[ ... honestly, Styx isn't sure whether to be impressed or dismayed. ]
Jeez, kid, you don't waste any damn time, do you?
[ The goblin strolls to the other side of the couch and stoops down, trying to make eye contact with her. ]
Right then. Can't fault your speed, 'cause you lit right under there like a cat on fire. Now here's the real test: can you sneak out of there quickly and quietly?
[ Or are "they" still in the room, because this is very important. Of course, logically, Mary could just petrify them and bolt, but then they'd know she was there in the first place. ]
... shit, you don't do these hypothetical thought exercises halfway, huh.
[ That's totally not grudging admiration in his voice or anything! Styx isn't used to people actually listening to him without giving him any snide, sarcastic backtalk, that's all. ]
Nah, they're- okay, how about this. One peels off, just in case you went further down the hall. The other starts poking around...
[ He takes a moment to get his brain back into running through "their" movements, pulling from his own experiences. ]
... doing a circuit of the room. His back's to you, kid, but he's checking behind the curtains and under the table over there. What'll you do if he starts moving toward the couch?
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Jeez, kid, you don't waste any damn time, do you?
[ The goblin strolls to the other side of the couch and stoops down, trying to make eye contact with her. ]
Right then. Can't fault your speed, 'cause you lit right under there like a cat on fire. Now here's the real test: can you sneak out of there quickly and quietly?
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[ Or are "they" still in the room, because this is very important. Of course, logically, Mary could just petrify them and bolt, but then they'd know she was there in the first place. ]
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[ That's totally not grudging admiration in his voice or anything! Styx isn't used to people actually listening to him without giving him any snide, sarcastic backtalk, that's all. ]
Nah, they're- okay, how about this. One peels off, just in case you went further down the hall. The other starts poking around...
[ He takes a moment to get his brain back into running through "their" movements, pulling from his own experiences. ]
... doing a circuit of the room. His back's to you, kid, but he's checking behind the curtains and under the table over there. What'll you do if he starts moving toward the couch?