>Figure out if that green stuff's flammable.
Experimentation with seemingly supernatural powers in a possibly life-threatening situation is what science is all about.
CLARA: “Okay. Light this thing here, if you can. It goes across the floor and into the corridor with the robot in.”
???: “Sure.”
It catches light, and there’s a whoosh as a ribbon of violet flame races around the corner and out of sight, followed by a FWOOM as the gas in the opposite corridor alights.
???: “So yes, it will burn. Hopefully that did some damage, and didn’t just make it mad.”
JACQUELINE: “Yeah, we better skedaddle.”