A blow to the head, and the darkness that was usually such a friend to the institute's creatures became overwhelming. The tailypo staggered, and collapsed. It could hear the humans, especially the glowy one, shouting, but no light appeared. Its limbs flailed out, claws aimlessly scrabbling at the air. One of them caught it on the neck -- or was that the human. It gnashed its teeth without opening its eyes; it was losing strength rapidly, and needed food now more than ever.