Re: Diner Escape: Gwen, Flash (+Jason & The League NPCs)
Gwen listened. She was leaning back against a tree trunk now, back pressed against the wood and her breath as quiet as she could make it. She was at the point where she would need to cross an area that had thin woods, and she wanted to know where everyone was before she attempted it. She was standing there, listening, and she realized someone was behind her. Totally illogical, but she sensed him. One assailant, far left, through the copse of trees there. He would reach her in approximately 1.5 minutes, and she needed to make a decision immediately.
She listened to the altercation in her ear, and it was totally distracting. She reached up, turned the earpiece volume down, and focused. Right, and she ran and breakneck speed. The cold ground was slippy around her, but she traversed the worst spots without thought, instinctively knowing where they were.
When she heard the car (which totally just sounded like super-loud impact at a distance), she panicked, which resulted in an absolute dearth of thought on her part. Something grazed her shoulder, and she jerked left and managed to incur only a flesh wound. And that opening was ahead, and that opening was super bad news. The tree up ahead had a thick trunk and fat branches, and she wasn't thinking at all when she jumped and grabbed the lowest branch (which was still way above her head). If her grip was way too steady and good, she didn't notice. She hoisted herself up without thinking, then jumped and did the same thing twice more, until she had a good perch high up in the thick and bare tree.
Below her, that guard with the handcannon was walking slowly, looking for her, but he hadn't looked up yet.