Guy jumped out of the bus right after Anise, landing with a surprising grace despite the circumstances. He found his friend backed up against the side of the bus, and right as Anise spoke Guy glanced up and saw the swooping wings of one of "those birds."

He moved away from the bus to make room for any other exiting patients. "Guess that isn't a big surprise," he muttered, half to Anise and half to himself. Couldn't Landel have at least aimed for some originality? Then again, maybe he should be glad it was at least something familiar and he'd know what to expect.

Guy remembered the conversations that had sprung up after this had happened the last time, though. People had gotten into long discussions about the attack patterns, and a certain conclusion had been made. His face fell into a deeper frown. "I'm pretty sure both of us are going to be targets," he warned Anise. "We need to try and make it back up to the institute." At least if they got a roof over their heads they wouldn't need to worry about being pecked to death.