Jacob curses. He's not about to run and leave someone else here to deal with it by themselves. He doesn't know if this man can deal with the monster himself or not, he seems to think he can, but that's neither here nor there. You don't leave people to fight on their own.

He moves into the darkness of the alcove, crouched behind the man and risks undoing the suit he was issued to explore beyond the colony. Hopefully this ship will shield him from some of the toxins as he pulls out the sheath of throwing knives.

And then closes the suit up again before his akin melts or whatever else it might do. At least he's armed now.

And just in time, because suddenly the clatter of talons and the roar of the enraged reindire is in top of them, and the creature stares at them with mad, rolling eyes.