[The loss of weight against momentum has Murphy staggered back a few steps as soon as Clarke's up and Mat's steady again. It isn't a distance he bridges, either, to check either of them are alright. In the moments of her catching her breath, Mat's responding, he's just staring at them. Not shaken by what had almost happened. Shaken that his bug hadn't gone off, hadn't warned, made him pull Clarke back before she'd even stumbled. Wasn't that how it was meant to work? Wasn't that what Cathaway had wanted him down here for?
He pushes the questions aside. Forces himself to catch up on the conversation, lagging behind.]
Right, just waste all the time we took getting up here. [It isn't as dry as it maybe should be. He looks off, over the way they'd been supposed to be heading, before Clarke's trip.] We should stick with it until the hunt's finished.
iirc that was the plan
He pushes the questions aside. Forces himself to catch up on the conversation, lagging behind.]
Right, just waste all the time we took getting up here. [It isn't as dry as it maybe should be. He looks off, over the way they'd been supposed to be heading, before Clarke's trip.] We should stick with it until the hunt's finished.