[No time to question it, no time to hesitate, especially after Simon’s already made the leap. Markus makes the jump only a half-second behind him, just enough time to avoid the massive dinosaur that rushes out from the row of trees, snapping its jaws (and waving its tiny little arms around).
But they’re safe now — well, “safe” is likely a relative word. Now, they’re falling, falling, picking up velocity in a way that reminds Markus of jumping off of Stratford Tower, with a chill wind whipping past. It’s different this time, though; this time, he has only the water below to break his fall. This time, Simon is falling with him.
Time seems to stretch before they crash into the water. It’s all a rush of noise in his audio processing after he does, but an ingrained (programmed) sense of direction rights him so that he swims back up to where he sees fractals of sunlight shimmering above.
Breaking the surface of the water, the first thing he does is whip his head around to look for the other android.]
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But they’re safe now — well, “safe” is likely a relative word. Now, they’re falling, falling, picking up velocity in a way that reminds Markus of jumping off of Stratford Tower, with a chill wind whipping past. It’s different this time, though; this time, he has only the water below to break his fall. This time, Simon is falling with him.
Time seems to stretch before they crash into the water. It’s all a rush of noise in his audio processing after he does, but an ingrained (programmed) sense of direction rights him so that he swims back up to where he sees fractals of sunlight shimmering above.
Breaking the surface of the water, the first thing he does is whip his head around to look for the other android.]
Simon?!