"You should return to your family if you're not even past your teens." (Justin)
"Justin, don't be insensitive. Her family might be dead from what has been happening. Besides, I'm 19 and you're letting me join you." (Mark)
"Firstly, you're my brother; you're not leaving my sight. Secondly, she isn't legally a full adult yet." (Justin)
"I'm legally emancipated, and my entire family is dead, not from this, but from when the towers appeared." (Anna)
"Hah, well, this is entertaining. Also sorry if I made you uncomfortable. I flirt when stressed or don't know someone that well, so I wasn't putting the moves on you." (Kyle)
Anna could tell Kyle was avoiding making her talk about her dead family. Also, now she is slightly embarrassed that she took his flirting like that, it just made her uncomfortable. Part of herself wanted to hide in a hole, mentally speaking, literally though she would crawl into a bed and roll into a burrito blanket if there was a bed.
"Okay?" (Anna)
All of them talked, Anna occasionally interrupting to put in her side. She didn't want to have to remain with the survivors just because of her age. Sooner or later, they all calmed down.
"Well, since you don't plan on fighting against enemies in the front and want to be more support than anything, then fine. You can come with us. Sorry about being insensitive that you don't have anyone left." (Justin)
"I'll reserve judgment." (Anna)
Greyson seemed to stare at Anna like he was coming to a decision.
"You know what, who cares how old you are? You are systematic, tend to log things, and keep a cool head in stressful situations. You stopped me from storming into town when we saw that dragon killing others. You pushed me to wait till we have a way to fight that dragon, and you know what, you may be a little crazy, but you are badass. I listened and watched you shoot at that spider when we had to run away." (Greyson)
Okay, why is he talking so much?
"Okay, I need details. This sounds like something I need popcorn for." (Justin)
"I shot at a spider bigger than all of five of us put together and swore profanities. All I managed to do was shoot off one of its legs. We only got away because Greyson was carrying me while he ran as I shot at it. As well as the fact that it decided to eat the leg I shot off it instead of chasing us. Other than that, not much else." (Anna)
"You are bad at making a story captivating, is that all?" (Kyle)
Anna, taking it as a challenge, smirked.
"Okay, you want to hear it as a mysterious story?" (Anna)
"Yes, kinda." (Kyle)
Anna didn't know why she was doing this.
"On a day unlike any other, a man and woman headed into the woods to travel to seek. Begging for the safety of those they sought. Travel was taxing muscles, screaming in pain, and wearing down one's will to travel. Soon they reached a peak with an outlook nearly to their destination. The steep incline of the climb came to level out as the light of day barely broke through the trees. Only an arrow guiding their path. The young woman, weary from the travels, sat down under the shaded cover of the tree, letting the pressure of the travels escape her weary soul... Then a noise." (Anna)
Anna knowing this was a dick move smirked again and stood up straight.
"They discovered a spider in the trees and ran away. The end." (Anna)
"What the fuck? Not cool." (Kyle)
"I never said I'd finish the story, although if you hear a sound like sandpaper rubbing together, look up because that was the only noise that had alerted us to the Spider in the first place. " (Anna)
"Im just wondering if it's true that you log everything." (Mark)
"It's true." (Anna)
"She logged all the monsters in the area to the point she learned that skills are a thing." (Greyson)
"What skill did she get?" (Kyle)
Kyle leaned closer to Greyson, trying to whisper his question.
"It's called monster sketch, a drawing of different monsters from multiple angles. I was logging the other monsters we encountered. But it allows me to draw any beast I have seen. It's at level three right now, from my understanding, at level five it will enable me to glean information on the creature, although i don't know if it will be something I do or don't know. From what I've found out though is that any skill gets a trait after certain levels." (Anna)
"Fuck we can learn skills." (Mark)