[[The Star Wars EU has names like Mitth'raw'nuruodo, Isplourrdacartha Estillo, and Zephata'ru'tor. Bizarre names are awesome.]]
"Someone said they'd once heard from a Seven, and there was a Zero-Zero, but I didn't hear anything solid. Not yet."
"They do look dead," he said slowly, watching the slightest current stir strands of hair. "But they might be some species that breathes underwater and hibernates, or just sleeps very soundly." Almost too quietly to hear, he added, "And if they are dead, they deserve a proper burial."
The rope touched the surface of the water - and floated. He'd taken it out of some kind of sporting store before the Wilderness had shifted, having a vague idea about using it to climb, and it was too lightweight to sink down to where the bodies were.
Rogue took half a step towards the water, but stopped himself. He didn't want to go in. He really didn't. There was something unbelievably sinister about them. But just leaving them there - the dog's whine got higher, breaking him out of some kind of trance, and he shook his head. "Maybe I can get some people to help me take them out later. For now, we should get you two out of here."
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"Someone said they'd once heard from a Seven, and there was a Zero-Zero, but I didn't hear anything solid. Not yet."
"They do look dead," he said slowly, watching the slightest current stir strands of hair. "But they might be some species that breathes underwater and hibernates, or just sleeps very soundly." Almost too quietly to hear, he added, "And if they are dead, they deserve a proper burial."
The rope touched the surface of the water - and floated. He'd taken it out of some kind of sporting store before the Wilderness had shifted, having a vague idea about using it to climb, and it was too lightweight to sink down to where the bodies were.
Rogue took half a step towards the water, but stopped himself. He didn't want to go in. He really didn't. There was something unbelievably sinister about them. But just leaving them there - the dog's whine got higher, breaking him out of some kind of trance, and he shook his head. "Maybe I can get some people to help me take them out later. For now, we should get you two out of here."