Limbo, There's a Way Home Options

[Ryuga]

Nina felt relief wash over her as her companion denied the accusation of being a Nightmare. At least it far more sentient than those ravenous beings. Nina let a smile escape her. She just couldn't help but feel charmed by those ears.
The cyborg, no, the girl, bowed whilst pointing at her neck. That gesture plus the absense of any speech was more than enough to indicate that she could not, indeed, speak.
"Oh that's aweful," exlaimed Nina. "You aren't hurt or anything are you?" she took a step forward intending on looking for anything that might resemble a wound, almost failing to notice the girl point at her weapon. "Huh?" she exclaimed trying to interpret the meaning behind the guesture. It took a few moments to click, but she understood. "Oh... I have a weapon of my own," she answered, reaching behind her and touching the cleaver she kept strapped behind her when it wasn't in use. She paused for a brief moment, some uneasy feelings resurfacing, but was quickly snapped back to reality. "Oh, by the way, my name is Nina, by the way," she at last said, introducing herself. "Is there anything I may call you?"
The friendly conversation was interupted, however, as a raider caught sight of the two, now that they were standing out in the open.
"Hey!" he called out as he approached, knife at the ready. Nina backed away in suprised, but triped over a rock in the process, falling on her back.
"So there were more of you hiding over here? Don't matter to me though. You're both fricken dead!"

[BulletVixen]

NIKKO smiled as the woman seemed to ease of some stress and NIKKO was thankful that she had made a strange but quick friend. Sighing she noticed the woman show her a weapon on her back. At least she could protect herself. She seemed to have a strange facial expression while looking down at her weapon. Perhaps she regretted having it.
The woman then introduced herself and just as NIKKO was about to show the women her name, a loud shout came from somewhere near by.
'Nina' as she called herself seemed to move backwards from the speaker making NIKKO realize that it must not be one of her companions. The man started yelling he was going to kill them both and suddenly Nina tripped over a piece of rubble behind her.
As she was falling NIKKO watched the man start to pull a gun. Not wanting her new found friend harmed she slid sideways across the sand her footed claws curling into it digging them further in as her body slid slightly behind it and pulling into a slightly crouched position, the man fired and luckily NIKKO had just reached the area in front of Nina enough to flinch the bullet off her left shoulder pad. Baring tiny fangs she would have hissed at the man if she knew how.
No one would hurt this woman. Not if she could help it. NIKKO suddenly pushed her metal clawed feet and hands into the sand and push lunged into the air landing on the man's shoulders and ripped his head clean off reached in through the gaping neck hole and tore out his heart. Pushing the man's body over as she landed where he now stood she threw his head to the floor and turned slightly, noticing another man coming from behind Nina.
NIKKO quickly processed that a friend would not be sneaking up on her in a time like this so it must have been an enemy. Lunging back towards Nina on all fours she feared she might frighten her so stopped midway and lashed her 'spine' around her body which yanked her body side ways while snapping the mans neck off to land next to Nina. NIKKO crouched in front of her and smiled, with blood covered claws and feet, proud to have protected her new friend and hoping she would take her with her. She slowly turned around and lifted the small back part of her jumpsuit to reveal NIKKO tattooed in her skin. "There, now she knows my name."

[Sparrowsmith]

Another raider hit the ground with a loud thud, but a louder sound ricocheted out into the dry desert air: a gunshot. Graym turned in the direction of the shot, but quickly saw the raider dispatched by a new arrival. That wasn't what caught his attention. He turned back to the final building and watched it creak and bend under its own weight. Like the final breaths of an animal in its death throws, the building shook without specific pace, just a desire to stay standing. That wasn't what caught his attention either.
He drew his pistol and aimed it at the ground. Eyes clenched, he fired. The bullet came out of the gun and hit the ground. The gunpowder was behaving as usual again. Elders seized the moment and turned to the remaining raiders. In an instant he dispatched another five, before nothing but hollow clicks could be heard. His gun was empty, after just six shots. The impossibility factor had disappeared; they had arrived at their destination, or nearly had. Before he could fully take in the information, the remaining raiders surrounded him, their guns drawn.
"You're outnumbered, Graym." one of them breathed, his exhaustion poorly concealed. "Give us the map."
"Forgive me if I'm wrong." Elders began, unable to hide his joy, "but I actually believe we have you outnumbered now."
The raiders turned around and realise it was true. There was only five of them remaining, and one of them was wounded. They hesitated for a moment, but continued to point their guns at Graym.
"A little help would be nice guys" Graym joked, clearly enjoying the situation more than fearing it.

