Forte noticed Depth Charge flinch but didn't blame him. He was trying to not to be bothered by that encounter, and also make a point that he would be more prepared if it happened again. At least, hopefully.
Similarly, if Depth Charge was glossing over his broken bones, so was Forte - especially when he heard what Depth Charge was up to. "You went to the basement? How? What's it like down there?" He didn't know much about the lower area except that someone had warned everyone away from it some time ago on the bulletin. Of course, that was enough to make him intrigued, especially with Depth Charge's warning. It seemed fairly logical, after all - the second floor was dangerous and the common practice seemed to be to go in at least pairs (not that he'd really explored any other direction), and the rewards were much greater than what he'd find in the usual dayshift rooms on the first floor. So if the basement required at least three warriors (plus he didn't recall any maps of it on the board), it must be more dangerous yet.
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Similarly, if Depth Charge was glossing over his broken bones, so was Forte - especially when he heard what Depth Charge was up to. "You went to the basement? How? What's it like down there?" He didn't know much about the lower area except that someone had warned everyone away from it some time ago on the bulletin. Of course, that was enough to make him intrigued, especially with Depth Charge's warning. It seemed fairly logical, after all - the second floor was dangerous and the common practice seemed to be to go in at least pairs (not that he'd really explored any other direction), and the rewards were much greater than what he'd find in the usual dayshift rooms on the first floor. So if the basement required at least three warriors (plus he didn't recall any maps of it on the board), it must be more dangerous yet.