21.Feb.13, 02:26 PM
He wasn't very skilled at waking up, and he hadn't stopped to wonder how he got up and ready so much faster than anyone else, until he smelled a faint whiff of food. As if agreeing, his stomach immediately grumbled. He did his best to ignore it, and turned to face the source of the smell. He saw a woman, and recognized that her mouth was woman, that she smelled of food, and that it was possible that words were coming out of her mouth. He stared at her blankly for a few moments, as if his mind were trying to adjust from thinking she was a talking marshmallow, to a talking person. And even then, it still took a few more moments for his brain to repeat the words that she'd said. When the situation finally did click, his first reaction was to quickly wipe his eyes, as if just waking up.
"Tired.", was all he replied for a moment, and then as if realizing how inadequate his answer was, continued with a new sentence. "This wall and is very unstable. I'm worried that they could crumble down, and if they do, they could come down on this pipe. The blue stripe here means it carries hot water. It could scald us, flood the hall, and then we'd loose more equipment, have more cleanup, and possibly have to fight mold. These guys are pretty upset as it is. I really don't think that this wall will stay up much longer, let's just push it over. Maybe if we both push...", he gestured to a metal pipe that ran along the length of the ceiling, and a portion of wall tall enough to catch on it and leaning inwards.
He put both his hands high on the ceiling and began to lean against it, the same pose as if he were being searched for weapons by law enforcement. The wall gave an agonized groan. Little did he realize that if the wall did fall, it could cause such a rumble that other portions of the building might fall, also. If only he'd slept well and were thinking more clearly...
"Tired.", was all he replied for a moment, and then as if realizing how inadequate his answer was, continued with a new sentence. "This wall and is very unstable. I'm worried that they could crumble down, and if they do, they could come down on this pipe. The blue stripe here means it carries hot water. It could scald us, flood the hall, and then we'd loose more equipment, have more cleanup, and possibly have to fight mold. These guys are pretty upset as it is. I really don't think that this wall will stay up much longer, let's just push it over. Maybe if we both push...", he gestured to a metal pipe that ran along the length of the ceiling, and a portion of wall tall enough to catch on it and leaning inwards.
He put both his hands high on the ceiling and began to lean against it, the same pose as if he were being searched for weapons by law enforcement. The wall gave an agonized groan. Little did he realize that if the wall did fall, it could cause such a rumble that other portions of the building might fall, also. If only he'd slept well and were thinking more clearly...