In the mine (for Ian and Simm!Master)
Once he was in the mine Ian followed everyone else. He did have the opportunity to mind some gold while he was there and he put some in his pockets, just like everyone else. He wasn't sure if he'd keep it or not, but it would have looked more odd if he'd left it there. When nothing out of the ordinary happened he moved along.
It was possible that nothing would happen while he was in the vicinity and he was beginning to wonder how long it was worth staying down here when he heard a heavy footstep and turned to see what could definitely be classed as a monster. It certainly wasn't anything native to Earth and it bore more of a resemblance to the sort of monsters who came from Mars and carried off women in the sort of books Ian liked. Except this one was walking towards him and taking up the whole of the tunnel space.
The only thing to do was to run and get everyone to clear the mine, but the creature was faster than it looked and grabbed Ian's ankle as he turned. Ian fell to the ground, scraping his hands when he put them out to break his fall.
"Help!" he shouted. "I'm trapped." While literally true, in some respects, he hoped that would get the miner's attention more than 'I've been caught by a monster from outer space'.
It was possible that nothing would happen while he was in the vicinity and he was beginning to wonder how long it was worth staying down here when he heard a heavy footstep and turned to see what could definitely be classed as a monster. It certainly wasn't anything native to Earth and it bore more of a resemblance to the sort of monsters who came from Mars and carried off women in the sort of books Ian liked. Except this one was walking towards him and taking up the whole of the tunnel space.
The only thing to do was to run and get everyone to clear the mine, but the creature was faster than it looked and grabbed Ian's ankle as he turned. Ian fell to the ground, scraping his hands when he put them out to break his fall.
"Help!" he shouted. "I'm trapped." While literally true, in some respects, he hoped that would get the miner's attention more than 'I've been caught by a monster from outer space'.