She peaked out the door to see if any Tenebris were near. As she turned back around, Emmitt placed a small smiley face sticker on Jioni’s forehead; it caught her completely off guard. She instinctively patted the glossy sticker. Jioni suppressed a short laugh and then exited the building. She held the door and waved at Emmitt, but he was already distracted once more: he picked up an old textbook from a low shelf and began reading it. Jioni canceled her wave and gently closed the door.
Secede from Geogen. It was a good idea, one that could get her help. She looked both ways and headed toward Hippie Girl’s stand—which was several blocks away. She still needed to break the bad news to her about the building, and it would be rude to keep her hopes up. Weaponless and out in the open, Jioni hoped the journey there would be smooth.
