[That little snap feels and sounds likely a great deal louder than it actually is. He can just imagine what his reaction would be if it were to happen to his own daughter. Maybe a little piece of his heart goes into it as well.
He casts a look around. It's unstable. His feelings, perhaps? Her own? Whatever happened in the reality that she's accustomed to? He doubts she'd be able to answer him. All he can do is prepare and expect the worst. He turns his feet to the side, just in an attempt to gain traction, though nothing on his feet is particularly impressive. He doubts there's much down there after all of the roughhousing he got into back home.]
Hold on—
[It's the best he can offer as reassurance, trying to rely on the strength in his shoulders and his upper back in an attempt to bring her back up to him. In a worst-case scenario, he'll lose his footing and if that should happen, he has every intention of acting as her shield on the way down.
But he doubts he wants to find out what's going on down there.]
no subject
He casts a look around. It's unstable. His feelings, perhaps? Her own? Whatever happened in the reality that she's accustomed to? He doubts she'd be able to answer him. All he can do is prepare and expect the worst. He turns his feet to the side, just in an attempt to gain traction, though nothing on his feet is particularly impressive. He doubts there's much down there after all of the roughhousing he got into back home.]
Hold on—
[It's the best he can offer as reassurance, trying to rely on the strength in his shoulders and his upper back in an attempt to bring her back up to him. In a worst-case scenario, he'll lose his footing and if that should happen, he has every intention of acting as her shield on the way down.
But he doubts he wants to find out what's going on down there.]