[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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[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.]