Alys clambered to the top of the climbing wall and paused as Deimos made his way onto the roof, scowling up at his retreating back. She was nothing if not stubborn, and so despite the fact that her arms and legs were starting to feel like gelatin and her lungs were burning with exertion, she forced herself to start climbing up, and up, and up, refusing to give in to the urge to look down. She wasn't afraid of heights, but nor was she particularly keen to see how far she had to fall now that she was climbing onto a gods-cursed roof.
But of course the chase wouldn't stop there; as she topped the final climb, she watched Deimos take several long strides that took him from their roof to the next. With a huff and a laugh, because of course he would, she looked at the gap and promptly decided it wasn't worth it. Deimos might run across rooflines all he'd like, but she was shorter, her stride smaller, and she had no confidence in her ability to leap from one to another without falling to her death.
"Okay, you win!" she shouted after him, slowing to a halt at the roof's edge to brace her hands on her knees and gulp in lungfuls of air. "I give up!"
But of course the chase wouldn't stop there; as she topped the final climb, she watched Deimos take several long strides that took him from their roof to the next. With a huff and a laugh, because of course he would, she looked at the gap and promptly decided it wasn't worth it. Deimos might run across rooflines all he'd like, but she was shorter, her stride smaller, and she had no confidence in her ability to leap from one to another without falling to her death.
"Okay, you win!" she shouted after him, slowing to a halt at the roof's edge to brace her hands on her knees and gulp in lungfuls of air. "I give up!"
alys glasse
waiting for the right mind to drive insane
