[He's quieter than she's seen him before, now; a little more focused, a little more thoughtful. The trouble is he can't see worth a damn in the dark, so beyond the statues there's not a whole lot he can make out.]
I think they're dead, [he says flatly,] or close enough. I don't know what can do that kind of thing to somebody, though. Whatever it is, it scared the crap out of 'em before it got 'em.
[It reminds him of stories — of the Gorgon and Perseus. He was never one for reading much, but he liked monster-slaying stories when he was a kid. Except he's no Perseus, and this isn't whatever dumb little Greek island that happened on. It's a sky tunnel. Not nearly as poetic.]
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[He's quieter than she's seen him before, now; a little more focused, a little more thoughtful. The trouble is he can't see worth a damn in the dark, so beyond the statues there's not a whole lot he can make out.]
I think they're dead, [he says flatly,] or close enough. I don't know what can do that kind of thing to somebody, though. Whatever it is, it scared the crap out of 'em before it got 'em.
[It reminds him of stories — of the Gorgon and Perseus. He was never one for reading much, but he liked monster-slaying stories when he was a kid. Except he's no Perseus, and this isn't whatever dumb little Greek island that happened on. It's a sky tunnel. Not nearly as poetic.]