A Different Part of the Preserve, Still Saturday Afternoon

[notapredator]

Mira got a mission from some guy who shouted a lot, what the hell. But hey, it would be proof that she was a badass and maybe there would be some loot when all was said and done, so she grabbed her modded out Hyperion gun, her wrist launcher, and a whole mess of explosives, called up a friend, and set out for the Preserve

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[makemyownway]

Cade was a pirate, he'd absolutely try to cheat her. "If you get shot, I get more if I take you to the clinic," he countered.

[notapredator]

"We'll see how bad it is. If I can limp, I should be able to make it to the clinic," Mira said.

[makemyownway]

"I will probably not shoot you again if that's the case."

He was all heart!

[notapredator]

"Clearly I made a great decision picking you for this job," Mira said, rolling her eyes.

[makemyownway]

"They'll sing badly rhyming songs about our adventure," Cade promised.

[pandora_baddies]

"FRIEND?! NEW FRIENDS!"

The Goliath's rhyming scheme left something to desire as it ambled into view from behind a large tree, a giant trunk strapped to his back.

[notapredator]

"Huh. The shouting guy actually described that thing perfectly," Mira said as she loaded a grenade into her wrist launcher. "That's the Goliath. Trunk and everything."

[makemyownway]

"Do I even want to know why there's a trunk?" Cade asked, easing his blaster from its holster. "Is it like a favorite blanket for giants?"

[pandora_baddies]

The Goliath gave a seemingly friendly wave with its really large guns. "IS THAT A GIFT FOR ME?" he bellowed. "I LIKE GUNS!"

[notapredator]

"He's too friendly," Mira told Cade. "I'm not going to enjoy doing this."

She raised her arm, aimed, and fired a grenade at the Goliath's head.

[makemyownway]

"You're a bad person and should feel bad," Cade told her, nodding.

[pandora_baddies]

"WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN?!"

Why indeed, Mira. WHY.

Then the grenade kasploded into the Goliath's face. "NO! I KEEP MY BRAINS THERE--" Well. That's when it kasploded.

[notapredator]

"It's not a lethal charge and you had a helmet. You'll be fine," Mira called out.

[makemyownway]

"I'm feeling totally reassured, myself!" Cade added.

[pandora_baddies]

There was a little chunk noise.

Then the helmet popped off the Goliath's head. Daintily.

"You shouldn't..." he mumbled, though through what, who knew? He seemed pretty headless without that thing. And stumbling around like a drunk. "Shouldn't..."

[notapredator]

"Okay, I didn't do that," Mira argued. "The fact that he's still talking without a head proves that there was something wrong with him before."