>>5486962 >>5487033Even if it's regaining its footing, this is still the best opportunity you're going to get to deal a hit to this thing. Whether you run away later or not, you need to disable this thing at least partially now. With that thought you wind up and swing again, aiming at the right arm. In a split second decision you try to aim for the right elbow, since that's where more stitches snapped before, but that doesn't work out. Today's the first time you've actually, well, used a golf club, and with the stress of the situation on top of that your aim is a little shit. Instead of hitting the elbow, your attack instead goes towards the thing's wrist.
If that were the only bit of bad luck, then perhaps the golf club would land a glancing blow against its wrist or somewhere nearby, burst a stitch or two, and then you'd get ready to attack again. But that is not the only bit of bad luck. The thing sways back a bit to attempt to move out of the way of your club, its arm doing the same. Your golf club that was now moving towards the wrist is merely a foot away from an open hand.
It is too late to move the golf club back. You have a bad feeling about this.
You do land a heavy blow against the creature's palm, but whether that dealt any damage or not is unimportant right now. What is important is getting your golf club back before it can think to close its hand. Just as you're trying to do so, that "is important" changes to a "was important". With surprising speed its hand closes, grabbing the top of your club and slowing your moments late retrieval of the weapon to a halt.
It is still staring at you. The left half of its face breaks into a smile. The right half does its best to with the sagging jaw, but only manages a grin. A scratchy laugh comes from its throat, changing pitch multiple times in only a few moments.
>Do your best to put your weight behind the club and pull it out of its grip. You need this thing back.>Grab your knife from your belt and cut towards that right hand. You're getting your golf club back by force.>It is holding onto your golf club right now, but doesn't that give you the perfect opportunity to try to take its right arm while those giant fucking nails aren't pointed towards you? If you lean in a little and use enough force then you might be able to cut through the arm at the elbow. If you're able to get through then it will just drop the thing, hand and all, and if not, then, well... uh, you don't know.>Fuck, you guess you'll just call the club lost for now. But as long as it's holding onto the thing then that means its right arm is busy. Now would be a good chance to get in a hit- it will either have to let go or bear with only having one empty arm. [Specify where]>...Perhaps now would be a good time to run away. Your long weapon is gone, and it's only a matter of time before the thing gets its feet through the window. [Specify your route of retreat- garage, front door, upstairs, etc.]>Write-in 