[ Concurrence. They are equals here, she should be as much a part of the decision on their next course of action as he is. Satisfied with her nod, he continues with her down the hallway, his stride as regular as a metronome.
The hallway curves around a bend. He finds it disorienting, perhaps because he's only accustomed to spiral staircases doing something like this, and the effect with floor-to-ceiling walls and matching carpets is alien and confusing.
He had seen a similar bin when Polendina was doing something with the hotel rooms, back at Krat. Turndown service, he had said. It's worth his curiosity anyway, but it's Tifa who commands it.
Glancing aside at Tifa, the puppet wonders if he's only projecting his tension onto her, or if she's trying to be brave, too.
A high-strung voice impatiently breaks his concentration: You two mind moving it along?
The staffer sighs when Pinocchio's blank expression is his only forthcoming answer. He waves them down the hall.
Keep going that way and get cleaned up. We're on a tight schedule!
The puppet doesn't speak again until he's sure they're out of earshot, and even then, at a whisper: ]
happy new year!
The hallway curves around a bend. He finds it disorienting, perhaps because he's only accustomed to spiral staircases doing something like this, and the effect with floor-to-ceiling walls and matching carpets is alien and confusing.
He had seen a similar bin when Polendina was doing something with the hotel rooms, back at Krat. Turndown service, he had said. It's worth his curiosity anyway, but it's Tifa who commands it.
Glancing aside at Tifa, the puppet wonders if he's only projecting his tension onto her, or if she's trying to be brave, too.
A high-strung voice impatiently breaks his concentration: You two mind moving it along?
The staffer sighs when Pinocchio's blank expression is his only forthcoming answer. He waves them down the hall.
Keep going that way and get cleaned up. We're on a tight schedule!
The puppet doesn't speak again until he's sure they're out of earshot, and even then, at a whisper: ]
Cleaned up..?