Fionraella

The Two Sides

Misha grins awkwardly. She takes a short step towards Mona and fist bumps her instead. She gives a quick nod and then slides down the embankment and back into the forest, breaking into a run in the direction of the Brom camp as soon as she touched even ground.

Liwei glances at the exchange from the drivers seat. He leans with one arm on the wheel. "Wow," he said flatly. "That was like releasing a baby deer." He pauses for a moment, stroking his chin. "Or maybe a bear?"

@xiaomiau

Mona shakes her head, amused. "Bye Misha, good luck out there." She chuckles, then gets back into the van. "Yeah...I feel so empty now.." She sighs sadly.

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Misha slid to the ground with a tentative thud as her feet hit the edge of gravel and pavement. Her eyes moved from the ground, up to the towering trees beyond the road, and then back to Mona. "Well, I'm here."

@xiaomiau

Mona nods. "Yeah you are." She then holds her hand out. "It was nice to meet you, even under these unfortunate circumstances. I hope you have a happy life now that you're out of the facility..."

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From the back of the van, Misha let out an indignant grunt. "Sure as hell will," she hissed. She stared out the shaded windows of the back of the van. The scenery was much more familiar, here, and she felt less anxious. She crawled back over the seat as Liwei slowed the car. "Anything else, huh? You want fries with that?"

@xiaomiau

"You know, we did just save your sorry ass..." Mona huffs as she spots the river. She unlocks the door and gets out, opening Misha's door slowly. "Don't run, I'd like to say goodbye." She requests, pushing the door open all the way.

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Liwei nodded. "Let's do both. We might have to do a bit of planning, though," he said, chuckling softly. They were approaching the river. Through the slightly open window beside him, he could hear the churning of water over the rumble of the vehicle. "So, should we just let her go?"

@xiaomiau

Mona sighs. "Don't have much of a choice." She glances at Misha softly. "Are you going to be okay, make it home safely if we leave you right here?"

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Liwei nods and sets the phone down, opting for responsible driving instead of veering into a ditch. As they drove on, he felt his face turning into a soft frown. "Uh.. Mona?" He glanced over, then back to the blacktop. "Where are we going after this?" He paused and let out a sigh. "Can't go home anymore."

@xiaomiau

Mona blinks, then sighs softly. "We'll figure it out. We always do." she gives him a small smile. "We'll make a new life for outselves if we have to. Hell, we cold even sabotage the facility and try to get all those kids out of there."

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Liwei groaned. He slowed the van, hand sliding down to his phone. With quick glances from the road to the screen, he opened Google Maps. His brows furrowed as he read the map. "Uhh.. could we drop her by the river?"

@xiaomiau

"We could...I just want to make sure she ends up in the right place, you know?" Mona says softly, sighing heavily. "Okay, let's head to the river and decide from there."

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Liwei lowers his voice. "So.. where should we take her? Where'd you park before?" He glances at the forest, then down to his phone on the console. He ponders turning on the GPS. Maybe then they could understand the geography here a little better.

@xiaomiau

"I parked in the town, behind the abandoned lot. But there's no way we can take her back where we found her without her screaming and alerting everyone in both the town and the forest of where and who we are." Mona huffs, glancing at the girl warily.

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Liwei puts up a hand defensively. "Hey, no hard feelings!" he says slowly, keeping an eye on the road as he presses the situation. Time to deescalate, he thinks quickly. The road ahead is featureless as they slide out of the small town and onto a wooded highway. "Where did you pick her up?"

@xiaomiau

Mona sighs, trying to get her temper to flare down. She looks around. "It was deeper in the forest. We couldn't take the car, which is the problem. It was this side of the river, towards the east."

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@xiaomiau

Mona sighs heavily, a bit irritated. "I don't know if we're close. I don't know where she lives, it's not my fault. Will you just drive?!"

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Vera blinked anxiously. "Well, I was picturing a drop-from-trees and hold a dagger to her neck style ambush," she suggested softly. "What do you think? Not as my leader, just as a Brom."

@jaywing93

Fabine scowls a bit. "Hard to be impartial when you hate the Rabin leader as much as I do. I'd much prefer slit her throat. But as a member I'd be worried about her fellow Rabins hearing and trying to interfere."