Hopefully Armin has his arms around that cub, because as they head in that direction, they'll suddenly start sliding down the path, the ground frozen over and iced beneath their feet.
There's a turn at the end of this hall, but also some ... dangerous-looking jagged rocks jutting out just where the corner bends. And at the pace they're sliding, turning might be a little hard if they're not quick or smooth enough.]
[ Aoko grabs Armin with one arm, and, using her other arm, shoves off the opposite wall with her mop. She's hoping the nudge will be just enough to change their direction before they can slam into those rocks. ]
[ Groans, pushing herself up. She scoots closer to Armin and reaches out towards him, resting a hand on his shoulder. They need to get up, they need to get moving soon. ]
Armin, are you okay? [ And to the bear: ] How about you, little guy?
And reach a dead-end. Looks like you made the wrong choice!
When you turn back around, though, you're ambushed by an annoyed swarm of bats that were resting in that area. They screech and some of them nip and bite with their little sharp teeth.]
The rest of the bats kind of ... bonk against the shield a few times as they try to get through it. But they don't leave their area, so once Aoko and Armin get back to where the two paths are, they won't be followed.]
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[ This is going to end well. ]
Right it is! Let's go.
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Hopefully Armin has his arms around that cub, because as they head in that direction, they'll suddenly start sliding down the path, the ground frozen over and iced beneath their feet.
There's a turn at the end of this hall, but also some ... dangerous-looking jagged rocks jutting out just where the corner bends. And at the pace they're sliding, turning might be a little hard if they're not quick or smooth enough.]
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[ Aoko grabs Armin with one arm, and, using her other arm, shoves off the opposite wall with her mop. She's hoping the nudge will be just enough to change their direction before they can slam into those rocks. ]
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[HOLDING TIGHT ONTO THE BEAR AND LEANING INTO AOKO HOPING THAT HER MOP SKILLS WILL SAVE THEM]
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The icy floor also abruptly stops, so with the momentum from the sliding they'll probably lose their footing.]
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Owie!
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A moment later its ears perk and its eyes widen a little, as a distant howl can be heard somewhere in the distance outside of the den.
Ahead of Aoko and Armin once they get back to their feet are two pathways: left and right.]
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[ Groans, pushing herself up. She scoots closer to Armin and reaches out towards him, resting a hand on his shoulder. They need to get up, they need to get moving soon. ]
Armin, are you okay? [ And to the bear: ] How about you, little guy?
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I'm fine. And it looks like he is, too.
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Unless the source of those howls catch up to you, of course. Then he's lunch.
...
Then you're ALL lunch tbh.]
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Okay, good. But it sounds like those wolves are gonna catch up to us if we don't keep moving … [ Shifts on her feet. ] Let's go—let's go left?
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[Peering down the left path, trying to see if it goes downwards as well.]
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Though you can't see very far down the path.
And the right pretty much looks the same.]
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[ She glances at Armin, and takes a step towards the left almost questioningly. ]
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And reach a dead-end. Looks like you made the wrong choice!
When you turn back around, though, you're ambushed by an annoyed swarm of bats that were resting in that area. They screech and some of them nip and bite with their little sharp teeth.]
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W-Why the heck—?!
[ Good thing for Cat pendants! A bubble shield snaps into being around herself and Armin, but not before Aoko PUNCHES A BAT IN THE FACE. ]
[ Also not before she gets bit a few times, either. ]
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Armin curls himself around the bear to protect it from getting bitten, which means he gets some extra bites for his trouble. Ow.]
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And hisses.
How rude, you guys are the trespassers!!
The rest of the bats kind of ... bonk against the shield a few times as they try to get through it. But they don't leave their area, so once Aoko and Armin get back to where the two paths are, they won't be followed.]
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I … I'm going to leave the shield up for a while …
[ They've got ten minutes of it, and at the rate they're going, it'll probably come in handy before long. ]
G-Geez.
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[Time to go back and try the right path!]
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The path either continues forward or branches left.
You hear another howl, this time it's closer, and the sound of numerous distant feet echoing somewhere in the cave behind you.]
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