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Eryka, well, pretty much panicked. No big surprise there.
She hoped, even prayed that there would be a way to ensure that Lucia would live to see another day...

Synthia chuckled.
"It'd be weird if you knew her..." She obliviously commented, despite her humour being nothing near dark.

Eryka certainly didn't see this as a laughing matter at all... in these times, she felt it was absolutely necessary to obtain whatever help they could get.

She got annoyed quickly.
"Okay, sorry for trying to kill you. I know now that you're not a demon, but PLEASE can you say something?" She almost pleaded, clearly stressed.

Eryka broke her silence... but not by much...
"I'm sorry, it's just that..." She quickly ran out of words.

"..." She waited for her to finish. At least she was saying something.

Eryka sighed. "Look, we all know OmegaCorp and every other military force in the world is up to their heads in this shit. In all honesty, I don't think it's the best of times to be at each other's throats..."

She understood this. Not enough to sympathize with her at this stage, but she knew what she meant.
"... You're right." She looked round, not forgetting what she wanted to see in the first place. "You can help her. I'll... leave you for a bit." Synthia turned round and started jogging toward the buildings to get through to the other side. She would have been excited if she hadn't been brought down by depression.

Eryka had more of an eye for spare parts and electronics when it came to scavenging... but she had a few medical supplies. A few.
She tried to assist Lucia in whatever ways possible...

The infected cuts and bruises indicate that she had been stuck here for days now. Dry,pale skin also shows that dehydration is iminent. Lucia is in bad shape.

Ivy,from a distance... kept watching. She knew too that an awkward moment of "too quiet" would spark soon. No worries, she's handled many people with bigger guns.

Eryka didn't have all the resources needed to nurse Lucia back to health... but she hoped that it would be enough to stabilize her for now...

Synthia carefully traversed the gaps and fallen parts of the building she was venturing through. There were skeletons here and there covered in either dust, grit or dried blood. All of the wallpaper and flooring had lost any colour it used to hold, nor was there any remains of activity within the last few months. As she almost drifted off into her own dream world of the past, filled with fresh air, blue skies and a carefree lifestyle, she realised that there was a bear trap laying just under her foot. She paused, hovering an inch away from it, then quickly lifted her foot over and continued on.
'A bear trap? Really?' She was confused as heck as to why there was a bear trap there.

Eryka's help improved Lucia's condition by a tad. Not enough to get her up and walking or talking again though.
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Ivy just watched.

Well, wasn't much use in just leaving Lucia there...
Eryka went to pick her up, and started advancing toward Synthia's direction.

She got to the other side of the buildings, but was stunned by the large crater that had been left in the midst of the town. Several buildings, or at least what had been buildings, were now completely gone.
"..." She almost gasped. Desperate but scared as to what could be in the crater, she walked towards it, wondering what crashed in there.

Eryka seemed to be following Synthia's path, avoiding any traps along the way.

She started up the slight slope on the rim of the crater, picturing what could be down there. She could smell an odd metallic stench, unsure of whether it was some kind of metal or a really strange alien. Holding her breath, she pressed on.

Eryka eventually came across the crater that Synthia was heading toward... she seemed rather curious.

Ivy was still tailing them.

Synthia looked over the edge... she was stunned by the sight. She froze in shock, taking in what she was seeing and also remembering seeing something similar from somewhere. A video or a film? No... a book? She enjoyed her history books. There was that one book she did think was a load of bull. Maybe it was true?

Eryka came up from behind, overlooking the crater.
Honestly, it was something she'd never quite seen before.

It looked like a glass/ice cocoon, concealing a strange black liquid with green and blue gases that looked like it was forming something. Very, very slowly forming something. As it continued to rotate, Synthia walked over the slope and slid down further, already feeling it getting colder.

This sight was rather perplexing to Eryka... she wasn't sure if she should investigate as well, or not.

Ivy was starting to wonder what the heck they were even doing here. Exploring? Window shopping?

Once Synthia got to the bottom, she was almost shivering since it was so cold. She went out to touch it, only to have a water-like shield over it appear as she touched it, a ripple occurring over the entire base. She tried to push her finger through but it wouldn't let her... it vanished after the ripples toned down.
"It's... uh..." She was shouting over her shoulder, faintly. As she observed the activity inside this strange cocoon, she became more and more intrigued by the strange cocoon.