((I should mention as a bit of an administrative note, since I didn't really expect this to pick up again--Because Shadow Walker has left the site, Nolan and Bob probably won't be seeing any more action here. I'll leave it up to the users in his group as to whether they want to account for his disappearance somehow or just move on with it as a bit of planned obliviousness.))<br/><br/><br/>Despite only asking for one, Mathias threw three boxes down, and Helena methodically and greedily cleaned out all of them without any outward signs of hesitation. Undoubtedly her hunger was acting up, but she rationalized it by concluding that if she was going to contact more survivors, it would be best to do it on as full a stomach as she could. Natural food wouldn't do much to hold back the hunger, but at least the feeling of<span style="font-style: italic">something</span>in her stomach would help remind her that she wasn't about to die of starvation. Any possible help she could get would be welcomed, especially now; Mathias' words and resolve helped to make her realize how many people might potentially have her as their final hope for a return to normalcy.<br/><br/>For a minute or two, she considered taking the emergency exit out the back, though the parking structure. It would certainly be a less conspicuous exit, and she didn't want to alert any other hungry ones to Mathias' presence in the apartment. On the other hand, doing so might leave her with no way to get back inside. Eventually, she decided to use the front door, being very slow and carefully watching to ensure that nobody saw her unlock the door and head out. Despite all of the gunfire that she heard earlier, the streets seemed eerily quiet now.<br/><br/>Once she was sure that her exit out of the apartment building was undetected, she walked down the sidewalk without much need of fear. She headed in the direction she believed the gunfire and engine noise moved, keeping vigilant for signs of survivor and infected alike, and holding her radio close. She flipped it to the emergency station she'd heard the survivors on earlier. The total lack of any sounds of a struggle worried her greatly, but all she could do was keep walking and hope for the best.