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[For those familiar with Clinic, it can be recognized to be the backdrop for this broadcast; it's also probably easy enough to guess that Lance has just arrived there, because he's obviously drenched. It doesn't seem to bother him any, though, except for that his slightly ridiculous hair is now definitely long enough to fall into his eyes when wet, so he has to shove some of it out of the way before he can actually see the screen.

Despite being soaked he looks a little more vibrant and relaxed than usual, although in contrast his tone is quiet and sedate for the most part.]

Is the 'raining underground' thing strange even for here, or...?

[Because he hasn't been here that long and he's heard that it's snowed before, so maybe not? But the rain is totally not the point of this post, so he continues.]

But rain aside, I'd actually wanted to ask about the caves that branch off from the main cavern. I know they're supposedly difficult to navigate and filled with monsters, but have there been any coordinated efforts to explore them? And what sort of monsters exist in them?

[He does remember Maketh telling them there are paper records on some of the monsters at the Guard post, but as far as he's concerned that's really not too helpful. Besides, he'd rather hear that the general populace has to say, and talk to them individually on this.]

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There are these big white yet things that are pretty mean. And these little cute green things with knifes that you should really not let anywhere near you. [He definitely fell victim to Tonberry cuteness at least once.]

Oh, they change while you're in there. Turn back and the place looks totally different in no time. It's a real puzzle. I bet Confusion gets a real kick outta it.

Yetis? Really?

[Wow, Booth and Brennan would... Both hate that, probably, but for different reasons. And okay, cute green things with weapons, got it; Lance can't really see how something wielding a knife would ever be cute enough that he'd allow it near him, but who knows.]

I'd imagine. Have you ever tried exploring with something like a physical tether or line you could trace back?

[Presumably that would make it more difficult for things to change, but then again there's the potential that it might just end up coming straight out of a wall or something.]

[An idea like that never even dawned on him, but that's not surprising, really.]

Huh. No, I haven't. D'ya think we'd have rope or something long enough to keep tabs on someone?

[That's okay, plans are what Lance is here for; he is, after all, a lot less good at the whole 'dealing with monsters' part.]

I doubt it, but we may be able to combine enough rope or otherwise to form something long enough to at least experiment with. Do you have to be in a certain distance before it begins to shift?

[Don't ask Prussia for plans, unless you're planning an actual war. Hopefully that'll never happen here.]

Hard to judge space in there, but it doesn't take long. Soon as your mind wanders away from how many paces you've gone, forget it.

I really do think cracking the cave code is the only way we're getting out of here. The gods are too busy with other stuff, so we can't rely on them. We have to do this ourselves!

[Yeeeeah hopefully.]

It shouldn't be too difficult to test the tether idea, then, although I'd be a little concerned about purposefully trying to provoke a change.

[He doesn't want anyone getting lost just to conduct an experiment. As far as the importance of the caves goes, he's not sure they're the key to anything but they definitely merit further investigation.]

It's something to consider, at least; I think they're worth looking into further than they have been.

[He gives Lance a little salute.]

I'm willing to be the guinea pig. I get lost in there all the time as it is, what's the difference whether or not I got a rope tied to me?

Besides, I've been looking for a new plan to work on anyway. All of my ones so far have been, uh. Set aside for now.

[Definitely not terrible or unfeasible. Nope.]

[Lance is... Not as confident as Prussia seems to be.]

Hopefully none, but there could be potential problems if it gets caught or pulled in a certain way.

[He doesn't ask about the other plans for now, simply because he has too much to worry about right now to add anything else.]

I'm tough enough for it! Besides, if it catches on something, I can cut it. I'll just get out on my own after that.

[Prussia doesn't have a lot, but he does have confidence in himself.]

[He's not completely sure about this, but Prussia does seem confident and he knows more about the situation than Lance does.]

Okay. I'll see what I can put together, and I'll let you know when it's done.

[Though that won't be until after the storm, of course; besides exploring caves when it's been raining is never a bright idea.]

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