We don't stop moving. Don't acknowledge where the exit is out loud, in case it's able to listen to us somehow. [And then, a little softer-] It's the best we can do for now.
[Chihaya is a Confidant, but still a normal person. She should never be in this sort of situation. Letting her fall into it feels like a failing, but Akira can't afford to get caught up in that line of thinking right now. There's no time to waste.
He moves with her a few more steps. Out of the corner of his eye, another wall is beginning its shift, but Akira tries not to pay that any mind, either. They'll find a way out of this, even if they have to try every possible direction.]
I think your suspicion is correct. I'm not sure what's at the center, but we'll outlast it.
[They will. They have to, because he won't let her succumb to it.]
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[Chihaya is a Confidant, but still a normal person. She should never be in this sort of situation. Letting her fall into it feels like a failing, but Akira can't afford to get caught up in that line of thinking right now. There's no time to waste.
He moves with her a few more steps. Out of the corner of his eye, another wall is beginning its shift, but Akira tries not to pay that any mind, either. They'll find a way out of this, even if they have to try every possible direction.]
I think your suspicion is correct. I'm not sure what's at the center, but we'll outlast it.
[They will. They have to, because he won't let her succumb to it.]