( Your arm earns her an absent glance, and then another one down at his own left forearm. The plates shift automatically, like a muscle subconsciously flexing as soon as you even start thinking about it.
He opens his mouth to answer, but sudden muffled thudding has him grinding to a stop and shooting a hand out in front of her to keep her back a foot or two. Before he can aim his rifle, a couple members of the rescue party clamber through an intersection in the tunnels, dragging a scientist out with them.
His guard drops just a little. )
It's fine. It's--
( He murmurs, holding it out a little for her to see as they start walking again. )
no subject
He opens his mouth to answer, but sudden muffled thudding has him grinding to a stop and shooting a hand out in front of her to keep her back a foot or two. Before he can aim his rifle, a couple members of the rescue party clamber through an intersection in the tunnels, dragging a scientist out with them.
His guard drops just a little. )
It's fine. It's--
( He murmurs, holding it out a little for her to see as they start walking again. )
Rat-proof.