[ She lets him set the pace as they make their way toward the outskirts, in search of those that they can aid. It's not as if she's opposed to continuing to offer succor to the masses here, but in light of somewhat recent events back home and the fact that neither of them have much if any medical background--that route makes sense.

And maybe there's a part of her that wants to protect him from the carnage laid out before them. ]

Neither do I. Well, not really anyway. If I've got any kind of 'detective's aptitude,' it's cause I had to. It's the only way I was gonna find answers.

[ It's funny. Something that would have been a guarded subject in life was somehow free game here in her unlife. Having people know what she was up do doesn't matter much here, since she highly doubts who or whatever was behind the event she was investigating would have found their way here.

Watching as Jonas checks a nearby woman's pulse, Hibiki moves to crouch down next to her as well, her attention focused on the prone woman--until he talks about people not listening to him. She stares at him in quiet surprise. Why would people just... He's a good kid, that isn't right.

But at least she can make sure that there's somebody here who will always listen. ]

...I can probably carry her on my back. I don't wanna take her too far away from here in case she needs to be looked at, but if we move toward the city, we can probably find somebody to keep an eye on her. [ The small blonde shifts, bending forward a bit before giving Jonas a vague thumbs up. ] Think you can boost her up?