Except for the initial shock of it, it's pretty meaningless. Been scratched like that by a St Bernard. Still got the scar, under the beard tho so no one sees it. All that really does is piss someone off. Adrenaline does wonders for making a person not care about incidental pain like that is. Same dog raked me on the ribcage at the same time, that hurts more. Nails are overrated and break easy.
*(perhaps?**)
**(Actually; Living in an autocratic state with an "absolutely ruthless program of genetic screening and propagation" would tend to shift social and personal behaviors in perhaps unanticipated ways.***)
***(Of course, as always, RHIP!)
Everybody's edges are going over each other now!
*edit if it had been Katya . she would have laid his face open to the bone.
But maybe she can distract him.
Running away might work if she can get an opening.*
*(If she gets far enough away Lynn won't be worrying about moral dilemmas for a while!)
Women grow long nails for a reason!
*(perhaps?**)
**(Actually; Living in an autocratic state with an "absolutely ruthless program of genetic screening and propagation" would tend to shift social and personal behaviors in perhaps unanticipated ways.***)
***(Of course, as always, RHIP!)