Jokes are fine. Mat would prefer them, they're his own defense mechanism. Much easier to make light than dwell on the reality.
But at Eddie's comment, he moves to a wall and presses his hand against it. It seems perfectly solid and rooted in place. He swings the torch one way then the other, frowning thoughtfully.
"I think we're in a...fortress, maybe? Or some great sprawling basement under a castle..." He moves along the wall a few steps, assuming Eddie will keep close. The light only extends so far and who knew what may be waiting in the dark?
"Here! It's a corner!" Mat's voice is tinged with excitement. A corner is good. A corner means the way round it probably leads somewhere. Perhaps somewhere less dark and inherently terrifying. "Look at that, we're already ahead of where we were. We are surrounded by walls...but one of them turns to another path! Our knowledge of our situation has veritably doubled!"
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But at Eddie's comment, he moves to a wall and presses his hand against it. It seems perfectly solid and rooted in place. He swings the torch one way then the other, frowning thoughtfully.
"I think we're in a...fortress, maybe? Or some great sprawling basement under a castle..." He moves along the wall a few steps, assuming Eddie will keep close. The light only extends so far and who knew what may be waiting in the dark?
"Here! It's a corner!" Mat's voice is tinged with excitement. A corner is good. A corner means the way round it probably leads somewhere. Perhaps somewhere less dark and inherently terrifying. "Look at that, we're already ahead of where we were. We are surrounded by walls...but one of them turns to another path! Our knowledge of our situation has veritably doubled!"