/sidles in
[vanessa hates being stuck in the shelter. granted, she hates being stuck in the prison period, but she hates being stuck in the shelter most of all. she'd never been allowed outside of the nightray manor back home in reveille, save for the years she spent at the academy, and she would be damned if she was forced to stay inside in this godforsaken prison she was trapped in.
thus, the outside excursion. she didn't have a destination in mind, just let her feet take her where they wanted to go. she hadn't bothered to explore the place her first day here - elliot had given her a brief tour, yes, but she'd been more focused on making sure her little brother was okay than absorbing the details of this place.
eventually, she ends up near the koi pond, her blue eyes focusing on the elegant fish swimming back and forth (and not on the other person already there). vanessa can't help but huff in annoyance]