Ariel-chaaaaan! [He calls her name in case she's somewhere nearby, but still picks his way up the slippery stairs. Shit, this is a hazard. By the time he's on the appropriate floor and closing in on the kitchen entrance, his hands are braced out for balance, in a callback to Ariel when she first was learning how to walk.]
[Action]
... Right. Let's do this.]
Ariel-chaaaaan! [He calls her name in case she's somewhere nearby, but still picks his way up the slippery stairs. Shit, this is a hazard. By the time he's on the appropriate floor and closing in on the kitchen entrance, his hands are braced out for balance, in a callback to Ariel when she first was learning how to walk.]