[Maes had thought long and hard about what to do upon returning to the upper decks of the ship. On the one hand, he'd very much like to stay up here. He can help with medical first aid and trying to keep everyone together. On the other hand, Roy still hasn't returned up top and he's starting to suspect that Roy isn't going to return up top either.

Why did he let him go down there and not stick with him? Maes glances between Lotor and Barabas and realizes neither of them have been below. He shakes his head at his friend.]

You can try...when I was with Shiro down there he mostly spoke of smelling blood and rot. It's...not an odor that is going to be easy to smell through. At least, I imagine that would be the case.

[He doesn't know exactly how heightened senses of smell work. However, he knows even blood hounds can lose the trail sometimes.]