Okay, well, not being buried is a good first step.
[Not extremely reassuring to think they could get trapped in the tunnel, but still. Living to deal with that issue would be better than just dying right away, right? He's just not going to consider too deeply how pathetically low that bar is.
A scrabbling sound comes from further down the tunnel and Lance freezes briefly, trying to figure out if it's coming toward them, but it doesn't seem to be just yet. But he thinks he also hears--]
Is that a voice?
[He asks Ian very quietly, without looking back at him; he's not totally sure, but he thinks he can hear a distant voice yelling from some faraway passage.]
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[Not extremely reassuring to think they could get trapped in the tunnel, but still. Living to deal with that issue would be better than just dying right away, right? He's just not going to consider too deeply how pathetically low that bar is.
A scrabbling sound comes from further down the tunnel and Lance freezes briefly, trying to figure out if it's coming toward them, but it doesn't seem to be just yet. But he thinks he also hears--]
Is that a voice?
[He asks Ian very quietly, without looking back at him; he's not totally sure, but he thinks he can hear a distant voice yelling from some faraway passage.]