"River is immensely skilled," Tarantulas agrees, with wistful pride and sadness mingled in his tone. "I am...less capable, as a fighter --" As anyone who's heard about how he was literally ripped in half by Vika and Amaterasu can surely attest -- "But the barricades should be sturdier now that I've given them some reinforcement." He pats the one he was just working on with one claw-tipped leg. "Since I can't work on my radios or other projects while I'm stuck like this, it seemed the best way to contribute."