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The girl didn't sound too sympathetic to Shannon's troubles, but he didn't blame her. She was a Player so she had been through the same thing right? He just put on the bravest face he could manage and nodded at her request for money.
He pulled out his wallet that he luckily still had in his pocket.
"If there's one thing I usually tend to have, it's a bit of money," he said with a wry smile.

He followed her as she walked towards the closest pharmacy, just listening to her advice.
Shannon had his sword gripped tightly in his sweating hands, turning his head every way to look out for more of the Game's monsters.
He had to be brave and be able to fight whatever popped out of the shadows. This girl was hurt and she shouldn't have to injure herself more for his sake. However, his vision was impaired from the cracks in his glasses. He grimaced, took them off, and threw them on the ground. He could see well enough without them at the moment, and he could just pick up another pair when they got to the store.
Every shadow looked as if it wee about to turn into another nightmarish creature and attack to Shannon. Perhaps this Game was aiming to turn him crazy.

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Maddison let out a laugh at his words.
"What? You think I didn't know that?" she asked as the stallion came back for another charge. She just rolled off to the side while the hammer guy struck it in it's backside.
The horse didn't seem to slow down much though, and when her fellow Player asked about the option of fleeing she scowled.
"I already ran from this thing once, I hate to do it again. But you're right. It would be stupid to stick around any longer, and I'm not THAT stupid," she agreed.
Maddison dispelled her spear and turned to the red-head.
"You have a place in mind where we can catch our breath?"