[The scales break relatively easily under Nerf's claws, even if they are dull -- they're not the most durable, given that the body was falling apart already.

The one who climbs out, shakily, seems...a bit used up. As he frees himself from the skin something seems to pull away from him, and there are small puncture wounds at certain points on his body -- the back of his neck, the insides of his elbows and knees. His eyes are shut tightly. he's also naked but

He doesn't get much further than out of the puddle of black gunk before he collapses.]