[He sticks as close to the truth as he can. It's harder to disprove that way.]
We were exploring a temple, proceeding as usual, nothing out of the ordinary. There were a few monsters along the way, but Niko dealt with them. Then we got to a place where there were poisoned darts along a hallway and a stone door at the other end. And levers that control the darts and the door. Turn the levers one way, the darts are disarmed temporarily, turn it another and the door opens. I was manning the levers while Niko explored ahead.
Beyond the door...it was very dark. An ideal place for the monsters to lurk. They attacked him, too many to fight off. I was on the other side and since the levers were set for the door to be open, that meant the darts were active. There was no way I could get to him to help. If I disarmed the darts once again, the door would have closed, trapping him in there with them. I could do nothing but watch.
[Belloq is a practiced liar and imbues his words with a fitting amount of anger, grief, and frustration at his supposed inability to reach Niko. His hands were clenched in fists and his expression grim.]
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We were exploring a temple, proceeding as usual, nothing out of the ordinary. There were a few monsters along the way, but Niko dealt with them. Then we got to a place where there were poisoned darts along a hallway and a stone door at the other end. And levers that control the darts and the door. Turn the levers one way, the darts are disarmed temporarily, turn it another and the door opens. I was manning the levers while Niko explored ahead.
Beyond the door...it was very dark. An ideal place for the monsters to lurk. They attacked him, too many to fight off. I was on the other side and since the levers were set for the door to be open, that meant the darts were active. There was no way I could get to him to help. If I disarmed the darts once again, the door would have closed, trapping him in there with them. I could do nothing but watch.
[Belloq is a practiced liar and imbues his words with a fitting amount of anger, grief, and frustration at his supposed inability to reach Niko. His hands were clenched in fists and his expression grim.]