[It's probably for the best that Jack was at the ready. Caroline's form of defending herself tends to be throwing people around, and that would likely have given the creature another chance to escape. She does stumble backward on reflex, not wanting to get in the way of whatever that is.]
In my experience, people never really do what's smart for them.
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In my experience, people never really do what's smart for them.
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