Night 74: Secret Stairs

[freewill]

[From here.]

At this point they all knew the steps to get up to the third floor's entrance, and so Castiel didn't hesitate to step onto the escalator, expecting the others to keep up as it started moving.

As they made the short trip to the top, Castiel shifted around to look back at Kratos in particular. This area had been safe of any kind of monsters every time they'd been here, so he was willing to let his guard down at least enough to ask a question.

"How are you feeling?" He needed to assess what kind of state Kratos was in, so that he would be able to factor in how much or how little help he could expect him to be if they were attacked. Clearly Kratos could walk fine on his own, but being deprived of oxygen for so long still may have had some lingering effects.

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[rebonding]

Korra had been struggling to commit the code to memory when Tsubaki pulled out her map and knife. Oh...? She raised her eyebrows as her roommate started to carve out the numbers.

"Good thinking, Tsubaki!" She set the radio on the floor and sat down next to her. Once she was done writing, she could tell Lloyd what she needed to.

[thecamellia]

"I got it!" she reassured, turning her head to smile at the other girl.

They would at least have Korra's coordinates to take with them! Finding the way to get home was just as important in the end as acquiring the means to get there, which Tsubaki was still unsure about.

With Korra manning the toy radio, she asked, "Do they have time to look for Earth? That's where I'm from. I live in Death City."

[rebonding]

Korra nodded, grinning slightly as she returned to the radio and asked Lloyd about the Earth and Death City.

What an odd name for a city... She did a doubletake the first time Tsubaki mentioned it.

[thecamellia]

Ahaha... as she'd thought, Earth was a popular name. Tsubaki had never set eyes on Landel's records of who and where he'd snatched people from, but she knew from experience there could be dozens.

Deep down, she was a little worried. What other details could she give if she had to? What made her Earth special? What if they couldn't find the one she belonged to or someone selected the wrong Earth? The urge to see home again was so strong, she could almost taste it. She'd squelched the feeling down as much as she could while she'd been detained, but one day... one day she needed to go back...

To Tsubaki's great relief, the voice came back with positive news, bringing a smile to her face.

Death City was her home. The only Earth with a city by that name must be hers.

"Thank goodness..." She turned back to the paper, still smiling. "I'll take it down."

[rebonding]

A weight lifted from inside Korra's chest when Lloyd finally turned up the coordinates to Tsubaki's home. That pause had felt longer than it actually had been. She grinned up at Tsubaki, then looked back to the radio as she finished recording the information.

"Whew! Thanks, Lloyd." With that, she flicked the audio off and looked to her roommate.

"You ready to get going?"

LMAO, THOSE RADIO THREAD ICONS...

[thecamellia]

Korra wasn't the only one pumped up by the success. Having a tangible piece of home was more exciting than she thought.

She wasn't sure they'd be able to hear her at a distance, but she chimed in with, "Yes, thank you!" alongside the other girl while she busied herself folding her map back up and tucking it safely away over her heart.

When she was done, she nodded. "Yes! Why don't you hang onto the radio? We can take turns if something else comes up."

If Korra still wanted one, she could have one now.

I don't get to use dumb icons a lot here :''''D

[rebonding]

"Sure." Korra nodded and slipped the radio into the deep pocket of her sweatpants. At least these stupid outfits were good for something.

There were long since at the top of the moving stairs by now. She opened the trapdoor at the top and climbed to the third floor. Weird way of getting in, if you asked her...

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