[It had been over twenty-four hours since Kate had left to help with the evacuation efforts. It had been twelve since her last contact. In times of crisis, they had always agreed on checking in once every two hours, at the very least. Nill had waited for as long as she could, but Kate hadn't come back and the phones were down. There was only one option left. Naoto's blade is slung across her back, Heine's Luger is at her hip, and she tries to ignore the trembling in her hands.
When she had gone out to look, she hadn't expected to stare up into the jaws of a monster so vast that for the first time in so long, her legs start to shake.
They collapse.
It is dark for what seems like ages.
Brightness returns, and it is like opening her eyes for the first time. She is on the concrete, her jeans and shirt torn, boots and hair covered in dust. Some miracle of fate is all that kept her from getting crushed by the debris that lay all around her. She stands, still unsteady, and wipes dirt from her face, looks around. The streets (everything is crushed, all that's left of some buildings is rubble, she can't think about how familiar it all is) are empty, except for a shadowy figure or two in the distance.
The steps towards one of them feel so heavy, but she cannot stop moving.]
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When she had gone out to look, she hadn't expected to stare up into the jaws of a monster so vast that for the first time in so long, her legs start to shake.
They collapse.
It is dark for what seems like ages.
Brightness returns, and it is like opening her eyes for the first time. She is on the concrete, her jeans and shirt torn, boots and hair covered in dust. Some miracle of fate is all that kept her from getting crushed by the debris that lay all around her. She stands, still unsteady, and wipes dirt from her face, looks around. The streets (everything is crushed, all that's left of some buildings is rubble, she can't think about how familiar it all is) are empty, except for a shadowy figure or two in the distance.
The steps towards one of them feel so heavy, but she cannot stop moving.]