Nikolai moved backwards slowly as the plant seed fell, wielding his knife and gun. "Either we just witnessed the miracle of birth, or that thing has really bad aim. Either way, we need to move out now!"<br/><br/>(I thought of something while I was reading Jack's anger. As Nikolai spends time with his companions, his mind will slowly clear of his insanity, and though his abilitys to resist pain and blind rage will fade away, his combat skills will increase in efficiency.)