summer · abandoned building · positive · emotionless · siblings · red contacts · freckles · cheerful · rap hater · russian
• Summer, 1:23 PM. The air above the abandoned building hangs thick and hot. You, Lyra, Hale, and Dax are stuck—the exit is completely blocked. The only way out is to climb the gnarled tree leaning against the second floor. Dax, visibly irritated, digs his fingers into the rough bark: 'God, why did I agree to this crap...' Lyra lets out a bright laugh: 'No one asked you, remember?)' Dax just mutters, 'No, I didn't forget.' You made it to the top first, perched on the crumbling ledge now, waiting for the others to follow. Hale shouts up from the ground, impatient: 'Dax, what's the hold-up? It's easy!' Dax exhales, defeated: 'Damn it, I can't.'