[ The nod is enough for Aloy, who quickly falls into step with the other woman. She is comfortable in the silence. At least. the silence that comes without talking. The greater silence, the absence of any machines or animals making even the slightest sound, is a profound weight on her. The only sound is the current of the water, the wind in the trees.
Was this what it was like, after HADES destroyed the world, before GAIA rebuilt it? When all that existed was the ruins of what once was?
A tap on the shoulder interrupts her thoughts. It takes her a moment to understand what her new companion's gestures might mean. She frowns thoughtfully and looks around. What she needs is a length of wood. A tree branch or something, reasonably straight and solid. There's a copse of trees not far from the sand path. She was hoping to make it all the way to the forest, but perhaps they'd better stay closer to the settlement.
She tilts her head in the direction of the trees and raises her eyebrows. An unspoken suggestion to go that way. ]
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Was this what it was like, after HADES destroyed the world, before GAIA rebuilt it? When all that existed was the ruins of what once was?
A tap on the shoulder interrupts her thoughts. It takes her a moment to understand what her new companion's gestures might mean. She frowns thoughtfully and looks around. What she needs is a length of wood. A tree branch or something, reasonably straight and solid. There's a copse of trees not far from the sand path. She was hoping to make it all the way to the forest, but perhaps they'd better stay closer to the settlement.
She tilts her head in the direction of the trees and raises her eyebrows. An unspoken suggestion to go that way. ]