"It sounds as though things are turning out well."

"Yeah. Though everyone's still pretty busy, and we're not injured or in immediate danger, so we might be here a while if I don't dig us out..."

She starts rubbing Anakin's back again.

"If you feel up to it, Anakin. Though I do feel quite safe with you here."

Tiny blush. (Fortunately Elesse probably can't see it, because it's very dark.) (It does not occur to Anakin that Elesse might be able to pick up on Blush Feelings in the Force.)

"I'd feel up to it."

Little squeeze.

"Very well."

Shiver! (...Anakin does not want to move. But it would be so embarrassing if her teacher had to rescue her because she was too busy cuddling the Senator.)

She leans into Elesse and starts carefully removing rubble from around them - there's a lot, a good bit more than one floor of debris' worth, enough it's actually pretty impressive she'd gotten the pile as stable as she did that quickly. So with her current ability to multitask and the fact she and someone she's protecting are under the rubble, they'll still be under here for a while... (Anakin had gotten 'size matters not' down pat very quickly. That doesn't make 'hundreds of varyingly small pieces of broken rubble' any easier, especially when she's also trying to prevent clouds of dusted rubble from entering their air pocket.)

(If it were her, she would simply blast her way out. But Anakin's method is impressive in a different way- incredibly fine control and situational awareness, not to mention the endurance needed.)

Elesse stays still and tries not to disturb her work.

(Anakin's under the impression she's currently snuggling a squishy non-Force user, so that's probably influencing her approach a lot.)

A good bit more than one floor's worth of debris had collapsed on them, and it had come straight down rather than spreading out, so there's enough she does need to take a few breaks. She's working fast, though - obviously not as quickly as blasting their way out, but still quickly enough she'll be done well before any emergency services reach them. 

(Cuddling Elesse is very good for her brain's ability to recover during her breaks.)

(An excellent beginning.)

Elesse murmurs quiet encouragement while Anakin rests.

(More blush.)

The encouragement works, getting her back on task even faster. 

Then perhaps they won't be stuck too long.

Perhaps not. 

Anakin does, in fact, get the rubble off them decently quickly - though there's still a deep pile of uneven rubble on the floor the hallway. 

She can keep clearing that, though it'll take longer, or - Anakin could just navigate that, if Elesse doesn't mind being carried? 

If Anakin can manage it.

"I can."

"Show me, then."

She stands and offers Elesse a hand to get to her feet. 

She takes it, standing.

And: scoop! Into a bridal carry.

"Goodness," she remarks. "You are rather strong." Elesse fills Anakin's arms rather nicely. She hooks her arm around the back of Anakin's neck.

Giggle. "The Force helps, and I like working out," she says as she plans her path and tests how Elesse's settled - and then she's off, jumping quickly between several perfectly stable points until they're clear of the long stretch of debris.

Does she put Elesse down at that point?

After a moment. 

Shoulder pat. "Thank you, Anakin. That was much easier than trying to make my own way across."

Grin! And a light blush, actually visible this time. 

"You're welcome, Elesse."

She grins.

"Which way to the others?"