Andy sighed as soon as the oni spoke. He glanced at Rowko. "I'd say I told you so, but right now..." He was frantically thinking for some way to defeat, or at least distract the oni, not to mention Shelob's little sister.<br/><br/>Fighting either of them was impossible, but there might be other things he could do. Even while Thar and Ipthar were causing a distraction, he whispered to Oka and Mary. "Lt, grab Thar's rifle and fry the spider, Rowko, join her, and be ready to dodge webs and little spiders. Oka, stop holding Rowko and grab the oni, I'll try and distract her so she can't use magic..."<br/><br/>There was one possibility, old Japanese folklore. Fortunately, he had the necessary ingredients, his pack still held snack foods, including roasted soy beans, a very healthy form of protein that wouldn't go off. But they also had another use... He scrabbled through the pack and brought out the plastic bag, ripping it open.<br/><br/>Diving to one side, he moved closer to the oni, ripping open the back and hurled a handful of the contents, yelling out, "Oni, begone!"<br/><br/>OOC: Soybeans drive away demons, it's right there in the Setsubun traditions. Hopefully it'll have some mystical effect, at the very least she won't be able to concentrate on magic spells with beans in her face.