Snippet #1672760

Morwen grunted as she jammed her last large textbook in her duffle bag. With a heavy sigh she plopped down on the floor and looked around her room, then back up to her boyfriend David.

"The time has come, hasn't it?" With a slow nod she reached her hand up to grab his, pulling him gently down to the floor beside her. "You remember what we discussed, right?" She asked, her dark eyes fluttering up reluctantly to meet his. He didn't speak, he said it all in a somber nod. He knew their time was up. She didn't know if this was a mission she would be returning from and the felt it best to end things now to protect themselves from emotional drama.

"Thank you...for everything," Morwen whispered with a faint smile. David kissed the top of her forehead gently and brought her back to her feet. "This is an honor, don't keep your new 'friends' waiting." She scoffed and shook her frayed locks from her eyes. "We'll see if they'll be calling me that. I'm sure 'friendship' isn't on anyone's list of priorities right now." After a small moments rest she was already back up on her feet, slinging two heavy bags over her shoulder, gazing through the dusty cracks on her window in the direction of the meeting point that wasn't too far.

"Shall I walk you..."

She raised a hand to cut him off before he could finish speaking. "No, David, I need to do this alone."

Not another word slipped from her mouth, her goodbye was communicated by the faintest of smiles and with that she swept out of the room, out of the house, and down the dirt path that would lead her directly to the others. Morwen was ready for whatever waited for her, she firmly believed that her brains and ability to adapt would keep her alive, if nothing else. She didn't know what kind of people would be waiting atop that hill but she was interested to find out. She didn't expect social companionship out of such a dire situation, but it would be nice to talk to someone other than her other engineer buddies, she was very passionate about seeing things from different perspectives.

A small cloud of smoke trailed behind her with every step through the haze, her eyes narrowed in focus, familiar places rapidly disappearing behind her as she put more emphasis in her stride. She was ready. She had food. A few weapons, various tools and usable objects, and her books that provided her with a wealth of knowledge and comfort. One shadow took form in the distance, as she drew closer she determined it was a female. A turn in her stomach caused her to pick up her pace even more, ready to embark, ready to meet them, ready to go. Getting closer she saw someone else heading for the top of the hill, a man.

With one last long and determined step she was now beside the woman, examining her excitedly. Without hesitation she extend her hand, "Morwen. I fix things." Socializing was not her area of expertise...