( Annie nods, tapping her finger on the most immediate way out. The node primes itself, and she gestures for both of them to step within its circle, the world flashing away in that peculiar blink and you miss it fashion.
Then they're in the free air above, stepping into a notably different time of day, with a milling group of people walking past on the sidewalk. Nowhere near one of the official gateways down into the whole Underground Mall.
Annie practically leaps away from the node platform and turns her face up toward the sky, so glad there's sky up there to see. So very, very glad. )
I really don't feel like getting stuck underground anymore.
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Then they're in the free air above, stepping into a notably different time of day, with a milling group of people walking past on the sidewalk. Nowhere near one of the official gateways down into the whole Underground Mall.
Annie practically leaps away from the node platform and turns her face up toward the sky, so glad there's sky up there to see. So very, very glad. )
I really don't feel like getting stuck underground anymore.