Temperance rolled her eyes at him for the comment, giving him a solid side eye. "Duly noted." She said back drily, picking up to pace to match his. She was really fighting not look like she was going too fast to be walking, but she still made it look graceful enough. She kept walking in silence until he spoke again, letting out a small scoff of amusement. "Tell that to Larry the skull over here." She mocked, poking one of the skulls on his belt as they continued moving. She looked him over again warily as they got closer to the shop, narrowing her eyes. If only he wasn't so... blegh. He was more perfectly fine on the outside, even with the whole skull aesthetic going for him; but the attitude wasn't something she could handle.

She glanced up at the store he was looking at, then at him, but she said nothing.

Zephyr almost wished, for once, that they could get along. He wished Temperence got to know the TRUE him- funny, sometimes charismatic but not usually, actually had a smile, stuff like that. All she had seen was the scowl, because she never gave him a chance. Obviously, she would never, which meant he probably would be distanced for quite a while. Zephyr entered the shop to be greeted by a middle aged man with a bushy mustache and brown hair. Welcome to crus-" The man started saying. "Shut up, Crusty. You know who I am. Move." Zephyr snorted, pushing the man, who had an aura about him that made him feel not human, aside. He walked into the backroom where a plain oak door sat. Opening it and mumbling a thing or two, the back wall creaked open to reveal a gloomy staircase spiraling down, down, down. "I hope you like spiders." He commented with a slight chuckle as he descended into the darkness. Zephyr loved parts of the underworld, like how cool it was. He had never been in Hades' castle though.

Temperance followed Zephyr without a word, scrunching up her nose at the inhuman smell that managed to reach her nose. She followed close behind Zephyr, looking over what she supposed was a monster in disguise. She watched him do his own little underworld-staircase-thing opening, raising her eyebrows and glancing down. "Gee, that looks so fun." She huffed, following him. She rolled her eyes at the comment. "How'd you know? I just love them." She said sarcastically, blowing out a small breath in the cool darkness. She didn't like the way she felt like She was going to fall on her face from the lack of light as they descended deeper- it was almost pitch black the farther they went down. Eventually, she did mess up, missing a step falling into his back. She let out a slight yelp when she fell, gripping tightly onto his shoulders as if she were about to go somersaulting down the rest of the staircase. "...ow." She huffed, her word falling softly on the back of his neck.

Zephyr was... more like... strolling comfortably down the long staircase. he was starting to be able to smell the cool scent of the underworld. It was close. Suddenly Temperence yelped and dropped from above, it seemed, onto his back. He didn't move much since he had good balance, but he slowly turned and pushed her back up. "We are almost there." Zephyr refrained from 3,000,000,000 insults and teases darting through the mind, but he was much more tense now, ready for her to collapse again. He kept his mouth tightly shut, but before they got all the way down he turned to the side and pressed something in the wall. Stone scraped aside and he grabbed something carved of sweet smelling wood. He put it in his pocket before continuing. Soon they had reached the rocky bottom... the Underworld. Off to the left rivers of lava, exploding volcanoes, and rumbles ripped through the earth. Far to the right a sweet smell came from a raised thing. In the middle a giant land filled with dead trees stretched. In front of it all was a wall, bordering that a wide river. Hundreds of souls stood in a line, waiting for a ride across. The hooded farryman, Choran, ushered people across. In the distance a low growling could be heard.

Tempe pressed against his shoulders in an attempt to straighten herself out, resentfully grateful when he righted her. She could practically feel his want to tease her, and she let out a small, slightly indignant breath. "Good to know." She huffed, making sure to keep her feet firmly on the steps afterward. She watched him, as well as she could through the darkness, tilting her head at the movements that followed. She took a deep breath of the cool, somewhat damp air of the underworld, shifting uncomfortably. She felt unwanted. Something about the atmosphere just... urged her to leave. She shook the feeling off and glanced around, somewhat impressed and also intimidated. "Where to?" She asked quietly, fingering her bracelet.

