[The monster seems like it's contemplating following after them, so there's that, if nothing else! A few extra seconds of vague excitement before it finally gives up and decides to go for something less scrawny and with less hair, respectively...]

Seriously?! It would have! And even if this is just ViViD, you don't wanna get sent to the places you go to after you lose a life. Like, trust me. You might end up stuck in a chair trying to play shooting games where the guy in charge is a big fat cheater and you can't ever win so you stay there for hours and hours and hours with nothing to do.