Yes I really just asked you that! That is how confident I am that there's not going to be anything dangerous up there, seriously.
[Glancing over at Ben, he waves a hand airily, and then laughs brightly when Ben says he resents that.]
Oh come on, lighten up, you know I don't mean you when I say that.
[Ben is looking up at the glowing smudges, and Klaus turns so he can look at his brother instead, watching his face, trying to get a read on whether Ben is being completely serious about not wanting to go or if he's just being a pain on purpose. Sometimes, Ben is a pain on purpose, and Klaus knows that better than anyone.
He can tell, at least, that Ben isn't lying about not really wanting to do this, and that he's not curious about what the glowing lights are. Klaus can't really blame him, being attracted to shiny things has always been Klaus' particular realm of expertise. Ben is always the one watching his back, saving him, when those shiny things aren't exactly friendly. But he just can't seem to stop himself.]
We're not going to get killed. Neither of us is going to get killed. And if one of us is about to be maimed, I promise to jump in front so it's me, okay?
[Klaus winks at him, and laughs a completely humorless laugh at the dramatic sigh.]
And I call Five an old man. Have a sense of adventure!
[And with that, they're on their way, heading up the stairs, moving cautiously (in Ben's case) but quickly and without much real stealth (mostly in Klaus' case). It takes a while to get up there, because someone really has to get to work with the elevators. By the time they reach the Agriculture level, Klaus is breathing a little heavily, slightly winded, but he steps out of the stairwell and onto the breezeway, glancing down it in the direction of the Agricultural area.]
Do you want to take a break first? I'm winded, whoof.
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[Glancing over at Ben, he waves a hand airily, and then laughs brightly when Ben says he resents that.]
Oh come on, lighten up, you know I don't mean you when I say that.
[Ben is looking up at the glowing smudges, and Klaus turns so he can look at his brother instead, watching his face, trying to get a read on whether Ben is being completely serious about not wanting to go or if he's just being a pain on purpose. Sometimes, Ben is a pain on purpose, and Klaus knows that better than anyone.
He can tell, at least, that Ben isn't lying about not really wanting to do this, and that he's not curious about what the glowing lights are. Klaus can't really blame him, being attracted to shiny things has always been Klaus' particular realm of expertise. Ben is always the one watching his back, saving him, when those shiny things aren't exactly friendly. But he just can't seem to stop himself.]
We're not going to get killed. Neither of us is going to get killed. And if one of us is about to be maimed, I promise to jump in front so it's me, okay?
[Klaus winks at him, and laughs a completely humorless laugh at the dramatic sigh.]
And I call Five an old man. Have a sense of adventure!
[And with that, they're on their way, heading up the stairs, moving cautiously (in Ben's case) but quickly and without much real stealth (mostly in Klaus' case). It takes a while to get up there, because someone really has to get to work with the elevators. By the time they reach the Agriculture level, Klaus is breathing a little heavily, slightly winded, but he steps out of the stairwell and onto the breezeway, glancing down it in the direction of the Agricultural area.]
Do you want to take a break first? I'm winded, whoof.