08-13-2013, 06:01 PM
Hood transitioned smoothly and without comment to Rune's warning, and mirrored her movements just as fluidly along the dark tunnel, but he frowned faintly when they cleared the next intersection and there was nothing there. He continued to cover his arch, weapon at the ready but not fully aimed, but he tossed a glance her way when he heard her move towards the left side tunnel. Just what had spooked her this time? He hadn't neard anything...but the underground city was full of odd echoes and forgotten grates and vents; perhaps she had caught an echo and assumed it's source was close by.
Hood nelt next to the culvert for a moment, studying it's dimenions with another vague frown. It would be a tight fit for him at best, but it seemed more likely he would just get stuck if he tried. He studied the wall for a moment, and glanced back the way they came, taking a long moment to study the map the computer for his glasses had plotted out so far. Then a street-level over-lay. There seemed to be few immediate options, asides backtracking and trying to find another way to catch up to them. Which judging by Rune's assessement of the other side, simply wasn't an option.
He would let Aria go next before following suit; he was forced to kit down, and tied his vest and armor into a tight bundle with the SMG in the center. This he wedged between his ankles and entered the tunnel on one shoulder, before slowly worming his way through on his side. It took him a few long minutes to pass through; longer by far then either of the women, but it was less due to the difficulty of it, and more in an effort to minimize the sound.
By the time he emerged, there was a thin sheen of sweat on his brow and soaking through his shirt, but his breathing was easily under control, and a few moments later he had his kit on again, nodding to the two to signal that he was ready.
He was surprised that they were still so close to the surface; he had expected something like these rougaruo to have burrowed deeper into the undercity to set up shop, but he had to suppose they had chosen convenient location over safety. So did that mean there were things farther down they were afraid of, or that they had some sort of understanding wtih the usual gangs and undercity dwellers that would usually have set up shop in such an area? Neither were terribly appealing concepts at face value.
"So whats the plan? Kick in the doors, yell 'Stay down, stay down, we're here to save you' Operation Entebbe style, and shoot anyone that stands up? Or we go in slow and quiet?"
He patted his knife as he offered option two, but had little trouble with either. Likely though, a few of these things would bolt rather then stand and fight, if they were properly spooked right off the bat.
Hood nelt next to the culvert for a moment, studying it's dimenions with another vague frown. It would be a tight fit for him at best, but it seemed more likely he would just get stuck if he tried. He studied the wall for a moment, and glanced back the way they came, taking a long moment to study the map the computer for his glasses had plotted out so far. Then a street-level over-lay. There seemed to be few immediate options, asides backtracking and trying to find another way to catch up to them. Which judging by Rune's assessement of the other side, simply wasn't an option.
He would let Aria go next before following suit; he was forced to kit down, and tied his vest and armor into a tight bundle with the SMG in the center. This he wedged between his ankles and entered the tunnel on one shoulder, before slowly worming his way through on his side. It took him a few long minutes to pass through; longer by far then either of the women, but it was less due to the difficulty of it, and more in an effort to minimize the sound.
By the time he emerged, there was a thin sheen of sweat on his brow and soaking through his shirt, but his breathing was easily under control, and a few moments later he had his kit on again, nodding to the two to signal that he was ready.
He was surprised that they were still so close to the surface; he had expected something like these rougaruo to have burrowed deeper into the undercity to set up shop, but he had to suppose they had chosen convenient location over safety. So did that mean there were things farther down they were afraid of, or that they had some sort of understanding wtih the usual gangs and undercity dwellers that would usually have set up shop in such an area? Neither were terribly appealing concepts at face value.
"So whats the plan? Kick in the doors, yell 'Stay down, stay down, we're here to save you' Operation Entebbe style, and shoot anyone that stands up? Or we go in slow and quiet?"
He patted his knife as he offered option two, but had little trouble with either. Likely though, a few of these things would bolt rather then stand and fight, if they were properly spooked right off the bat.