Snippet #2398010

Orion had to fight back an irritated sigh. The fact that Corki was treating his body like a fancy new dress felt a bit embarrassing. Then again, it was slightly flattering as well. At least she seemed to like it to some degree, though he'd hate to think of whatever that implied. He scratched his head and looked around for different statues, but couldn’t see any so far. He was eager to reclaim his body before it was put through more of this. He shivered slightly when he heard a giggle with his voice, what a horrid noise. This puzzle was slowly destroying any authority he might have had.
Luckily it was then that Thomas broke down. Orion took a deep breath and collected himself before patting him on the back. Here was an opportunity to show his old confidence, even if it meant hiding his own misgvings.

“Relax Thomas, I know it’s easy to lose heart in this maze, but there’s a way out. A puzzle without a solution is rather silly after all and I’m not giving up after all the points we have gotten so far. We just have to sit down and reflect,” he mumbled, wincing slightly when he noticed the horrible pun he had made.
“The audio file mentioned we should keep a close eye on our companions. That might be a hint. Since we’re still all together, I’d say we are doing just fine for now,” he scratched his head once more, looked around and shrugged, “though I have no idea whatsoever to do next,” he admitted. It made him slightly less cheerful but he tried to keep the smile up, “we’ll figure it out before we starve though. So far no puzzle has been a match for our combined wits. And if we are getting really hungry, we can always resort to cannibalism, though I’d hate to eat my own body. Besides, I can’t imagine what would happen if we ate someone who had swapped bodies and I don’t really feel like finding out,” he joked, “so let’s try to decide on a course. Do we just keep wandering throughout the labyrinth or do we try to come up with some sort of plan? Regardless, if we still have any rope around it might be advisable to tie it to everybody’s waist, just to make sure we don’t lose anyone.”