Andromeda tilted her head as she watched Kanti join the group. "
So Kanti, you said you know this zoo?", she asked, curious
to know more about this place before having to enter it.
Kanti looked over. Her ears flattened to her head once more.
"...Yeah. When I was younger, I came here. I thought it was a
place to see animals... Prey. Insects. Lizards, maybe--something
along those lines," She looked down. "I was wrong."
Andromeda growled, " Sounds about right. I've always heard of
people getting taken there. I've met a few other street people who
say they had escaped from the zoos, but I didn't take their stories
seriously; hunters don't escape from there.", she said.
Andromeda flicked her ears, " But...", she continued,
"Maybe we can change that," she said, trying to watch her
words more carefully.
Kat blinked and looked ahead "we have to change that...if
Yukio's mother is still in there. I'll go in myself and try to free
her" he said partially determined. He was slacking behind the
group as his wound effected the speed he was walking.
Andromeda adjusted her pace to match Kat's. as she didn't want him
to get left behind. " We will go in together to do this. Alone,
we will just get hurt, or killed," she said in a serious tone.
Kanti already had a pretty good idea of what she would find in that
zoo--and she was guaranteed to hate it. She slowed down as well,
eyes still downwards.
Andromeda noted the somber mood that had settled over the group.
Even Lucia's upbeat commentary had ceased. What are we going to
do at this zoo anyway? It's going to be a horrible sight for
Yukio...and I can't think of a way of escaping with his mother in a
way that doesn't get us all captured, Andromeda thought
broodingly to herself.
Andromeda grumbled, "If you insist, " she said, plodding
along through the snow. "Does entrance to this zoo cost money?
or are we getting in another way?," she inquired to anyone who
may know.
"I have some cash to get us all in...though when we go look for
Yukio's mom. We'll have to be very cautious. We don't know if any
government agents are undercover looking for hunters" Kat said
gently, and looked at Yukio.
Lucia nodded, remaining quiet for the most part. Part of her wanted
to try and cheer up the mood, but the larger part of her wanted to
mope in silence. So she listened to that side and remained silent.
Kat nodded, and looked over to Yukio. He then looked to the group,
and tried to think of a way to lighten the mood. "So if we run
into trouble...who wants the first attack?" he asked the others
gently. Yukio will stay close to us if a fight began... he
added to himself quietly.
Andromeda eyed Kat, " There are 5 of us, and one of us is but a
child. If we run into trouble, we should run away from it. I think
it would be unwise to fight in that situation," she pointed
out.
"Ooo, me! Me me me!" Lucia grinned, whipping her head
around. "Dibs on first death too! I want it to be dramatic. If I
die, wear neon yellow to my funeral." She joked.