<div style="text-align: center">《 Tobias 》&amp;《 Rachel 》<br/>
<i>Location: Outside Abendblume main building <br/>
Addressing: Armando, Kennedy </i>​</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify">Rachel had reached a boiling point. Her top was blown and foamy water poured over the edges, flowing down onto a ring of hot metal that hissed and steamed in response.<br/>
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All she could focus on was Armando and how badly she wanted to hurt him. She was not very strong and of average size in stature, but with the amount of pure rage she felt, Rachel was sure she could accomplish <i>something</i>. Armando didn’t have to return to Hale with both of his eyebrows and all of his fingers.<br/>
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The scratch across his cheek was satisfactory enough, for now, as Tobias held her in a vice grip, his arms constricting around her frame.<br/>
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“You are despicable. You disgusting, heinous <i>asshole</i>!” She screamed. “How can you do this to your friends?! How can you support this, Armando?"<br/>
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Her words fell on deaf ears as Armando pulled his radio to his ear. Rachel screamed out of frustration, hoping whoever was on the other side of the walkie would hear her frustrations. Maybe they would think that she had been shot or injured and come rescue her from this brutal nightmare.<br/>
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Rachel was breathing heavily with exertion when Kennedy came upon them. He used his <i>gentle voice</i> on her and suddenly she felt like she was supposed to be laying on a plush, leather sofa in Tobias’ office. She glared at him, her brow furrowed. She felt Tobias’ grip loosen around her, but she knew he wouldn’t release her, not while Armando was standing where she could get her claws on him.<br/>
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“This is not <i>bad</i>,” she responded, her jaw clenched. “This is catastrophic. This is Hale dropping an atomic bomb without giving as much as a warning to run. We’re not out here to earn a Boy Scout badge and catch butterflies, Kenn. People are going to die. Our friends are going to die.”<br/>
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Tobias caught Kennedy’s gaze over the top of Rachel’s head before he looked down at her, rubbing the sides of her arms with his hands. “Kennedy is right. There are people out here that need us.” There was nothing that could be done about the individuals that remained inside Abendblume. Hale had a small medical team that could see to almost all of their pains and ailments.<br/>
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Out here, though? All they had were each other. They needed to locate the folks they would be stranded with and assess the strengths and weaknesses of their new tribe.<br/>
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Without providing time for a response or the opportunity to catch a second wind, Tobias nodded to Kennedy as he stepped away with Armando and guided his own sister towards the shuttle. He kept an arm wrapped firmly around her shoulders until they were far enough away that it would take a dead sprint for her to get to Armando.<br/>
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If she was that dedicated to harming him, then who was Tobias to stop her?<br/>
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“I can’t promise that things are going to be okay.” Tobias addressed his sister as they walked, the gentle breeze running through his hair as he glanced in her direction. “But I can promise you that they’ll never be the same. They’ll actually probably be worse, so we have that to look forward to.” He affectionately rubbed her back, smiling as she bit back a laugh.​</div>