( it's a trap. ) Look, he's not a rogue, but he can work his way around mechanisms. Twenty-odd years of combined soldiering and Wardening means you have to pick up a few different skills, and he holds out some wire attached to a very elaborate looking trap to the nearest bystander.
"Hold this, will you?"
( turn off the clock. )
When they see the light at the end of the tunnel - literal, as much as metaphorical, Herc stops. There's fresh air to breathe, now. The sun's beating down, and part of him's almost dreading knowing how bright the world outside is, in case it corrodes some part of his nerve for doing this.
It couldn't. He's too much himself for that to happen. No matter the ache, duty is duty, and the Calling is ringing out.
He stops, looks to the way out. They're home free, now. They're getting out safe. They're getting out all together. It takes him a moment to speak. Words have never been his forte.
There's a moment where he has to clear his throat, to make sure they all hear him. "This is as far as I go."
The dog beside him stops, looking up at him, but he's looking to the others before he looks at Max. "This is as far as I go," Hercules repeats, a little more quietly.
( ooc: for this last prompt I am thinking it works best for a group thread for part of it, but I am happy to do some one on one threads for it, too! If you want to do a closed thread just indicate in the subject line of your reply that it's closed so no one else hops in. )
herc | ottaaaa
Look, he's not a rogue, but he can work his way around mechanisms. Twenty-odd years of combined soldiering and Wardening means you have to pick up a few different skills, and he holds out some wire attached to a very elaborate looking trap to the nearest bystander.
"Hold this, will you?"
( turn off the clock. )
When they see the light at the end of the tunnel - literal, as much as metaphorical, Herc stops. There's fresh air to breathe, now. The sun's beating down, and part of him's almost dreading knowing how bright the world outside is, in case it corrodes some part of his nerve for doing this.
It couldn't. He's too much himself for that to happen. No matter the ache, duty is duty, and the Calling is ringing out.
He stops, looks to the way out. They're home free, now. They're getting out safe. They're getting out all together. It takes him a moment to speak. Words have never been his forte.
There's a moment where he has to clear his throat, to make sure they all hear him. "This is as far as I go."
The dog beside him stops, looking up at him, but he's looking to the others before he looks at Max. "This is as far as I go," Hercules repeats, a little more quietly.
( ooc: for this last prompt I am thinking it works best for a group thread for part of it, but I am happy to do some one on one threads for it, too! If you want to do a closed thread just indicate in the subject line of your reply that it's closed so no one else hops in. )