Sollux has found a digging implement shovel, though he has no idea if its a good one or not. He really doesn't have any idea why he's doing this, but since she kinda-sorta-invited him he's come to find Sam's dig site.
"You really think there's something here or are you just killing time."
She tips her hat up so she can look at him, and winks.
"Never know what you'll find in this bastard Keep -- could be anything from ruins to rocks around here. Doesn't hurt to take a look."
She gestures to part of her hold that's barely broke the surface -- the ground is cold and hard and the initial digging is rough work. This isn't ideal digging weather but Samantha is bored out of her skull and her hands are too idle.
"Aside from the time-and-space fucking black tunnels there are things like mutant-crocodiles that will try to eat you and cod knows what else. But its this fucking keep so it'll probably try to kill you too."
Actually most of the tunnels seemed safe...but that was hardly the point.
"The people who wandered off in the dark ended up in these time-and-space fucking blakc tunnels that move around when you aren't watching. And possibly when you are since they're pitch fucking black. Only this time time stayed synched up, last time they didn't. I'm not sure how easy they are to break into, but they're around the keep and we got into them underground the first time. Also there are monsters down there."
Sollux scoffs a bit. "Its hard to be an optimist when you've been seeing death and destruction since you hatched. Anybody who sticks to optimisim is just crazy. And stupid."
"You really think there's something here or are you just killing time."
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She tips her hat up so she can look at him, and winks.
"Never know what you'll find in this bastard Keep -- could be anything from ruins to rocks around here. Doesn't hurt to take a look."
She gestures to part of her hold that's barely broke the surface -- the ground is cold and hard and the initial digging is rough work. This isn't ideal digging weather but Samantha is bored out of her skull and her hands are too idle.
"Start over there."
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Sollux hops into the hole but doesn't start digging yet.
"Just don't go too deep. Its dangerous underground and you never know what you might fall into."
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"You've said that twice now. What's with the underground?"
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Actually most of the tunnels seemed safe...but that was hardly the point.
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"Black tunnels and crocodiles? What happened?"
She's obviously missed something.
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Sollux takes a seat on the edge of the hole.
"You know how everybody was getting lost in the dark not long ago?"
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She remembered vividly. Worse than losing power in her loft back home. At least there she'd had flashlights instead of torches.
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I'm not sure how easy they are to break into, but they're around the keep and we got into them underground the first time.
Also there are monsters down there."
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She pokes at her hole with the trowel.
"You realize how that sounds, right?"
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"I'd say...About three months."
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"You know, some people might call you a pessimist, but I wouldn't. I'd call you a realist."
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