[ Poe holds his breath all the way up in the elevator, half-expecting it to stop, or collapse, or for something else to go wrong. His sensible self says that Lup and Taako would have a way out of a collapse of some kind. He knows there are ropes they could use to climb out and people up top to make sure they're secured.
It's safe, it just doesn't feel safe. Nothing about this place feels safe.
The bite of frozen, moving air is a relief. He inhales, deeply, closing his eyes, even as the tears still on his face make his cheeks go numb.
Another inhale. A slow exhale. He shudders.
Will he be able to go back down there? ]
What's the watch rotation for tonight, do you know?
[ He tries for subtle. He does. But honestly, how subtle can a question like that be. ]
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[ Poe holds his breath all the way up in the elevator, half-expecting it to stop, or collapse, or for something else to go wrong. His sensible self says that Lup and Taako would have a way out of a collapse of some kind. He knows there are ropes they could use to climb out and people up top to make sure they're secured.
It's safe, it just doesn't feel safe. Nothing about this place feels safe.
The bite of frozen, moving air is a relief. He inhales, deeply, closing his eyes, even as the tears still on his face make his cheeks go numb.
Another inhale. A slow exhale. He shudders.
Will he be able to go back down there? ]
What's the watch rotation for tonight, do you know?
[ He tries for subtle. He does. But honestly, how subtle can a question like that be. ]