[Of all the terrible things to be shouldered with—it's humid, it's hot, and Pegasus was in a foul mood. First an ocean and now this? As it'd been the only sane thing to put on in his closet he had grabbed his hat and proceeded forward in his khaki shirt and shorts. It was a perfectly good outfit to wear in this kind of weather.
However, that wasn't his main concern. The fact was, the entire campus was a maze of dense vegetation and mangroves. He could scarcely move before some living obstacle blocked his path like giantesque banana leaves, or weaving tree roots that nearly tripped him up. Before long he had an even bigger problem than simply jungle terrain to contend with. For once it wasn't even any dangerous animal or plant that proved to be dangerous to him.
He stepped forward nonchalantly, and found quite suddenly that his boots had disappeared beneath him until his feet became wedged in the densely packed sand. This had to have been a sick joke. Quicksand in a building shouldn't have been even possible. Sadly he hadn't thought of the Teddy Roosevelt mantra: "Walk softly and carry a big stick." If he had, he would have been able to extricate himself on his own.]
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However, that wasn't his main concern. The fact was, the entire campus was a maze of dense vegetation and mangroves. He could scarcely move before some living obstacle blocked his path like giantesque banana leaves, or weaving tree roots that nearly tripped him up. Before long he had an even bigger problem than simply jungle terrain to contend with. For once it wasn't even any dangerous animal or plant that proved to be dangerous to him.
He stepped forward nonchalantly, and found quite suddenly that his boots had disappeared beneath him until his feet became wedged in the densely packed sand. This had to have been a sick joke. Quicksand in a building shouldn't have been even possible. Sadly he hadn't thought of the Teddy Roosevelt mantra: "Walk softly and carry a big stick." If he had, he would have been able to extricate himself on his own.]
Just great...