It's not the twisted vestiges of a home dripping rotten boards and ceramic limbs. It's bright. It's colorful. It's big.
They can climb it-that's her first thought.
Move to the top, reach floorboards of a forgotten building leaning against it in a grotesques fashion she realizes is both natural and wrong. There are tiny homes, wrapped around a big circle and-
She flashes her light on it. Once, twice, clicks it repeatedly to force movement if it's there.
But nothing happens. Nothing. That doesn't mean it's safe, but nothing is. Silence is as close to safety as they'll ever get and she prepares for their eventual ascent by running across the muddy ground.
Stand by the first cart, get the handle, open the door, climb inside, climb up-
Climb up and up and up and never stop climbing.
Her palms press together, ready to boost her companion up to the handle. It's the same song and dance they've played their entire time together and she's willing to play it over and over and over and over and-
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Date: 2021-02-17 05:43 am (UTC)It's not the twisted vestiges of a home dripping rotten boards and ceramic limbs. It's bright. It's colorful. It's big.
They can climb it-that's her first thought.
Move to the top, reach floorboards of a forgotten building leaning against it in a grotesques fashion she realizes is both natural and wrong. There are tiny homes, wrapped around a big circle and-
She flashes her light on it. Once, twice, clicks it repeatedly to force movement if it's there.
But nothing happens. Nothing. That doesn't mean it's safe, but nothing is. Silence is as close to safety as they'll ever get and she prepares for their eventual ascent by running across the muddy ground.
Stand by the first cart, get the handle, open the door, climb inside, climb up-
Climb up and up and up and never stop climbing.
Her palms press together, ready to boost her companion up to the handle. It's the same song and dance they've played their entire time together and she's willing to play it over and over and over and over and-
It doesn't matter. She's ready.]