[OOM] Taris, the Labyrinth, the Undercity.

[stuck_mynock]

At first, it might seem like they're outside, on a very murky night. There's grass, after all, even if it is marred by patches of metal.

They're not, though. A longer look reveals that they're inside a vast, underground room, or a huge cavern, large enough to give the impression of being outside, but with the metal and stone ceiling just in view, distantly. There are flickering lights, here and there, but for the most part it's fairly dark.

There's what looks like a town nearby, but to get there requires traversing a rather difficult looking stretch of slopes, high rocks, half-built walls and rushing rivers.

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[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. 'M kinda hungry."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Plenty." Guppy says. "Which is one of the many reasons why we must under no circumstances lose the kit bag."

He stops and undoes the bag, brings out three double sized mars bars and passes one to each of the others.

"I've been topping it up as we go along, we can have something more substantial when we get safe."

If all else fails, he has some nutition pills that will keep them alive, but aren't exactly tasty.

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, good, glad we're na 'ere with just what we were wearin'."

Then Will's quiet as he just eats.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton is not a quiet eater.

There are a lot of nom-nom sounds.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy doesn't feel much like eating, but he forces the chocolate down to try and keep his energy up.

[will_scarlett]

Will reaches out and pats Guppy on the shoulder just as a reminder that he's not alone.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"We should move on. Best not t'stay in one place for too long."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy smiles weakly but gratefully at Will, nods at Atton, and gets up quickly.

[will_scarlett]

"Aye. We'll find a way out."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

A loud, distant roar makes Atton arch an eyebrow, slightly, looking around.

"Yeah, let's move fast," he decides, heading through the maze of rocks again.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy sticks close to Atton and Will, holding his weapons again.

"What was that?"

[will_scarlett]

"Dinna worry 'bout it 'less we see it, just keep movin'."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. Just keep an eye out."

[guppy_sandhu]

"May be just a speaker with a roaring noise." Guppy says, more enthusiastically than he feels.

[will_scarlett]

"Sounded far 'nough way that probably willna bother us for a bit."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"It won't be a speaker. It's never a speaker. How many things have you seen where the distant roaring is just a speaker?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"...
...
The jurassic park ride at Disneyland?"

[will_scarlett]

"I didna understand any o'the words ye just said, Guppy but I'm sure that whate'er it is, we could probably move faster least for now."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"S'medical jargon, probably," Atton says to Will, sagely, as they reach a river.

There are a bunch of small (shoulder-height, on Atton), slimy white things, more or less humanoid, gathered around one part of the river.

"Rakghouls," Atton whispers. "Blasters ready."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy holds the blaster steady.

"Are we going to get trapped between these and the roaring thing?" he asks quietly.

[will_scarlett]

Will aims his blaster and starts firing,

"Nay, we're na."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Not if we kill them and go by, Guppy," Atton says, a little wearily, unholstering his blasters and opening fire. A couple of rakghouls fall, and three more scatter, rebounding off rocks to come ambling towards them, snarling.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy shoots quickly at the ones coming towards them.

He'll apologise for asking stupid questions later, for now, he's exhausted and stressed out and just needs these things to die.

[will_scarlett]

Will just focuses on firing, quicker these things die, the sooner escape will be possible.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Two rakghouls fall. As the third leaps towards them, teeth out, Atton unsheathes his sword, slices through it, cleans off the blade and resheaths it.

Opening his eyes and taking a deep breath, Atton starts wading through the river. It only comes up to his waist.