[Sherlock considers them a moment, then gives a shrug, letting his hands fall wide.]
If this is all a delusion, I imagine they are a defense mechanism meant to shield my mind from whatever lies beyond. There will be a way past, but it will require searching. [He raises his mug to his face as he goes on, giving his words a muffled little echo.] And possibly pain. [Ssssip.]
If it is not a delusion...
[He considers again, then gives a shrug.]
It seems a strange amount of effort to go to merely to restrict our movements. Given what they have demonstrated they are capable of, I would expect something more efficient, if the goal were truly to keep us out of the other areas. Perhaps they are testing us, to see if we'll comply quietly?
[He looks balefully in the direction of the nearest checkpoint. Sherlock has no reason to go anywhere, not yet; he's still getting his bearings, still trying to get a sense of whether it is all a dream. But he doesn't care to go chasing secrets at the cost of torment. Not yet. Not without cause. So, he doesn't plan to test it himself.]
very good excellent please persist
[Sherlock considers them a moment, then gives a shrug, letting his hands fall wide.]
If this is all a delusion, I imagine they are a defense mechanism meant to shield my mind from whatever lies beyond. There will be a way past, but it will require searching. [He raises his mug to his face as he goes on, giving his words a muffled little echo.] And possibly pain. [Ssssip.]
If it is not a delusion...
[He considers again, then gives a shrug.]
It seems a strange amount of effort to go to merely to restrict our movements. Given what they have demonstrated they are capable of, I would expect something more efficient, if the goal were truly to keep us out of the other areas. Perhaps they are testing us, to see if we'll comply quietly?
[He looks balefully in the direction of the nearest checkpoint. Sherlock has no reason to go anywhere, not yet; he's still getting his bearings, still trying to get a sense of whether it is all a dream. But he doesn't care to go chasing secrets at the cost of torment. Not yet. Not without cause. So, he doesn't plan to test it himself.]