In a flash of panic, the Piper swallows the bottle cap before the Mechanic can grab it. (They don't choke. Hopefully no one questions that.)
Half a moment later, there's hands in their mouth, and they've gotta admire Milk's commitment to being even more insane than they are. Not enough not to bite those hands, though. Nothing personal. That's just what teeth are for. When that's not quite enough to get Milk to pull back, they scramble a retreat and spit those hands out of their mouth, squeezing into the spot on the bench between Maven and Devil and ducking their head.
Is this a win? A loss? Piper's not sure, but as much as they like an all-out brawl, they don't like their chances under the professor's watchful eye. They'd just decided they cared about this class; they would really, really like to not screw up and get expelled before they got the chance to learn anything interesting.
Re: Lecture
Half a moment later, there's hands in their mouth, and they've gotta admire Milk's commitment to being even more insane than they are. Not enough not to bite those hands, though. Nothing personal. That's just what teeth are for. When that's not quite enough to get Milk to pull back, they scramble a retreat and spit those hands out of their mouth, squeezing into the spot on the bench between Maven and Devil and ducking their head.
Is this a win? A loss? Piper's not sure, but as much as they like an all-out brawl, they don't like their chances under the professor's watchful eye. They'd just decided they cared about this class; they would really, really like to not screw up and get expelled before they got the chance to learn anything interesting.