The Keye To It All
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small_things~~ trigger warning - torture, coercion; slight suicidal ideation ~~
*takes point position again, leading the way down the long dark tunnel...still noticeably limping, and walking a little unsteadily now and then*
*finally comes to a heavy wooden door*
Okay. This is it. This is where they keep him.
*takes point position again, leading the way down the long dark tunnel...still noticeably limping, and walking a little unsteadily now and then*
*finally comes to a heavy wooden door*
Okay. This is it. This is where they keep him.
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Date: 2014-02-12 09:24 pm (UTC)Occulus repairo!
Oh, and here. We brought along some extra desert gear. Those tunnels and the desert scrub will cut your feet to ribbons.
*hands you a pair of sandals from our provisions...and once you've put them on, alters them a bit to fit your feet*
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Date: 2014-02-12 09:27 pm (UTC)...Thanks.
*cleans mended glasses on shirt and eyes you warily*
Remind me not to get on your bad side.
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Date: 2014-02-12 10:37 pm (UTC)*beat*
I'm sorry. That sounded terribly racist.
*regains train of thought*
Quick! Everyone against the wall with the door. He's probably too stupid to look anywhere other than straight ahead.
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Date: 2014-02-12 10:48 pm (UTC)Oh gracious. And here I thought avoiding Dolores Umbridge and her gang of bullies at Hogwarts was a wearying task.
*braces self for battle*
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Date: 2014-02-12 11:04 pm (UTC)Hush, now.
*pulls out the trusty flower spike*
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Date: 2014-02-13 12:46 am (UTC)*stomps past the door and on down the corridor*
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Date: 2014-02-13 01:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-13 01:12 am (UTC)Here.
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Date: 2014-02-13 01:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-13 01:43 am (UTC)*still terrified, but concern for a friend has brought with it a kind of frantic authority...stage whisper*
Quickly now, before another guard comes...we don't know where John is, but we do know where they've got Oliver, and what they're doing to him. Plus he seemed to know something about the layout of this place, so he might be able to tell us just what and where this "Tank" business is.
Are we agreed?
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Date: 2014-02-13 01:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-13 03:15 am (UTC)*locks the door behind us*
Obfirma!
Off we go! (http://small-things.livejournal.com/10847.html)
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Date: 2014-02-13 01:53 am (UTC)*walks back over Archie*
Hello, Archie, I'm Captain Martin Crieff. Do you think you'll be able to stand?
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Date: 2014-02-13 02:05 am (UTC)Archie. Archie Keyes.
*uses your hand to pull self up to standing position...is very pale, and a little unsteady, but looks willing enough to try for a journey*
*casts a wistful eye at drawings and books scattered across the floor...but then looks quickly back at you*
Okay. If they catch us at least I'll be able to say I saw more of this prison than this one stinking room.
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Date: 2014-02-13 02:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-13 02:32 am (UTC)Well. Maybe just for a bit. Usually takes a while, you know. To get your wind back. After a link.
*legs are already beginning to tremble slightly*
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Date: 2014-02-13 02:36 am (UTC)*crouches a little so you can climb on*
*gags*
Choking me...
*helps you adjust your hold then bounces a little to make sure you're in place*
*walks quickly to join the others, letting Sam take point and Sybil bring up the rear*
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Date: 2014-02-13 02:43 am (UTC)*adjusts hold...then, reluctantly*
Linking is...what you saw. Opening a portal. Between places.
You're a captain? You don't look the soldier type. No offence.
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Date: 2014-02-13 02:47 am (UTC)Ha, no I'm not a military captain. I'm an airline pilot. Sorry, do you know what an aeroplane is? Only some folks 'round here don't...?
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Date: 2014-02-13 02:54 am (UTC)Oh, yeah. I used to watch 'em when I was a kid. One year they took the whole orphanage to a fair and they had a big one there. Propeller was taller than my whole school. They took us up in pairs. Saw the whole world spread out, like a bird, or a god...best day of my life, probably.
And you fly them? No kidding?
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Date: 2014-02-13 03:03 am (UTC)Yes! It's my dream job and I get to do it every day! Maybe you can come for a ride when we get out of here.
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Date: 2014-02-13 03:12 am (UTC)*pause...mouth twitches*
I just hope you give a smoother ride in the air than on the ground. No offence.
*suddenly frowns at something up ahead, (http://small-things.livejournal.com/10847.html) even though it looks nothing's there*
Is that...? Shit! Not now!
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Date: 2014-02-13 03:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-13 03:16 am (UTC)Oh heavens, what on earth...??