To put together any semblance of a plan at the moment was well beyond Ren's grasp. Try as he might not to show it the panic had reached him as well, though for Shiemi's sake he did his best not to let on to that. If they were going to survive this they had to be calm, or at least present themselves to be. As they got further away from the plaza he slowed their pace down, not quite sure where he was taking them. Trying to crack a teasing joke to lighten the mood only seemed to offend his friend. [i]Idiot... Way to upset her more...[/i] he thought, mentally berating himself. Out here there were far less players, most too busy having an episode to really go anywhere. It wasn't until they were nearly alone that he let Shiemi's hand go, sighing as he turned back to her. "We're not leaving the down, don't worry," he assured, smiling slightly. "But we can't stay with everyone else. Panic breeds panic... And we've got to have a clear head right now, yeah?" Being further from the rest of the players didn't cleanse them of worrying thoughts though, much to his chagrin. His mind was still plagued by plenty of nasty scenarios that refused to go away no matter how hard he tried to dismiss them. All he could do was let out a lengthy sigh, running his hand through his medium-length brown hair. 

"I don't know Komada... I really don't. But we're going to take things slowly, okay? If we go rushing into anything then we'll get in trouble." Unsettling was the fact that no doubt players would be setting out soon enough, panicked and hoping to clear the game as quickly as possible. How many people he wondered were slated to die today, or tomorrow, or even the following day? Ren was utterly determined to make sure that he and Shiemi weren't among them, nor any of the fallen players. He didn't know how, but they were going to make it through this come hell or high water. Looking over to his friend as she expressed her fears he tried to think of some words of reassurance, though being in the same boat as her it was hard to do. Forcing a smile he stepped closer, leaning over to come eye to eye as he put a hand on Shiemi's shoulder. "Like I said, we'll take it slow. I can teach you how to play and we'll take things step by step. If we're really stuck here then there's no use rushing through it, we've got time to learn." How much of their practice would ultimately matter? In reality he knew that they could swing at air or weak creatures all day, but none of it really applied once you faced a boss. To say these coming days or weeks were going to be a struggle was an understatement. It would be a miracle if things started moving anytime soon, it might be quite a while until progress was made. 

Ren still had no clue where they were going to go, or do for that matter. Struggling to retain sanity and some resemblance of calmness he stepped away from Shiemi, biting his lip as he looked around them. The street they were on was relatively empty, save for a few people who were having little panic attacks, comforting one another or even worse being off on their own. It was doubtful that things would calm down for a while yet, meaning their best bet was to hunker down somewhere and catch their breath. "We should go to the inn..." he mumbled, nodding to himself before turning around. "We'll find some rooms and relax for a while until things settle down. Then... Well from there I'm not sure. Once people get their act together though I'm sure a plan will be made. So long as we stick together we'll be okay though, I promise."