Location/Situation: Tripped Down the Stairs
Standing at the base of the slate-stone steps, Felicity couldn't help but stop and admire the cathedral looming in front of her.
"Just wait until you see London from the top." She jumped hearing her husband speak in her ear; she'd gotten caught up in the sight before her. "Are you sure you're up for this?" He spun her around so she faced him. "I haven't forgotten about that elevator shaft." She took a deep breath and smiled.
"Yes. Now, Oliver, let's go." She grabbed his hand and started pulling him up the stairs.
It took about five minutes for them to start their journey up into the dome. Felicity was first, moving at a sedate speed with Oliver close on her tail.
"257 steps to the Whispering Gallery. 257!" Felicity didn't stop at the top though, instead she kept going, walking around the circle until she was directly across from the entrance. Oliver had started to follow her, but she stopped him.
"Stay there." She moved around until she was directly across from him again. "Can you hear me?" He whispered. Felicity got excited when she could actually hear him, mostly because the physics of sound worked nicely. Felicity moved back to the other opening that held the next staircase.
Another 376 steps later the pair had reached the Stone Gallery. They were 53 meters up, and finally outside. Felicity was still doing okay here, but Oliver could see that she was getting tense; she seemed to be trying to bite through her lip.
When she was approaching the final sets of staircases she could feel Oliver getting closer to her like he expected her to panic at any moment. There was another 528 steps for them to reach the Golden Gallery.
It was the smallest gallery that they'd seen so far, but even so Felicity couldn't keep from looking over the end. It was a gorgeous view that gave a panoramic view of London.
"Wow. You were right." She held her hand back so Oliver would come up to her and look with her.
They admired the view for a little while, both enjoying it even with the wind and being 148 meters up. Eventually they headed back down, most steps easy but there was one spiral staircase that went clockwise instead of counterclockwise. They went down, covering each of the galleries one more time.
They were outside just a little later, preparing to walk back to their hotel when Felicity tripped and almost fell down the slate steps. Oliver just barely managed to catch her wrist.
"You okay?"
"I can't believe that I just went up and down a grand total 2322 steps and I trip and fall down a step you could sleep on! Ugh. Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go."
"You sure you can make it down the rest of the stairs?" He winked at her.
"Shush." She smacked him lightly on the shoulder, grabbing his hand, and pulling him along behind her as they descended the last couple steps.