Shamus, having used all of his reserves in the pinch, stumbled backwards on to the ground, barely able to move from all the exertion. "No, I've gotta make it to Marcus, Cecil will have his comings in a bit!" Shamus said between gasps of air as he paced slowly towards his brother, who was stopping himself from falling into the grinder with what little remained of his stamina.<br/><br/>Marcus' vision faded in and out, seeing only the shadow of an approaching figure as he felt himself slipping. The dull hammering of his legs stripped another layer of his will power every second, the pain ignored only because fatigue had taken a higher toll from him. Marcus was had just let his hand slip when the firm grasp of a large hand began to pull him up, stumps and all, from the grinder's hole, before he blacked out.<br/><br/>......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br/><br/>Nikolai and Revenant walked forward down the track, no fatigue showing upon the men's faces, though the day had certainly been a long one.<br/><br/>Nikolai has once more fallen into a stupor of boredom, with little more to do then ponder what he'd do the next day, when they finally caught up with the train. "Revenant, what are the chances of survival, given all that you've currently seen of the creatures out there?" Nikolai said with a careless tone, asking more so for entertainment then actual worry. "And, given the possibility that we may survive, what would you do?"<br/><br/>Revenant thought silently for a moment, before responding his his general blank tone. "The creatures seem to be vaguely intelligent, at least to a tribal level in some cases, this is easy to bypass if you know how to move quietly, cover your sent and figure. A group is alot harder to keep alive, you cannot react for your fellows, you can't control their movements. The percentage lowers, as firepower means when the creatures are seemingly infinite." Revenant said as he held his hand upon his holster, his cold expression hidden behind the helmet he knew so well. "Our chances as a group, my chances alone are higher. Still, for now I'll follow."<br/><br/>Nikolai sighed as he twirled his revolver around his finger, before firing it several times at the sky with little more than a shrug, garnering no reaction from Revenant. "It's just not as fun to do that when someone isn't chastising you for wasting ammo or alerting hostiles."