The screws are slowly worked free, and Carlos flinches at the loud, clunky clang of metal on metal as the grate hits the wall next to the vent. He doesn't drop the grate, though, managing to slip it into the inside of the vent and prop it against one side.
Okay, now the problem is getting down when maneuvering in such a tight space is impossible and going out now means dropping headfirst about six feet. Briefly, Carlos considers the merits of backing up to the nearest vent junction and doing a three point turn, but that would mean exiting the vent feet first and entering the cafeteria blind. No, better to just jump right in.
Carlos shuffles out of the vent, holding onto the edge of the opening as long as he can and finally executing a clumsy kind of roll as he hits the floor shoulders first. It mostly works -- the worst he'll have from the drop is a bruise or two.
He picks himself up and dusts himself off as he looks around. It looks empty, but that doesn't mean it is. Carlos, apparently unarmed, starts to walk around the kitchen, wanting to do a quick sweep of the area before he turns his back on the wide open space.
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Okay, now the problem is getting down when maneuvering in such a tight space is impossible and going out now means dropping headfirst about six feet. Briefly, Carlos considers the merits of backing up to the nearest vent junction and doing a three point turn, but that would mean exiting the vent feet first and entering the cafeteria blind. No, better to just jump right in.
Carlos shuffles out of the vent, holding onto the edge of the opening as long as he can and finally executing a clumsy kind of roll as he hits the floor shoulders first. It mostly works -- the worst he'll have from the drop is a bruise or two.
He picks himself up and dusts himself off as he looks around. It looks empty, but that doesn't mean it is. Carlos, apparently unarmed, starts to walk around the kitchen, wanting to do a quick sweep of the area before he turns his back on the wide open space.