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Von knew that if he got caught here, he would face massive consequences. Seeing someone outside was something he hadn't accounted for in any way.
'Who is she?' He thought, staring at the girl.
But as he looked at her, Von began to notice a lot of details. More importantly, she looked just as terrified as he did.
'She's scared too,' Von realised, his mind racing to put the pieces together. 'And she's out here in the middle of the night. She's also breaking the quarantine, so she can't report me without exposing herself.'
The girl remained frozen for a while, just staring at him like a deer caught in headlights. After a long moment of neither of them moving, Von decided to take the initiative to break the silence.
He stepped forward, sliding his hands casually into the pockets of his dirty blue pants. He made sure to act as natural and confident as possible.
