The water was a welcome shock to Neil's senses. It was cold enough to grip him for a moment, but he was also quite hot and realized that was probably why he felt such a contrast in temperature. He was more than glad light filtered through into the first section of the aqueduct, and followed Junebug as her light led the way. Oddly enough, the stone on their feet was well carved. Most of the roads above were made of dirt, but even such a basic structure as this was a very different style of architecture. 

"You know when we get out of here, first thing I plan on doing is taking a long ass nap." he said. "Right after a good shower and some nice steak." 

He didn't give the impression of complaining, more like daydreaming. Despite how rough the day had been, Neil was nothing if not energetic and upbeat. He remained in the rear to protect Taya, the girl shivering from the cold and probably the dark. Neil placed a hand on her shoulder, and she jumped with a squeak. "Hey, hey it's ok." He chuckled, giving her a wink. "Sorry, I just..." she began, at a loss for words about the last few days. Neil then felt a hand on [i]his[/i] shoulder, and it was his turn to jump, only for him to find the fearful beauty gazing at him, her eyes big and dark. 

"Just uh...stick close." He said. She obviously understood nothing that he said, but his soothing meaning was caught by her and she did, one hand perpetually tugging at his necklace lightly while he held his gun out. He was attracted to her but Gods, they needed to make it out of here first. He made sure to listen out for any splashes of pursuit, but for once they were lucky. At least in them escaping quietly. However the tunnel was long, and water made trudging a whole lot harder. 

The section they stopped at was a...dead end. Sayeeda's gunlight illuminated nothing but stone wall, though on second inspection she saw the pool before the wall had no discernible floor. The woman at Neil's side babbled something incoherent, but after a moment Junebug explained that they had to swim before they made it out. The hesitation of the crew was palpable, and so the woman offered to go first Neil suspected, as she gripped Neil's arm tighter before making her way to the fore and diving in. 

Neil shrugged, and told Taya to stay near Junebug's light as they all took a breath and followed a moment later. 
[@Penny]