Welcome to Gaia! ::

"It's good to know open minded people." Mel said smiling to Lacey. He finished pitching down one end of the tent and crossing his legs. He took out a flask of fresh water he had accumulated from the provisions. Mel began drinking a few sips and held it over to Lacey. "Do you want any, Lacey?"

Rhell closed his eyes and smiled to himself. He stood up and spread his sleeping mat out. The sun had set and the fire was a bright light that cut through the darkened blue of the night sky. Rhell got his sword and walked over to Lana. "You should go over by the fire, I can help you over before my watch starts." Rhell offered.

Rhell set Lana down on the ground and put her crutch at her side. Rhell turned around and began walking to the hill. "Bye everyone, Suzume, all you need to do is stay awake half the night and switch later with Lacey." Rhell directed. Rhell went up on the hill, and covered himself with a tarp, and began watching the road for suspicious cars or trucks. His eyes hardly even moved, only blinked every twenty seconds or so.

Mel smiled to Lana. "Nothing important, Lana, just chating about whats been happening. Oh, and, I have been wondering a little... Lana, can you tell me about your travels? Like what you did before we met, I never really knew much about the outside world." Mel asked, his face beaming in the fire light.

Lacey happily accepted the drink. The night was finally theirs, and she was going to rest.
"So Mel, I know this is kind of late but, your father dropped this pin at the tavern a while ago. I was planning to give it back to him but, I guess you should have it. I'm sorry I didn't give back sooner. There was so much stuff going on and I kinda forgot." She extended her hand with her fingers opened, a small and shiny pin was in her palm.

Lana glanced up, mildly interested, when Lacey informed Rhell about the pin his father had dropped. She wondered why Lacey didn't just give it to him sooner. Her attention turned to the fire when she realized that she might come across as prying or nosy if she peered over Lacey's hand. She grinned halfheartedly as she watched the flames flicker and dance.

"I should probably sleep too," said Lana slowly. She hesitated before picking up her crutch, as if waiting for something. the flickering fire continued to mesmerize her mind and make her want to stay. However, she soon summoned the initiative to get to her feet and take a few steps forward. The air of the night was cool; a sharp contrast to the warm flames that previously danced around in front of her. She turned around, as if looking for something to say while gazing into the fire.
"Oh, good night everyone..." she said, before giving a smile and turning around again.

Rhell waited several hours until he finally crawled back down the hill and went back to the camp. "Suzume, one more hour and you switch. Get rid of the fire, they might spot the smoke if they are searching for us." Rhell went over to his sleeping mat and fell back on it, and half closed his eyes. His sword in hand. Only 3 of 24 vehicles on the road were the enemies, that was a good sign meaning it was not highly military concentrated. His pendant fell down his neck and onto his shoulder as if perching there. "We're too safe..." Rhell mumbled to himself.



"Fantastic, one's bleeding to death the other is already dead!" A soldier yelled. "All over some little kid who can track down infected... Have the civilians been cleared of the site?" He asked turning to a women standing behind him.

"Yes sir, but one had to be shot down, he was in a panic." She said smiling from under her mouth cover. Her eyes gleamed with a penetrating glare. It matched her fire red hair that danced like flame in the wind. She was armed with a belt of explosives.

"Good, stay here and patrol, check for any signs of the child's escape." He said stepping into a private half track. As the women turned around smiled even more. Then finally she heard the sound she wanted, an explosion and crashing of a heavy vehicle.

She began laughing and pulled the mask off her face and spoke into her intercom. "Major Rick is dead, Travis. The car bombing was a success." She said walking off into the desert.

Toran walked over to a nearby lake. The moon's light was bright enough to see his reflection. He focused on Rhell's aura and studied the part of it that formed Rhell's image and voice. He made a copy of it, storing his own image elsewhere. Rhell was unaffected by Toran's practice because of this. Toran looked at his reflection and he looked just like Rhell. Toran finished his practice by finding his own image and focusing on it. When Toran returned to normal, he walked over toward his tent. He saw a bright flash of light, followed by smoke. He shrugged to himself, too tired to make sense of it all and walked to bed.