[She nods, like she is imparting some real wisdom here.]

Exactly. It's going to try and kill us anyway, so we might as well relieve some stress where we can. And it's not like we're trying to become besties with the mouth monster, either.

[Wow! They can't read shit. And they haven't been attacked yet, either...? She glances down again, to see if the goop has moved at all.]

Are we ready to try the valve?

[They are totally going to get attacked when they try the valve, aren't they?]