The radio is a slight surprise, and Melanie takes it, turning it between her hands for a close examination. It's not exactly like the walkie-talkie she'd used before, but it's similar enough that she quickly ascertains how it works. And if she's not mistaken, this switch will deliver an obnoxious burst of noisy static.
"This is good," she says with a tentative smile. Then, "Once I throw this, just follow me. My room's halfway down this hall, on the left."
Slipping back into the liquid mosey she's developed, Melanie edges around the corner and toward the group of hungries. She wants to get past them before she throws anything - better not to draw their attention toward Daniel's hiding place at all, even if only for a second.
It's a few tense minutes before she's passed the cluster and found a doorway she can duck into. From there, it's only the work of a moment to flick that switch - the resulting hiss of static is all the louder after the eerie silence - and wing the little radio down the hall. She presses back a little as the hungries stampede past her, then ducks out of the doorway and makes a beeline for her room.
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"This is good," she says with a tentative smile. Then, "Once I throw this, just follow me. My room's halfway down this hall, on the left."
Slipping back into the liquid mosey she's developed, Melanie edges around the corner and toward the group of hungries. She wants to get past them before she throws anything - better not to draw their attention toward Daniel's hiding place at all, even if only for a second.
It's a few tense minutes before she's passed the cluster and found a doorway she can duck into. From there, it's only the work of a moment to flick that switch - the resulting hiss of static is all the louder after the eerie silence - and wing the little radio down the hall. She presses back a little as the hungries stampede past her, then ducks out of the doorway and makes a beeline for her room.