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[The person next to him didn't look scared, but they had stopped dead in their tracks as well. Exploration was less of a natural state for her, but this was a situation that called for it at least initially, and seeing more of the red dust certainly had drawn her attention. It had a hellish feeling, a familiarity that was charnal and made her think of the strange sensation of the fluids in the plugs back home. It did make her want to know more, to know the enemy she faced.

But now she had frozen. Her ears were buzzing with false, perceived sounds, and she could hear even the faintest breath going through her nose. Her chest barely rose and fall, blood-red eyes looking at him with no sign of the thoughts roiling in her head. Was she looking to him for suggestions? This was a bit beyond her understanding...]