Doc was falling apart. Every second they were down here, Raylan knew it would get worse. Shit he swore to himself for the hundredth time since they'd fallen. How long ago had that been? Couldn't have been but a half hour - not long enough for anyone to notice they were gone. Could have been longer. Raylan pushed those thoughts away and followed Doc until he ended up in front somehow and at their first junction, he turned them right, shining his light on the mark he'd made to be sure.
But something up top had changed; there was no shift in the light where the door should have been and when Raylan turned his light up, he could see the bottom of the door. If it hadn't been for the door distracting him, Raylan would be pacing too, but he's stuck in the creeping fear up his spine. Were they going to have to explore the tunnels with shitty light equipment, no way to map, no way to ensure they came back to where they started? Doc had just said they weren't going to die down here. Now Raylan was doubting it.
But doubting could wait - the panting coming from Doc as he spirals is more than enough for Raylan to turn his light onto Doc's midsection as the man strode away.
"Hey," Raylan started, jogging forward to grab Doc's arm and tug him to a gentle stop, bending fractionally to set the light down so he could get both hands on Doc's shoulders. "Hey. Deep breaths. One step at a time okay. You said we're not gonna die down here, so let's not prove you wrong by chargin' into the dark. I need a minute. You need a minute. Don't you dare leave me here by myself."
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But something up top had changed; there was no shift in the light where the door should have been and when Raylan turned his light up, he could see the bottom of the door. If it hadn't been for the door distracting him, Raylan would be pacing too, but he's stuck in the creeping fear up his spine. Were they going to have to explore the tunnels with shitty light equipment, no way to map, no way to ensure they came back to where they started? Doc had just said they weren't going to die down here. Now Raylan was doubting it.
But doubting could wait - the panting coming from Doc as he spirals is more than enough for Raylan to turn his light onto Doc's midsection as the man strode away.
"Hey," Raylan started, jogging forward to grab Doc's arm and tug him to a gentle stop, bending fractionally to set the light down so he could get both hands on Doc's shoulders. "Hey. Deep breaths. One step at a time okay. You said we're not gonna die down here, so let's not prove you wrong by chargin' into the dark. I need a minute. You need a minute. Don't you dare leave me here by myself."