[It's not really an effort destined to succeed. Chara is too quick, too desperate to get away from being in a position where someone else is holding them up, and too pointy and uncontrolled. The bones in their elbows and wrists jut out and probably end up poking once or twice when they scramble up, lunge for the vent.]
[They don't have the requisite upper body strength to actually follow through. Malnourished, thin, underfed, and lacking the strength to haul themself the rest of the way up, Chara dangles for a moment. Then their arms begin to feel like they're tearing.]
[They let go only when the muscles in their fingers and arms cramp to the point where they can't hold on any longer.]
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[They don't have the requisite upper body strength to actually follow through. Malnourished, thin, underfed, and lacking the strength to haul themself the rest of the way up, Chara dangles for a moment. Then their arms begin to feel like they're tearing.]
[They let go only when the muscles in their fingers and arms cramp to the point where they can't hold on any longer.]
[That's easy, at least. Falling is always easy.]