This was getting weird. Really weird. It shouldn't have felt this weird to meet someone, even if this someone [i]was[/i] a stranger and they were both in the middle of an apocalyptic society fighting for their lives. Looking at him felt like reliving a dream that had been made blurry and inscrutable just by wakefulness. Nonsense of course, but it was regardless a very creepy feeling. A shiver went up Mattie's spine. 

[i]Was his voice that deep before?[/i] she wondered when he said it was nice to meet her. Maybe he was younger than he looked and was having voice-related issues. But he looked...fairly manly. She shrugged it off. 

Five miles never felt like much to Mattie until now. With so many threats practically surrounding them and civilization done for, there was an endless number of possibilities as to how one or both of them could be killed on the journey. Five miles...could she make it? When had her last meal been? 

"It's doable," she grunted. It was a no-no to show any sign of weakness in front of a stranger in a situation like this. Even if he did seem strangely familiar.