[ the only reason that laura doesn't curse the whole way down is because she has the presence of mind not to do anything unnecessarily distracting to gideon. there's only so much less of a burden she can make herself, clinging to the other woman's back like this, the least she can do is not panic. it's not like laura has a problem with heights, anyway, it's just that shuffling down the side of a cliff would make anyone anxious. ]

I'm going to buy you so many drinks when we get back.

[ she mutters, because the distraction vow only lasts so long before she has to say something. it's too easy to think about that dramatic drop underneath them, the psychotic pods above them, and every other bizarre thing happening here. ]

Not just drinks, dinner. Hand on fucking heart, I'm taking you out as soon as we get out of here.

[ which hopefully will be as soon as they get to the bottom of this cliff... ]