#also not good at writing actiony sequences but 13 foot tall AMPS falling over sounds frightening?? and this thing is doing it??

[tahnisreu]

ㅤOh, gross. The bones weren't the only thing still left behind from whatever owned the ribcage and now it was stuck on the bottom of her boot. Aside from the irritation from deciding she would rather burn the boots than bother cleaning them, she was also thankful that her mask filtered so well that she wasn't offended by the accompanying smell. Though the smell might have given her an indicator long ago that something wasn't right.. too late for that.

ㅤ" You don't have to understand - " Addi started, but immediately stopped as she was spoken over. Any other time, she would have been beyond annoyed, but irritated though she may be, she learned from a young to shut up and listen when someone spoke in a certain tone of voice. And right now she was listening. A cold shiver traveled from her head down her back at whatever noise she just heard. Long enough to register, but too short to pinpoint where it came from.

ㅤ" Right, " she breathed, almost having to squeeze the word out of her as the instinct to remain quiet kicked in, " uh, this way. "

ㅤGranted, she wasn't any more knowledgeable of the hangar layout than him. But she had the familiarity of other such places to know they followed an outline. AMP suits were cumbersome and needed a lot of room to maneuver, leaving the aisles between the rows comfortably large and free of obstacles. Well, save for two more AMPs that were lying on the ground, the jagged, rusted metal of their base frames exposed. The ones still standing loomed over them in the dimming light. If she was right, the aisle would lead to an easy access door.

ㅤEvery few steps forward she glanced back to assure the noises she was hearing behind her were still Neteyam's and that he hadn't been suddenly switched with whatever it was they were avoiding. ( She knew she watched too many horror movies. Don't think about machete wielding maniacs, don't think about ghosts with freaky looking arms, don't think about the killer clowns- Though an eight foot tall being right behind her was off-putting in its own right )

ㅤPeering through the darkness ahead of them, she let out a small sigh of relief. Never in her life did she think a red square reading ' EXIT ' would be something she was so thankful to see. She quietly turned and made to gesture for him to follow her quickly but the motion stopped. Her hand remained in the air and she was frozen in place, her eyes locked onto something above in the fear that if she looked away.. it would move.

ㅤThe silence was broken by the sound of metal creaking and the rocking motion of the AMP as the creature leapt off, landing heavily in the space between them and the exit. Addi had instinctively gone to cover her head, though she still kept her eyes on the creature. Even in the dim lighting, the shape was easy to make out. And then.. its face opened in a terrifying display of yellow and fangs.

pandora  was  as  dangerous  as  it  was  beautiful,  this  was  something  known  to  all,  learned  and  taught  since  childhood  to  be  able  to  identify  the  warning  signs  and  walk  the  wilds  without  slipping  or  falling.  neteyam  was  no  stranger  to  seeking  adventure.  he  enjoyed  exploring  the  jungle  with  the  other  hunters,  challenging  himself  in  new  and  rougher  terrains  against  greater  and  greater  threats.  he  enjoyed  scavenging  and  harvesting  from  the  native  flora,  taking  the  sap  or  the  venom  of  plant  and  creature  that  could  render  him  paralysed  or  dead  if  it  were  to  touch  his  skin.  but  when  he  took  risks,  he  done  so  with  a  clear  mind.

          when  addi  spotted  something  worth  taking  she  seemed  blinded  to  the  dangers  all  around  her  until  she  had  what  she  had  been  searching  for.  it  was  foolish,  and  it  set  neteyam's  teeth  on  edge.

          neteyam's  ears  flicked  back  towards  her  as  she  spoke,  the  affirmative  he  had  been  waiting  for  voiced  and  letting  him  slip  back  beside  her.  ❝  will  they  open?  don't  they  need  power?  ❞  neteyam  asked  absently.  he  followed  her  regardless,  the  hanger  was  unknown  territory  and  addi  would  have  a  better  understanding  of  the  inner  workings  of  how  the  hanger  operated  than  neteyam  would.

          ❝  i'm  not  mad,  ❞  neteyam  corrected,  expression  twisted  into  something  that  might  have  been  offense,  ❝  there  are  so  many  beautiful  things  to  find  out  here  .  .  .  and  you  choose  to  explore  dead  places  full  of  dead  things.  i  don't  understand,  ❞

          his  tail  flicked,  ears  twitching  and  alert  as  she  cut  herself  off,  he  followed  her  line  of  sight  to  the  ground  floor  and  found  the  scattered  remains  of  somethings  food.  they  had  stumbled  into  something's  den.  the  tension  their  short  conversation  may  have  lightened  returned  tenfold.  instantly,  neteyam  stood  facing  the  dark  with  addi  at  his  back,  bow  held  at  the  ready  as  he  swept  what  he  could  see  —  ❝  keep  moving  .  .  .  we  need  to  get  out  of  this  room,  ❞  neteyam  whispered.  something  in  the  dark  moved,  the  scrape  of  long  talons  on  hardened  steel  and  the  unmistakable  hiss  of  a  threat  that  seemed  to  echo  from  all  directions.