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Alright, but sometimes target assessment is [i]necessary[/i].
Many people that Astreya's known have had a hard time remembering the simple fact that she isn't stupid...
...sometimes...
...and that, when something actually has her attention, it damn well has it. Her laughter dies down, that mad stupor of violence fading as she takes in the last few seconds in which she doesn't seem to have, actually, killed the big demon. Her eyes dart all across its mass, scanning for everything worth noting. Cogent thoughts form a group and set to a race through that handful of well-developed pathways in her brain.
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[list][*]This guy's [i]tough![/i] It bleeds, but not very much at all. It's like its skin is armor. Buckshot's not going to penetrate far. Doesn't seem to feel pain, either.
[*]This guy's [i]hot![/i] Anything that embeds in it seems like it's going to melt pretty fast, except for those knives for... some reason. Maybe look into tungsten rounds for next time?
[*]This guy's [i]strong and heavy![/i] All this combined caliber isn't even staggering it. Definitely don't get hit, if it's got the strength to hold itself up, it's got the strength to pulp you. And absolutely don't get grabbed.
[*]This guy's [i]big![/i] I mean, yeah, good catch there, but it means it's got a long stride. That together with nothing seeming to slow it down, means we're never going to have any luck outrunning it. Maybe try sidestrafing its charges?
[*]This guy's [i]NOT DEAD![/i] How do we kill demons again? Do they even have vital organs? No, hold on... we're supposed to just bind them, right?[/list]
Conclusion: Burrowing through this entity's center mass with sustained fire is not going to work fast enough, so focus on disabling it. It's a quadruped; it will need at least two of those to keep standing, and if it can't move, it doesn't seem like it'll be able to pose a threat. Its rear limbs are smaller, but less threatening, and it'll still crawl without them. Even if it tries to guard it body with its forelimbs, that must be a mistake on its part; shred those arms and it's as good as furniture.[/hider]
Her laughter picks up again, this time starting as a low, devious giggle - she's got it figured out now, she holds all the cards! She shifts her aim to the greater beast's arms, looking for joints to lock in on.
Her laughter isn't alone anymore. She sort of notices the newcomer, peripherally, but it doesn't have her attention. It's another demon, probably. Deal with it later.