[Bill Nye]

Keon took the chance to sneak up behind the raiders, Grinning as he stood up and grabbed one of them, Knocking him out with the hilt of his dagger, one of the four remaining turn around and quickly takes a shot at Keon, which he narrowly avoids and Delivers a swift punch to his jaw before slitting his throat, you could still hear the scream coming from the raider's silt throat. The remaining three raiders were confused if they should aim at Keon or Graym, Keon figured this would give Graym enough time to finish the job.

[Nicsp]

Addo had been fighting alongside Graym the whole time during this whole fight, except by the very end, where a shining light grabbed Addo's attention, a fine bottle of whisky that one of the attackers were carrying, Addo immediatelly hopped out of the fighting just to go and grab it, he'd look at it with a satisfied look on his face as he examined the bottle over, it wasn't completely full, but regardless, it still had a lot of alcohol in there.

Addo was happy, he took out his canteen and started transferring the contents of the bottle over to it. It was then he noticed Graym's call for help, he made some faces as if the urgency struck him but filling the flask took priority, as soon as he noticed that his canteen was started to overflow he simply drank off the rest of what was in the battle and let out a satisfied sigh before he hurled over the empty bottle towards one of the people surrounding Graym.

The bottle smashed to pieces against the man's head and he fell face down against the sand, Addo then took out the knife he had taken from one of the other attackers in the beggining of his battle and threw it as well, hitting another one of the men right in the back, tearing apart one of his lungs, as evidenced by the fact the man fell to the ground, gasping desperatly for air. Addo fixed his rifle's strap on his shoulder and then started to walk towards the others, staring down at the last of the raiders, who, if he knew what was good for him, would start running, now.

[Ryuga]

Nina was shocked by the body that landed next to her. She turned to stare at the fresh corpse. There wasn't much blood, he did die from a broken neck afterall, but the collision caused some blunt force trauma and blood was trickling from it's head.
Images immediately flashed through her mind. Scenes of dead bodies cut to pieces lay before her. She placed her hands on her head, as if suffering from a headache, trying to control her thoughts.
Her trance was cut short as her friend returned from her work, revealing her tattoo.
"Nikko..." Nina said as she stood up, her mental state under control again. "Is that your name?" Nina smiled as she recieved aknowledgement. A few more gunshots rang through the air reminding Nina of her friends. She looked over to see them finished up with the raiders.
"We... should introduce you to my friends... if you'd like."

[BulletVixen]

NIKKO watched as her friends face turned kinda grey for a moment and then smiled when she saw NIKKO's name. The girl looked over as more gunshots went off which made NIKKO flinch a bit and tighten her muscles. Looking back she saw the others finish off another enemy and kinda stand around, blinking back to Nina the as she asked if she should introduce her. NIKKO smiled widely and nodded putting her claw out to help Nina stand. And they slowly made their way over to the others.

[Thubanus]

The priest smiled sadly. "I am a friend," he told her. He pointed at Laet's leg. "One who can see that you won't make it far on that leg." He inched toward her, then gestured for her to sit. He immediately went to work on the wound, using some of the metal rods from the earlier battle with the mechanicals as splints for her leg. He glanced toward where he had left the girl, hoping she was alright. He noticed the quick skirmish with the newcomer, then he noticed the last of the raiders moving to surround the group, even though the numbers were by now nearly even.

He closed his eyes and applied his hands to the wounds on Laet's legs. There was a slight glow as warmth left his hands and began radiating through Laet's leg. The glowing stopped after a few seconds. IT was the same time that Graym had fired his shot. "Damn. Factor's dropped. I'll have to finish this manually." He opened his satchel again and began digging through it, looking for something that could help with the healing.

