[There is no verbal response in acknowledgment— it would be a waste of time and effort, of which they have little at the moment. Instead, Thrawn reels around, leveling his blaster with renewed focus.
And yet between Ren's efforts to restrain the creatures and their own temporal disassociation, the insects' position within the current timestream means their silhouettes twitch and flicker like a poorly transmitted holo. The first few shots hit their marks despite the trouble, one, two, three— but a smaller group of insects nesting unseen on the opposite side of the shard suddenly take notice, angrily cutting a path towards them.
Thrawn refixes his priorities: the five incoming parasites cut down, residual heat buildup turning the muzzle of his blaster a livid orange. He does not stop to let its safeguards cool. There are too many insects still alive, straining against an invisible hold. By the time his pistol locks down and refuses to fire, only four remain in total. The chiss shoves himself to his feet, aiming to press forward and act as a singular line of defense.
If Ren's capable of holding on, the creatures can be dealt with manually— damn the side effects.
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And yet between Ren's efforts to restrain the creatures and their own temporal disassociation, the insects' position within the current timestream means their silhouettes twitch and flicker like a poorly transmitted holo. The first few shots hit their marks despite the trouble, one, two, three— but a smaller group of insects nesting unseen on the opposite side of the shard suddenly take notice, angrily cutting a path towards them.
Thrawn refixes his priorities: the five incoming parasites cut down, residual heat buildup turning the muzzle of his blaster a livid orange. He does not stop to let its safeguards cool. There are too many insects still alive, straining against an invisible hold. By the time his pistol locks down and refuses to fire, only four remain in total. The chiss shoves himself to his feet, aiming to press forward and act as a singular line of defense.
If Ren's capable of holding on, the creatures can be dealt with manually— damn the side effects.
If not...]