[Lance's eyebrows furrow a little as Ian jostles in to share the same umbrella, but he doesn't protest especially as he realizes what Ian's doing.]
That's a great idea.
[He takes the offered shield, carefully handing over control of the one he's holding over their heads to Ian so that he can take the modified one. It just might work, and it also makes him feel just a little more confident to have something that he could put between himself and an attacking rat monster.]
Okay. Ready?
[As soon as he gets the agreement he'll hold up the shield so that he can step out from under the one he's passed to Ian, giving the hole in the ground a cursory glance before deciding there's nothing lurking at the entrance and beginning to climb in.
This sucks so much.
As soon as he's out of the rain he holds the shield in front of him, drawing his gun and taking a moment to adjust to holding both objects; he rarely shoots with only one hand, especially since his shooting hand isn't all that strong after breaking it a few years earlier, but he should still be able to manage. And for good measure he concentrates briefly, lighting his gun up with the same golden glow as he's lit the ring with before; he's already going to attract attention, might as well make it so he and Ian can see a little better.
He waits just far enough inside the tunnel to make sure Ian has room to join him out of the rain before the begin exploring.]
Okay. We've got this. In addition to like, shooting anything that's about to maul me, you mentioned the ceiling being unstable; is that something you think you could do something about, if it starts to collapse?
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That's a great idea.
[He takes the offered shield, carefully handing over control of the one he's holding over their heads to Ian so that he can take the modified one. It just might work, and it also makes him feel just a little more confident to have something that he could put between himself and an attacking rat monster.]
Okay. Ready?
[As soon as he gets the agreement he'll hold up the shield so that he can step out from under the one he's passed to Ian, giving the hole in the ground a cursory glance before deciding there's nothing lurking at the entrance and beginning to climb in.
This sucks so much.
As soon as he's out of the rain he holds the shield in front of him, drawing his gun and taking a moment to adjust to holding both objects; he rarely shoots with only one hand, especially since his shooting hand isn't all that strong after breaking it a few years earlier, but he should still be able to manage. And for good measure he concentrates briefly, lighting his gun up with the same golden glow as he's lit the ring with before; he's already going to attract attention, might as well make it so he and Ian can see a little better.
He waits just far enough inside the tunnel to make sure Ian has room to join him out of the rain before the begin exploring.]
Okay. We've got this. In addition to like, shooting anything that's about to maul me, you mentioned the ceiling being unstable; is that something you think you could do something about, if it starts to collapse?