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With the thrill of the escape still fresh in his mind, Alex's eyes eagerly tried to take everything in at once. The large plants that were trees, the great orb of flames in the sky that was the sun. How he had longed to see that celestial light once more, to bask in its glow and not have to be irritated at it like the now deceased lights in what was his cell. Wait, why the hell should he be thinking about that prison? A whole new life lay ahead. A better future. Freedom. And he wasn't alone, either. Chiyo, the cute-nice girl from earlier, was right beside him. It was good to have a familiar face with him as the Omega brethren progressed with their exodus into the wide world before them. Taking out his knife, he hacked off a tree branch and fashioned a crude walking staff to make the going a little easier before hurrying to catch up with Chiyo.

Suddenly someone wandered onto the path up ahead. Another one of the escapees from the hospital. Alex tipped his hat towards the girl, because a gentleman should always raise their hat to a lady. That's what he had been taught, at least. Wait, how did he know this all of a sudden? Nobody back at OKARI had said anything about etiquette, although the Simon person said one or two things about good manners, but that surely couldn't have been it! Unsure of what to do, Alex kept glancing at the new girl, then back to Chiyo. He decided to keep silent for now and let the others do the talking.