04-27-2016, 04:49 PM
And so, the group exited the club. Madotsuki and Madeline took off in one direction while Rush and Svia headed the other way. Madeline glanced over at the dreamer with a grin. “I know just the tunnel for the job!” She raced off and rounded a corner as Madotsuki watched on, slightly impressed at her speed. “You better get moving before we get separated.” Why didn’t she just slow down herself, the dreamer thought as she picked up the pace.
However, as seconds turned into minutes, she started to wonder if Madeline actually knew where this so-called tunnel was; they were backtracking far more than they made actual progress, and Madotsuki thought that they had passed the same intersection 16 times. Contrary to her expectations, they somehow managed to locate the tunnel in under an hour. Madeline turned to the worn-out dreamer with apology in her eyes. “Sorry. Never been good with directions. Plus, this city looks the same to me no matter where I go.” True, the city didn’t have a lot of variation.
Madeline dug her nails into a crack in the wall and pulled outwards, swinging the latch open. From here, Madotsuki could see that this tunnel had several light fixtures drilled into the ceiling, which was slightly higher up than the previous one. The walls had been smoothed out, and the entirety of the tunnel was large enough for her to crawl along on her hands and knees. All in all, this tunnel appeared a lot more comfortable than the other one. She guessed that whoever made the tunnel to the surface didn’t want to risk the light giving it away.
Madeline hopped in first, followed by Madotsuki, who turned around and shut the door behind her. They continued on in dim light for a while until Madeline spoke up. “Hey, listen. I’m really glad you agreed to help us. This means a lot more to us than you know.” She stopped at a ladder and started to descend. Madotsuki trailed closely behind. “Our group’s really small; not counting you, it’s just the three of us. There’s not much we could do to fight back until you came along. Primes are a lot stronger than people who were born here in the Omniverse, like me. With you, we have a fighting chance. Maybe more people will join us now that we have a Prime on our side.”
“I know it sounds like we’re using you… I can’t deny that it’s exactly that, but… just… understand our point of view, okay?” Madotsuki let that sink in for a moment. Was she supposed to be the mascot? Merely the one that rallied others to this ragtag group’s side? It was demeaning, yes, but the dreamer couldn’t bring herself to get mad at her. She had spoken so honestly. She wanted her to know why they chose her. If they were using her, she’d at least want to know.
Madotsuki bumped into Madeline, who had stopped at the end of the tunnel. “We’re here. Are you ready?” The dreamer nodded and Madeline opened the hatch.
However, as seconds turned into minutes, she started to wonder if Madeline actually knew where this so-called tunnel was; they were backtracking far more than they made actual progress, and Madotsuki thought that they had passed the same intersection 16 times. Contrary to her expectations, they somehow managed to locate the tunnel in under an hour. Madeline turned to the worn-out dreamer with apology in her eyes. “Sorry. Never been good with directions. Plus, this city looks the same to me no matter where I go.” True, the city didn’t have a lot of variation.
Madeline dug her nails into a crack in the wall and pulled outwards, swinging the latch open. From here, Madotsuki could see that this tunnel had several light fixtures drilled into the ceiling, which was slightly higher up than the previous one. The walls had been smoothed out, and the entirety of the tunnel was large enough for her to crawl along on her hands and knees. All in all, this tunnel appeared a lot more comfortable than the other one. She guessed that whoever made the tunnel to the surface didn’t want to risk the light giving it away.
Madeline hopped in first, followed by Madotsuki, who turned around and shut the door behind her. They continued on in dim light for a while until Madeline spoke up. “Hey, listen. I’m really glad you agreed to help us. This means a lot more to us than you know.” She stopped at a ladder and started to descend. Madotsuki trailed closely behind. “Our group’s really small; not counting you, it’s just the three of us. There’s not much we could do to fight back until you came along. Primes are a lot stronger than people who were born here in the Omniverse, like me. With you, we have a fighting chance. Maybe more people will join us now that we have a Prime on our side.”
“I know it sounds like we’re using you… I can’t deny that it’s exactly that, but… just… understand our point of view, okay?” Madotsuki let that sink in for a moment. Was she supposed to be the mascot? Merely the one that rallied others to this ragtag group’s side? It was demeaning, yes, but the dreamer couldn’t bring herself to get mad at her. She had spoken so honestly. She wanted her to know why they chose her. If they were using her, she’d at least want to know.
Madotsuki bumped into Madeline, who had stopped at the end of the tunnel. “We’re here. Are you ready?” The dreamer nodded and Madeline opened the hatch.
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