[PQ] Safe As Unstable Houses

koel tryin' to take what's lost and broke and make it right Koel was very much trying not to panic, but the more time that passed, the harder it was to avoid it. While he’d objectively known that he disliked enclosed spaces—and really, why anyone would was beyond him—he’d subconsciously avoided them so he hadn’t known exactly what an effect they would have on him. So when first Phoebe, and then Isla called out, though he didn’t recognize the second woman’s voice, he immediately responded, a slightly crazed tone in his voice. ”Roof caved in. I’m stuck. Please. Please get me out.” In fact, he was practically hyperventilating. Gone was the cool collected former Overseer: in his place, a scared and vulnerable man remained, trapped in both his mind and by the debris. There wouldn’t be much help from Koel’s end. The women would see that there wasn’t any way to get under the rubble without risking the floor caving in. It was already weakened from the collapse, and the whole structure was making some ominous noises. Therefore, Phoebe and Isla had a choice. On the one hand, they could try to rig up some way to get to the top of the pile of rocks and start clearing it from there; that was the safest course, though it would take longer. On the other hand, they could try to create a hole in the pile that Koel could squeeze through as an eagle, though he was quite large and that carried the risk of bringing the whole thing down on him and trapping him even worse. Though he was miraculously uninjured, if more rocks started falling, he wouldn’t remain that way for long. They’d have to decide, and quick, since this whole structure was growing more unsteady by the moment. No post order! If either character decides to clear rubble from the middle of the pile, post a whole number between 1-10.