just before a burning cord ignites over yonder, the plant shows its disapproval (fascinating), the doctor is engulfed in botanical violence (uh oh), and that same retaliation ripples outward in a furious rustle (ah, shit). At once Viktor releases the stem, but in its weakened state it pops free of itself at the slice, and like a climber released from his harness he immediately slips down through the foliage. What's more, the surrounding vines seem to loosen as his body nears them, as if it's allowing him to fall—
On the way down he glimpses stems thick enough to take the knife, perhaps slow his descent, but dares not try, lest he be crushed in response. Luckily, landing means becoming more or less wedged in the thickest of the base growth rather than clattering on polished stone tiles like his stick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po-0n1BKW2w
Viktor says,
just before a burning cord ignites over yonder, the plant shows its disapproval (fascinating), the doctor is engulfed in botanical violence (uh oh), and that same retaliation ripples outward in a furious rustle (ah, shit). At once Viktor releases the stem, but in its weakened state it pops free of itself at the slice, and like a climber released from his harness he immediately slips down through the foliage. What's more, the surrounding vines seem to loosen as his body nears them, as if it's allowing him to fall—
On the way down he glimpses stems thick enough to take the knife, perhaps slow his descent, but dares not try, lest he be crushed in response. Luckily, landing means becoming more or less wedged in the thickest of the base growth rather than clattering on polished stone tiles like his stick.
He'll take it.