Andy was swearing to himself as he ran, using words a kid of his age really shouldn't have known. To him, the alleyway was perfectly visible, if not particularly light.<br/><br/>'Figures! Once again the Reynarder sniffs the lighter. When a teenage protagonist gets sucked into an alternate world in peril, they normally get to save it, usually because the inhabitants are suffering from plot induced fail! And they usually quickly acquire either awesome kung fu, the plot sword of shiny, the mystic mcguffin, incredible magical powers, or the uber suit of powered armour, sometimes all of the above! And while we're at it, a cute magical girlfriend wouldn't go amiss!<br/><br/>'But not, me. I get dumped in a world where the humans will shoot me with relish, and the monsters will eat me without! All I have is a scout knife. I don't even make a good distraction! I hope that lady gets away, somehow, not that I can do anything more... but I'll try!' He was almost level with a crossways alley that would let him out near the soldiers...<br/><br/>('sniff the lighter' - an Framework (Internet) meme where he comes from, based on an old PSA video of the dangers of abusing lighter fluid, involving a zippo lighter. Equivalent to accomplishing nothing or 'zippo'! Only dregs and nulls sniff the lighter.)