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19 was roused from his memories by a loud commotion from the outer fence. Although he reckoned that he knew what was going on, he still plastered a look of shock and surprise on his face and flocked to view the scene with a portion of the other citizens. He wasn’t surprised to see a group of kids making a break for it, and some appeared to have actually succeeded. The soldiers all surrounded an oddly purple dog, and this genuinely confused his for a moment before recalling that 5 could shapeshift. He had no idea how she’d gotten the band that nullified her powers off, but he was cheering for her, albeit silently and internally. However, he couldn’t make himself join them. As much as he hated to admit it, fear controlled him with regards to this particular topic. Fear and memories. He couldn’t, the consequences were still too fresh to him.

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7 didn't see any other option so she followed after Marusaki. Everything was happening so fast... she didn't have time to think and her legs went numb. Still though, she ran with hope.

Marusaki went toward the abandon shack. “This is a good ways away from that place. It is also on no maps except mine.” She explained, holding up her finger matter-of-factly.

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5 jumped over the guards, shifting back into her human form. She took off for the fence, running as fast as she could. While some of the guards herded those who were watching the chaos back, three guards took off after 5, who had dashed through the hole. 5 had never made it this far. But she was determined to make it out. After about 5 minutes of running, she shifted again, this time into a bird. Taking off into the sky, she hovered above The Community for a minute, before diving into the forest once she was sure she had lost them. Now to find the others..

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Marusaki saw Mora. She didn’t know if it was Mora or not, but she sat outside and drew in her book.

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8 was asleep in his bed. he snored and had his head covered by pillows.

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7 stumbled to a stop and bent over panting with a hand on the shack for support. "R-right... thanks. I think I need to sit down." She got up and walked inside before slumping against the wall, "well.. wake me if anything happens, kid. Gotta.. er.. recharge" 7 yawned. The whole ordeal left her pretty drained.

Glancing around at the other citizens, 19 recognized faint looks of longing in the eyes of some. He hoped that they had the presence of mind to conceal their emotions; letting on that they wished they, too, could flee would only result in suffering. Stuffing his hands into his pockets, he turned and began to walk back to his meal, hoping that they wouldn't be caught, despite his usual rule for himself.

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The kid woke up and looked out of his tent. "whats going on?" He rubbed his eyes.

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Marusaki decided to walk around a bit. She needed to find the next hiding spot for them. She found an abandoned tree house, but it looked like it didn’t have a ladder, and it looked like it would fall apart the moment someone touched it.

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As Mora leapt to distract the guards, Twelve's eyes widened and he held his breath. Sure, he had been expecting to escape, but not at that exact moment. As the others made a run for it, he glanced back to his tent - there were several things in there that he didn't fancy losing.. But he couldn't risk it. He, too, made a dash for the hole, and successfully followed the others to the shack, keeping pace easily. As he slid down to sit at the base of its rotting front wall, he let out a laugh. They had escaped - it had all happened so quickly.. He cast his eyes to the direction they had come from, realising that he hadn't seen Five yet.
Brushing himself off, he stood, jogging over to a nearby tree and resting a heavy hand on it as his eyes scanned through the forest, searching for any sign of movement. He couldn't say that he wouldn't care if she had been caught; she had risked her own freedom to give the group theirs.



A pair of emerald eyes flicked up to their owner's tent flap as a soft flicking noise sounded from near where Twenty-Seven's throat should have been. She stood, slamming the book that she had previously been reading shut. She stomped over to her doorway, each footstep sending small tremors through the surrounding ground.
The crowd knew of her approach before she was anywhere near.
Tani had always been a sort of misfit, even among people as special as these. And so, when she eventually reached the commotion, the crowd swiftly parted, murmers and mumbles spreading throughout the ranks. She lingered near the front, watching as some sort of purple dog fled the scene. The flicking noises grew louder, as if some sort of fire were lightign inside her. Taniwha wimpky stood there, staring at the hole. Escaping had never once crossed her mind; nor did it now. She was faithful to the Masked Man.

[sorry for any mistakes this was written in a rush]

Marusaki saw Jonathan, and stuck her head out from behind a tree. “Over here!” She hissed, waving her hand. “Do you know where Five is?” She asked, still whispering.

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5 groaned. How hard was it to lose such a large group? She was about to give up and shapeshift back, but that's when she realized that there was someone ahead of her. For a moment, 5 tensed, but then realized it was the boy who had made the joke about biscuits. She really needed to work on learning people's names. The only name she knew was Marusaki's, and that was because she had come running up to her, cheerfully introducing. She grinned, a thought coming into her mind. Shifting again, she became a snake this time. Carefully slithering through the leaves, she transformed into a human right behind Marusaki and Jonathon. "Right here."

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Marusaki let out a surprised yelp. “Oh. Sorry. I didn’t see you there. Do you think we are actually gonna get away with this?” She asked, before leading the way to the shack. “Follow me.” She added.

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Natasha checked, making sure all who wanted to leave did, before slipping away herself, the last to leave the place. She easily traced the route back to the abandoned— well, once abandoned shack. “We’ll have to make a move soon, you know?” She asked, though slightly surprised at the amount of people there

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“I have a map ready. Mausu is helping as well.” Marusaki explained. “I think we should lie low for now, and just move throughout the forest.” She said, making circles with her finger on the map. “Is that a good idea, Natasha, Mora?” She asked both of them.

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“It’s good to keep on the move, and I’ve studied the guards carefully. I’m not sure what we should do, but there should be a stream nearby. If we do cross the stream, we’ll be much safer.” 11 mumbled

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“Mausu is keeping tabs on the guard’s schedules, so we can move without worrying of being caught.” Marusaki explained. “We should be safe. My spirit friends are also scouting ahead, so we don’t run into the gaurds either.” She added, Mousu in a mouse, and Marusaki picking him up.

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Letting out a full on scream, Twelve turned whilst uselessly swatting the air in front of him. He rather regretted it once he saw the cold eyes of Five, though; he had been expecting a guard, or perhaps some sort of troll. His hand landed on her arm with a soft thump; possibly the weakest slap Mora had ever received. Jake only used his admirable physique when he saw it absolutely necessary. Immediately he recoiled, yelping, before righting his posture and attempting to regain a more relaxed position.
"Uh, hey," he said, trying to recover at least some of his dignity. Evidently, Jonathan was an extremely jumpy person. "I didn't see you leaving," he commented, quite confused. Five couldn't teleport, could she? No; he was sure she'd had an ability, but.. Flight, perhaps. That would explain the strange contraption on her ankle, which he suspected had been somehow disabled. But then again, the manacle could have been used for many abilities. He'd need to ask her later.

11 laughed rather meanly, though unintentionally, her face cold and emotionless. “Scared, aren’t you? Mora’s a shapeshifter, or something like that” She hissed into 12’s ear, suddenly appearing behind him

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