[He hears her voice before he sees the cable, and the sword freezes, clinging to the table leg. This is exactly the kind of interaction he was hoping to avoid.
He eyes the descending cable before answering. It looks... sturdy, at least. But he'd probably slip if he tried to climb something like that, or it would melt, or he would melt. There's really no telling what would happen.]
... I'm fine. I'll just, uh, climb up myself. [Hopefully it sounded convincing to her, because it really didn't to him.]
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He eyes the descending cable before answering. It looks... sturdy, at least. But he'd probably slip if he tried to climb something like that, or it would melt, or he would melt. There's really no telling what would happen.]
... I'm fine. I'll just, uh, climb up myself. [Hopefully it sounded convincing to her, because it really didn't to him.]