[@MelonHead]

You've been the one trying to pick apart posts from the start. And nowhere in your post did you say it was Higan's estimation. You changed your description of the damage from one post to the next, and what's more there would be a dull, metallic clang even if Higan squished Slimy. Remember the lair's acoustics? What do you think would be louder, the squish or the mech's arms and legs clattering about and sending off hundreds of echoes?

This is like what happened when Higan tried fending off Slimy with the barrel of his rifle. It's a moot point so I move on, figuring that like how Higan didn't trip over any of the hundreds of tree stumps he made during the first chase, I could have Slimy dart about without you telling me so slight an obstacle would impede it, and with enough force to alert the pilot inside of a 30 ton mech.

Let's bring in [@Drifting Pollen] again to make a decision.