The Nome tensed, then relaxed. It let out a soft, squeaking sigh and leaned into the Kid's chest. When they pulled apart, the Nome didn't run. Instead, it did a little dance and pointed a twig-like finger toward a towering iron door that was too heavy for the Kid to lift on his own.
The machinery of the Maw began to wake up. Pistons hissed, gears ground against each other with deafening screeches, and the massive elevator cage in the center of the room began to hum with power. little-nightmares-secrets-of-the-maw-chapter-2
The Kid felt a profound wave of sadness. He wanted to take them all with him to whatever lay outside this dark, floating nightmare. But the elevator began to shudder, its automated ascent triggered by the rising steam pressure. The Nome tensed, then relaxed
He had barely escaped the clutches of the Janitor. He had survived the rising, freezing waters of the Depths and the grasping hands of the Granny. But as he pushed himself up from the cold, grimy metal floor, he realized he had only fallen deeper into the belly of the beast. This was the Hideaway. The Shadow in the Steam Instead, it did a little dance and pointed