[ She needs a second; not used to exerting herself, forcing the door open takes up more of her mental faculties than it otherwise might. The noise is not a pleasant one, either, and she has to half-shout over it. ]
One of them is we go back and jump.
[ Which she is especially not looking forward to as a possibility, but more to the point -- the door finally opens enough for her to peer out of it. Looking down, she can see where the cars connect, although that does her little good; there's no noticeable way to disconnect them manually. ]
And the other... is that I try something I've never tried before, we go somewhere no human should ever go, and we just have to hope for the best.
[ Because sure, she could continue to keep her magic under wraps. She could let the both of them die to protect her own secrets - but she isn't that person and she hopes she never will be. Even if the effects are temporary, his life isn't hers to throw away. ]
[ So, you know, if he's got any objections to the explosion plan, he'd better voice them now. Body half out of the door, she raises a hand, fingers curled - they spread and Fire flares into life above her open palm. Fortunately she's seen fit to practice at least a few forms of magic before this incident, but that's about the closest thing she has to an explosion at the moment. Lifting that hand further, she takes aim at the connection between the cars, fully prepared to see if the metal will give with a little heat-related coercion. ]
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[ She needs a second; not used to exerting herself, forcing the door open takes up more of her mental faculties than it otherwise might. The noise is not a pleasant one, either, and she has to half-shout over it. ]
One of them is we go back and jump.
[ Which she is especially not looking forward to as a possibility, but more to the point -- the door finally opens enough for her to peer out of it. Looking down, she can see where the cars connect, although that does her little good; there's no noticeable way to disconnect them manually. ]
And the other... is that I try something I've never tried before, we go somewhere no human should ever go, and we just have to hope for the best.
[ Because sure, she could continue to keep her magic under wraps. She could let the both of them die to protect her own secrets - but she isn't that person and she hopes she never will be. Even if the effects are temporary, his life isn't hers to throw away. ]
[ So, you know, if he's got any objections to the explosion plan, he'd better voice them now. Body half out of the door, she raises a hand, fingers curled - they spread and Fire flares into life above her open palm. Fortunately she's seen fit to practice at least a few forms of magic before this incident, but that's about the closest thing she has to an explosion at the moment. Lifting that hand further, she takes aim at the connection between the cars, fully prepared to see if the metal will give with a little heat-related coercion. ]