"Please, it's an animal," Algidus snorted, waving a hand, "But just to humor you, even if they are intelligent, and did plan on getting revenge, they're helpless on land... and I don't plan on going swimming in the acid-river. They couldn't do a damn thing to me."

It was this sort of open dismissal of his opponent's abilities that could get him into trouble, even when it felt warranted... and the clone knew it deep down, even if he didn't like admitting to that. "I'll be careful. Not because I'm worried about 'squid-lobsters' throwing rocks at me, but because... you know how it is, with us. We never have been afforded second chances." He doubted that was going to change here.