[ she doesn't mind the silence. For the first time in ages, it doesn't leave her alone with thoughts of what she's going to have to do. All she has to worry about is what might lie ahead - both in this place and in her future. And at least one of those is easy to compartmentalize.
2B waits for him to finish investigating, but she had a feeling before he even started that this was going to be a job for her; she gives him a nod. ]
Got it.
[ and she does. No need for her to draw her blade; she just walks up to the offending metal plate, pauses for a second, and then kicks it as hard as she can. It was always enough to send the stubbier machines flying, and it has about the same effect here: there's an audible clang as her heel both leaves a sizable dent in the metal and sends it crashing through the opening. More water starts gushing out as soon as the metaphorical cork is popped -- but not enough to put them more than shin-deep. The inside isn't flooded, after all. That's a good sign. ]
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2B waits for him to finish investigating, but she had a feeling before he even started that this was going to be a job for her; she gives him a nod. ]
Got it.
[ and she does. No need for her to draw her blade; she just walks up to the offending metal plate, pauses for a second, and then kicks it as hard as she can. It was always enough to send the stubbier machines flying, and it has about the same effect here: there's an audible clang as her heel both leaves a sizable dent in the metal and sends it crashing through the opening. More water starts gushing out as soon as the metaphorical cork is popped -- but not enough to put them more than shin-deep. The inside isn't flooded, after all. That's a good sign. ]