She nodded a little as he said the whole world had gone to hell.  She couldn't agree more.  She was just damn happy that when the shit hit the fan she had been home in Seattle and not in LA, or New York.  She was almost certain she wouldn't have survived nearly as long there.  His pulse was a little on the fast side, but nothing outside the range of expected given what they had just experienced.  [i] "You a nurse or what?"[/i] he asked and she shook her head.  "Nah, just had more than my fair share of first responder training.

She caught movement out of the corner of her eye.  Her first instinct was to unsnap her holster.  She was going to have to retrain herself.  Her gun could no longer be her primary weapon of choice.  It was no longer practical.  She helped him to his feet as he started to get up.  She agreed completely, they needed to get out while the going was good.  She watched him head off in the direction of the alley, and she followed behind him, moving almost sideways as she watched where he was going and behind them.  

She stopped with him and leaned out of the alley taking in how far away the dead were. He asked her if she had any ideas and she stopped for a minute trying to think about where they were on a map.  They could go up... but he had the dog.  Dogs didn't do so well with ladders.  She rubbed her head trying to think.  "Alright..."  She sighed softly, and glanced out again.  She saw a couple of small shops, that if they could get in and block the doors, they could probably find a way to get past these.  

"Here's what I am thinking."  She said quietly.  "Let's make a run for one of those shops over there... If we can block the entrances we should be safe for this group to pass us by."