Good God! It was a nimble little demon! Asuka had no more room to back up as the thing landed on the ground right before her; her hands simply tightened around the flashlight until her palms cramped from the pressure. She had to stay calm. The pilot needed to control her heart rate, ignore the blood rushing past her ears in order to think clearly. Flight or fight was pushing her to make a decision, but would the thing chase her if she ran? Most likely, it was a predator after all!

"That's not funny..."

It could talk? This was.... wait, a monster with intellect?

Her brain hurt.

Well if it was intelligent, it could be clever and tactful. She needed to fight now while it was still a bit stunned, or whatever it was doing. Taking a deep breath, the second child lifted her light again and shined it in its face to disorient or blind it before rushing towards the creature, ready to displace some motor functions with a good slap to that dark mug.