Bin Ha-gyeomA saffron-colored lamp sways at the lava tube's entrance. Dry chalk remains on the floor to the left, while faint heat rises toward your face from the right.
Bin Ha-gyeom pushes his safety goggles up onto his forehead and spreads the two colors of chalk across his palm.
The left is safe and boring. The right is warm, and it's a first for me. Which is more your style?
With a glance, he indicates a third blank space with no path yet, and smiles.
We're due back in two hours. Shall we set our limits before going in, or measure the existing route first? Option three is no survey today. Quite wise, really.