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[ kit can see surge reach out her hand for him, and he reaches back too, but she's still just out of his grasp. he continues to fall, panicking—and maybe even more so when surge jumps in after him.

is that okay? is surge going to be okay? he feels much better not to be falling into... whatever he's been pulled into alone—not by himself, but there's a different kind of fear of what waits for them on the other side. does anything wait for them on the other side? surge is trying to get closer, and kit is reaching for her as desperately as he can. the tips of their fingers are almost able to tou—

thud. ]

Oof.

[ they'll find themselves in a pile on a hard concrete floor, surge perhaps on top of kit, or maybe she managed to stick the landing. what matters now? they've reached their destination. ]

[ going splat on the floor is not what she expected to happen, she sticks the landing in a way that she bounces right off kitsunami and rolls onto her back onto the cold, hard floor. a hand comes to her head, slowly blinking in at attempt to fix her vision and try to adjust to wherever they are. ]

Ow...ow...

[ it's not that bad, but rough landing and all. especially as she sits up, a hand against her stomach, and she turns to make sure kit is fine. ]

Are you okay?

[ she shoves her little companion pretty roughly, but enough to make sure he's still kicking. they don't have bodies like humans, but she still has to make sure and check all things considered how weird this place is. ]

Ow!

[ okay, sure, she bounces off of him and onto the concrete. at the shove, kit groans, but he manages to push himself up on his hands and sit upright, shifting a little closer to surge. he looks at her first, making sure she's okay, and she looks like it? so his attention turns to the place around them. ]

I-I'm okay... Where are we?

[ the rift had shown them starline's base, but this place doesn't look like it at all. it's cold concrete, and to each side of them, what seem to be empty cells, with prison bar separating them from the inside. ]

[ her ears wiggle, bends a lil more than they should thanks to her earrings, and she glances around at what they're working with. ]

Uh...

[ looking around, the girl pulls herself to her feet, standing properly as she walks over to the bars. one hand wraps around the length of one, shaking it a bit before looking at kit to see if he's as shocked as her. ]

Wow! Wowwee! Frickin' WOW! Ring cops now!? They got us in jail!! They didn't ask us to plead the 7th of anything!!

[ can you believe that!? ]

[ kit finally gets a glance around with surge, and his fur bristles on end. jail? jail? b-but they haven't done anything? kit's mind races, even as surge comments on their surroundings, but—no. they weren't arrested or anything, they just...

fell through that rift.

kit shakes his head. ]

We weren't arrested. Maybe... they'll let us out?

[ he can hope? ]

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Let us out? You think these rinka-dink bars can keep us in?

[ and they're metal, so she could have a fun time. surge leans forward against the bars in an attempt to try and stick her head through it. when she doesn't manage to squeeze though, she clicks her tongue as she walks back over to kit. ]

Let me think... I didn't rob anyone, I ain't crash a boat... I didn't beat that one hedgehog to a pulp yet.

[ she's listing off what could get her arrested. ]

Did we do somethin' illegal?

[ oh, okay surge. stick your head through, kit is cheering for you! or maybe she's coming back? that works too, but listening to what she's saying, kit shakes his head. thinking—and even overthinking has always been his thing.

he's got to assess every possibility to keep surge safe. ]

No—No, but... They won't know why we're here. W-won't they be suspicious?

[ like, what are you kids doing in here? thinking they're trying to break out the prisoners or something, you know? this has gotta be a high security place, after all. at least, by this world's standards it does. ]

Um... What should we do?

[ surge can decide, and then it'll be kit's job to make it happen. ]

[ kit has to play 5d chess to make sure everything is alright between them and only them. that's why the girl goes to kit, he would know, he was meant to be the thinker and so he'll be able to have a conclusion unlike her. ]

Okay, well I'm not stayin' in here. They might arrest us for even being here in the first place.

[ that's what she thinks, and it's why she walks over to the bars again to try and see if there's anyone or anything around. aside from the empty hall with no lively faces, she turns her attention back to kit. ]

Let's go up there.

[ she points at the ceiling. ]

This could be a trap if we go out there, besides, we don't wanna fall into anymore holes in the ground.

[ so maybe they can avoid what happened if they use the crawl space, there has to be something like that up there, right? ]

Good idea! I-I'll get it open.

