[b]Yugeto & RockFace Collaboration[/b]

Okani traversed through the path ahead of him, or rather ahead of Ciara. [i]'Unfortunate I'll be entering this town with no allies, but managing should be no issue. Passing this patch of forest should be the last hurdle before the town ahead.'[/i] Okani thought to himself. 

Further up on the path, Okani noticed a familiar figure sitting cross-legged on the trail, unmoving. [i]'Must've been that girl from earlier...'[/i] Okani observed as the figure became more and more recognizable and detailed. Once the girl was in speaking distance, Okani acknowledged her. 

"Well, it doesn't look like either one of us has made much progress." Okani joked. "Listen, I apologize for getting off on the wrong foot earlier; like you, I need to get more and more accustomed to 'regular life' again; it's hard to operate in secrecy and normalcy at the same time." Okani said, nearing the girl still. "Please, would you tell me your name? You've heard mine already." She noticed the girl eating a ration pack; from the looks of it, she didn't have many left, if any at all. 

"Name's B." B finished her ration pack by dumping it down her gullet and stood up. "No worries, I know I'll probably offend some people. Not that I'm trying to... I think I'll mostly stick to business talk in town so I don't screw anything up too bad. Want a ration pack?" Without waiting for Ciara to reply, she tossed a ration pack in her direction. Ciara caught the pack clumsily, opening it slowly and reaching in for some sustenance. "Thank you very much; it's good to meet you once again, B. Shall we go on?" Ciara asked, walking as she ate from her ration pack, picking at the crumbs inside. "Sorry if the packs are messed up. They've been banged around a lot." Ciara waved B's comments off. "Oh please, this is a much more convenient way to eat the rations, like chips. Allows us to stay mobile so we reach our destination faster; it's serendipitous, almost." Ciara said cheerfully.

B joined Ciara in walking towards Kell. She wondered how long this odd companionship would last. She wouldn't make progress as quickly with Ciara, but she felt comfortable travelling with someone else, just a little bit less on edge.