The man stared at her as though she had said that pigs now had wings and could fly anywhere they wanted. But then again, maybe it did make sense considering the situation of the world they now lived in. He probably did not expect anyone to speak to him in any other tone than a hostile one, and she probably stuck out from others like a sore thumb when she talked to him there and then.

She saw him studying her and she let him. It was not unusual to do so in the slightest. She had been expecting him to either respond with in a hostile manner like most people were nowadays, but he assumed a wary cautious tone instead. He did not answer her question exactly as it was though, especially the one about him being alright. That was just how things worked nowadays, with most people on living on edge daily.

Instead he asked another of his, gesturing towards the katana she carried on her belt. He wanted to know if she could handle that weapon or if it was just for show most likely. She gave him an answer, not knowing if it was the one he sought for. “This blade has seen the end of many a life. But only those that deserved it.” The man then moved on to finally answering her other questions.

The one about where he was headed. The one regarding the the soot-covered plumes of smokes being bad or good news went unanswered. But perhaps it didn’t really needed to be answered after all. The area it came from was Novus Ordo territory, and anyone fighting them was always a good sign. These Novus Ordo were a bad bunch. Some of them had faced the edge of her blade, and she wasn’t sorry about it.

They had been deserving after all. He asked her the same question she had ended with. Saya gestured toward the plumes of black smoke in the distance. “Good choice. I’m heading there as well. I’m sure many are as well. This smoke can be seen for miles all around. It’ll get complicated once we reach there.” She turned her gaze towards the horizon and began walking towards the smoke. "Coming? We've got to get to the place before the other scavengers do, if we're hoping to get anything worth something."

As she began her walk ahead, Saya thought she heard the man sigh deeply. The reason was unknown to her, and she would not make it a point to ask him if he would not tell. She didn't think the reason would be important anyhow, and these days plenty of people sighed for every little thing, from the world has gone to hell to the sorry pathetic lives they now led. She heard footsteps behind her as the man caught up to her, appearing at her side. The pair walked together side-by-side without a word until he ended the brief silence with a question. He asked if she had a name before he corrected himself, adding in that everyone has a name. A smile curled up at the edges of her lips beneath the mask of her helmet. "My name is Saya. And yours? What do you go by?"

Her new companion introduced himself as Jin Law. She now had a name to put to the voice. The man wasn't a talkative one, and he left his answer at that, and the silence returned as the talking ceased and the only sounds were the pair walking for several moments later when the bursts of sharp cracks reverberating in the air in the direction of the soot-covered smoke pierced the silence with alarming urgency. Saya recognised the cracks as the sound of gunfire and turned to face her companion. Their eyes locked and she quickened her steps into a jog as they quickly covered the remaining distance needed to approach the town of Bravado. The black smoke looked even bigger now that they were close by. She gazed back towards Jin before she made the move towards the direction of the smoke. It was time to find out what was going on.