There were advantages to being shorter than others. Sneaking around, fitting through tight spaces, being generally hard to hit with hay-makers, Shill would never say she didn't like being short. However, one distinct [i]disadvantage[/i] became quickly apparent as the water that came rushing past reached well up past her mouth. The heat layering her whole body was extinguished in an instant, but a sudden panic took its place, furthered by that fact that she couldn't quite catch a proper breath. 

She tried to scramble up the rail, hold herself a little higher just to gulp down one good lot of air, but every time she'd end up swallowing more water than anything. Nevertheless, the quickest instants where she managed to inhale through her nose sustained her through the torrent, and by that alone she managed to avoid drowning.

When at last the flow ceased, Shill all but collapsed, knees weak and shivering despite the fact that the heat had returned, if not a tad less intensely. In fact her whole body shivered, her hands shook, her teeth clattered together, and for a few moments she just stayed there. Not too far, the bigger man coughed up the water he'd evidently swallowed, but Shill had no such luck. At least it had been a cool refreshment, even if it had been an absolutely terrifying experience. 

Eventually the feeling passed, and with the assistance of the slick rail she got to her feet. A quick check told her she still had Mercy at her side, and none of her gear had been whisked away, which was good enough. Her ears caught the voices the bigger man referred to, but she didn't hear anything particularly malicious in them. Sure, whoever it was had likely just flooded the area with them in it, but Shill had a feeling that if someone wanted to kill them, it wouldn't have been too hard to actually do it. 

[color=00aeef]"I dunno,"[/color] she said, her voice clogged and she tried to clear her throat. [color=00aeef]"Maybe they don't know we're down here. Could be a good idea to go and see who it is, might tell us where we are."[/color]

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