[Despite a strong desire to cling, he stands back enough to let her work. There's a bunch of rubble to move, but none of it is so big or so heavy that you can't handle it.]
[Within a few minutes, you clear enough of the pile away that you're able to pull out that yellow cord.]
[Cautiously, carefully, he picks up the one cable and then the other, then tries to get them together. It's a bit hard for his small hands... this has been unplugged for a long time, so there's grit on the tines that make it kinda crunchy to get together.]
[But then he gets it, and there's a hum of electricity like something booting up. The whole sky begins to lighten, like the coming of the dawn.]
[With the slow rising of the light, the shadows seem a bit less severe. The heavy atmosphere peels back, just a little, like a little fresh air coming into this old, stale place.]
Since it sounds as if Pink has navigated everyone to the other four lights, we ought to return and see what else may be needed to protect this place. Would you like to come with me?
[It's easy to find the way back by following the yellow cable. At some point, it goes into what looks like the ramshackle ruins of a building, but when you open the door, the barricade is on the other side.]
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[He sniffs, and huffs, trying really hard to pull himself together. He's trembling a little, clinging to your neck.]
O-okay. Okay.
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[Sniff]
Okay.
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[and putting the baby down, brushing his hair before going to see how she can manage pushing the stones out of the way]
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[Despite a strong desire to cling, he stands back enough to let her work. There's a bunch of rubble to move, but none of it is so big or so heavy that you can't handle it.]
[Within a few minutes, you clear enough of the pile away that you're able to pull out that yellow cord.]
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[yay, grabbing it!! and looking for a plug]
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Come, come. Can you connect them?
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[Cautiously, carefully, he picks up the one cable and then the other, then tries to get them together. It's a bit hard for his small hands... this has been unplugged for a long time, so there's grit on the tines that make it kinda crunchy to get together.]
[But then he gets it, and there's a hum of electricity like something booting up. The whole sky begins to lighten, like the coming of the dawn.]
Oh...
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Really?
...Now what do we do?
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[breathlessly:]
Y-yes!
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Then, let us go.
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[He slips his little hand into yours and lets himself be led.]
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[He trots along beside you.]
[It's easy to find the way back by following the yellow cable. At some point, it goes into what looks like the ramshackle ruins of a building, but when you open the door, the barricade is on the other side.]