Nightshift 43: Outside the Institute -- East
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Suzaku stayed abreast of Yuffie as they skirted the northeast corner of the building and struck out into the darkness. It would be hard to keep track of their direction in this mist, without being able to see the stars or anything, but he was fairly confident the two of them could handle it. He had a decent sense of direction, and she'd given the impression of being familiar with this kind of terrain.
For the main part, he was keeping his attention divided between not tripping over rocks or walking into trees, and keeping eyes and ears out for anything suspicious. So far he wasn't seeing anything like what had been happening in the Institute, but it might only be a matter of time. And who knew what else was out there? He felt awfully uncomfortable wandering around blind like this, like a sitting duck. Especially in a forest, with the fog to dampen sound and the trees and darkness to hide an approaching enemy, anything could attack at any moment.
As much as Suzaku wanted to focus on their current surroundings, however, something had been bothering him. "How do we know which way is North, anyway? Is it just a guess, or did someone figure it out?" One of those people who were good at math and astronomy and things, maybe.
Suzaku stayed abreast of Yuffie as they skirted the northeast corner of the building and struck out into the darkness. It would be hard to keep track of their direction in this mist, without being able to see the stars or anything, but he was fairly confident the two of them could handle it. He had a decent sense of direction, and she'd given the impression of being familiar with this kind of terrain.
For the main part, he was keeping his attention divided between not tripping over rocks or walking into trees, and keeping eyes and ears out for anything suspicious. So far he wasn't seeing anything like what had been happening in the Institute, but it might only be a matter of time. And who knew what else was out there? He felt awfully uncomfortable wandering around blind like this, like a sitting duck. Especially in a forest, with the fog to dampen sound and the trees and darkness to hide an approaching enemy, anything could attack at any moment.
As much as Suzaku wanted to focus on their current surroundings, however, something had been bothering him. "How do we know which way is North, anyway? Is it just a guess, or did someone figure it out?" One of those people who were good at math and astronomy and things, maybe.