Back at it!
The two looked inside for a horribly long moment before Tobias spoke. “Lillian, have I started seeing things that aren’t there?”
Lillian exhaled, in that way that made it obvious she had been holding her breath. “So… you’re also seeing a hollowed-out space, and a hole in the ground? A knotted rope, hanging from the ceiling, and descending down into the stygian dark?”
“…Yeah. Oh, the hole is lined with slimy bricks.”
“Good, Tobias. You noticed that, too.” Lillian prodded one of the bricks with her boot. It didn’t do anything except leave a streak on the stone. “I was worrying about shared delusions. So, no, you haven’t started seeing things that aren’t there.”
