Night 53: Outside the Institute: North
[From here.]
L hadn't been looking forward to the landing on the other side of the wall. Only the day before, he had been troubled by a persistent ache in his lower back-a consequence of the sleep study-and apart from that, the supplies in his coat pockets made his balance less stable and sure than he would have liked. He knew that the jump was a wager, albeit a small one; he couldn't predict how he would land. Injury would mean spending the night sitting against the wall in the freezing darkness, at best.
Never mind. Calculated gambles were necessary in this situation, when they could control so few of the variables, and he wouldn't have left his room if he didn't feel equal to it. He dropped from the top of the wall as lightly as he could, hitting the ground on his feet.
A quick assessment of his condition confirmed that both he and all of his equipment had survived the drop intact. He held his hand out to Lunge for his blade.
L hadn't been looking forward to the landing on the other side of the wall. Only the day before, he had been troubled by a persistent ache in his lower back-a consequence of the sleep study-and apart from that, the supplies in his coat pockets made his balance less stable and sure than he would have liked. He knew that the jump was a wager, albeit a small one; he couldn't predict how he would land. Injury would mean spending the night sitting against the wall in the freezing darkness, at best.
Never mind. Calculated gambles were necessary in this situation, when they could control so few of the variables, and he wouldn't have left his room if he didn't feel equal to it. He dropped from the top of the wall as lightly as he could, hitting the ground on his feet.
A quick assessment of his condition confirmed that both he and all of his equipment had survived the drop intact. He held his hand out to Lunge for his blade.