Bart does his best to catch or deflect as many of the bullets to try to keep the poor dino from deciding its best move is to charge the things hurting it. It was a whiptail sauropod, which meant keeping that supersonic tail out of the fight was an important goal.

"Sooner or later we all learn how shitty the stakes are," he said, scowling at the bitter archer. "I'd rather let the cat out to play than risk adding another dangerous predator to the mix."