Alas, she only spotted it when it was practically on her. On her feet, to be exact.<br/>Her bare feet...<br/><em><br/>Some species of desert scorpions stridulate, rubbing parts of their bodies together - like cricket, cicada, or some tarantulas and scorpions.<br/></em><br/>So it was that she only spotted the scorpion when it was already jumping on her. And her feet were bare.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Only for this occasion, you can get a bonus to your Evade (the bonus is "multiply your skill by 2") by jumping further - say, outside the room... the other direction would lead her to crashing into the tubs. But you really need to roll Evade now.</div></div>