Phalanx looks vaguely confused or concerned about this whole thing--especially with the mention of scissors--but they are so far succeeding at being a good, cooperative citizen. For now, they will just observe the proceedings and keep any protest they may have to themself.
The "cloak" is the easiest thing to remove. It's made up of several pieces of robe-like garments and unattached swaths of fabric, but there at least seems to be a chance that this part of Phalanx's getup was intended to be removable. Once the complicated boundary between cloak and the rest of the clothing can be delineated, it's a fairly simple struggle to peel the whole thing off of Phalanx's body in one go.
At least this way, with the heaviest shroud scooped up and lifted away, Robin can get a clear look at the rest of the mess... and can at least confirm that Phalanx is indeed person-shaped under there, with distinct human limbs and a slouched, taller-than-they-seem build. The chances of them being made up of something like a pile of sentient rats are much lower now.
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The "cloak" is the easiest thing to remove. It's made up of several pieces of robe-like garments and unattached swaths of fabric, but there at least seems to be a chance that this part of Phalanx's getup was intended to be removable. Once the complicated boundary between cloak and the rest of the clothing can be delineated, it's a fairly simple struggle to peel the whole thing off of Phalanx's body in one go.
At least this way, with the heaviest shroud scooped up and lifted away, Robin can get a clear look at the rest of the mess... and can at least confirm that Phalanx is indeed person-shaped under there, with distinct human limbs and a slouched, taller-than-they-seem build. The chances of them being made up of something like a pile of sentient rats are much lower now.