[ Is all he can offer, at present; he thinks he can sense the life energies of the other two scientists somewhere deeper and further into the cave, but its frankly hard to tell with all the rats running around, muddying his senses. This sort of thing would be easier to tell if he were an Emitter, but alas... it's fine. He's sure he can at least keep the rats away from himself, and thus, by proxy, the other two men.
As if to prove this, while the three of them are retreating, Illumi turns back while running to see the state of the horde that's catching onto them. Growing in speed and number, as it stands - but a few of them following here and there fall into Sticky Fingers's traps, writhing. Now, it would be fine and good to use these rats as target practice, but he has a limited number of needles, and frankly, he hates wasting them... so there has to be a better way to get rid of all these things at once. To what extent do animals on this planet react to nen? That's something he's wanted to know, the whole trek here.
Slowing for a few paces, Illumi takes a breath in, and— that's when something... strange happens. For a few, grueling seconds, there's a heavy, palpable sense of dread that cuts through the air, like a pulse, oppressive and anxiety-inducing. It feels nearly physical in it's weight, and sends the majority of the rats chasing after them fleeing in confusion from the source of it, as animals do when they feel hunted. It's sharp, invokes a feeling of horror, and most importantly, undoubtedly comes from Illumi, whether or not Bruno can physically see the violet, sinister energy emitting from him (can Stand users see nen? you decide); for someone special like Bruno, Illumi's ability could forcibly up his heartrate, put him on edge, make him feel physically repulsed. But someone normal, like the poor scientist?
The force of Illumi's ren knocks him right unconscious. Bruno will feel his weight slump against him, and his occasional cries of pain will quiet. The sensation of Illumi's power is gone as quickly as it had come, although it seems to have thrown a good number of the beasts off their course (for now), scurrying this way and that to get away. Illumi pipes up, rather lightheartedly, despite the display: ]
Shall we take him back across? Or keep going? [ His unsettling gaze falls on Bruno again as they continue moving - studying. How would Bruno fare against his ren? Was he on the verge of passing out, would he immediately get on the defensive? Most important of all: would he recognize what he'd done for what it was? ] It should be easier to carry him now.
[ yknow... because he's not being annoying by being in pain or whatever! ]
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[ Is all he can offer, at present; he thinks he can sense the life energies of the other two scientists somewhere deeper and further into the cave, but its frankly hard to tell with all the rats running around, muddying his senses. This sort of thing would be easier to tell if he were an Emitter, but alas... it's fine. He's sure he can at least keep the rats away from himself, and thus, by proxy, the other two men.
As if to prove this, while the three of them are retreating, Illumi turns back while running to see the state of the horde that's catching onto them. Growing in speed and number, as it stands - but a few of them following here and there fall into Sticky Fingers's traps, writhing. Now, it would be fine and good to use these rats as target practice, but he has a limited number of needles, and frankly, he hates wasting them... so there has to be a better way to get rid of all these things at once. To what extent do animals on this planet react to nen? That's something he's wanted to know, the whole trek here.
Slowing for a few paces, Illumi takes a breath in, and— that's when something... strange happens. For a few, grueling seconds, there's a heavy, palpable sense of dread that cuts through the air, like a pulse, oppressive and anxiety-inducing. It feels nearly physical in it's weight, and sends the majority of the rats chasing after them fleeing in confusion from the source of it, as animals do when they feel hunted. It's sharp, invokes a feeling of horror, and most importantly, undoubtedly comes from Illumi, whether or not Bruno can physically see the violet, sinister energy emitting from him (can Stand users see nen? you decide); for someone special like Bruno, Illumi's ability could forcibly up his heartrate, put him on edge, make him feel physically repulsed. But someone normal, like the poor scientist?
The force of Illumi's ren knocks him right unconscious. Bruno will feel his weight slump against him, and his occasional cries of pain will quiet. The sensation of Illumi's power is gone as quickly as it had come, although it seems to have thrown a good number of the beasts off their course (for now), scurrying this way and that to get away. Illumi pipes up, rather lightheartedly, despite the display: ]
Shall we take him back across? Or keep going? [ His unsettling gaze falls on Bruno again as they continue moving - studying. How would Bruno fare against his ren? Was he on the verge of passing out, would he immediately get on the defensive? Most important of all: would he recognize what he'd done for what it was? ] It should be easier to carry him now.
[ yknow... because he's not being annoying by being in pain or whatever! ]