Zephyr was shocked and honestly a LITTLE pleased when all he got was a huff. An indignant one, but just a huff. Temperence had really quieted down now that they were down here. He understood in a way- a child of the big 3 going onto a different ones *territory* was nerve-racking. He paused for a second and breathed in the smell, looking more relaxed than ever. "First we need to either sneak past or bribe Charon- he doesn't like me for some reason- and then I'll deal with the next thing by myself. After that we go through the valley of guilt, where people that are really guilty about something get turned into trees, then we walk through black sand dunes for a while before the pit comes up. By the way." he paused, lifting an eyebrow. "I hope you're not guilty about anything, or as soon as you step in vines will curl around you, you will be trapped, and you will slowly turn into a tree." He pointed out before walking forward. Here, he blended in.. perfectly. he was almost invisible walking amongst the black rocks. As they got closer to Charon he tried to sidle past, but the empty hood turned and stared straight at him. "Oop, um, you might want to stay back." Zephyr quickly warned before the ground started shaking and Cerberus galloped out of nowhere, all three heads snarling. "Follow me." Zephyr quickly dashed almost under the dogs noses. They quickly entered a place with bones strewn all around, Cerberus mainly focused on Zephyr. He quickly took out the wood he had grabbed, held it up to his mouth, and started gently playing a quiet, soothing song. Cerberus slowed to a stop, his ears perking. He then playbowed and nuzzled Zephyr. "I know I know. Don't let Charon follow us. See ya buddy." He whispered, patting the giant beast before moving on towards the trees. "C'mon."

"Well, I have nothing to bribe him with, so." Tempe shrugged, feeling a little useless and a little lost. She turned to him when he paused, raising her eyebrows in turn. "...good to know. I think I'll be good." She sighed, standing up taller and walking after Zephyr. She stuck in as many shadows as possible, and she managed fairly well. Unfortunately, neither of them snuck well enough. She looked at Zephyr in alarm; doing as he asked and reaching for her bracelet. Before she could consider ripping it off, Zephyr was off under the dog. She sprinted after him, glancing up at the dog's underbelly as she passed. She blinked in utter shock as they stumbled into what seemed to be a boneyard, turning to face the large dog. She gave Zephyr the most bewildered look as he started playing, again feeling useless. She stumbled backward slightly as the dog advanced, letting out a small sigh. She simply watched the over large dog for a few moments before she followed Zephyr, fiddling with her bracelet once more. "So. This is fun. I have officially done all of nothing." She sighed, digging the heels of her hands into her eyes and rubbing at them quietly, a faint spark of electricity crawling along her arm.

Zephyr glanced over at Temperence as she spoke. "Don't worry, you'll have enough to do when we fall into the gaping hole of Tartarus." He said wryly. He could see she was much more uncertain down here. "I might be a *dumb creepy skeleton kid* but that helps down here. I've been here before, you haven't. There'll be action." He stated, entering the forest. Each of the trees seemed to have faces, all looking towards the sky. Zephyr kept his gaze on the ground, letting out a small breath. So far it was okay that they didn't work together, but he knew they would have to.. Or one of them was going to die. He could guess it would probably be him. He wasn't going to let Temperence die, no matter how rude she was... but he guessed she would let him die if it meant saving herself.

"Gee, I can't wait. Put me in, coach." Temperance quipped sarcastically, walking with him quietly and giving a huff. "Thanks for the reminder, dumb creepy skeleton kid." She teased, glancing around as they entered the forest. She shifted anxiously at the sight of faces, looking the most uncomfortable she had yet. She kept her gaze down on the ground, like him, staying quiet. She blew out a small breath as they moved, still trying to get through the plan in her mind. She was fully prepared to die- in all honesty, she figured she wasn't coming out of the underworld alive. And honestly? She had already made peace with that, a long time ago.

Zephyr rolled his eyes. "You're welcome, Miss Sarcastic Sunlight." He snorted, glancing at her. She looked quite worried and uncomfortable... well, that made sense. They were in the underworld. Soon they came out of the trees, black dunes now stretching out in front of them. "And this is why I'm nicknamed Dune. I've had lots of experience with this sand." He stated quietly, carefully walking forward. "Follow closesly... it is like sinksand." Zephyr warned. A sucking, breathing sound slowly grew louder. The stench of rotting meat drifted away from the pit that slowly came into view.