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A higher viewpoint. That seemed like the best idea she'd heard since waking. "There must be structures around here somewhere," ε XI said, walking up behind ε VII. "Something like a farmhouse, if it has a second story. And maybe we'll... find others along the way." Though she wasn't sure that was a good idea and it was audible in her voice. She didn't think she was ready to encounter anyone this early on.

But she wasn't about to lay down either. "We should move in small groups. No one should ever be alone, if we're to survive as a team."

E-Eight's head slowly turned to watch the newly awaken team members run around and try to get their bearings. He did have to admit though, he would rather knock E-Ten back out and throw her in a coma rather than have her run around with the rest of them. With a voice and nature like hers she would be more of a risk than anything. However, maybe she would make for good entertainment.

Growling behind his mask, his grip on E-Four tightened at E-Ten's yelling. Or maybe he would do the other teams a favor and off her himself.

"If we are sending people out to find a vantage point that the rest of us can go to then it is obvious map girl and her medic have to go, since map girl has the map, and she can't go anywhere without the medic since she protect the medic. Then that would mean one other, or two other people have to go with them for protection."

He couldn't help but bit back a smirk at the thought, his grip on Four getting ever tighter. "I vote me and the lovely over here."

ε XI shrugged, a odd movement, considering the bulkiness of the armor, it might have looked more like she was just shifting it. "The map doesn't really do us much good anyway." As simple as it was, she could close her eyes and see it even now. "And besides, it might be best if we send out more than one group and start in opposite directions."

Go out and find a vantage point? ε XII gulped. Going out into the cornfield was unknown. It wasn’t safe; there could be anything out there. But then again, the pink tent certainly wasn’t safe if there were other bands of people out there. A smaller group of people could travel more quickly and more silently. If her efforts outside helped bring the group to safety, well, maybe they would try to protect her all the harder.

“O-okay, I’ll go.” ε XII went to move beside ε III, to take up her proper place as protector (and patient!) of the healer.

Now it was just a matter of exiting the tent.

They were really going to do this, weren’t they?

ε XI nodded at ε X's question. "Something like that."

She opened the flap of the tent and surveyed the immediate area. It was foggy, which would create a serious problem. They really would have to fan out. A compass might be nice in a situation like this. Or even moss on trees. But in a place like this, it would be easy to get turned around and lost.

"Maybe if we bend the stalks of some of the corn down, so we know where we've been," she brainstormed aloud. "Like a breadcrumb trail, only less likely to be destroyed."

ε VII watched as everyone seemed to like the idea. He stood there hands behind his back wondering which group he should go with. His brow lofted. "That's an interesting idea."

He wondered if there was another way besides having compass tools to navigate. However the fog seemed rather thick laying near the ground. "Should we meet back here?" He shifted uneasily wondering if one of the groups found their way around, how would the others know which way to go.

"It's going to be hard to be any kind of stealthy in these colors." ε I remarked. "Maybe we should find a way to obscure them? Like rub dirt on our clothes?"

ε I was really, really hoping her group would stick together. She'd been thinking over their situation quietly, contemplating her dagger, and attempting to come to terms with the fact that she might have to kill someone. She still didn't want to. But if it came down to it... She'd do what needed to be done. And there would definitely be strength in numbers. It one of the other groups tried to go after them, and they were divided into little bickering groups, they'd be doomed. Best to try and work with everyone else. Even if a couple of people in her group were starting to get on her nerves.

Being careful not to stick herself, she tucked the dagger into her belt, and picked up one of the first aid kits that were obviously meant for them. She stowed it away in her backpack, and stepped toward the group.

"I'll go scout, too. I'd like to see more of this cornfield."

ε III listened as the group continued talking about where and who would go. And then ε VIII seemed to volunteer her for scouting. Looking up as he spoke of the 'medic' and her 'protector', ε III saw that the girl he'd put his arm around didn't really seem to appreciate his action. And then he volunteered to go with and drag the poor girl along. ε III wasn't sure how effective of a group it would be if the three girls and ε VIII were stuck together.

ε III did know that she'd take ε XII with her. The girl was one of the best allies ε III could have hoped for so far. If only she could find more people she could trust to act as her protectors...

"Bending the stalks could be a good idea...we do need someway to find our path back to the tent if the fog rolls in." ε III said, nodding to agree with ε XI's suggestion.

Then, one of the boys who'd just awoken and aquired what looked like nun-chucks volunteered. She flagged him and said, "I can fill you in if you'd like. Also, you can accompany us if you'd like to." She said, then gave a slight head-tilt and offered a hand. "You may call me ε III. I'm the self-proclaimed medic of this group. You are ε V?" She said with a nod. He seemed like a potential protector. She wanted him in her scouting group.

The first girl, ε I, volunteered to go scouting too. And another, one she didn't really know. "It seemed we have enough for...two groups or so? How long should we go out for?" ε III questioned in general, wanting to know what her group thought.