[There's a snort to that, but it's not an unkind one. There's a smile on Josh's lips, and he lifts a hand in a vague gesture.]

I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it.

[Though, depending on the length of their walk, he might end up floating a bit. We'll see.

The silence is surprising, but Josh won't question it. Beat is, after all, different - he's changed in some ways, grown a bit. And not just physically. Three years in this other world has clearly had an effect. Far more than his Game did...

When Beat speaks up again, he listens, tipping his head aside to look up at his companion.]

Like the same type of story, but a different setting with different details.

[Still fog, but different. No cannibalism. No forced changes into monstrous forms. And yet, they're still trapped, and Beat's form is still monstrous... in a sense.]

Is it a relief to be out? Or would you rather go back?