R opens his mouth to protest and realizes Howard's right. He's not the one who set off the alarm, after all. He's surprised though when he realizes that it hurts a little to hear it coming from Howard's mouth like that though. He's said stuff like that before but he'd been Dead, then. Stuff tended to roll off your back. Big, small; it didn't matter.
He nods. Okay. There's a little delay as Howard tries to pop to his feet and can't, R stuck with half of him out the hangers as he turns instinctively toward the sound. He pretends he doesn't see Howard trembling. It's harder to ignore when he's alive.
"I think they're this way," R says in a whisper. The way out of the gift shop is quiet. It's dark enough that they can only see through the red EXIT lights scattered here and there that R bets doesn't lead out. Just for show, probably.
He follows Howard out, pausing to pick up what he can from the loot pile he left outside. He'd totally forgotten about the flashlight, R pausing as he remembers how to unscrew the cap and realizes he doesn't know how to put the batteries in. Not anymore. He stares at the flashlight and the batteries and frustration tightens the muscles in his jaw. Jesus. This is like basic Survivor 101 here. You think he would've retained how to do this if he could work a record player.
"Can you do this?" R bites the bullet and holds out the flashlight to Howard.
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He nods. Okay. There's a little delay as Howard tries to pop to his feet and can't, R stuck with half of him out the hangers as he turns instinctively toward the sound. He pretends he doesn't see Howard trembling. It's harder to ignore when he's alive.
"I think they're this way," R says in a whisper. The way out of the gift shop is quiet. It's dark enough that they can only see through the red EXIT lights scattered here and there that R bets doesn't lead out. Just for show, probably.
He follows Howard out, pausing to pick up what he can from the loot pile he left outside. He'd totally forgotten about the flashlight, R pausing as he remembers how to unscrew the cap and realizes he doesn't know how to put the batteries in. Not anymore. He stares at the flashlight and the batteries and frustration tightens the muscles in his jaw. Jesus. This is like basic Survivor 101 here. You think he would've retained how to do this if he could work a record player.
"Can you do this?" R bites the bullet and holds out the flashlight to Howard.