![]() She was cold, clammy, hungry, and that stupid song from the few working TVs she could find was stuck in her head like a scratched record.Ī few other children had given her a few tips and directions though, so at least she knew where to go now. What did she think she would find, anyway?Ī better future? A change of scenery? So far, those two things were a bust. But in this world, there were very few alternate options. It wasn't her most brilliant moment, she admitted. She didn't know what she was thinking, coming here. "Oh, I've got it! It's like a puzzle, see? Come, I'll show you how to do it"Īs of late, though, she was more preoccupied with escaping the Maw. If no one had anything to contribute, then she wouldn't bother. She had not met anyone who could match her, so she was alone a lot, but she preferred it that way. She hated weak people, and she would not stand someone who weighted her down on her journey. ![]() If they wanted to be eaten, then let them be. That's why she didn't even bother helping them. ![]() Stupid kids who gave up at the slightest hint of danger.īut she was different. The cages she saw were full of snotty kids, crying or sleeping, resigned to their fate. She didn't need help, because any company she could have would be decidedly annoying, and a burden in the end. It was big and it swayed gently from side to side, and it was full of rotten meat and rats, yes, but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. It wasn't like the stupid, ugly city outside, full of televisions and empty streets. It was horrifying, yes, like the rest of the world outside, but at least it had a system. The ship was a major upgrade though, in her opinion. Or, well, since the last time she'd slept. She'd been walking through the Maw aimlessly since the day before. It wasn't the stench of death, or the cries of the still-but-barely alive children. Ironically, what made Six break wasn't the Maw's horrors.
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