[X] Try to set up a finisher beforehand
-[X] But before actually starting the fight, try to talk.
--[X] Remember the preaching. God's word might help you out here.
---[X] If talks don't work, insult it and go to town.
[x] Try to set up a finisher beforehand -[X] Toss a fuckton of explosive bayonets in a high arc -[X] Whip out the Club of Irony in laser mode. --[X] Start firing as the bayonets land on its head.
[X] Try to talk -[x] Try some preaching as well. This is as close as you're getting to a captive audience for one of these beings. Plus the LORD's word could help.