Do you really think a blade will do anything against something like that?
[He's used to beings made of metal, if not obviously then beneath the surface, like he assumes of Wash; what good is a sword going to do? But fire, on the other hand...
Fire can do damage. If it can ignite a fuel port, fray a wire--or fool it accordingly--maybe the thing can be disabled, at least until Horatio can fix whatever's wrong with it.]
At least this way we might be able to direct it.
[But the real reason is a reflection of a thought from a while ago: if anyone's going to be sacrificed, it's him.]
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[He's used to beings made of metal, if not obviously then beneath the surface, like he assumes of Wash; what good is a sword going to do? But fire, on the other hand...
Fire can do damage. If it can ignite a fuel port, fray a wire--or fool it accordingly--maybe the thing can be disabled, at least until Horatio can fix whatever's wrong with it.]
At least this way we might be able to direct it.
[But the real reason is a reflection of a thought from a while ago: if anyone's going to be sacrificed, it's him.]