[ She doesn't hit the ground. Doesn't hit icy-covered rocks, points on points, spikes of deadly sharpness that had been waiting for the twins as they fell from the cliff's edge. Hannah feels Beth's grip slipping from the ledge above them and her mind goes blank with panic, with the knowledge that there's literally nothing she can do to prevent them from falling, not if her sister has lost hold. Hannah squeezes her eyes tight and braces herself, feeling a shock of fear and anguish when Beth's hand slips from her own. Feeling... falling through the air for much longer than she expected and chalking it up to the extended moment before a nasty injury, because that's what this would be: a nasty injury. A long trip to the hospital. She could never, ever have guessed death, wouldn't even think that the lives of two nice, normal girls could come to something so nasty and gruesome at the beginning of what was meant to be a perfect weekend.
She doesn't have time to reflect on the unfairness of it all before she realizes she's already hit the ground.
Hannah Washington doesn't move for a long time, reeling from what had just happened and confused as to how she'd made impact without feeling it. She doesn't feel much pain at all, she notices, as she slowly shifts. The heavy, pink jacket that Beth had wrapped around her is still there, still on. Still keeping her warm. ]
--Beth? Beth! [ Her eyes shoot open at a sharper remembrance of what had happened and she begins to move, to pull herself to a sitting position. There's no answer from her twin, but there are... sounds. Distant voices, some chatter, and... growls. Strange, animalistic shouts. The animal from the woods is still here and she's in the caves, of course.
Hannah scrambles to her feet, eyes wide, checking the glasses on her face. Still unbroken, good. Her breaths come slowly, as she tries to keep them under control, but her heart is pounding. Whatever that thing was, it'd been followed by... that stranger. The man with the flamethrower. If the bear, or whatever it was, was still out there, then so was he, probably. ]
Hello? [ She calls shakily, hoping desperately for her sister's reply (who else would be in this cave?). When there isn't one, she begins trying to find her way out, noting the strange structure of wherever she'd fallen, how it looked almost man-made. Hannah frowns, confused, but knows she can't afford to think about it now if she and Beth are in danger. I have to find her. We have to get back to the lodge.
She doesn't notice at all the stranger hangars on the ground. ]
hannah washington | ota
She doesn't have time to reflect on the unfairness of it all before she realizes she's already hit the ground.
Hannah Washington doesn't move for a long time, reeling from what had just happened and confused as to how she'd made impact without feeling it. She doesn't feel much pain at all, she notices, as she slowly shifts. The heavy, pink jacket that Beth had wrapped around her is still there, still on. Still keeping her warm. ]
--Beth? Beth! [ Her eyes shoot open at a sharper remembrance of what had happened and she begins to move, to pull herself to a sitting position. There's no answer from her twin, but there are... sounds. Distant voices, some chatter, and... growls. Strange, animalistic shouts. The animal from the woods is still here and she's in the caves, of course.
Hannah scrambles to her feet, eyes wide, checking the glasses on her face. Still unbroken, good. Her breaths come slowly, as she tries to keep them under control, but her heart is pounding. Whatever that thing was, it'd been followed by... that stranger. The man with the flamethrower. If the bear, or whatever it was, was still out there, then so was he, probably. ]
Hello? [ She calls shakily, hoping desperately for her sister's reply (who else would be in this cave?). When there isn't one, she begins trying to find her way out, noting the strange structure of wherever she'd fallen, how it looked almost man-made. Hannah frowns, confused, but knows she can't afford to think about it now if she and Beth are in danger. I have to find her. We have to get back to the lodge.
She doesn't notice at all the stranger hangars on the ground. ]