[The jolt that came was expected, but it seemed that Cliff had absorbed the brunt of it and as they rolled, Souji let go and let himself relax so he could more easily turn with the motion. The world eventually stopped trying to scramble itself inside a barrel and Souji came to a stop, lying where he was as his senses restored themselves.
Up above, he could hear Saizou screaming up above as he raced back and forth across the hall, not quite sure how he could make it down. Next to him, he heard Cliff laughing, carefree and infectious. He lifted his head and regarded Cliff for a brief moment as his vision cleared - for all the weight on the man's shoulders, he was doing such a good job of simply moving past it. He carried it with him, that was for certain, but he was strong and still kept his head high. Souji remembered a time when he was better at doing that, or at least, a time when he thought he was.
Dropping his head back down, he laughed along with Cliff, rolling over onto his back.]
Congratulations, you've successfully avoided my pig.
August 19, afternoon
Up above, he could hear Saizou screaming up above as he raced back and forth across the hall, not quite sure how he could make it down. Next to him, he heard Cliff laughing, carefree and infectious. He lifted his head and regarded Cliff for a brief moment as his vision cleared - for all the weight on the man's shoulders, he was doing such a good job of simply moving past it. He carried it with him, that was for certain, but he was strong and still kept his head high. Souji remembered a time when he was better at doing that, or at least, a time when he thought he was.
Dropping his head back down, he laughed along with Cliff, rolling over onto his back.]
Congratulations, you've successfully avoided my pig.