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𝔎.𝔓. ℌ𝔬𝔟 ([personal profile] sneakery) wrote in [community profile] apocalypsehowcomm 2023-04-30 10:37 pm (UTC)

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[At first, Hob had made a genuine effort to not only listen to McKay's ramblings, but also sympathize. As they picked their way up the hill, however, it gradually dawned on him that his mild interjections were doing nothing to stem the outpouring. Now, he's politely tuning him out just as he would the more voluble among his former court. It's actually kind of comforting? In a way? Sort of?

It reminds him of home, anyway.

Something snaps underfoot and he hesitates, head tilting as he tries to hone in on the source. Just a twig, probably, but this is Dogtown and it never hurts to be cautious—

And then the man he's trailing vanishes with a cry. Hob feels his own feet losing purchase on the loose scree and performs a rather undignified scrabbling maneuver to avoid tumbling down after the poor fellow. Amidst the settling dust (and, regrettably, knocking a light shower of pebbles into the pit) Hob pokes his head over the edge to peer down.
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I say, are you alright?

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