Through the haze of her thoughts and the thrumming alarm and dread rapidly building up in the end of her throat, she clung to the pole, not fully catching all of the alleged small blue thing’s explanation of their situation. She did pick up on the part about death, however. To think that they were in some sort of an afterlife felt crazy and unbelievable. And yet it made a perfect sickening sense to her. The stillness of the air and everyone around her; of those who had been frozen in time… Isn’t that what death was supposed to be like? And yet, even now, something was coming, claws reaching up and drag them down and-

A thundering roar toar through the tunnel along with yet another tremor, and fire under the group’s feet. Dimly, Mari was aware of Izuki gently leaning her on a pole, and going off to lead the charge forward in a much more… Upfront tone of voice. She grimaced as she hoisted herself up in an attempt to follow suit but she heard the shuffle of footsteps in front of her before she could take a step herself. 

[color=00a99d]“O-oh, um… Thanks.”[/color] She managed to stammer out, trying not to let his closeness be too much for comfort. As much as she was convinced that yes, she would be able to make her way after the group just fine on her own, the combination of her injury and the urgency of the situation could not afford them waiting around for her.

So swallowing her pride, and maybe a tinge of embarrassment, she grabbed onto Taro’s hand and allowed herself to be half led half dragged down the train car. She was stumbling to keep up, but that didn’t matter. Whatever this thing was, it was big, and if it was hellbent on killing its so-called friend, there was no way it would hesitate to mow them down, or- or the passengers.

[i]Himiko-chan![/i]

[color=00a99d]“W-wait, hold on!”[/color] She digs her feet in, ignoring the lance of pain shooting up her leg. She gives a good tug on Taro’s hand signaling him to stop. 

[color=00a99d]“What about the passengers? This thing isn’t gonna be able to hurt them, is it?!” [/color]Just because they were like statues doesn’t mean that they couldn’t break if enough force hit them… An icy chill shoots down her spine at the thought.