It took a moment for Melanie to make a decision. On one hand she knew it would be interesting to see the trouble Ellie and Ross would get into. She almost felt the need to look after them. At the same time she didn’t want to get caught up in any more mischief as she had already lost her temper once and would definitely have a bad headache in the morning.<br/><br/>Melanie felt like a lightweight sometimes and alcohol didn’t always agree with her especially since she had to skip out on the meal she had ordered. The pirate wasn’t the most skilled fighter either if they got in a dicey situation. Although having the ultimate brass knuckle gave her a literal hand up on her opponents, it was easy to take advantage of her mistakes when she didn’t react quickly enough. It wasn’t like Melanie was fighting everyday since most of her time was spent mulling over maps.<br/><br/>“I think it best t’ head back. Don’t feel obligated to follow me, though. I don’t want t’ burden the fun,” the girl watched as Ellie fully disappeared down the alley. Melanie started to walk in the opposite direction back towards the pubs. She expected Scarlet to follow her. The pirate stopped herself before walking in front of the bustling pub they had left only a little while before. To her right was an alley that didn’t seem like a poor idea as a detour. The man she punched earlier or any of his buddies could still be inside<br/><br/>Before Melanie could make a decision someone darted past her and took off down towards the shrubbery and forest.<br/><br/>“Oi! watc-” hot on the figures trail were more than a couple cloaked pursuers. They all roughly bumped into her and she slammed into the brick wall of the alley. “Watch where you’re running!” the girl kicked out her foot and caught the last cloak. The figure stumbled but caught themself before falling completely. Melanie instantly realized her second mistake of the evening as the mystery person turned and seemed to glare up as their buddies continued the chase.