Motif · Book 4, The Gate of the Feral Gods
The gerbils
Level-11 Frenzied Gerbils in gnomish Live Ammo Balls — stasis pet-carriers fired from rifles and batteries — the same creature as Ralph on the second floor, whom Carl stepped on to the AI's delight. When every ball misses him, the AI sulks, marks every corpse 'Bitch Boy Carl', and sends thousands. Carl steps on one, and it stops. 'Good boy.'
Segment appearances
Progression
'Frenzied Gerbil. Level 11.' in every ball on every bandolier (ch. 13); Bonnie's rejected pets (ch. 16). See the System AI.