I don't know. I really hope not. Maybe they're just still asleep?
[It's doubtful that everyone woke up at the same time, after all; hopefully that's the explanation for the delay, especially since it wasn't that long ago that he sent the texts out anyway. He really doesn't think Ashley or Josh would take the being buried thing all that well.]
[ the words "stuck waiting" leave a bad, familiar taste in her mouth, but she knows chris is right. how is this their lives now? it's like everything that happened a year and however many months ago has completely snowballed. ]
On a scale of one to wendigo, how would you rate this?
I think it's supposed to be easy if the coffins are cheaper but I guess Fear's too classy for that
[There's a short delay before he responds to the question, both because he has to think about it and because it's such a darkly funny rating scale that he might've laughed in another situation.]
Like a solid five.
[It'll probably get more toward wendigo as time goes on--especially since he doesn't know how long they actually have before they run out of air and so the dread will just get worse and worse--but right now staring down the wendigo had been a lot worse.]
Classy's one way to put it. He's definitely thought this out
[ the same goes for sam. there's still a long way to go to contemplate the fact that they may not make it out. not to say that she's not scared out of her mind, but text also makes that easier to bury. ]
but yeah, 5 sounds about right. Maybe 6 or 7 if we don't hear from Ash and Josh
[Unfortunately. He's not so big on this whole 'getting caught on the wrong side of someone's carefully plotted scheme to terrify him and everyone else' thing that keeps happening lately.]
Yeah. I really hope they're okay.
[Though he's a little worried about leaving them to work together, if they're indeed not buried, for several reasons. He doesn't honestly think either of them would actually be any sort of danger to the other outside of the situation that had happened at home, but saying there's tension between them is a little bit of an understatement. Having to work together--or conversely not being able to and having to handle things individually--would probably be stressful on them both and that's not good for either of them.
Better than being buried, but still...]
We should probably check the network and see if anyone's figured out something useful.
[It's to both comments, though he adds a bit more after a moment in regards to the second.]
Every few hours, okay?
[At the very least, and assuming they have a few hours to begin with. Just to make sure they other one's doing okay, for however long this whole mess lasts.]
[ it's still early on to be saying so, but it feels like it needs to be said. they've survived so much else already, surely they can hold this one out. ]
Yeah. I don't know about you but I'd feel really cheated if we survived monsters for this.
[It's a stupidly lame joke, but also sort of serious. They didn't get through that horror on the mountain--any of it, really, but especially the wendigos--just to die like this; they can't even do anything, just wait, and it's almost cheap in a way.]
[He doesn't know how, since they can't do much, but... At the very least they can do everything in their power to just stay alive--be smart, stay calm--and maybe they can even figure out some way to do more.]
Oh and remember to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth Counting to ten helps if things get a little hectic. Slow and steady wins the race
[ he probably already knows all of this but it's worth repeating. ]
[He does know it, but that doesn't mean he'd thought of it or that it isn't helpful; he's keeping calm for now, but that surely won't last forever and when afraid it's a lot easier to remember something one has just heard.]
Got it. I wish I could remember some sort of helpful advice to give you, but all that's going through my head is that it would've been nice if all the time I spent playing Dig Dug was actually useful in this situation.
[So have some really weak humor instead of something useful, Sam.]
[ to think that what she watched chris do at the shooting range before the cable car ride would be what apparently saved him when he was out with the flamethrower guy... ]
Well, here's to hobbies saving our asses I guess. Too bad neither one of us is an escape artist
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No, I woke up somewhere else and I'm stuck. What about you? Are you ok?
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I'm okay Sam, just same deal as you here.
Haven't heard back from Ash or Josh yet but I messaged them too.
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Jesus, you don't think they're buried too do you?
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[It's doubtful that everyone woke up at the same time, after all; hopefully that's the explanation for the delay, especially since it wasn't that long ago that he sent the texts out anyway. He really doesn't think Ashley or Josh would take the being buried thing all that well.]
