Well...n-neither have I. But I've seen them in documentaries and stuff.
[ That's about as Wild as Rhys had gotten before getting stuck on the hell that is Pandora. Holovids showing and describing far-off and exotic wildlife was the modern version of an immersive experience. ]
[ dutch hasn't watched a nature documentary in her life. what she knows about wildlife is from khlyen describing it to her: what's dangerous, what isn't, what she can use to kill others, what she can use to heal herself if someone's hurt her. what she can eat. ] Did you watch a lot of those?
What? No--yes, I have, but not...outdoors-y ones. Just regular stuff. You know? Like housecats or dogs? And...technically some absolutely horrific Pandoran ones but I'm not sure they count as animals.
[ Animals shouldn't be able to bite people in half okay and they shouldn't be four stories high and full of other monsters. ]
[ the hullen should count as huge alien monsters, even if they're not all that tall, so really, he should already be thinking she's that much of a badass. ]
Sure. Mercenary, check. Defeat monsters, check. Badass? You bet.
[ hullen are people-sized, but they heal from any wound except severe and sudden brain damage and they're at least three times as strong as your average human being. that should count, even if they're not four hundred feet tall and can't teleport.
[ Rhys remembers the body-hugging Jell-O people. He just doesn't remember their names and "Hullen" is a little underwhelming for him. It sounds like a pro-biotic fibre or something Maliwan would be into. ]
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[ c'mon, buddy. ]
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[ He didn't want to bring it up??? Just in case that was somehow normal for Ditch after all. He didn't want to be the only one out?? ]
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[ look, animal life in her universe isn't identical to animal life on earth or whatever. ]
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[ That's about as Wild as Rhys had gotten before getting stuck on the hell that is Pandora. Holovids showing and describing far-off and exotic wildlife was the modern version of an immersive experience. ]
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[ dutch hasn't watched a nature documentary in her life. what she knows about wildlife is from khlyen describing it to her: what's dangerous, what isn't, what she can use to kill others, what she can use to heal herself if someone's hurt her. what she can eat. ] Did you watch a lot of those?
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Oh, yeah totally. I mean what else is there to do on the Edens growing up? It's not like you're going to go out and actually see a real wild animal.
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What, you've never seen a real animal before this trip?
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[ Animals shouldn't be able to bite people in half okay and they shouldn't be four stories high and full of other monsters. ]
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[ But yes. ]
We have stuff like...small birds and things. But not bears or...or wolves or anything okay?
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No, I've never wrestled a bear. Why would anyone want to?? Those things are huge. And unless you're a Vault Hunter I'm pretty sure they'd kill you.
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What's a Vault Hunter?
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They're like...mercenaries. If mercenaries were serious badasses that could defeat giant alien monsters.
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[ not to brag, but ] I think I count, then.
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[ Dutch are you and even bigger bad ass than he already thinks you are?? ]
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Sure. Mercenary, check. Defeat monsters, check. Badass? You bet.
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Yeah--okay monsters sure, but what kind? Because metaphorical don't count.
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they have a hive mind, though. ]
Mostly Hullen.
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[ Rhys remembers the body-hugging Jell-O people. He just doesn't remember their names and "Hullen" is a little underwhelming for him. It sounds like a pro-biotic fibre or something Maliwan would be into. ]
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[ if they were here in real life Rhys would be more than a little paranoid about who he could trust and go near?? ]
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[ there's no telling if anyone in the pods is hullen or not. ]