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ThirdEmperor
Ex-LANTERN HQ
Baxterofski? Riv's heard that name before... This is Maxios's kid? "Jegus. Can't tell which is worse, that Maxxy managed to pass on those dumb*** genes of his or that you're less use than he was." Riv shakes his head in disbelief, giving a dismissive snort when Jack enquires about the rifles pointed his way. "Tell ya what. You take us to the cloning labs, an you won't have to see them in action."
Dave and Clarissa's House
The moment Clarissa's hand gets in range the rat makes a grab for it, trying to sink those sharp little claws into her flesh and cling on, although it will attempt no offensive action. Nor will it resist being pulled free from the wreckage for that matter, not that it could if it wished, because it's lower half is, well...
I'd rather not describe it in too much detail, but suffice to say that the creature's lower half is so thoroughly mangled as to make it impossible to identify one broken, extruding bone from another, and that it's quite certain that the poor rodent will never walk again.
It's ears flatten when it's petted, looking more surprised than ever, surprise turning to dim-witted suspicion when she claims it's master is dead. "Wut? No no... Can' be ded... The rat is quite sure that it's master still lives. If he was dead... No. Impossible. But... The mental compulsion prevents the creature from simply calling her a liar and demanding the password once more, makes it want to tell her what it knows. What little it knows. Words still her. Can' be ded or words gone."