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[hypoxic]

Much of it would be. It's a rare opportunity to accomplish something. Keep your eyes peeled for anything we might find useful later, yeah?

[His cheeks are already flushed with enthusiasm, and he starts off ahead of Thor, thrilled to join the tour and see what's out there for them.]

[stormbreaking]

[There's an amused huff before Thor rushes off after him, falling back into step. Their guides seem almost... bored with the task, honestly, but Thor is curious. His eyes scan ahead of them, taking in the charred forests, the land around them.]

Is there anything in particular you would like me to watch for?

[hypoxic]

[ Fitz has brought a notepad with him, and scribbles furiously in it as they start to walk. He draws vague sketches, marking paces and taking deliberate steps to keep from ruining his proportional estimates. ]

Landmarks? Remarkable details couldn't help. We know only the vaguest things.

[ he isn't sure what to ask about, but he's sure there's something out here. ]

[stormbreaking]

[There's an amused huff as he watches Fitz scribble away.]

I will keep an eye out, certainly. Perhaps we can improve upon their maps.

[hypoxic]

Or debunk them. [It slips out as more of a bitter mumble.] We have no real reason to believe that we've been provided with anything true about the terrain. There's no reason not to lie to us about how helpless our situation is.

[stormbreaking]

What, do you think there are other settlements out there?

[He gives a curious look.]

More demons beyond the cult?

[hypoxic]

I think that it would be silly for there not to be more. What kind of underworld only has a few dozen demons in it? My guess is that we're being imprisoned within a prison. Or shielded from something worse.

[stormbreaking]

It would not be surprising. It seems Lucifer thinks himself as much a prisoner as we are.

[He lets out a breath.]

I wonder what could be worse...

[hypoxic]

He's not punishing us through his own volition. When we find a way out, he's coming with us. [ that isn't a question he's considered. There's a goodness in Lucifer, despite every reason to ignore it. ]

[stormbreaking]

You have quite a bit of confidence in that... [Thor wishes he could believe.]

[hypoxic]

[As much as he argues otherwise, his worldview is primarily composed of belief in one system or another.]

The evidence is all lining up to support it. The idea that he himself is our willing jailer seems like a misdirection.

[stormbreaking]

Perhaps... though I wonder what he truly wants out of this.

Do you think he would be happy merely leaving with us?