Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24678303-20141129153046/@comment-24487330-20150715143652

That escalated quickly. [/ronburgundy]

Lan was expecting more of a delay before the action started, but leave it to Nickle to kick the proverbial hornet's nest...or in this case, whack it with a bat. The attack caught the Faunus boy off-guard almost as much as it did the lapine creature of Grimm, so it was a few seconds before he stood up to full height and readied his weapon. By the time he was ready to join the fight, Nickle was sailing past him and the other two girls, repelled by the enemy's counterattack. Lan glanced back at Nickle's "owwww" before slowly rounding on the monstrous rabbit-like thing, looking rather displeased.

"No one hits a lady in front o' me 'n' gets away with it," he said, a small but distinct growl in his voice. Starting to twirl his flail by its chain in one hand, he stepped in front of the rabbit-thing and stared it down. "Punk, you GOT to have a death wish...Hope you said yer prayers, 'cuz now the Devil's comin' ta collect!"

Of course, the first thing the creature of Grimm would likely do is strike Lan where he stands, possibly before he even finishes his brief spiel. In this case, the bulky Faunus would have to tank the hit, but he'd be ready for it. If it tries to kick him, he'll spin around and try to catch the strike with his quills; sure, it might still push him a bit, but it'd be much more painful to the enemy, having several needles stuck in its paw. Any other attack would be met (though surely not without consequence) with a spirited headbutt; so long as he could keep his wits about him, this would certainly be followed by a blow from his flail, swinging for his foe's flank. Whatever the outcome of this exchange (supposing that it even occurs this turn), his allies would hopefully observe the creature of Grimm and glean some tactical information about its attack style(s) and/or weakness(es)...

((I know Stag played out the Grimm's reaction in his/her/its* post, but I'm going to stick to supposition, since Alex's turn is right after mine anyway and he/she/it* will have a better idea about how this thing will act/react.))

((*Because I assume nothing.))