[ She flashes a smile and heaves herself over the edge. Her feet dangle off it as she tries to gauge where the ground is beneath her, but for all she knows it could be ten feet down or fifty. Mary takes a deep breath and clasps her hands around the pipe.
Having the good sense to put on sneakers when the lights started to go out, she eases herself down the pole with her feet against the wall. Mary's in full concentration mode as she climbs down, waiting in between each small slide to listen for anything. It sounds quiet and she doesn't hear any footsteps, so she continues onward.
The closer she gets to the ground the more anxious she feels. For all she knows, someone could be standing there with a weapon, waiting to kill her and take her lantern.
Her throat feels tight.
She nearly trips when she reaches the bottom because she doesn't suspect it to be so close and catches herself before she falls on her ass. As she takes a look around, she doesn't see any shadowy figures waiting to get them. She listens again for anything that might be nearby, but when she figures the coast is clear she looks up.
It's hard to see Kaoru all the way up there. Even so, she taps her fingernails against the pipe to signal that she's down on the ground. ]
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[ She flashes a smile and heaves herself over the edge. Her feet dangle off it as she tries to gauge where the ground is beneath her, but for all she knows it could be ten feet down or fifty. Mary takes a deep breath and clasps her hands around the pipe.
Having the good sense to put on sneakers when the lights started to go out, she eases herself down the pole with her feet against the wall. Mary's in full concentration mode as she climbs down, waiting in between each small slide to listen for anything. It sounds quiet and she doesn't hear any footsteps, so she continues onward.
The closer she gets to the ground the more anxious she feels. For all she knows, someone could be standing there with a weapon, waiting to kill her and take her lantern.
Her throat feels tight.
She nearly trips when she reaches the bottom because she doesn't suspect it to be so close and catches herself before she falls on her ass. As she takes a look around, she doesn't see any shadowy figures waiting to get them. She listens again for anything that might be nearby, but when she figures the coast is clear she looks up.
It's hard to see Kaoru all the way up there. Even so, she taps her fingernails against the pipe to signal that she's down on the ground. ]