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In a synchronized motion, the two of you ignited your engines and blasted off into the sky. With the front end of your Hopper angled upward, you lift-off with a floating wheelie, leaving a blazing trail behind you. G-forces pulling back on you, the weight of your machine, the sense of speed, and the feeling of wind on your face. These sensations put a small smile on your mouth, reminding you of your original motorcyclist hobby, something you'd yearned to return to, when you have no more responsibilities.
Mid-flight, a ping resonated through your comm unit, originating from Henry's communicator. "What's your plan for the villagers?" he queried.
"The villagers?" Taking the silence as confirmation, you continue, "Leaving them stranded doesn't sit well with me. Saurians are in the area. The Machine Lifeforms know where they are too."
"Then we agree."
"Really? No more conspiratorial doubts?" Your words held genuine surprise. Henry's pause stretched before he responded.
"I don't think you've earned the favors you get,. That's all. Kill the 'zard bosses, and I'll reconsider."
"Right." You said. The next few moments are silent again, the comm line is still open, like he's expecting an answer from you to his earlier question. But you don't have one, you changed your plan, going out to get medical supplies then back again. The fate of the out-of-time villagers is still up in the air. Will the villagers be happy at the castle? They'll at least be safe, right? As time passed, Henry disengaged his circuit, and silence enveloped the journey for the next hour.
When you arrive at Wakayama outskirts it's as dead as you expected. The same machines adorning Tokyo are here too, seemingly with no purpose, they simply chug and work in the background. You're hardly an adventurer, you're roughly aware of the layout of Japan in general, but you don't know the insides of its cities as well as you'd like. Unfortunately, the next generation Ride Hopper doesn't come with a map either. Fortunately, Henry was on hand to fill that gap. In a matter of minutes, he pulled up a map on his helmet visor and sketched a crude version on the ground before you.
The listings in his computer tell you the location of a medical warehouse, a hospital, and an old triage zone. They're all old, but all this information comes from the last updated map of the area. A repeated pinging on your communicator draws your attention.
"Hey, partner, Amane's condition has shifted. She's still stable, but her clock is ticking. You should hurry," Beta's voice held a note of concern.
"Got it." Your voice is likely the exact same. It would have been easy if you could comb the entire city, but you can't.
"Time's running out. Divide, you take one area, I'll take another." Henry suggests.
Search the...
>Warehouse
>Triage Zone
>Hospital
Do it..
>Together
>We split up
