Simon is at least ready with the bucket. Did he expect he'd be dumping it on Imoen (trying to avoid the sample)? Certainly subconsciously. It was going to draw the swarm to another warm body, but that was a problem they can solve later -- he tried to save some water.
"Come on. They'll give up if we can get under water, or indoors." That and Simon wasn't sure if bees used pheromones to mark threats, but he wasn't certain they didn't.
She's had this moment coming. For a moment, Imoen is just locked in place, dripping and generally trying to incorporate everything her senses are telling her. Cold and wet, lingering stinging spots. But at least for a moment, she's not being burned or bitten.
Simon has a point, even if she has no idea about the possibility of pheromones. The voice of reason on hand. "Right," she finally says. Only a little bit of regret in her tone. "Let me just stow this."
Cram the prize in a jar, jam the top, and start scurrying away? It's definitely what she's about to do.
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"Come on. They'll give up if we can get under water, or indoors." That and Simon wasn't sure if bees used pheromones to mark threats, but he wasn't certain they didn't.
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Simon has a point, even if she has no idea about the possibility of pheromones. The voice of reason on hand. "Right," she finally says. Only a little bit of regret in her tone. "Let me just stow this."
Cram the prize in a jar, jam the top, and start scurrying away? It's definitely what she's about to do.