Buck lived in cargo shorts before she joined the military, now if her pants didn’t have at least side pockets she wasn’t wearing them. Her right cargo pocket was reserved for parts, small tools she was using that day. Her left cargo pocket contained a small first aid kit, narcan, and a packet of electrolyte powder. the right side of her belt held her multitool and beside it was clipped her pocket ...

The trees were different here. Varying in size and crowded together so tight you could hardly tell one apart from the other it was no surprise their leaves concealed so much about the terrain below. That did little to muffle the sound however. The forest was _alive_. A symphony of sound filled the air with chittering, croaking, snapping, fluttering and a steady dull hum. If she focused hard enough...