The “travel” to the Outback was uncomfortable, but familiar. Their new location, however, was not. 

It became painfully obvious to Ellen, and others who could see out the windows, that there were bodies just outside of their point of arrival. It couldn’t have been a coincidence. Billy cursed, and Ellen closed her eyes for a few moments, processing the deaths and changes in plans as quickly as she could. Whatever happened to these people was not something she wanted to happen to herself, or the other folks on the bus--which meant she needed to get over this quickly and move on.

Ellen turned around as Abigail asked if they were dead, her internal concentration broken. The girl had her arm shoved beneath her armpit. She almost snapped at the girl a sarcastic remark about them just using blood-letting as an extreme weight-loss strategy, but she saw the girl doubled over already, and refrained. “I think so.” She said instead, trying to be a bit more… compassionate towards the teenager.

Abigail then tried to align herself with Angeline, the healer. Smart move, and one Ellen had definitely thought about when they were first briefed as well. By the faint smell of burned flesh, though, Ellen figured Abigail likely needed Angeline already, so it wouldn’t have been a bad idea to keep them together.

Ellen turned around in the seat once more, looking out the window as Brooks took charge from the front. He started assigning everyone jobs, and Ellen breathed a sigh of relief. Not only because she was going to be with the really strong guy, but also just because she was given something to do that seemed...manageable. Clear the building. It would have been better if she had a gun but at least she could...Well, she would figure out something.

“Got it.” Ellen said immediately, pulling her hair into a quick ponytail so it was out of her face. There were supposed to be two more people here they were intended to meet, so perhaps they had run off when the group was attacked and were hiding somewhere. Or quite possibly, they were murdered, their bodies left in a gruesome display, and all of the medical supplies destroyed.. She opened her door and climbed out, following Brooks towards the larger building. She was grateful he had the pistol, and wondered if she should keep her ‘body’ in the car and just go out as eyes, but decided against it for now. She would be able to do more to help Brooks and the other guys if she was actually there.