[Traps? Nah. Unexpected hazards? Maybe a little closer. When Anders steps outside, Rinzler is nowhere nearby. Funny, that. Even odder are the dim red lights... off by some rocks?
He won't have too long to ponder the mystery. Wind whips past in the wake of a projectile, and a sharp clack of metal-on-metal can be heard. Keen eyes can pick out the long cable stretching above, fastened to one of the sturdy poles supporting the medical tent.
...which promptly vibrates with a strong jerk. It's pulling out—no, pulling something closer. The blurring streak of red and black resolves itself on impact, shaking the structure (though fortunately, not collapsing it) as Rinzler lands sideways on the upper end of the support. The program takes the landing in a neat sideways crouch, balancing on the pole as he clings to the "tiny crossbow".
The helmet tips up (sideways?) toward Anders, and then jerks in a sharp nod.
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He won't have too long to ponder the mystery. Wind whips past in the wake of a projectile, and a sharp clack of metal-on-metal can be heard. Keen eyes can pick out the long cable stretching above, fastened to one of the sturdy poles supporting the medical tent.
...which promptly vibrates with a strong jerk. It's pulling out—no, pulling something closer. The blurring streak of red and black resolves itself on impact, shaking the structure (though fortunately, not collapsing it) as Rinzler lands sideways on the upper end of the support. The program takes the landing in a neat sideways crouch, balancing on the pole as he clings to the "tiny crossbow".
The helmet tips up (sideways?) toward Anders, and then jerks in a sharp nod.
He will take
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