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...you found yourself staring at the ground, unsure of how to continue. The only benefit of this was noticing the... odd shape of some of it. Some kind of... long lump?
You ignored that and forced yourself back into conversation. "They're not all bad, really. I've been tryin' t' show how..." ...your eyesight drifted off to one of the state militia officers, far from the clinic but evidently watching you... "...but I can't say I've been all too successful, nowadays, with how th' town's been treating my Mary."
The lump was getting longer. It was heading towards the decrepit rail. You felt your hand slowly approaching Mary's side, your companion vocalizing her confusion at the gesture, while Steele slowly took over conversation with the sick lady once again.
When a huge claw extended from the end of the lump, you felt the need to excuse yourself. Mary came with, much to your dismay, and Steele seemed hasty to follow suit. "Walter? The line is hardly spent, what are you--"
His mustache almost seemed to flare up as he noticed the foot-long claw extending out of a hole in the middle of the tracks.
Another claw followed it, with a red-tipped snout pulling a long head out of the ground with it.
That creature from the mountains... what was it doing so close to town?
Steele proposed a possibility. "Ah, an attacker! What... great timing!"
His tone betrayed a hint of excitement. Maybe his plan was going to happen after all.
Another lump popped up nearby. Soon after, a third one joined the lot of them.
Townsfolk were beginning to notice and the state militia already had their guns aimed at the tunnels, eager to fire.
How would you go about handling... whatever this was?
>You wouldn't. Let the lumps be. The strange mole creatures were docile when you last saw them. Given your efforts... maybe the populous could recognize that, and the guards would stand down.
>Attack, right away. Command Mary to shock the first one you saw and try to dispatch the rest in a similar manner. You can't risk anything right now, let alone some kind of coordinated attack.
>Try Steele's plan. Lure one or two out of their holes, pretend to take them on, then flourish a nutberry or two and let the townsfolk watch as you tried to help Steele tame one.
>Write-in.
