a million little suns

It was almost a long way down, but her paws landed against a metal floor. To the right was a hatch, a couple of long cylindrical objects tucked back there, but room to stash items. Thick black vines hung here and there, and tattered hides covered some surfaces, kinda like the bench in the foyer back home but less... luxurious. It smelled stale down here.

Ducking her head to check the big flat surface to the front that was littered with dull glass panels and buttons, she sneezed and her antlers clattered against a low spot in the ceiling when someone called out a greeting. She allowed her tail to wave in response as she turned to face the now opened hatch. “'S pretty cool down 'ere, wanna check it out?” Against the moonless sky and competing with Deluge's ambient light, she could hardly make out a silhouette against the skyline, but she figured anyone with bad intentions wouldn't have bothered to say 'Hello'. “I'm scopin' out places ter store things, jus' in case I get m' shit tergether. If we could get inter a few o'these, I reckon they'd be decent cover from th' weather too.” The only way the air was getting in was from the opening above her head, and she was sure even that could be sealed off with a bit of canvas.

“Speech”