All but wrenched off his feet by the sphere, Bones stumbles, catches himself before he can completely fall flat on his ass, and swears a blue streak as those chains melt away, leaving him with aching shoulders...

And, y'know, their more immediate issue: the screaming, bipedal furry tornado of gnashing teeth hurling itself at the both of them. Caitian? he thinks feverishly, and scrambles roughly backward with a yelp.

"Hey hey hey hold on a damn minute!"