"Moving electrical wires."
"Electrical wires? Seriously?"
"I'm afraid so."
I took another step. The swaying got stronger. It was almost as if they were attempting to grab us. My skin crawled and I quickly swiped at the nearest one. It plopped to the ground and didn't move.
Not that it should. I mean, it was electrical wire.
"You don't think you're overreacting, do you?" Jak's breath was warm against the back of my neck. He might not believe the wiring presented a threat, but he still wasn't taking any chances.
"Can you feel a breeze?" I swung Amaya around as another piece of wiring snapped toward us. It retreated.
Definitely not the behavior of inert wiring.
"No, but —"
"Then tell me why the hell those wires are moving like they are."
"I'm sure there's a reasonable answer, but fucked if I can think of it right now." He paused. "Maybe we should leave?"
"What makes you think whatever magic inhabits these wires doesn't also inhabit the ones that control the elevator?"
"There are stairs —" He yelped and jumped, cannoning into me and sending me sprawling forward.
I caught my balance and swung around, Amaya ablaze in my hand. Jak was jumping around like a madman, frantically pulling at the piece of wire slithering up his leg. It was the piece I'd sliced moments earlier.
Amaya, destroy that thing – but don't hurt Jak!