[He hadn't realized someone else had fallen down with him.
Kristoph freezes when he hears that voice. Not literally, as he's in a bad mood, so the temperature is up along with his temper. But he stops moving for a long moment, and then turns—not that there's much light down here. But he doesn't need light to know who that is.
He was already struggling to maintain his composure, and now he's struggling more. The added heat makes it feel especially swamplike.]
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Kristoph freezes when he hears that voice. Not literally, as he's in a bad mood, so the temperature is up along with his temper. But he stops moving for a long moment, and then turns—not that there's much light down here. But he doesn't need light to know who that is.
He was already struggling to maintain his composure, and now he's struggling more. The added heat makes it feel especially swamplike.]
I have a good lawyer, as it so happens.