"Faith, what makes you think they wouldn't kill us? Isn't it better to run and be guaranteed to not die, instead of staying, and possibly dying?"
"Because nothing so far has wanted to kill us and we don't even know that 'they' exist, much less what they are. How is this different from deciding that digging through the sand to bedrock might attract something and so we really, really need to run away right now?"
"I don't know if intelligent ones will appear and I never had that idea, but what I do know is that we'll be in trouble if the ones from the pit appear anyway, which is enough reason for us to move away from the tower and watch if those shades are attracted to the sound. It seems like a reasonable security measure. I'm not asking for us to go running like madmen to the Citadel, just to take reasonable precautions."
"A temporary retreat wouldn't be completely unreasonable, though I still think it's excessive. If nothing else, a scout to notice anything entering could be useful."
And what? There you go making wild assumptions again. Wild, baseless assumptions, even- Conrad said nothing whatsoever about Lighteater being armed, so jumping straight from 'noise woke up the ant lions' to 'Lighteater's tribe is going to come wage war on us' is frankly the sort of vapid-minded drivel I'd expect from one of these grunts, Maurice. I'm actually a little surprised and disappointed in you, to be honest."
"You try to sound intelligent when it was your stupid and childish idea that caused his wounds. The only reason no one was disappointed in you is because you are expected to fail already."
"It wasn't stupid or childish, and none of his wounds were to the head. Also, calling someone childish after insulting everyone at every opportunity just reveals how insecure you are. It's not too late to change, you know."
"Stop talking and fetch that rock. It'd be the only thing you've done at this site, and you insist on dragging your feet on even that."
"Do it yourself." he answered with a grin and a chuckle before leaving to check on matters outside.
"And there we have it. Your one opportunity to be more than a paperweight for the second time this mission, and you refuse because... uh... well, the point is you're not doing it, so NYAAAAAAAAH! That's show everyone how childish Faith is, and then everyone will like me! I'm so clever.
I mean really, here I thought you could shoot things AND lift heavy objects. I guess expecting two things was a bit much, but seriously, don't those usually come as a package deal? Don't tell me you're a discount soldier, or that you traded in your ability to do manual labor for the ability to mimic an insult generator."
Even if they don't mean to, those things are dangerous just by being in contact with us, regardless of either side's intentions. And that was when they probably didn't really know we were there. Although, there's also the possibility that this setup would effectively "blind" the smaller shades, but as for the larger ones...
However, we should surely try to shut them down before just going on, as this is supposed to be our second rest site. I'd rather not be forced to repeat Conrad's younger brother's mistake and stay in the Graveyard, which is the first thing fast the elevator.
Now, someone try whacking that tuning-fork-like object again, see if the on trigger is the same as the off trigger.
Oh, and as me, the Doc, and Milno are the only ones here with really close-up interaction, such as it was, with them, I don't think you have nearly as much say in it as us, Faith. Especially because you caused it.
"Dangerous, yes, but also avoidable. Unless you think they're going to absolutely carpet the area, which is, again, beyond baseless."
"I'll try to check outside while someone tries to turn it off. If I see any of those creatures coming this way, I'll tell you guys so you can leave Faith behind to try diplomacy with the Shades." Milno quipped.
"Yeah you think you're joking. But then, you also seem to think everything here wants to kill you, which really isn't the case. Calm down, soldier."