deercountry | ( CLOSED ) BITE MY TONGUE.

[ when katherine had decided to investigate the large hole outside of the apothecary, she hadn't intended to be going through a series of tunnels to god knows where. despite her suspicions of it being a big loop going nowhere, her curiosity had gotten the better of her.

every girl likes adventure. despite the shoes she's wearing, katherine does fit that bill. after all, when she'd been locked away in the tomb on the lockwood estate, all she had in her arsenal of entertainment was exploring. it's best to get the lay of the land, and underneath the trench remains undiscovered by her.

she doesn't use a light as she navigates her way through the tunnels. with her eye sight already sharp enough, she enters a branch and sees… ]

Aren't you a sight for sore eyes?

[ someone she knows, at least. amos looks good in the dark. ]

No flirting allowed.

( but he is relieved to see her. if he's going to be lost or at least a little turned on, he's glad that there's going to be someone here with him to be all twisted up with him.

he smiles in her direction and moves in closer, looking around. )

How'd you end up in here?

[ katherine rolls her eyes, quietly relieved that amos hasn't lost that very unfunny sense of humour. if he had, she'd know that something was weird an d wrong down in these tunnels.

seems like the air's just fine down here. ]

I willingly came down here.

[ she shrugs in preparation for his judgement. ]

There was a hole outside of my apothecary. I got curious.

You got curious so you went down a hole.

( not that amos was any better considering he was here too. still, he arches an eyebrow. )

Didn't think that just going into a hole would be bad news? Maybe get your nice clothes all dirty?

Nice of you to be considerate of my clothes, but I'm not that shallow.

[ besides, if her clothes got dirty, she'd just wash them. duh! ]

Why are you down here? For the views?

I'm used to being in places like this. Mechanic, remember.

( he still shouldn't go jumping into unknown holes in cities like this. )

I thought it might be fun, break up the monotony of the day.

[ what kind of mechanical job sends him down literal rabbit holes? does he have an underground workshop? sometimes it's best not to ask amos. half the answers she receives aren't necessarily the most forthcoming. ]

Has it been fun?

[ what is burton's definition of "fun"? ]

( he shrugs. )

It's been different.

( and he's waiting for the other shoe to drop with this whole thing. it's been too quiet. )

Different as in the complete same as always?

[ she glances around the tunnel with her lip curled upward slightly. it looks to her that it's the same shit as always. this time, at least, there doesn't seem to be any scent or sound of a monster burrowing beneath.

contemplatively, ] Hm. The tunnels do seem to be quieter.

Yeah, but you know that's not going to stay like that way.

( amos starts walking, expecting that she'll fall into step with him. he drags his fingers along the wall and turns to look at her. )

There's a reason why these tunnels are here.

To lead us along a dirty yellow brick road?

[ she cocks her brow as she follows, easily falling into step beside him. she doesn't reach out to drag her fingers along the dirt walls. katherine's busy listening. ]

Maybe the Trench has its own underground monster.

[ she doesn't sound like she believes in that. ]

Maybe.

( she might sound like she doesn't believe it but amos would not be surprised. )

Of course, now that you've said it, it's going to actually happen. There's gonna be some monster at the end of this thing and it's gonna kill us both.

[ katherine laughs, shaking her head incredulously. she stays smiling once her laughter has died down. ]

You'd think I'd be old enough to know that.

[ but some old dogs don't like learning new tricks. looking around the cave wall, she sighs heavily. ]

Well... are you going to go down standing here? Or do you want to die exploring?

Shut up.

( amos rolls his eyes and starts walking, brushing past her and waiting for her to catch up to him now. )

Come on, let's go see if we're gonna die in these stupid tunnels.

[ she easily catches up to him with a few powerful long strides. with her hands behind her back, she smiles at the back of his head. ]

If you want to get technical… [ by the sound of her tone, he's not going to like her teasing. ] I'll live. You'll die. I'll make sure to hold a memorial for you. Do you like candlelight?

Fuck off.

( amos waves a hand at her and rolls his eyes, glancing at her as she comes up beside him. )

You'd miss me.

Like a thorn in my heel.

[ katherine takes that as her chance to glance at her shoe. nope, still perfectly intact, if one ignores the dirt on the sole.

she exhales roughly and almost looks disappointed as she gazes ahead. ]

I can't hear anything suspicious for a mile.

That's a good thing, isn't it?

( if she can't hear anything then maybe that means nothing's coming for them and nothing's going to try and kill them. )

Could this be just a nice, leisurely walk?

[ while she does wish to believe this is going to be a simple walk underneath the trench's streets, she keeps her ears and eyes peeled for anything strange. she can multitask.

katherine cocks her brow. ]

Have you ever been on a nice leisurely walk?

Yeah.

( he likes to walk sometimes, katherine. don't question him. )

Have you?

All the time.

[ has he seen her heels? she doesn't walk for the sake of walking. she always has a destination in mind. ]

I'm the queen of leisurely walks. I could leisurely walk better than you.

You probably could. I don't do leisure.

( waste of time. )

I prefer to have a purpose when I do things.

And what's your purpose now?

[ that rings true. amos doesn't seem like he's one to have a fun bone in his body. ]

Is it as plain as being curious enough to go exploring?

Maybe it's to bother you.

( that seems like a good reason to be here. )

I've always liked doing that.

[ she smiles and chuckles, shaking her head in amusement. typical response. if he said something genuine at first, she'd think he hit his head before she found him. ]

You're going to have to do a lot better than what you're doing right now, Amos. [ she furrows her brows and teases, ] It's actually a rather piss poor attempt if you ask me.

[TUNNELS] INDIANA JONES AND THE TUNNEL OF DOOM.

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