[ The ruined buildings are where all the worthwhile scavenging is, of course, so naturally, they're also crowded with those awful metallic husks. And that means they're also a breeding ground for monsters.
None of which is really a surprise, to Arcade, who is accustomed to finding much nastier things than big, mutated animals lurking in old places. He's already prepared for a potential ambush, when he finds himself squared off with one of those big, weird ostrich-things, between the crumbling remains of some now unidentifiable building's walls.
What is surprising is that this brief stand-off ends not in the monster charging, but in someone else entirely diving into the fray before he can even pull up his pistol. ]
Hey—!
[ Even the monster seems surprised, leaving it open to an easy surprise attack while Arcade belatedly swaps between recognizing Faith and being completely baffled by the sudden, enthusiastic intervention. ]
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None of which is really a surprise, to Arcade, who is accustomed to finding much nastier things than big, mutated animals lurking in old places. He's already prepared for a potential ambush, when he finds himself squared off with one of those big, weird ostrich-things, between the crumbling remains of some now unidentifiable building's walls.
What is surprising is that this brief stand-off ends not in the monster charging, but in someone else entirely diving into the fray before he can even pull up his pistol. ]
Hey—!
[ Even the monster seems surprised, leaving it open to an easy surprise attack while Arcade belatedly swaps between recognizing Faith and being completely baffled by the sudden, enthusiastic intervention. ]