[Sparrowsmith]

The last raider gaped in horror as his companions fell. He barely hesitated a second before turning on his toes and running back out into the desert. Graym walked forward to give chase, but the shot in his side stopped him. As the man grew ever more distant, Elders reloaded his gun, and brought it up to aim. As his bloodied finger stroked the trigger of the revolver, the raider disappeared entirely.
"We must still be moving" Graym deduced in a disappointed tone, "He's left this place, could be anywhere in Limbo now. I dare say something else will get him."

He looked over his shoulder as the final building gave into its death throws and began tumbling to ground, turning to dust as it did. Laet turned to the Priest, "Listen, we're gonna have to get going" she said, thankful for the medical attention but more worried about her life than her leg, "Give me some support and I'll be able to walk."

[Bill Nye]

"Well at least that's over.."" Keon commented as he fix'd his hat, noticing Nina and her new friend making they're way over to the rest of the group, except Laet, Keon didn't know where she was. "Hey! Nina!" He yelled as he began to wave and approach her.

[Thubanus]

The priest looked up at the building beginning to crumble. "You know? I think you're right." He closed his satchel and put his arm around Laet's shoulder, helping her to her feet. Together, they limped out to where the rest of the group was waiting and where it seemed safe. He smiled at everyone as he slowly eased Laet to the ground again. "It's good to see that everyone's alright, all things considered."

He glanced down at the bodies of the raiders. "Too bad about them, though. I think they could have benefited from joining you, instead of fighting. But still..." He knelt beside one of the unconscious raiders and felt for a pulse. "This one won't be coming back any time soon. That's for sure."

[Sparrowsmith]

Elders, even while injured himself, offered his other shoulder to help Laet walk. She took it, finding it easier to rest her leg between the two of them. Graym cast a look at the man assisting her.
"It's ok, he helped me." Laet explained, "I didn't catch his name." Graym nodded to The Priest as a sign of thanks, before addressing the group.
"Okay, looks like we've got some new blood on the team. That's good, more eyes and muscle keep us more aware of our surroundings and better able to act on them." he paused, pressing hard on the wound in his side, "but we should probably get some introductions and such going. If you don't already know, I'm Elders Graym, I'm not exactly a leader, but I know this place better than anyone" he put his head to one side, frowning, "well almost anyway. This here is my partner in crime, Laet Shore. Rest of yas can introduce yourselves, I'm saving my breath."

[Ryuga]

Nina took Nikko's hand careful not to poke herself the sharp claws. After helping herself up she led Nikko over to the group, her hand still clutching her friends. Even with the battle over, she still felt the uneasiness from earlier, and she really wanted to hold, to ground her to reality.
The crew looked rather worn out from the battle with the raiders. Addo and Keon were relatively unscathed, but Laet, and Graym were clutching wounds. Considering all the encounter with the Goliath, Nina had gotten out unharmed in comparison.
Just as Nina found herself in the position to introduce her new friend, her reserved nature took hold of her again. She wasn't sure why she was more open to someone she had only met moments before. Maybe because Nikko was a girl like herself. Maybe it was because she couldn't speak which force her into the assertive role. Nina stared into the sand for a few moments, collecting herself before finally speaking.
"Nikko," she said looking back to her friend. "This is Nikko."

[Bill Nye]

Keon quickly came to a halt a few feet away from Nina and Nikko, He was glad Nina was okay, but was still worry'd if she would try to cut him up again. "Pleasure to meet you Nikko." He said as he used his coat to wipe the blood off of one of his daggers. "I'm Keon Ludwik, I'm willing to bet i'm the fastest person in Limbo." After he was done introducing himself, he began walking over to each dead raider, checking they're pockets as he went. "Come on, one of you must have some food.." He mumbled scratching his belly.

