AJ, watching him carefully, gave him a look of unimpressed amusement. "You really are fucking invincible, aren't you? Look at that, standing on two feet. Shit, I feel like a primitive caveman compared to that level of pure grit and craftsmanship. Better posture, the whole works."

Maybe she was overdoing it, but today was a good day as far as she was concerned. She had boots for fuck's sake, and food, even disgusting rubbery rock-plated food, sounded better than sucking cellulose out of aloe-like leaves. Algidus's purple cheeks were the icing on her cake. "I'll take the tentacles if you take the rock lobster part, alright? We should come back for the plates, they might be useful for someone. Those shoulder guard things that knights wear, that sort of shit. I wouldn't mind some armor, you know?"