[After throwing that bolt out at Utsuho, Balin tensed up immediately in anticipation of a counterattack, or something—so seeing the youkai fall out of the sky like a game of Duck Hunt makes Balin stare in wonder, for just a moment. Did he really just off this chick?]
[Balin thinks back to when Keine—at least, thinking back on it he's pretty sure it was Keine—went nuts and attacked him that one night, with a more beastly appearance. She was tough as nails. And having seen Utsuho devour cannibals fast enough to win any eating contest among humans, well—Balin's brief wondering wears off quickly.]
[He briskly walks up to where Utsuho landed. If Utsuho's fallen on her stomach, he's going to nudge her over into back with a boot. Either way, though, he's going to be planting one boot on her stomach, and the other on one of her arms—while holding the shotgun's muzzle right against the crook of her control rod-laden elbow. His finger isn't on the trigger, but ideally he's put himself in a good position to blow her arm off if he has to.]
Wake up, sunshine.
[That would have been a friendly joke to anyone else, but there is no friendliness in Balin's voice right now.]
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[Balin thinks back to when Keine—at least, thinking back on it he's pretty sure it was Keine—went nuts and attacked him that one night, with a more beastly appearance. She was tough as nails. And having seen Utsuho devour cannibals fast enough to win any eating contest among humans, well—Balin's brief wondering wears off quickly.]
[He briskly walks up to where Utsuho landed. If Utsuho's fallen on her stomach, he's going to nudge her over into back with a boot. Either way, though, he's going to be planting one boot on her stomach, and the other on one of her arms—while holding the shotgun's muzzle right against the crook of her control rod-laden elbow. His finger isn't on the trigger, but ideally he's put himself in a good position to blow her arm off if he has to.]
Wake up, sunshine.
[That would have been a friendly joke to anyone else, but there is no friendliness in Balin's voice right now.]