If we can actually manage that, it'll make the situation a lot better for all of us.
[Scaring the rats, he means. He has no real interest in killing them if he doesn't have to, so if they just keep their distance that would be a best case scenario.
At first, it does seem like they might get lucky, with the tunnel quiet ahead of them; still, there's scrabbling in the distance, and it's difficult to tell where the tunnels branch and connect and therefore where the creatures are moving. No indication of any scientists, either.]
this is so incredibly late so please feel free to ignore it
[Scaring the rats, he means. He has no real interest in killing them if he doesn't have to, so if they just keep their distance that would be a best case scenario.
At first, it does seem like they might get lucky, with the tunnel quiet ahead of them; still, there's scrabbling in the distance, and it's difficult to tell where the tunnels branch and connect and therefore where the creatures are moving. No indication of any scientists, either.]