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[ it's a small comfort, at least. ]
I can't get this damn lid to budge, have you had any luck?
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[And it's a waste of air to do more than necessary.]
We may be stuck waiting for someone to find us rather than getting out ourselves.
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[ the words "stuck waiting" leave a bad, familiar taste in her mouth, but she knows chris is right. how is this their lives now? it's like everything that happened a year and however many months ago has completely snowballed. ]
On a scale of one to wendigo, how would you rate this?
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[There's a short delay before he responds to the question, both because he has to think about it and because it's such a darkly funny rating scale that he might've laughed in another situation.]
Like a solid five.
[It'll probably get more toward wendigo as time goes on--especially since he doesn't know how long they actually have before they run out of air and so the dread will just get worse and worse--but right now staring down the wendigo had been a lot worse.]
You?
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[ the same goes for sam. there's still a long way to go to contemplate the fact that they may not make it out. not to say that she's not scared out of her mind, but text also makes that easier to bury. ]
but yeah, 5 sounds about right. Maybe 6 or 7 if we don't hear from Ash and Josh
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[Unfortunately. He's not so big on this whole 'getting caught on the wrong side of someone's carefully plotted scheme to terrify him and everyone else' thing that keeps happening lately.]
Yeah. I really hope they're okay.
[Though he's a little worried about leaving them to work together, if they're indeed not buried, for several reasons. He doesn't honestly think either of them would actually be any sort of danger to the other outside of the situation that had happened at home, but saying there's tension between them is a little bit of an understatement. Having to work together--or conversely not being able to and having to handle things individually--would probably be stressful on them both and that's not good for either of them.
Better than being buried, but still...]
We should probably check the network and see if anyone's figured out something useful.
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[ they have to be. this can't keep happening and they can't lose anymore friends. ]
Check in soon, ok?
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[It's to both comments, though he adds a bit more after a moment in regards to the second.]
Every few hours, okay?
[At the very least, and assuming they have a few hours to begin with. Just to make sure they other one's doing okay, for however long this whole mess lasts.]
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[ it's still early on to be saying so, but it feels like it needs to be said. they've survived so much else already, surely they can hold this one out. ]
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[It's a stupidly lame joke, but also sort of serious. They didn't get through that horror on the mountain--any of it, really, but especially the wendigos--just to die like this; they can't even do anything, just wait, and it's almost cheap in a way.]
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[ it's a sad admittance, but something in tells her to laugh. why, when nothing about this is even remotely funny? should she chalk it up to shock? ]
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[He doesn't know how, since they can't do much, but... At the very least they can do everything in their power to just stay alive--be smart, stay calm--and maybe they can even figure out some way to do more.]
realizing my typos too late nooo
Oh and remember to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth
Counting to ten helps if things get a little hectic. Slow and steady wins the race
[ he probably already knows all of this but it's worth repeating. ]
I still haven't noticed them so you're all good~
Got it. I wish I could remember some sort of helpful advice to give you, but all that's going through my head is that it would've been nice if all the time I spent playing Dig Dug was actually useful in this situation.
[So have some really weak humor instead of something useful, Sam.]
;v; <3
Right, what video game prepped you for using a real gun? I've been meaning to ask
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[He'd actually been pretty surprised to be as good as he is, but he's really glad he somehow has a talent for it. He wouldn't be here if he hadn't.]
We can credit Call of Duty though I'm pretty awesome at that.
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[ to think that what she watched chris do at the shooting range before the cable car ride would be what apparently saved him when he was out with the flamethrower guy... ]
Well, here's to hobbies saving our asses I guess. Too bad neither one of us is an escape artist
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[That any of them had any skills useful to surviving a monster attack had been enough of a miracle, let alone several of them.]
Hopefully Josh or Ash have a hobby we don't know about that helps them dig. And get along.
[Not that he blames Ashley for not liking Josh much at the moment, though. Chris isn't entirely sure he likes Josh much right now either.]