leans against you, enjoying the coolness just as much as you.

Welcome respite from the heat? Coolness in the midst of summer. It sounds nice; it is nice.

that this is as relaxed as he's been for a long, long while...

It's good to relax now and then. Let off some steam in a peaceful way. ^_^

Yes, it is...but I hear hypocricy within your words. Letting off steam *peacefully*?

Like a balloon held tight - no flying around. Losing pent-up air slowly, carefully.

*likes the imagery and closes his eyes* I see...that would be nice...

Oh, it is. It is.

After the war, it

certainly is nice to have found somebody you were on the same side with.

There's no need of fighting over rations.

chuckles, giving Anya a small ruffle to the hair before a dreamy gaze settles in his eyes.

"Perhaps we should go find more people to become our comrades?"

"Indeed. Preferably former allies." She wraps her arms around one of his. "I also found one of the shelters you'd built before the war."

"It's still in one piece, that's what amazes me." She paused then corrected it. "Not that I doubt your skills, but a missile'd landed...

nods sternly in agreement. "Definitely former allies. It is hard to trust strangers nowadays." He idly pats her hand that was around his arm

and couldn't help but smile at her words. "I take no offence to that. And if you'd show me where it is, I'd be grateful. My memory seems to

be failing me at this moment..."

perks a little. "I found it a few hours back. It's got some old food packets in it, the tasteless dehydrated stuff, but they're still...

searches for the word. "Food. Yes."

"And I also found a few crates of vegetables that have low radiation levels, and they're all stacked up inside the shelter."

"It's a few meters from here. To the south-west." Pauses for a minute. "The only problem I found was a leaky tap."

"I'd wrapped a cloth around it, but..." She squirms a little, embarrassed. Fixing things was not her sphere at all.

her a gentle squeeze of her hand and a soft smile. "Let me assure you that you've done more than enough. There is no one that I would depend

on more than you." He starts to walk in the direction that Anya said. "And do not worry about the tap. I'll fix it."

nods, standing up too. "So I suppose I shall try and find more safe food." It wouldn't be very easy, granted.

"Yes, that would be best." He picks up his speed, suddenly realising that the sky was darkening quicker than he had expected.

shivers. "Dust storm. We need to get underground." She quickens her pace too.

Once she gets to the hatch, she heaves it open, and motions for Ivan to get inside. The dust clouds are visible now, on the horizon.