"Sorry--nerves," Hokuto said with a laugh. It happened sometimes.

She shut up when she slipped and actually fell; it wasn't too hard, but her leg really hurt. She couldn't see what she'd done to it, and didn't want to take out her flashlight to check; she gingerly brushed her fingers over the most painful spot, and flinched as she felt a scrape.

...and a nasty run in her stocking. Dammit.

"I'm okay," she said, scrambling to her feet. She didn't think she was actively bleeding, and anyway it wasn't worth taking a break over.