[Maybe Dave can hear the vague tone of annoyance at this jab at his battle reasoning.] Not when it would be tactically stupid.

[Strider Bullshit: the 'I have a sense of strategy' edition.

Anyway, Dirk speeds up behind Dave, doing his best to zoom past the crawlers. He ends up having to smack a few away from his face with the Fancy Santa, but at least it does that job.]

It looks more like a case of evolution than prototyping. It has all the features that suggest adaptations to a particular environment. [He paid attention; it was annoying him.]