Hot Enough to Rage, Angry Enough for a Discount

General Crunch saluted her courage. “Is she always this brave?” Su asked. “Debtors have nowhere to retreat. Naturally, creditors are fearless.” The Fire-Pepper Beast lunged after them. Chen Nuo activated First-Bite Step, locking on to the fire-sand bin outside. He flashed ahead and kicked off its lid. Too fast. His upper body stopped while his legs continued. He planted himself in the sand with remarkable originality. The beast leaped over him and roasted his hair into a fashionable perm. [Handsome for less than half a second,] the chat declared. “Skill proficiency requires improvement,” Su observed. “Do flavor scientists always make insults sound like instruction manuals?” “Plain version: you're bad.”