[Shenandoah]

Robyn started patching up her arm with one hand, practice showing from the fact she seemed capable of doing such a task. "Now that that's done," she murmured to herself and to the new Player. "Few pieces of advice for you if we ever get split up... The more lit the place, the harsher the shadows are and more likely the monsters will find you. That doesn't mean you can avoid them in dark shadows completely, so you still need to watch out.

"Your sword only affects objects in the Game. That means non-Players aren't harmed nor do they see. Stay away from crowded areas as much as possible so you don't look like a lunatic. Besides, non-Players tend to make up their own stories for when you get hurt and even if you're thrown several feet backwards, they'll think you've tripped or something."

Robyn continued outlining what was possible and what wasn't when a few low-level monsters appeared. With practice that wasn't quite perfection yet, she lifted her hands despite the people that were exiting and entering the CVS and summoned her bow. One hand went to the quiver along her back and she pulled an arrow out before nocking it.

"I hate this Game," she said with fervent dislike in her tone as she drew the string back.

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"Patrick!" called the one-eyed man over his shoulder. "And it isn't much further!" He cleared the major part of downtown with Maddison on his heels and paused at the intersection of the Frontage Road alongside the highway. "Crud. Stupid traffic..." he muttered, punching the button. "Dunno 'bout you, but I think being eaten by a monster's better than getting run over by a car," he added conversationally.

Luckily, the amount of fast moving objects that could hit a monster increased on the highway, so it was rare to find any monsters on said highway. Occasionally one did go onto a busy street and cause an accident, but it was rare. The downside? Traffic tended to lessen at night, but that only happened during the wee hours of the morning.