - and far enough away from its snapping jaws - to try and run for the water's edge.
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Harper covers his arms and legs in his elephant shift skin, alerts the others that the mudtiger is present, and tries to grapple/hold it with the future intent of relocating it/throwing it in the water.
Startled, Harper spins, and instinctively his arms and legs cover themselves in the thick, almost impenetrable skin of his elephant shift so that when the mudtiger bites down, it does barely any damage. "Mudtiger!" he calls to the two mermen, just so they're aware of what's happening. Unsure how much they can help from the water, the councilman covers his hands in the same thick, leathery skin and tries to grapple the mudtiger like an unruly housepet. Reluctant as always to harm or kill it, the man instead tries to grab it long enough - and far enough away from its snapping jaws - to try and run for the water's edge.
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Harper covers his arms and legs in his elephant shift skin, alerts the others that the mudtiger is present, and tries to grapple/hold it with the future intent of relocating it/throwing it in the water.
oh poor atlas, the world's a beast of a burden
and you've been holding on a very long time
and you've been holding on a very long time
