As it became clear the gourd wasn't working, Andy stalled, despair overtaking him. In his effort to get close enough for the thing to work, he'd basically placed himself right in front of it. 'Bast me in a white wine sauce, I'm done!' He thought. The street was empty, without cover, and the nearest alley was filled with rubble and a Hive Tyrant. Even if he ran for one further away it could just blast him with it's cannon, or overtake him...<br/><br/>Hearing Rowko and the clatter of what had to be the bolter gave him a slight reprieve, especially when it turned to face this new threat. But he was still effectively a fly on a plate... As he looked up at the monster his mind re-iteraterd that there was no-where to... Suddenly he had a crazy idea as he looked up at it's spine and the double ridge of big bony plates that stuck up from it...<br/><br/>He shucked his gloves and kicked off his boots, thanking the makers for power laces. To have a chance of this working, he'd need his hand and foot claws unimpaired. He was watching the lashing tail, and as it reached the right point, he dashed forward, springing for the base of the tail where the bony, overlapping scales of body armour started.<br/><br/>A normal human wouldn't have a chance at this. The closely overlapping plates would have defeated their best efforts to hold on, even if they had the jumping ability to get up on it's back, or the agility and relexes to stay thyere. But while Andy's zoo-form body wasn't as _strong_ as an average human, it was lighter, more agile, and his hands had a stronger grip due to the shorter moment arm, and his retractable claws. His clawed feet would also give him purchase where even an ape might have trouble. And of course, digigrade legs were made for leaping and pouncing.<br/><br/>(OOC: He's going to try and climb up it's back to the area between the bone plates. Hopefully the Hive Tyrant won't be able to reach back there with it's limbs, at least not with any strength or accuracy. And he'll have cover from friendly fire.)