[Something about these winding passageways makes this whole ordeal more exhausting than it really should be. Maybe it’s just the echo of old, old memories working their way to the surface at the familiar sight of cavernous tunnels, remnants of the weariness inherent in toiling away in such a place long ago… But it’s probably just his imagination.
Regardless, it’s a welcome distraction to hear another’s voice nearby—someone who, from the sound of it, is feeling just as tired of this situation as he is. She’ll see a tall, broad-shouldered man step into view a moment later, looking plenty weary himself, his face and clothes still somewhat smeared with the dirt and sap from his own wake-up pod.]
It’s a tempting idea, I’ll give you that. [He tries for a disarming smile, though it’s a little half-hearted.] Think I’d rather find somewhere more comfortable, though.
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Regardless, it’s a welcome distraction to hear another’s voice nearby—someone who, from the sound of it, is feeling just as tired of this situation as he is. She’ll see a tall, broad-shouldered man step into view a moment later, looking plenty weary himself, his face and clothes still somewhat smeared with the dirt and sap from his own wake-up pod.]
It’s a tempting idea, I’ll give you that. [He tries for a disarming smile, though it’s a little half-hearted.] Think I’d rather find somewhere more comfortable, though.