Kim had to been silent the whole time with the man, edged in fear of the dark she was a bit close to him but not that much to provoke him. She was watching the light of the baton the whole time. Wondering, if she had made the right choice, her only weapon, her only light, with the strong man, it was yet another stress in her head to deal with. She was wondering to her self just where the monster was hiding this time. She knew it was stalking her, but she felt slight comfort as well as fear with the man, begin that he promised that he protect her. Could he defeat it, or... She remembered that there were other monsters now, all just as scary. Were they his friends? Was the monster just plotting with this monster buddies to get her? It seemed relevant enough in her corrupted mind thanks to the machine.
βHey, over here. Are you two ok?β
For a moment she thought the monster was a back, then remembered that it didn't sound like that. This sounded, human... More importantly it asked if they were okay that must be good. Yet, the dark plays tricks, what if... She began to panic hiding behind her meat shield... I mean, large partner as he got ready for what ever was there. She too, got ready to dodge, or if he would be killed, run... Seeing on how the last monster was covered in black, they could all be around them, this could just be hiding in the dark and messing with them before ripping them apart like the guard before. She began to whine, and her breathing increased.
"Been better. Been way fucking better. How 'bout you step into the light with your hands up and any weapons you got out?"
This was it, was it human, or another monster tricking them? Kim could only wait and be on guard for what could be waiting in the dark. The dark...
"Remember what you said..." she whispered out, hoping that Lien would hear her and remember his promise of protection.