"We're doing it so the rest of you don't have to, you know." He quips back towards Bones, but not really looking at him as he sets himself to task.

Poe takes his cues from Jim, digging through his pack for gear and also preparing to tie his rope to a boulder. He's not too worried about going down there — he's done way more dangerous things before. This is nothing. Child's play. As he grabs the rope, a thought occurs to him. He announces, excited for having the idea in the first place —

"Do you think we should combine ropes? If it's really that deep, maybe we could get a better idea of just how deep that way."