[Kaoru must have worked with some really inept people over the years, Sen thinks, because she doesn't need the warning he seems so intent on giving. Her hand is nowhere near the doorknob, and she's had her attention on the bottom of the stairs since the elevator doors made the sound indicating their closing. It's already been proven that whatever is on the other side is struggling with opening the door, after all.]
I'm watching.
[...and yet, there doesn't seem to be much to watch. Not for about a minute, anyway, which is how long the elevator takes to go all the way up to the top and then come back down. The doors open after that amount of time with a soft ding, but there are no footsteps and no voices.
It's still very quiet, but after a couple more moments both of them will be able to hear a shrill beeping noise. It's beeping once a second, almost rhythmically.
She wrinkles her nose and keeps her voice low.] ...whatever that sound is... it doesn't sound good. [Where has she heard that kind of a beeping before? She's not sure - it's both familiar and unfamiliar. Nothing she's experienced consciously, certainly, but she can't shake the feeling that she has heard it.
Kaoru, being more familiar with modern technology, might recognize it as the sound of a timer counting down.]
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I'm watching.
[...and yet, there doesn't seem to be much to watch. Not for about a minute, anyway, which is how long the elevator takes to go all the way up to the top and then come back down. The doors open after that amount of time with a soft ding, but there are no footsteps and no voices.
It's still very quiet, but after a couple more moments both of them will be able to hear a shrill beeping noise. It's beeping once a second, almost rhythmically.
She wrinkles her nose and keeps her voice low.] ...whatever that sound is... it doesn't sound good. [Where has she heard that kind of a beeping before? She's not sure - it's both familiar and unfamiliar. Nothing she's experienced consciously, certainly, but she can't shake the feeling that she has heard it.
Kaoru, being more familiar with modern technology, might recognize it as the sound of a timer counting down.]