[ surge is right, it's dangerous to walk around out in the open if they're in a prison they're not supposed to be in. so instead, kit's eyes begin to glow a vibrant pink, and water emerges from the nozzles of his hydropack, climbing up to the ceiling to push aside one of the tiles. ]

Do you... do you wan to go first, Surge?

[ up? kit can push himself up after she's there, but his hydro-coil tails hover near her just in case. ]

Ladies first!

[ that's why she'll jump up, knowing that his tail will catch her from falling back down and guiding the tenrec right into the ceiling above, once she's there, she's quick to turn around, and holds out her hand for the young fox to take once he's close enough. ]

I dunno why we're here, but gotta be some goodies for us to take. You know, as compensation.

[ putting them in jail was the worst mistake that ring could make. ]

[ and catch her they do, wrapping around her feet and giving her the platform that she needs for that last boost into the crawlspace. kit follows a moment after, propelling himself upwards with his hydro-coil tails to take surge's hand, allowing himself to be pulled into the small area abvoe the ceiling

he'll carefully place the tile back where it was pushed out from, leaving them in darkness. ]

Yes, Ma'am. Maybe, um... There should be an office. There could be something there?

[ you know, where the wardens and people do all the paperwork. ]

You're right! Let's go see, but we have to see if this vent leads there...

[ as they shimmy, surge snaps her fingers, and the light around her bracelets clicks on with a snap. electricity illuminating their path as she notes the wide-tooth fans circling from time to time.

they should avoid those. ]

What the hell is goin' on here anyway... Why isn't anyone else locked up!?

[ she stops sometimes, her ear pressed against the floor to listen out for anything, but she hears... nothing. ] You hear anything with those flappers you got?

[ the fans have kit uneasy, but luckily, they should be able to avoid approaching any, right? ]

We're... not really locked up either.

[ they just kind of dropped in, you know? so it isn't like they're being punished for anything—kit hopes. but then surge's putting her ear to the ground, figuratively and literally, and kit can only shake his head. ]

Um... There's nobody down there. I-if somebody comes, should we have a signal?

[ those big floppy ears of his should be able to pick up that much, and it's best if they don't talk when there are people below, or else they might be heard. ]

We'll take them out and make them pay for even bringing us here.

[ that makes sense to her, but knowing them both, they'll go the route where they have an advantage to get away. ]

Why did we even come here in the first place!?

[ a jail, it's crazy, they haven't did anything yet to warrant it.

the fans begin spinning faster, and seeing that her partner is uneasy, surge bangs a hand against the ventilation where electricity runs through causing the fans to slow down until they halt to a stop. ]

[ maybe they did do something wrong? kitsunami can't help that a thought like that bubbles to the surface, and even opens his mouth for a moment as if to say it before thinking better of it. instead, he only frowns. does his best kicked puppy impression, if you will.

and then nearly jumps out of his skin when surge bangs against the vent, banging his head against the top, but that crackle of electricity... when the fan stops... it was intentional? ]

W-w-where should we go first?

[ there's a turn coming up. ]

What are you stutterin' for! You scared of me or somethin'!?

[ don't let that be the case, she did that for him because she can't have him skittering everywhere. she groans, crawling forward as she stares at the turn that they have coming up. that'll work. ]

We'd cover more ground if we split up, find an office with keys or buttons to let us out.

[ even as she suggests this, it depends on kit if he's willing to do that. ]

No! N-no, I just...

[ now he sounds even more panicked, desperate not to be blamed. ]

I'm worried... I-I don't want you to get caught here... Because we're supposed to be heroes...

[ wouldn't that look so bad? 'local heroes break into jail!' or something... but surge is already so quick to move on, already strategizing on how to get out—which is good! kit can't complain, and in a desperate bid to please her, nods fervently.

of course he doesn't want to split up... what if surge needs him? but he guesses it's not a bad idea. ]

[ he's right, being in here would look bad, but what are they supposed to do. why are they in jail? it's crazy to her that they're even here, but the hole was underneath kit first so... ]

Yeah, and heroes get wrongfully blamed! I mean, look at...

[ she has no frame of reference, so she scratches the side of her face unsure of where she's going with this. ]

Like we were accused of being the aggressors when it was Shadow's fault! Still ain't tell us his issue...

[ at the fork in the vents, she takes one path but still at the start so she can see if kit is going to take the other. ]

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