Unsurprisingly, Ma was underground when the dome cracked. She didn't even hear it from where she was, humming to herself, starting a new branch of tunnel off from her den. She had only taken pause after the first few rumbles - shock waves from nearby buildings being hit.
Curiosity won out, and the meerkat changed routes and dug her way to the surface, working hard to break the through the ground above, but finally her head popped out and she got a good look. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, not at this level. She jumped out, taking the sentry position, and scanning all around her. She could feel the tremors beneath her feet. She just knew something wasn't right, but what...
Her ears twitched at more cracking and finally she looked up and her jaw dropped. Ma never paid much attention to the dome above. It was strange to her, but she could never really make out much to it. If there was a vulture flying overhead, she'd be fine, but her sight wasn't too good.
This, however, Ma could see, and she scurried right back into the hole she created, down into the tunnel, rushing back towards her den. What to do, what to do, what to do... Maybe if she dug herself deeper? Yes! That could work! Would there be time?
Clearly not. No sooner had she started, her den collapsed in on itself, a jagged piece of the dome practically becoming a drill as it pushed through and grazing her side. For a creature of her size, it was enough, and if she didn't give herself a heartattack first from how quickly her heart was beating, trying to un-bury herself while injured might just do it. The surface wasn't too far at least, but she could feel the crumbled dirt pushing against her wound as she continued to try and free herself in a overly-panicked scramble.
Locked to Timon~ ....angst warning.
Curiosity won out, and the meerkat changed routes and dug her way to the surface, working hard to break the through the ground above, but finally her head popped out and she got a good look. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, not at this level. She jumped out, taking the sentry position, and scanning all around her. She could feel the tremors beneath her feet. She just knew something wasn't right, but what...
Her ears twitched at more cracking and finally she looked up and her jaw dropped. Ma never paid much attention to the dome above. It was strange to her, but she could never really make out much to it. If there was a vulture flying overhead, she'd be fine, but her sight wasn't too good.
This, however, Ma could see, and she scurried right back into the hole she created, down into the tunnel, rushing back towards her den. What to do, what to do, what to do... Maybe if she dug herself deeper? Yes! That could work! Would there be time?
Clearly not. No sooner had she started, her den collapsed in on itself, a jagged piece of the dome practically becoming a drill as it pushed through and grazing her side. For a creature of her size, it was enough, and if she didn't give herself a heartattack first from how quickly her heart was beating, trying to un-bury herself while injured might just do it. The surface wasn't too far at least, but she could feel the crumbled dirt pushing against her wound as she continued to try and free herself in a overly-panicked scramble.
She needed help. Badly.