[BulletVixen]

Nikko clasped her hand into Nina's and followed her over to the tattered group. As the man who said he was Elders spoke she noticed he asked them to introduce themselves. Well this was going to get annoying fast. As she was trying to figure out how to tell them she couldn't speak the girl next to her spoke and introduced her. Nikko smiled largely and grasped Nina's hand tightly, glad that this girl that seemed so young but so wise as the same time trusted her enough in the short while she had had to prove herself. She smiled down at her with a wink and looked over as another one of the men spoke. With her own introduction done she put her left leg far back and held her arm across her waist bowing her body and head. Then raised back up. Walking over to the two that seemed to be injured she gently let go of Nina's hand and patted it before leaning over the wounded girl. Holding her arms out she offered to carry her if need be, smiling lightly at the man holding up up for the moment. They both needed treatment. Badly.

[Thubanus]

The priest nodded back at Graym, then his eyes went to where he was clutching at the wound. "You won't be going to far today with a wound like that." He looked at the wasteland around them. "If only there was some kind of pole or something. Two of them would be ideal. We could make a stretcher. If not, we may need to see to that wound before we go anywhere. Yours and the lady's both."

He nodded to each of the others as they introduced themselves. "It is a pleasure to meet all of you." He looked back at Graym. "So... what's the plan?"

[Sparrowsmith]

Graym shook his head lightly, "I'll survive. I have a habit of not dying." he seemed more grieved by his statement than proud of it. Laet, on the other hand, was contemplating the offer of being carried.
"No offense boys." She said, managing to help herself into Nikko's hands, "but those arms are looking pretty cosy. Thank you, Nikko" Graym attempted to hand her her sword back, but she refused, gesturing she wouldn't be able to place it anywhere. Elders enjoyed the sword anyway, and so continued to hold it.
"To answer your question, oh nameless one, we have to head... South... I think it's south. Is that right Laet?" Graym asked, Laet nodded, "South. We'll find... Well... It's sort of like a river, we sail across it. We'll find a boat there, it'll be big enough." he groaned a little, annoyed by his wound, "Nightmares. Stay away from the edges of the boat."
"You're struggling Graym, you want me to say the rest?" Laet interrupted. Graym nodded this time. "After we go through the river, and boy do I hate that place, there's a supermarket - one of many in Limbo if you're new - then... You know what? We'll cover it when we get there. We should get going."

[BulletVixen]

Carefully reaching around the girls body so she wouldn't harm her any further Nikko hoisted her up and gently laid her legs over one arm and wrapped her own elbow around the other side of the girls ribs a bit tightly. Just in case they came across any 'bumps' in the road she wouldn't be dropped or even jostled as gently but tightly as Nikko had her grasped. Smiling softly she hoped the metal wouldn't be too cold for her skin. As the girl in Nikk's arms mentioned a river she flinched and began to breathe roughly. As long as she wouldn't have to swim, she didn't care. Just don't make her swim. She looked back at Nina with a somewhat fearful stare and hoped Nina would be alright. She stepped back to stand by her while still holding the other girl in her arms. She smiled down at Nina again. Then nodded to Elders showing she was ready to go.

[Ryuga]

With introductions more or less out the way, the group followed Graym south. Nina walked with the group this time around, as opposed to the ambivalent approach she took on the way to the werewolf village. She stuck close to Nikko during the journey, staying quite for the most part.
They continued through the desert as the sun slowly set. Much like village, they were treading into area which called for a more nightly atmosphere. As the sun finally ducked under the horizon, mist slowly began to form. It wasn't thick enough obstruct everyone's vision, but Nina couldn't help but wonder what mist was doing in the desert. Eventually they were accompanied by the sound of running water. The river was close by, no doubt. A faint sound of a boat's whistle was heard soon after, and the source soon came into view. A steam-boat, docked on the river shore, exhaust seeping out of the stack as if ready to disembark. It was not anything too impressive. Though it was an adequate size for the six of them, and it looked sturdy enough to last their journey.it's old, rusted, and hollow looking frame gave it the haunted vessel sort of image. Nina was hoping that was all that made Graym dislike this place.

[Bill Nye]

"Of all things..." Keon commented as he felt the boat, making sure it was real. "A damn boat.." Keon wouldn't admit he couldn't swim,
Keon clutched his fists and turned around, "Let's get going, the supermarket awaits!" He said trying to sound more cheery than scared.
It probably made him sound more scared, but he thought it sounded decently cheerful. So he just hoped for the best.