His optic nerve peeled apart to form spider-like legs that creeped their way past the eye to freedom, and then they shoved with all their might to pop the eye free from its socket prison. Fluids within the skull formed a vaccuum that held the eye in place, but the legs reached out further to the nostrils and ear to gain a stronger foothold. Finally, the eye plopped onto the floor and skittered off into the night.