Lalna did not like feeling helpless. Granted, the feeling of everything being against you, and the uncomfortable twisting feeling you get inside you when you feel like there's nothing you can do is not pleasant for anyone to experience, but Lalna downright hated the sensation. That was why he had invested so much time in science – because that was what promised to keep him safe, and to keep him one step ahead of any danger he might encounter. Sitting in his lab, creating new machines and tinkering with the old ones, Lalna felt more powerful, more secure, and more prepared.

Xephos did not like the dark. Once again, very few of his friends would have ever claimed to enjoy being plunged into pitch black, but Xephos had a particular dislike for it, to the point of nyctophobia. Instinctively, whenever he ventured down into the mines, even with the comfort of his friends, he would line the walls with torches, just to ensure that there was always a warm, comforting glow present; a safe place, somewhere the monsters couldn't reach him. Once the torches ran out he would stubbornly remain where it was bright, while the others ventured further on into the darkness, scolding him but at the same time understanding his deeply-rooted fear, and respecting his wishes to hang back where he had deduced it to be comfortable.

And Honeydew – well, he was Honeydew. He probably didn't have the brainpower to contemplate any of the possible dangers associated with mining in the dark. While he didn't fear getting into situations which involved phobias of 'helplessness' or 'the dark'; he certainly – despite being the only one not having his mind clouded by fear – wouldn't be the one to think of an ingenious way out.

It was most unfortunate, then, that these three were stuck in a cold and cramped cave.

Surrounded by monsters.

With no swords or weapons.

With stone walls either side of them.

With no pickaxes to break through it.

With no torches to place on said-stone walls.

With no food or drink.

With the strengths and weaknesses of the three characters previously mentioned.

Most unfortunate indeed.