for a moment, he could only stare at her incredulously. rarely did anyone jump in so readily to help. especially in the face of ambiguous danger, besides … well besides him. nevertheless, the astonishment in the lined visage was quickly replaced by what seemed to be the exact opposite reaction on the spectrum of emotion: indifference.
❝ ———– that wouldn’t be your business. you’ll only get in the way, ❞ he said with a dismissive wave of his hand. ( one must not be offended. proper manners were never his forte. )
but something seemed to halt him from further speaking for a moment. he took out his own choice of weapon from his pocket. it seemed to be a blue screwdriver with improvised parts attached to it.
❝ do you feel that ? no don’t answer. of course you don’t, ❞ he muttered. it seemed he was talking more to himself than anyone in his vicinity as he passed by her, steps wary, eyes trained on the floor as if he could see some beast slithering on the floor before him. he followed this invisible entity all the way out the door, straight to a manhole right in front of the cafe.
❝ i should have known, ❞ he muttered darkly, a realization ( perhaps only privy to him ) dawning on his face. ❝ you might want to leave your fire extinguisher here, ❞ with that said, he bent over, pressed something that caused the screwdriver to light up. and the lid of the manhole unsealed itself. then he hopped in, climbing down the ladder like it was the most ordinary thing to do.
cocked brows shot upward at his response, CURIOUS as to why he assumed she couldn’t lend a hand. ellanor swallowed air in response, fingers fidgeting wildly.
gaze shot down to the device he removed from his pocket, head tilting while in thought. feel something..? no. “ not really-- “ he was quick to move on. as quick as he came in--he came out, the girl in the white keds quick to trail behind, struggling to carry the heavy fire extinguisher in tow.
she stopped before the manhole, blinking blankly while cradling the giant red device. and then it struck her. shoulders relaxed and a smile graced her face, ellanor quietly chuckling to herself while she placed it on the ground beside her. “ you’re a plumber, aren’t you ? “
she grinned wildly, following behind down the latter. “ I should have brought a plunger or two then, shouldn’t I ? “ her voice echoing down the dark sewer. keys jingled in her pocket and out they came, a small flashlight attached to it, shining on the ground below so he could see where he landed on the way down.
“ I think you DO need my help. I was always there to hold the flashlight when m’dad had to fix something. It’s always a two man job. “ her own feet landed on the ground with a light reverb, shining her flashlight along all the walls, caked in---she didn’t want to think about it. “ funny. you never think about what goes on below the surface. “ lips parted while her attention was brought back to the silver haired man.
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