"Whaddya mean, 'am I OK?!'" Peridot shrieked, "Can't you see it? The whole city is going to come down around us!"

She didn't notice his creeping fatigue, just that he seemed to be able to keep the tentacles at bay, and that was the important thing. She skidded to a halt by his side, barely stopping before she grabbed at his shirt and clung there.

"We need to leave, get out in the open, away from all this!"