Her first encounter with the infected. Ashleigh was, to say the least, not enjoying herself. Coming here she knew the dangers, the risks that came with this mission. You cannot simply walk into someone's home unannounced and expect to have a warm welcoming, right? Why would that be any different to mindless husks.<br/><br/>As the scientist ran with those that came with her, she could never bring herself to raise the weapon that Hackett had given her. The notion that these were people, humans with daily lives and families, all of this stopped her from sending bullets flying in the horde's direction. There were words shouted out from this way and that. Whether they were instructions or not escaped Ashleigh, as her feet just told her to keep running.<br/><br/>With the night vision monocle off and away from her face, now bobbing along with her stride by her neck, Ashleigh couldn't really tell that she had outran the group that was so focused on keeping her safe. She wasn't sure just how far she was, nor did she care, as her running away from the fighting was the only thing on her mind.