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The amount of people that were showing up put a smile on Britney's face. Almost everyone she asked, and... when her eyes fell on Caelea for a moment, that smile went flat as she briefly gave her a neutral look. Turning away before she caught the girl's attention.

[i]... Oddity attracts us like a moth to a flame.[/i]

When Dexter came up with another person, Britney smiled. It was that barista-chick from the Sucre, and she looked fully equipped. Like this sure as hell wasn't her first rodeo. That made that smile return to her face. He was giving it his all, and committing everything he could to finding her cousin. Even if this trip through the woods was fruitless, she doubt he would give up on her that easily.

"Thank you... both of you," Britney said. "We need to get moving soon as possible-"

That was when a rusty, beat-up, red 1996 Ford Ranger pulled up, and came to a stop. Some people immediately recognized the vehicle, while others had to take a second. Britney, on the other hand, was a bit confused... even more confused when Hagan Rosefey hopped out of the vehicle with a giant green gym bag slung over his shoulder, and dressed heavily as the rest of them.

"Hagan? Who told Hagan about this?" Britney asked.

Britney was confused, but Claire knew all too well who it was, and knew that she was just going have to step up and take accountability for this. If they get pissy at her, then oh well.

"You all are gonna hate me for this..." Claire said, trailing off, "... But, I recruited Hagan for our little journey."

"... Why?" Britney chimed in.

"Because... he said that he had the same exact dream as the rest of us," Claire was quick to defend her actions almost as if she had practiced it beforehand. "And, Hagan can help us... we just gotta say the right things to him." 

Hagan walked up, heaving his gym bag over his shoulder, and had a flat look on his face. He looked around, "So, this is our little club, eh? I'm the only person who's not an X-Men, right?" 

Britney remained silent, but Claire spoke up in her place, "Far as I know, yeah."

"Hmph... I wonder if I could take back all the shit I gave everyone... heh..." Hagan said as she ran a hand through his hair, a smile on his face as if he was joking. He walked past Dex, while casually saying, "Don't blow me up, Dex."

Britney shook her head... she didn't like Hagan being here, but at least that knucklehead could be tempered. It was Caelea who worried Britney. Either way, Britney knew that she could, with the help of her Abstraction, restrain the girl should she get out of control. That said, they needed to get a move on. Every second they waste here, was another second they [i]could[/i] use to find Cindy.

She hopped off the tree, and asked everyone, "Alright is everyone here? Nobody got any[i]more[/i] friends?" She asked, and everyone either said no, or shook their head, "Good! Because, let's go."

Britney gestured everyone towards the opening in the fence, and the group quickly moved in the proximity of the mountain. Miriam was the one that lead the group, given her experience in hiking. It was a fun little trip, full of all sorts of sights and sounds that Kimberly were taking advantage of with her camera. It annoyed Britney slightly, but maybe that camera would come in handy.

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After around two hours of hiking, and coming up on squat, they ran into a place. A strange place. It was a large, two story, cabin resort kind of place. With a sign that said "Everwoods Resort" that the group passed as they walked up on the pathway. What was weird was that this place seemed to be complete... and somewhat [i]recent[/i]. It had plants slowly creeping in, but it didn't overtake the building, which aroused Britney's suspicions even further.

For a moment, Britney stopped, and closed her eyes. She felt the plant life that existed within the building, and knelt down. She was attempting to sense the auras of those within the building, but there wasn't anything. Or there weren't plants touching them. Either way, it seemed clear to her. She turned around, and said to the group,

"Alright, let's take a break here for a minute..." Britney trailed off for the briefest instance, before she added on. "But, for anyone who can't rest... who would like to come with me inside and do a little exploring?"