Kaitlyn
Jade listened carefully before nodding along. How could someone do such a thing? Although maybe that was their common ground. Complicated family lives. Perhaps that would make them more comfortable being around her. She had seemed to already make great progress.

Her eyes widened at the small joke, she laughed though before shaking her head "Well, I have..." She trailed off "Oh I don't even know... I just stowed away whatever looked useful." She let out a soft laugh again "We can stop and you can inspect it. Maybe I grabbed something of use?" She started to shuffle her pack off of her shoulders "It is quite heavy though." 

She had to use both hands to hold it out to them. Charlie seemed to know more about the gadgets than she would. They could also teach her said gadgets if they felt up to it. 

She stopped to rummage through the bag. A flashlight, kelly kettle, first aid kit, clothing, her own little stash of currency, the aforementioned tent. She let Charlie take a look for themselves "Any of it useful??"
James
Cm. A small, distant part of Charlie wants to laugh. She's come prepared, but some of the items she's brought need something *Else* To work. The flashlight would need a battery if it didn't have one already, and the kettle would need kindling and water. The tent could also prove troublesome if she hadn't actually grabbed the stakes, more trouble than actually putting the damn thing up.

"You didn't bring any food with you?" It's a simple question, no accusation in their tone. "Fire starters? Knife?"

Of course, they'd had even *Less* Than Jade in their own suitcase: only a few ratty clothes and that damn pocket watch. There had been a knife at some point, but they'd left it behind somewhere a few towns back. Roughing it had grown familiar, but her state of preparedness, even with its own errors, made them reconsider their own. Hell, they didn't even have a canteen for themself; they'd been relying on creeks and rivers on edges of towns to drink!

"...Do you know how to start a fire, Miss Jade?"
Kaitlyn
Jade shook her head "Food... Uh... Well.." She pointed to the money "That's what I've been using this for but I suppose that doesn't work in the woods." She crinkled her nose in thought. "I have a knife" She reached in her jacket pocket to pull it out and hold it out to them "Fire starters... No" 

Even the most prepared had some bump ups it seemed. She stood up leaving her bag on the ground "No... I've seen my father start one before but other than that I haven't... I'm a little unprepared to be in the woods, aren't I?" She sorta figured it out when they started to ask questions of their own. 

They had probably been at this a lot longer than she had been and even then she still occasionally had help from strangers. "Do you know how to start one, Charlie?" She questioned. Maybe that was another thing she could learn. It would prove to be a useful skill, at least until they got where they were heading. 

"Should we stop for now? Or keep going? Maybe we can get to town tonight? Is it far?" She wondered. Charlie had the directions, she had... Some of the equipment they would need.
Richard
At least she was honest.

"A knife is better than nothing, Miss Jade. You can even start a fire with one, if it can make sparks well enough." They shrug. "No shame in being a little unprepared; you said you ran from home, right? You had the foresight to grab some things, at least."

More foresight than Charlie *Continued* To have.

"We could keep going, for now. We may get there just on the cusp of night, but if we had to, I'd show you how to set up your tent and start a fire." They gesture to Jade's bag on the ground. "We can also just... Set up a camp now, if you want."

Charlie didn't have a preference: if it was only them, they'd keep going until they'd want to drop unconcious. With Jade being here, though, they'd at least get a chance to relax. Maybe even sleep in a tent, for once.
Kaitlyn
"I think we can rest here if you'd like but I am good to walk a bit more." She offered, not really having much of a preference, she wasn't even sure if she would be permanently in Briar Ridge yet. Just depends. She knelt down to get her bag gathered back together. "Who knows, maybe we'll reach the town, it can't be much longer right?" Truthfully Jade was restless. She was excited and the anticipation was killing her. 

"Charlie, when we get to town, do you think we'll still be friends, I mean obviously we'll make other friends and all but we'll still hang out. I hope" She offered a small smile as she continued along, maybe they would make it out of the woods before nightfall, admittedly the woods at night freaked her out. She couldn't see anything and there was never anyway to tell what would lurk in the dark. 

"I'm getting excited though, a new place just waiting to be discovered" She offered a smile.
Richard
Again, Jade's eagerness for a friend surprises Charlie. It's endearing, of course, but Charlie isn't... The best choice, surely? There will be others in the town, people who are better than they are, *Kinder* Than they are. People who haven't-

***STOP.***

"...I hope so too, Miss Jade." They don't have the heart to deny her, but they don't believe in themself enough to affirm, either. "Town shouldn't be that far out, now."

A new place to be discovered, maybe a new home for both of them. At the very least, they hope it can be a home for Jade. She seems the type of gal to deserve a good one.
Sabra
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