Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Feet Below Fandom, Monday

[designateddadfriend]

Monday dawned bright and hot -- up on the surface, anyway. Down in the hole, with no sun to indicate the passage of time, Monday started no different from any other day.

Well, there was the part where Travis was constructing a careful little mound of scrap wood in approximately the center of the clearing between the hole-d buildings, anyway. After unsuccessfully trying to dig out through the rocks, he was back to trying to make the best of things, and right now he'd decided that involved providing light using something more than various emergency lanterns.

Fires could be cheerful too, right? And hey, maybe if they built up enough smoke, it would vent out through the holes up above and help folks up there figure out where the hell people were ending up. . . .

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Re: Life in the hole

[alwaysonguard]

"Pretty sure either the Bowling Alley or the ice cream shop would have some- pretty sure they would use marshmallows on the sundaes and such, right?" he asked, suddenly aware of just how few sundaes he had had in his life.

"Anyways I can go scrounge around and see what I can find. Anything else I should root around for while I'm at it? Matches, more wood, a signal flare, elevator that leads out of the hole..." Dwight gave a soft chuckle, hoping to lighten the mood at least a little.

Re: Life in the hole

[designateddadfriend]

"I definitely won't mind if you find that last one. But I've got the fire stuff taken care of. Ooo! Unless you can find some skewers for marshmallow roasting."

Re: Life in the hole

[alwaysonguard]

"Will see what I can round up for ya, Travis." Dwight paused for a moment before speaking again. "And thanks man, for everything you're doing to keep us together and safe down here." Dwight gave him a slight smile. "We're gonna figure this all out."

Re: Life in the hole

[designateddadfriend]

Travis huffed softly and smiled up at him. "I'm trying. I figure it's this or go crazy, you know?"

He was definitely maybe going crazy.

Re: Life in the hole

[alwaysonguard]

"Well after we get the fire situation all figured out and have everything we need for those s'mores, maybe it's time for Travis to take a little R&R" Dwight said simply.

He had seen first hand what could happen when soldiers spent days and weeks at a time under high pressure with no way to deal with it or let off steam effectively. It usually didn't end well, and he didn't want to see that happen to Travis- or anyone else for that matter.

"It ya want to take a break and talk or anything, I'll be around. I'm sure you can find me, even among this growing lot we got down here" he added with a slight chuckle.

Re: Life in the hole

[designateddadfriend]

"R&R," Travis said. "Dwight, we're in a hole."

Where was he supposed to get rest and relaxation down here?

Re: Life in the hole

[alwaysonguard]

"Well, I'm pretty sure Hannibal has a sauna, there's a cute kitten running around the place, and he also has beds. Actual, like beds, which he's opened up to anyone who needs to crash for a bit." Dwight gave a soft sigh a rubbed the back of his head. "I'm not saying to not worry and stress. Just, try to relax, even for just a few minutes. Can't hurt," he said with a shrug.

Re: Life in the hole

[designateddadfriend]

"Fire station has beds," Travis pointed out. "You know I live there, right?" He shook his head. "I'm not going to use a sauna when we have limited potable water." The man had been sponge bathing for a week over here. "And I've totally taken time off. Like, multiple times."

Those were sad lump days. And anyway, if his husband telling him not to worry had barely worked when they were on a tropical vacation, Dwight stood little chance of managing it when they were all stuck in a hole.