( kaladin can't turn down extra work when it distracts him from how horrible his life is; how will he keep the thoughts at bay without devoting every second of his free time to a city in need? that's why he's here right now, standing alongside hunter at the mouth of one of the mazes the station called a "subway."

with all the construction work, it looks more like a big hole in the ground. deep, dark, and claustrophobic. ancient fear unlocked. )

Humans aren't supposed to be in places like this. We've got no business underground. No business. ( intensely cranky this evening due to the double shift he pulled yesterday, kaladin enters complaint mode as they descend, peering down at hunter. ) "I think I'll walk into this dank, dark passageway knowing it's collapsed before and inevitably will again." Do your people tempt fate for convenience's sake, too, Hunter?