[ steve's not entirely sure what she sees when they meet eyes, but he hopes it's something good. encouraging, maybe. something possibly supportive. he is terrified, and that's not a fact that is going to go away, but he's also able to at least keep moving, and as they speed around the next bend, he puts his car into the next gear forward, gaining a bit more speed as they go. usually, it shouldn't be much further until he can get them both out, but that is also up to how much the horizon wants to fold in on itself.

right now, steve doesn't want to think about that. he just puts his eyes back on the road in front of them and drives. ]

It's- it's a Mind Flayer. [ truthfully, he doesn't know what the hell it is. but that's the name that comes up, that Henderson always used, so that's what he's got going for them now. ] And there's no stopping it- not us. We have to outrun it. It won't follow us to the next domain.

[ the creature is still behind them, gaining on them ever so slightly. it does have a bit of an advantage, considering it just plows through the trees and power lines, instead of keeping to the road. steve grins down on his molars a bit. ]

Unless you have other ideas.