<div class="floatleft">(http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140209180936/monstergirlencyclopedia/images/c/c6/1391828247505.png)</div>Name: Zenobia<br/>Location: Rapid Ascension (Go towards the light!)<br/>Tagging: Sparx, Closed<br/><br/>Zenobia waited patiently for him to climb on her back, though at one point she turned to look over her shoulder at him.  What was taking him as long as it was, anyway?  When she noticed the blush on his face, she couldn't help but grin a little.  Either he was unused to close proximity with females, he had been checking her out, or both.  "Hey, now...there will be plenty of time to enjoy the view later.  I mean, we're partners now, right?  Who knows, maybe if we get close enough...."  She shrugged a little bit as she turned away from looking at him.  She was purposefully teasing him at this point, leaving the rest of that sentence to his imagination quite intentionally.<br/><br/>When he managed to get close enough to press his body against hers, she couldn't help but notice that he was a bit on the warmer side.  Definitely not a bad trait at all.  If anything, the warmth was kind of pleasant, to a degree.  "Pfft, no need to apologize, you're fine.  Just keep a firm grip and don't fall off, okay?"  She waited for a second so he could brace himself, as well as to make sure that he felt like he wasn't going to fall off.  Then....then she began climbing the wall.<br/><br/>It was clear she had climbed surfaces like this before, possibly in that volcanic area she had mentioned earlier.  Or perhaps climbing jungle trees.  It was a relatively fast pace she went at, and yet she was also seemingly able to gauge how sturdy a hold was in the short timespan between grips.  The claws definitely helped, allowing her to dig into most of the holds that weren't as secure, and make it so it was sturdy enough to hold their weight.  Speaking of weight, one thing that was fairly obvious was that he wasn't weighing her down in the slightest.  It was almost as if he wasn't actually on her back, though she made sure to move in ways that wouldn't risk him losing his grip on her.<br/><br/>It wasn't long before the pit widened a bit, which wasn't too much of an issue.  "Hmmm....well, the opening is wider, but I don't think I should start flying until or unless it's fully necessary.  Hopefully it won't be so much, but I guess we'll see soon enough huh?"  She wasn't kidding there.  Unless there was more to this than simply getting up there and getting the door to open, they'd be right near the top in no time.  "Well...we're here.  Think you can see a way to open the door, or am I going to have to try and smash it open?"  She wasn't really able to look, herself.  Talk about awkward angles....but so long as he held on with one arm and had his legs wrapped around her waist, he should be able to turn somewhat and take a look at the door using his light source.