Briarios Karumatu
"Do you think that the monsters would come back to places that are all ready... Torn apart?"... "Just how smart do you think these things can really get? Traps... Do you think they have any left over traps here?", Briarios heard Five say behind him. He could tell that she was freaking out a bit. Now the pills made more sense, he thought that maybe she needed to take them for some medical condition, but it seems that she has anxiety issues. Briarios knew that she needed some calming, but he wouldnt lie to her either, "Yes, im sure they come back to old places, they wouldnt want to miss out on a meal. Theyre hunters, I bet they have incredible smell and sight and intelligence, and who knows what other abilities. Im not too sure about traps though, if youre gonna hunt humans then youd have to have some pretty advanced traps, I dont know if theyre capable of those. Theres no doubt in my mind that theyre sneaky though, and that they work in groups, tracking down their prey, that would get them the most food." At this point Briarios noticed that he was more talking to himself than to Five, and realized that as she stared at him that he was probably making things worse. Then he added, "But hey, we just need to stick together, us and the group ahead of us, we'll make it out of here, okay?" Briarios knew his words were empty, and he couldnt promise anything, but giving this girl at least an once of hope was all that mattered.
As Briarios stood behind the people ahead of him and watched as they inspected the hallway, he decided to take a few more quick notes. He drew a rough sketch of where he thought they were, and went ahead and drew the hallway in front of him too. He labeled the rooms by the number they arrived at them; the cryo room was 1, the hallway outside of that was 2, the room with the creature was 3, etc. He figured that maybe they would need to backtrack or find one of these rooms later on, and maybe a simple map would be useful.
As he was placing his journal back into his satchel he noticed the leader guy, Zane, move into the next hallway. The guy was trying to keep us moving, but he was being pretty smart about it, checking all the angles, making sure they werent moving into a danger zone. This eased Briarios' mind a bit because he always thinks things out, not deciding on an action unless he feels that its the most logical move. With this leader with him, he could place some trust onto his shoulders, and trust that this guy would look out for the group. Of course Briarios still moved forward a bit paranoid, staring at the vent above him as he walked, almost expecting a beast to pop out, grab him, and pull him into the vent, without the group even noticing. However, nothing came out, and he followed Zane, making sure to at least look back at Five every so often to make sure she was with him as well. After just a moment he heard a sound that was strangely comforting, the sound of the captain coming onto the intercom. Despite the captain being a complete weirdo, it was still comforting to know that at least someone had survived this mess, and that they were receiving help from that person. It made him feel a bit less lonely on this ship. The news wasnt good though, “Announcement guys. I know it must be a leisurely stroll walking through the blood filled room with all of the dead bodies, but you have a few of the creatures coming your way, about 4. Doesn’t sound like much but you’re not ready for them so I advise you relocate yourselves as soon as you can. That will be all.” Even though Briarios thought the captain mustve been kidding about the creatures being on the ship, and it turned out that the captain was telling the truth, he still expected this to be some sort of joke, some sick joke. How could these creatures already have found us? Were we being that loud? Are they so skilled that they were able to track us down within moments of waking? , he thought. Then the captain spoke again, “By the way, they are already in the hallway which you came from…” Before Briarios could even register this, Zane started to move toward the next room. Briarios immediately followed, he knew that the best action would be to move away from that hallway as quickly as possible. Then he saw Zane looking around and behind him. What's he looking at? Oh! The others! Where are the others?, Briarios had almost forgot about them after hearing the captain.
He saw Zane go back toward the group. Briarios stood where he was, somewhat alone. Some of the group was near him, but he was the only one in the next room over at this point, and that was a creepy feeling. He looked behind him, and although his eyes were well adjusted to the darkness, this room seemed to be pitch black. There could be a group of creatures just beyond that darkness, staring at him, looking at their easy kill. Thats when he heard the sound of...of...a creature? He heard grunting sounds, sounds of what seemed to be a struggle. This scared him terribly. Had something happened to the group that Zane went back for? Had the creatures already caught up? He stood against the wall for a moment, not wanting to attract anything. Then he slowly eased up against the doorway, looking out into the hallway. It was a man, a well-built man, standing over a corpse. Jesus Christ, did he just kill that thing bare handed? The man started to walk rapidly toward Briarios, and not wanting to startle him Briarios whispered, "Hey, in here. Are you alright?" This guy seemed more than capable of handling himself, and Briarios hoped the guy would stay with him, providing some sort of protection for the time being.