Anna and Ariel, Gingers to the Death
Anna tried to explain what a battering was, informing her friend. "It's a large type of log thing that - " Oh, and then Ariel was going to make herself the battering ram. That probably shouldn't have happened! It looked painful. "Wait, no, it's...you'll break your shoulder," she protested, amidst all the kicking and banging. They really wouldn't get anywhere if broken bones were involved.
"Maybe we should just...wait?" she suggested, taking a step forward to fling herself between Ariel and the door if necessary. "Someone will be by eventually, right?" Or they would starve, or dehydrate, if they couldn't get out of this hallway. And if they couldn't get out, could anyone even get in?? Through the other door, perhaps??