[there are variegated layers of rock and compacted earth as they descend, tree roots crawling in and out of the space, rough edges and loose bits of dirt knocked askew by Geir's claws... it really is, for all the world, like someone just chopped a piece of ground off of a world and shoved it into space instead. it gets a little colder and more airless as they descend, too, though Geir is sticking close enough to the rock surface that there's still something left to breathe.
Geir, for his part, is making an effort to go slowly and carefully, not jarring Jay too much. he can feel the shifts on his back and hunch up his shoulderblades as much as he can to try to use gravity to keep Jay onboard. at the same time, there are places where he has to scramble or let himself slide to get to the next clawhold, and they have more than one hair-raising near miss when his claws need to clutch at the cliff face twice before they make a catch.
as Geir finally ducks under the island, the space around them... opens up. Jay can feel himself hanging bodily upside down from the ropes and his grip on Geir's back, but he might also be distracted by the view:
"The best thing about it would probably be the potential 360 view of outer space since there are different planets and astral bodies, like an asteroid belt loop, that are better seen from underneath the island."
Geir pauses to look at it with a little indrawn breath.]
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Date: 2017-10-22 11:49 pm (UTC)Geir, for his part, is making an effort to go slowly and carefully, not jarring Jay too much. he can feel the shifts on his back and hunch up his shoulderblades as much as he can to try to use gravity to keep Jay onboard. at the same time, there are places where he has to scramble or let himself slide to get to the next clawhold, and they have more than one hair-raising near miss when his claws need to clutch at the cliff face twice before they make a catch.
as Geir finally ducks under the island, the space around them... opens up. Jay can feel himself hanging bodily upside down from the ropes and his grip on Geir's back, but he might also be distracted by the view:
"The best thing about it would probably be the potential 360 view of outer space since there are different planets and astral bodies, like an asteroid belt loop, that are better seen from underneath the island."
Geir pauses to look at it with a little indrawn breath.]