"Nah lass, you go right ahead. No doubt we've got ourselves a big day tomorrow, what with our grocery shoppin' n' all." Cole turned over to his ride side and closed his eyes. The safety was in the height of his little dwelling and that was probably one of the only things that kept him sane, knowing that as long as he didn't get clumsy and fall off, they would never get to him and he could actually get a good nights sleep most of the time.<br/><br/>-- ---------<br/><br/>Warmth of a sunbeam piercing through the treetop canopy onto Cole's face was a pleasent enough wake up. Although he was sleeping on hard wood with nothing but a sleeping bag, it was still a decent night sleep, probably one of the best he could remember since the world went to hell. He glanced over to see Peony still rolled over facing the opposite direction and thought to himself that perhaps it was just from having someone else around for once. It was an odd sense of security knowing there was someone else sleeping near you, and that was something Cole had missed for the longest time.  He couldn't help but wonder if Peony would feel the same way but he wasn't about to risk waking her up in case she was actually sleeping soundly. Nowadays though it was hard for anyone to truly sleep soundly. No matter how safe and secure you thought you were, you always had to sleep with your senses on high alert.<br/><br/>Cole took a deep breadth then got out of his bag. After rolling it up quietly he glanced over the edges to see if there were any stenches wandering around nearby; so far nothing. After rummaging through his bag for a few moments Cole finally pulled out a large map of the surrounding area. It was dirty and wrinkled but still very legible, even with all his markings of "points of interest" as they were labeled. He browsed over the map looking for the closest food source spots and took a mental note of two family owned grocery stores and a bowling alley. Further away was a few fast food places and an Olive Garden, something Cole had not had since he was only 6. After a few more minutes of planning out his routes, Cole put the map back into his bag and leaned up against the large tree trunk that was the center of his treehouse. Only minutes passed before Cole felt it was time to see if Peony was awake yet.<br/><br/>"No rush lass, but I've got a few different places for food in mind that are relatively close. Thought i'd ask for yer' take on them, in case you've already been, ya know?"