The lashing cock-tentacle whipped across Pat's chest, searing through the loose cotton shift it wore and eating through its rubbery artificial skin to expose the delicate crystalline framework structure beneath. The construct commented to no one in particular as it backed away from the thrashing jellyfish, "External coating compromised, structural integrity damage minimal. Combat effectiveness at ninety-plus percent."<br/><br/>Another flare of blue light send a spinning shard of crystal wheeling off at a crazy angle and embedding itself harmlessly in the wall. "Reassessment. Core energy reserves minimal. Now operating on reserve power only."<br/><br/>(5-ft step towards Armory/Stables, Crystal Shard, miss with a 4+1=5.)