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63. The Tunnel

[voiced]

I am really getting sick of this feeling down here.

Anyway. We're heading the opposite direction of Yuri's group. There are doors here, too, lots of them. A bunch are rusted shut, so I guess it must've been wet down here at some point. Couldn't tell you what the walls and stuff are made of, either, even with a lantern. But I think it's weird that this place caved in under us. The rest of it seems sturdy enough, so hopefully it doesn't happen again down here.

Lloyd got one door unlocked and he's working on another one, so we're gonna go in and look around. Gimme a minute and then one of us will be able to tell what's in there.

[written, filtered]
Hey, Albert. When you read this, I have a thought.

[action]

[standing outside the doors with the others, waiting]

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[Kratos has to stop after a long while of walking and let out a deep sigh. He's really not feeling well thanks to this sickness he has... but he doesn't want to look too suspicious, so he'll collect his wits and keep moving. Despite how much his head tells him to sit down.]

[notices but decides to be sly about it]

Hey, guys. I'm getting kinda tired. Mind if we stop here for a while?

[Oh, you ninja. But Kratos just gives her a glance before nodding in affirmation.]

I have no objections.

[figuring, of course, that no one would dare disagree with Kratos]

Let's eat or something.

[He nods to that and sets down what food he's brought along. He's not really hungry, though, so he sits himself down and leans back against the wall with his eyes shut.]

[frowns and sits close enough that she can watch what's going on with him in the light of her lantern while she eats]

[He'll just chill here and breathe slowly. Go on and eat you guys. o/]

Hey, Kratos.

Yes?

When we're not so busy doing this, there's something I gotta ask you, okay?

[meaning, when voices don't echo and people aren't in such close proximity]

[Thinking she might ask about how he's acting, he tries to look better. Straightening up, breathing faster and reaching for food.]

If you so desire.

And until then, I'm not gonna say anything about it. [meant to let him know that he can drop the act, she'll do her best to ignore it in any obvious ways]

[He stays silent for a while, then leans back again. Before his back hits the wall, though, Sheena's ninja hearing should hear a quiet "thank you" come from him.]

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[Raine knows what's bothering him, but she's doing her part and keeping quiet about it. Being epically focused/distracted helps, too.]

Hm. If we're going to just pause here for a little while, I'm going to check the other rooms in the area before we move on again.

Professor, you should rest too.

I will, after I've looked around. I was hoping I could find a few more pages to compare the codes with, at least.

We found some, too. ...Zelos has them.

I... see.

In any case, it won't take long.

[Aw hell. He straightens up a bit and glances at him.]

Of course.

...Well, try some of the food, anyway. It's pretty good.

...Hm.

[All right, he'll eat. Slowly though.]

[That's enough for him. Careful, though, Kratos, he's starting to get suspicious...]

[You think Kratos isn't careful?]

[A sick Kratos is a less careful one, at least.]