It sounds terrible, sure, but it's one way that they know how to cope. Jokes and being able to laugh at themselves has gotten them out of more than a few situations by now. Or, at least, kept them going until they could get there.
Vance reaches out, placing a hand on Robbie's shoulder. "No, there's no good ideas, but any idea is at least a start. And more than they've had." With a jerk of his chin to the Coluan guard nearby.
The question, though, gets a tip of his head. "I don't know," he finally says. "I can hold it pretty indefinitely it it's not being hit, but that's like asking somebody how long they can hold a balloon, you know?" It's as easy as breathing to him these days, just to keep up a normal shield. "I've never tried figuring out how big it can go, but the more space I have to cover, the fewer hits it's going to be able to take. Or, rather, the more hits it's likely to take at one time, which can break my concentration." He shrugs. "I don't think anything out there is going to hit as hard as Zuras did, but they don't have to, either."
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Vance reaches out, placing a hand on Robbie's shoulder. "No, there's no good ideas, but any idea is at least a start. And more than they've had." With a jerk of his chin to the Coluan guard nearby.
The question, though, gets a tip of his head. "I don't know," he finally says. "I can hold it pretty indefinitely it it's not being hit, but that's like asking somebody how long they can hold a balloon, you know?" It's as easy as breathing to him these days, just to keep up a normal shield. "I've never tried figuring out how big it can go, but the more space I have to cover, the fewer hits it's going to be able to take. Or, rather, the more hits it's likely to take at one time, which can break my concentration." He shrugs. "I don't think anything out there is going to hit as hard as Zuras did, but they don't have to, either."