It was just as well all the Scarecrow could see was his back, 'cause when Depth Charge caught the tail end of the his smile he couldn't stop the corner of his own mouth twitching. Still, even if he didn't have the grace to smile back he did slow down a little for him.
The hallway was empty, so far as he could see, but he only allowed the judgment to pass with a thorough examination of the area. Thorough enough to notice the Scarecrow's hesitation at the sight of the corridor ahead, that is. "Up through there," he answered. "You sure you can go through with... th..."
The words tailed away. Something was gathering in his throat, kind of the way he'd have expected Cheetor to feel when he was about to hack up a hairball. Only in this case, he realised with a jolt, it really hurt.
Suddenly Depth Charge was doubled over, choking and coughing as hard as his lungs would let him as his chest tightened like the drawing of a bow. He tried to make sure the Scarecrow was still with him but his slagging eyes were watering already. Why does everything here want to suffocate me?!
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The hallway was empty, so far as he could see, but he only allowed the judgment to pass with a thorough examination of the area. Thorough enough to notice the Scarecrow's hesitation at the sight of the corridor ahead, that is. "Up through there," he answered. "You sure you can go through with... th..."
The words tailed away. Something was gathering in his throat, kind of the way he'd have expected Cheetor to feel when he was about to hack up a hairball. Only in this case, he realised with a jolt, it really hurt.
Suddenly Depth Charge was doubled over, choking and coughing as hard as his lungs would let him as his chest tightened like the drawing of a bow. He tried to make sure the Scarecrow was still with him but his slagging eyes were watering already. Why does everything here want to suffocate me?!