"If an entire dwarf is trapped in the mechanism, we may need to rethink—"
Up he goes, suddenly. Reflex has one hand half-grasping at Lazar's hair in blind surprise, then seeming to realize its error halfway in and sharply changing course to join the other in snatching at the ledge's corner. This time, fortunately, Viktor manages to avoid punching himself in the skull by way of a handful of masonry.
"Excuse me, have you never heard of a countdown?"
His tone is just full of angry eyebrows, distinctly of the cross-because-he-was-startled variety. Despite it, these specific squirms suggest he's already getting on with his inspection. Attempting it, anyway. Stretching toward it. Meanwhile, Lazar is treated to the hard edges of his associate's leg brace, and also to the knowledge that this same associate's crotch is interacting with the back of his head.
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Up he goes, suddenly. Reflex has one hand half-grasping at Lazar's hair in blind surprise, then seeming to realize its error halfway in and sharply changing course to join the other in snatching at the ledge's corner. This time, fortunately, Viktor manages to avoid punching himself in the skull by way of a handful of masonry.
"Excuse me, have you never heard of a countdown?"
His tone is just full of angry eyebrows, distinctly of the cross-because-he-was-startled variety. Despite it, these specific squirms suggest he's already getting on with his inspection. Attempting it, anyway. Stretching toward it. Meanwhile, Lazar is treated to the hard edges of his associate's leg brace, and also to the knowledge that this same associate's crotch is interacting with the back of his head.