>>5990416>>5990504The crowd dispersed, just as the sun finished setting and the twilight completely evaporated. The moon began to rise. It cooled down. It got chilly, even. Where those people on the train went, he didn't know.
And so he searched for Aiyana in the area, looking for her anywhere. But she was nowhere to be found. She couldn't have gotten very far. After all, these were mostly flatlands, with some big sand dunes and the occasional plateau in the distance. The horizon appeared to stretch for miles in each direction. So where was she?
Clay decided to continue walking along the train tracks. He had nowhere else to go. He was getting hungry, and worse, he was getting thirsty, very thirsty, to the point that serious dehydration might set in soon.
Eventually, he came upon Aiyana, walking along the train tracks, just like him. She looked over her shoulders at him. But she said
nothing.to1. Ask for water
2. Confront her for departing without notice
3. Rejoice that you have found her
4. Say nothing and just keep walking alongside her
