[In the end, Lalli doesn't really need Onni's help.
Honestly, he should have expected that much. All he really manages is distracting the thing a little while Lalli hops onto its back as if it were nothing, all nimble grace, and jams his knife into the creature's skull with a sickening thunk. The thing collapses to the ground and Lalli scrambles off, settles down on the ground with a cloth and his knife, cleaning the blood off of it, paying no mind to Onni, as if he hadn't even heard him, despite the nod.]
Lalli. Cover your mouth and nose. Didn't you hear me?
[It comes out harsher than he means it to, because he's feeling hurt and helpless, and so, so tired of feeling helpless. He decides not to put away his spear, in case, and clenches his free hand into a fist so Lalli hopefully won't see that they're shaking, adrenaline still coursing through his system. Taking a few steps forward, he moves toward the creature, nudging at one of its antlers with a foot, and glancing behind it to see if there are any other affected creatures nearby.]
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Honestly, he should have expected that much. All he really manages is distracting the thing a little while Lalli hops onto its back as if it were nothing, all nimble grace, and jams his knife into the creature's skull with a sickening thunk. The thing collapses to the ground and Lalli scrambles off, settles down on the ground with a cloth and his knife, cleaning the blood off of it, paying no mind to Onni, as if he hadn't even heard him, despite the nod.]
Lalli. Cover your mouth and nose. Didn't you hear me?
[It comes out harsher than he means it to, because he's feeling hurt and helpless, and so, so tired of feeling helpless. He decides not to put away his spear, in case, and clenches his free hand into a fist so Lalli hopefully won't see that they're shaking, adrenaline still coursing through his system. Taking a few steps forward, he moves toward the creature, nudging at one of its antlers with a foot, and glancing behind it to see if there are any other affected creatures nearby.]