Leave it to him to put on a show.
Crystal looked around once more but instead of looking at the detailed world they had been deposited in, she was trying to look for any sort of tell-a hint to who may have trapped them in such a place. Codes like this, she was sure took a long time to make and it also ate a lot of energy so she was certain they needed to find their way out and get the Gvn to dismantle it as soon as possible. The space was being abused and it could also get out of hand, should other Hackers find it and build upon like, some kind of hideout or headquarters. She was sure the deviants already had enough of those, though they weren't as beautiful as the one they were in, she just wanted to get out before some kind of trap was sprung on all of them.
"Not a clue." She told Deddoai as they walked.
"Like I said, we need to find the others and to do that, high ground would be the best place to start for."
She was sure that Apex and Havoc would likely follow similar protocol unless there was trouble or some other kind of emergency. As she walked, she kept her mouth shut, still uncertain if some audio or physical signal from them might trigger a trap or enemy. Right now, they were armed and she was curious as to why they were taken to such a place and didn't have their tools taken away from them. Crystal continued to mull over the numerous questions she was collecting for their warden when she heard something. "Hold up." She raised a hand and looked down, left and then right. They were current still making their way down an alley but had come to an intersection where they could take a left, right or keep following down the center. "I heard something, did you?" She asked Deddoai.
It came again, this time louder.
"There!" She turned fully to the left and saw a fluffy black cat sauntering toward them. It had tiny white patches and yellow eyes. "It was just a cat..." She sighed and glanced back to the flaming man by her. "Why would a cat be here?" She wondered, frowning. Her instincts told her to keep walking towards the hourglass but her nagging tug of curiosity was hard to shake free. "Pick it up and let's keep going." She instructed to Deddoai before she kept walking forward, her eyes going back to the glimmering hourglass in front of them. Once he retrieved the feline, she decided they needed to increase their face, from walking to jogging, at least. In her mind, the cat could be some kind of enemy in disguise or possibly some other kind of peril for them to face.
And while many would just leave it behind, Crystal refused to do that. If she did and the pair just kept walking as they were, the potential threat could then come back and ambush them later. As a leader, she refused to be so careless and instead opt'ed to take it with them as they moved, in case it was good or in case it was bad. Either way, they might get some answers in due time. She began to jog as she tried to hear or look for anyone else around them. Shouting seemed out of the question still but as the hourglass inched closer, she hoped she'd be able to find someone there, or at least from there.
The passing of time was always unmanageable in the DgtWld so the woman wasn't sure how long it took before they reached the tall object in question. "Let's be careful." She told him and held up a hand before he could ask about the cat. "It stays with us, just in case." She told him and headed for the open entryway into the building. Inside, there wasn't anything remarkable. She supposed doing interior as well as exterior would be time consuming for someone so she headed for the steps. There seemed to be five flights of stairs and at the top, she hoped there would be a doorway leading to the roof and if that wasn't enough, she would be fine with climbing the stairs and then the hourglass if need be. As they walked upwards and onwards, the sound of wind started to pick up which was odd, as wind didn't exist unless manufactured inside the DgtWld. "Don't you find it odd how selective the creator was? Wind, a cat and yet inside these buildings, there is nothing at all." She frowned as they made it out on the strip of roof to overlook the city, the hourglass at their backs.
Her eyes scanned the area but saw nothing but buildings, trees and blankets of clouds tumbling in.
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