Time was not massively against Higan as he walked at an almost leisurely pace through the cave system. Ultimately he was either going to escape the cave unmolested and return home for repair work or he was going to run into Slimy again before he got top-side. The worst thing he could do was sprint through the darkness with three quarters of his vision fucked up and let the monster get the drop on him again. Such was to be expected when you pursued creatures into their own lair, but fool me twice and all that jazz. As it were he was relying solely upon Electric vision, or what remained of it, as he made his way through the long dark. However, there was no particular reason why he should, as his Optics were still connected to the computer system and would change when necessary. He made some adjustments, of which the creature he pursued could have no knowledge of.

With no more sound to pursue there was little to guide Higan towards his prey. To that end he set himself on a reverse course to that he had followed, pausing more rarely to listen out for the Pater, perhaps every minute or so, though there was no pattern to his action and he sometimes stopped and listened suddenly, hoping to catch it out if it understood what he was doing. In regards to his eventual escape, Higan was a trained A.S.P operator, and part of his job was a scouting role. Orienteering his way out of a cave was child’s play, in fact he would probably make about the same time as he did on his way in allowing for his less than consistent walking.