>sneaking up on some mimics
>static anomaly at the top of the hill I'm peeking over
>it's not zapping me so figured it's fine
>pull out my brand new scoped SKS
>barrel acts like a lightning rod
>drop gun
>even from a fair distance it's still zapping me and making me drop it
>can see the weapon condition tanking from the shocks
>slider notices
>mimics notice the immediate panicked pistol shots
>cut my losses and run
>mad enough about it to greentext
Don't know if I'll even be able to get it back.