It was times like this that Rareth most benefited from her training. As soon as the mast was moved to safety, she left she shield to see this heat signature. She was not influenced by her amazement, nor delayed by any uncertainty or doubt. She made swift judgments based simply upon the facts available. The creature had an unknown temperament with an unknown intelligence level. It was a titanic lifeform; if it existed in reality, it would be among the largest known individual creatures. Dr. Ngata, down at the bottom of the ridge, was also dangerously close to its point of emergence. Even if the creature did not directly pay attention to him, collateral damage was a distinct risk. Its mouthparts and large, front-facing eyes were consistent with a predatory nature, which further heightened the risk. Comparing what she could observe with the known abilities and equipment of herself and her allies, she judged that the beast could potentially be of some danger. 

Rareth did not hesitate to run and put some distance between herself and the transit station, though she did not move towards the creature or Ngata. Rather, she moved perpendicular to the beast, along the top of the ridge. Once she was far enough away, she stopped in place, alone at the top of the ridge and far from cover or her allies. She spoke through their comms channel to inform the others of her plan, “Dr. Ngata, you are too close to the creature. I will draw its attention to me; everyone else, stay back. Ngata, try to move away from the creature quickly, but without being noticed.”

Rareth left few opportunities to argue with her plan, as she soon began shouting up at the massive lifeform. It was not unthinkable that even such a monstrous beast could still be intelligent, so for now, she did not do anything overtly threatening. Though, she did change the firing mode on her fusion cannon to a single-fire, high-explosive plasma burst, as well as marking potential weak points as targets for micro-missiles. “Are you intelligent? Can you understand my words, or at least that I am speaking to you? We have come here peacefully, but should you attack us, I will be forced to kill you.” She shouted. Of course, Rareth [i]highly[/i] doubted that she would get anything even resembling an answer, but that was not the point. All she needed was its attention to give Ngata a chance to get away.