It took all of Kennedy's strength to not break down at the sight of pure innocence and kindness that was just displayed before her. Her friend, who was breaking down and hurting deeply, was suddenly comforted by this little girl who the group had only just encountered. She wrapped her tiny arms around his neck, looking quite small and fragile in the shadow of Dan's figure. The moment was a brief one, but it held heavy significance. After she had released her grip on Daniel, the girl addressed the others. So, Poppy was her name. And she seemed like she knew where it was they were supposed to be going. 

[i]WHUMP[/i]

A slight vibration rumbled beneath their feet. Poppy was now more relaxed, not the scared little child who had been waving a razor at them not moments ago. Instead, she was acting like a [i]child[/i]. She had a short attention span, talking and asking questions like any other child would. Kennedy smiled softly, it was a relief to the stress and shock they had all been feeling just a few minutes before. But then Poppy's expression changed, and the slight rumbling had now grown to tremors under their feet. The group seemed to come closer together at the next sound. A grumbling, metal-scratching roar that pierced the air. Jefferey moved himself in front of Kennedy, she moved closer to him and placed a calming hand on the back of his shoulder as Poppy warned them to be quiet. 

[I]WHUMPWHUMPWHUMP[/I]

The rumbling that shook them soon dissipated until it could no longer be felt, nor the creature making it be heard. Kennedy let out a long breath, her heart jumping at the taste of oxygen. She turned to look at the others, just in time for Jeff to crack a joke and lighten the mood. Kenn smiled and let herself relax, the threat of whatever that thing had been was now lessened. Or so she had thought, until the little girl said they were running out of time. Kennedy finally took a step towards Poppy, kneeling down so she was eye level with the girl. "Nice to meet you, Poppy. My name is Kennedy." she stuck her hand out to greet the girl, "This lab, the one you said that you visit? Do you think you could take us there? We would much appreciate it." The warm and friendly smile that had become Kenn's signature expression was displayed once again, and she looked back at her little group. Dan was right when he had spoken earlier... "You know, what my friend Danny here said, that's true. We won't let anything happen to you kiddo."