Kel would have fled right then and there if someone hadn't been coming in behind him. He (barely) managed to avoid bumping into the redhead, but his escape was interrupted and the leader of the group - someone from the government, if the rumors about the place were true? - was speaking to him so that he nodded his head in miserable agreement, trying not to meet Nate's eyes.
At least the work sounded simple enough, as it was explained. He waited for the Ascended bully to choose where he was going, and flinched at hearing he was going to the top floor. It was where Kel had initially planned on going - up, towards the sky, towards the open air, that had always meant safety before - but now he silently took a broom in fingers he had to fight to keep steady and headed towards the second floor - giving Nate plenty of room to head up first.
He picked the room closest to the stairs, closest to escape if he needed it, and desultorily began to sweep, tense and twitchy as he kept looking to the door to make sure it remained empty.
Kellan chooses Second Floor, room 1!
At least the work sounded simple enough, as it was explained. He waited for the Ascended bully to choose where he was going, and flinched at hearing he was going to the top floor. It was where Kel had initially planned on going - up, towards the sky, towards the open air, that had always meant safety before - but now he silently took a broom in fingers he had to fight to keep steady and headed towards the second floor - giving Nate plenty of room to head up first.
He picked the room closest to the stairs, closest to escape if he needed it, and desultorily began to sweep, tense and twitchy as he kept looking to the door to make sure it remained empty.
Kellan chooses Second Floor, room 1!
