[DROP] It'll take your breath away

BASTIEN Soon everybody, everywhere will be The envy of the gods above Bastien tumbled down beneath the earth with a cry of 'Che due coglioni!' and a lot of undignified flailing he would regret later. He smacked to the ground with a cringe at the pain in his joints, the impact not doing him any good. Still, he was well enough to stand and brush himself off, trying to appear smooth and collected to the people around him. He looked up -- then stumbled backwards, shocked, as he saw the sealed cavern above them, no visible hole or crack into which he had fallen. This was surely something supernatural, something strange; how else would there be so many of them gathered in this relatively obscure place? Clutching at his pendant and whispering a prayer, he stepped towards the other people, hoping to listen in and see if they knew what was going on. Perhaps it was all a strange dream, but his dreams involving himself and many other people generally didn't go like this. The whole situation felt tense, as if something was about to happen. The cold didn't help with that, Bastien hissing under his breath as the floor's freezing temperature leaked into his thin shoes.