<br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/aLrNm7k.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/IDWdc9w.jpg)<br/></div><br/>The explosion was big, loud, and gave off searing heat. The cobs went off like fireworks, and the air was immediately filled with the acrid smell of burnt popcorn.<br/><br/>Katra braces against the cyan wall as the explosion goes off mere feet away from her. The force of the blast is so great that it doesn't break through the wall, but instead sends it flying into the air in one solid piece, with Katra included. Katra finds herself soaring high above the farm, her conjured wall turned into a makeshift flying carpet. The warrioress could tell by her trajectory that she was going to be launched far away from Jeb's farm, though might end up with a softer landing if she rode her wall on the way down. Alternatively she could try to push off of the wall and fall down into the cornfield, but with her current height she was likely to take some serious damage.<br/><br/>Valna managed to get into the ditch right on time, though as Grella hopped in on top of her it became apparent there was less room inside the ditch than expected. For a split second a thought entered the elc's mind:<em>"push her out"</em>. There wasn't enough room in the ditch for them both to avoid the blast...but if Grella were to shove Valna out she could get enough room for herself to come out unphased. But would the elc really entertain such a terrible thought?<br/><br/>Juro flapped and flapped and flapped in a desperate bid to get out of the blast radius. While he did manage to get out of the fireball itself, the massive updraft of heat caught under Juro's wings and sent him flying up much higher than he had intended. From this aerial vantage point he spotted two things: the first was Katra being launched through the air on her wall, and the second was the body of the Corn Wyrm being launched far in another direction, upon which S was desperately clinging, "Waaaaaaaaaahhh!" the mimic cried on her reptile rocket ride. If Juro booked it he'd probably be able to catch one of them, but which should he try to save? S and the Corn Wyrm or Katra? He had to pick between his teammate's life and potentially losing both S and the trophy to prove they defeated the creature.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Valna</strong>perfectly succeeds her Defy Danger and jumps safely into a ditch to avoid the explosion.<br/><br/><strong>Grella</strong>partially succeeds her Defy Danger and is faced with a hard bargain: She can avoid the full force of the blast, but will have to sacrifice<strong>Valna</strong>to do so.<br/><br/><strong>Juro</strong>partially succeeds his Defy Danger and is faced with an ugly choice: catch either<strong>Katra</strong>or<strong>S and the Corn Wyrm's body.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Katra</strong>partially succeeds her Defy Danger and is faced with an ugly choice (if Juro opts not to catch her): Either ride out the explosion and see where you end up, or try to jump down into the cornfield and take a nasty impact.<br/><br/>