Oh dear oh dear this was a disaster. Pearl peeked out from behind the dumpster she'd been forced to hide behind, scanning the lightly infested street. There were only two or three here, but if only she had her real spear at a time like this...

She knew she had to move, but... how? Well, maybe if she created some distractions, she could get back to her apartment and figure something out... Just as the Gem was trying to figure out the best route to get back to her sector, she spotted something heading down the street that was definitely not one of those Pariah creatures. ...Oh dear, she had to do something.

Thinking fast, she threw a flickering projection of herself out, wincing at the unexpected pain. What was that? Nevermind, she had to worry about this approaching person. They were going to get attacked by the Pariah roaming around here if she didn't do something! Luckily, the creatures seemed to be distracted by the projection as it yelled out and brandished a sword.

The figure was very close... She sent out another projection to get the Pariah a little further away for good measure, gritting her teeth at the second flash of pain, then reached out to grab the person's arm.