[The subtle wavering as Maria catches sight of the beast is clear enough to D, and in a dark blur of movement his left hand shoots out to send three white streaks to where he estimates the creature's face it.
Its shifting anatomy means that none of the nearly foot long and eighth of an inch thick needles hit a vital spot, but it's still enough to draw another high pitched screech and have the creature reaching up towards its face instead of attacking again right away.]
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Its shifting anatomy means that none of the nearly foot long and eighth of an inch thick needles hit a vital spot, but it's still enough to draw another high pitched screech and have the creature reaching up towards its face instead of attacking again right away.]