Aw, shit- [With the split-second kind of reaction that's saved her life more than once, Jail moves.]
[Forward.]
[Instead of dodging away from Urtz in order to avoid the lightning, she tightens her grip and runs, turning the tackle into a desperate sprint, lunging ahead as quickly as she can with Urtz held bodily in her arms, dragged along with her.]
[As swift as a thief can be, a mortal human can't outrun a storm- but almost, almost, because she puts her all into it as the lightning comes down, the stubborn strength and long-honed speed of someone who knows that she lives and dies on whether she can keep from being caught.]
[She doesn't outrun the lightning.]
[But she outruns the strike.]
[When the bolt hits, Jail isn't there. There's not enough time to completely get away, the whole thing happening in an instant, but there's only stray edges to catch at her heels, sparks and trailing current. Yes, she's still too close to avoid getting shocked completely, but it's far, far weaker than actually getting hit by the lightning itself would be. She'll live.]
[Her teeth grit and her muscles seize as the current flows through her, spasms from the shock as she rides out the pain, but she'll live. She's not out of the game yet.]
[And, despite it all, she's still holding on to Urtz.]
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[Forward.]
[Instead of dodging away from Urtz in order to avoid the lightning, she tightens her grip and runs, turning the tackle into a desperate sprint, lunging ahead as quickly as she can with Urtz held bodily in her arms, dragged along with her.]
[As swift as a thief can be, a mortal human can't outrun a storm- but almost, almost, because she puts her all into it as the lightning comes down, the stubborn strength and long-honed speed of someone who knows that she lives and dies on whether she can keep from being caught.]
[She doesn't outrun the lightning.]
[But she outruns the strike.]
[When the bolt hits, Jail isn't there. There's not enough time to completely get away, the whole thing happening in an instant, but there's only stray edges to catch at her heels, sparks and trailing current. Yes, she's still too close to avoid getting shocked completely, but it's far, far weaker than actually getting hit by the lightning itself would be. She'll live.]
[Her teeth grit and her muscles seize as the current flows through her, spasms from the shock as she rides out the pain, but she'll live. She's not out of the game yet.]
[And, despite it all, she's still holding on to Urtz.]