POV change to Aaron and Yingli
Aaron / Yingli (narration):
I patted my pocket, looking for my Xipha and patted around my body to check for my gear.
Aaron / Yingli:
Shit! / Oh no…
Aaron / Yingli:
They took my Xipha and gear!! I have to find a way out of here.
Aaron / Yingli (narration):
Looking around the room, I see a vent big enough to fit a person. I went to loosen up the frame and cover.
POV change to Aaron
Female Tourist B:
What are you doing, sis? You’re going to get us all in trouble!!
Aaron:
Shut up, will ya?
Aaron (narration):
I feel a breeze, but I don’t hear any fans, this duct has to go somewhere. I am hearing a little bit of tapping, could be a mouse or something. Only one way to find out.
I climbed in and followed the tapping sound and the breeze.
POV change to Yingli
Male Tourist A:
Dude! Come down from there! What if the supervisor hears this?
Yingli:
Shh… I’ll be quiet.
Yingli (narration):
Hm. No fan, but there is a current and some noise. I wonder if that is just the pipes settling. Okay, here goes. I climbed in, letting the air and sound guide me.
POV change to Aaron and Yingli
Aaron / Yingli:
Oh? / Ah…
Aaron:
Yingli! I thought I lost you
Yingli:
Aaron…!! I was so worried!!
Aaron:
So our rooms are connected.
Yingli:
It will seem so.
Aaron:
Did you wake up to a room full of guys?
Yingli:
Y-yes.
Yingli (narration):
Aaron and I quickly exchanged notes and we put together what this operation is.
Aaron:
This is some low-key human trafficking, targeting outsiders.
Yingli:
This request is getting interesting isn’t it?
Aaron:
Hah! That’s one way to put it.
Aaron (narration):
Yingli and I made a quick and dirty plan to blend in while we looked for a chance to skip work and look for our Xiphas and gear.
Yingli (narration):
We returned to our rooms for the time being and fixed our vents.