"Ah..." Miles glances at the pumping chambers they pass.
"...really?" says Mark, following his look.
"It might not come to that. I hope it doesn't come to that. But it'd make a damn fine cloak of invisibility. Or we could go out the door we came in, but—"
Mark shakes his head. "The water's already covered it by now. I memorized the key points of the tide schedule."
"I suspected that might have happened, yes. So. Mark and Linya go ahead while the rest of us wait at the midpoint of this upcoming bend in the corridor. If we hear or otherwise sense any hint of Barrayarans coming the other way, Ivan and/or Galeni can attempt to persuade them to turn around while I cower out of sight and if necessary nip into a disabled pumping chamber for safe-ish concealment. Sound like a plan?"
Mark shrugs and moves up to walk behind Linya, separated by a respectful distance of a few feet or so.
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Date: 2014-09-10 10:10 pm (UTC)"...really?" says Mark, following his look.
"It might not come to that. I hope it doesn't come to that. But it'd make a damn fine cloak of invisibility. Or we could go out the door we came in, but—"
Mark shakes his head. "The water's already covered it by now. I memorized the key points of the tide schedule."
"I suspected that might have happened, yes. So. Mark and Linya go ahead while the rest of us wait at the midpoint of this upcoming bend in the corridor. If we hear or otherwise sense any hint of Barrayarans coming the other way, Ivan and/or Galeni can attempt to persuade them to turn around while I cower out of sight and if necessary nip into a disabled pumping chamber for safe-ish concealment. Sound like a plan?"
Mark shrugs and moves up to walk behind Linya, separated by a respectful distance of a few feet or so.