[His mind is going a mile a minute, the commotion slowed down to single ticks. A few drops of blood hit the grating and the young man brought a finger tenderly to his lip. It came away stained red, and he stared at it wonderingly. It was a good thing he couldn't see the shower of it coming from his midsection.]

[The leg pinning him down raised up, taking him with it. Virgil was passed from one claw to the other, and he met Ralph's eyes momentarily. Oh god, he was sorry. This was his fault. He was a goddamn idiot, bringing them up here. Oh, but there wasn't much he could do about it now.]

[The next thing he found himself looking at was an ocean of blades. That really had been a good design choice, huh? If he had been able to feel anything, it wouldn't have been for long. And then, it just blinked out. The bug now had its full attention to focus on Ralph.]