[h1][center]Unknown City, Somewhere in the U.S.- Temporary Respite[/center][/h1]

The death of the last few lickers caused both Chris and the driver to let out a deep sigh and relax, letting the brief moment of peace take them over. The stress of the incident had certainly taken its toll; upon closer inspection, one could see that the men had bags under their eyes and were covered in wounds and scrapes, having likely accumulated over the course of their trip here.

"Damn. What a miracle. Who would've thought that we'd get saved by... Uh... Hobbit characters? Man, I don't read this kinda stuff; buy it for my son all the time, but never actually looked at it," the driver said, slouching in his seat as Chris turned to face the armored man who was addressing him, albeit in a rather... Archaic manner.

"Er... Ah... Yeah. Guess you really are new here, huh?" he asked rhetorically, scratching the back of his head before turning around to dig into the duffel bag placed next to his weapon.

"Bioterrorists have been running amok ever since they managed to get a hold of the G- Wait. I guess... You wouldn't really know about that either. I'm not really good at explaining this stuff, to be honest; my sister could probably do it a bit better than I can, and if not her, then one of the higher ups. You mind coming with us back to base so we can debrief you there instead?"

With that statement, Chris pulled out a small earpiece and, after putting it on and pressing the button, began talking into it.

"Alpha-1. We've made it out of the city, and we've encountered some survivors. Heading back to rendezvous at base. Over."

With that, Chris placed the earpiece back into his bag and turned to Artorias again.

"Though... Really can't thank you enough for saving us back there. I'm usually not one to trust strangers, but with the place in as much of a hellhole as it is right now, I'm glad to see any bit of help we can get. Name's Chris. Chris Redfield. My driver here is Aaron Michaels."

After his decidedly-awkward introduction, Chris turned to look at the others who had helped the knight out in helping them out, eyeing them curiously as Aaron sat up in his seat and prepared to drive the jeep on ahead.

"So, uh... You and your friends wanna go sit inside or something? Though I'm not sure if you and your wolf buddy over there would fit..."