Bright Smiles [Randall/Darla]
Well, shit. She really had to start keeping a better eye on the weather. The sudden rush of the wind and humid crackling in the air was some warning, but not warning enough. Darla squinted against the dust and film blowing in the rising storm, peering through for some form of shelter. There had to be something around -
There! One of those old subway entrances, leading down below. Maybe not the best choice, but at least it was actual shelter, right? Out of the storm, where she might be able to see a foot in front of her and get away from the rads. Ghouls might be a risk, or molerats, or - well, anything, really, but there didn’t seem to be many other choices.
A deep breath - immediately regretted as she choked and coughed on a lungful of dust - and she stumbled down past the creaking entrance. Dark down here, musty-smelling. Did she hear things shifting, out there in the blackness? A shudder. She took another few tentative steps inside, a hand tracing the stone of the wall...
Wait. Was that - a glow? Bright, impossibly bright for down here. Some sort of emergency light? All the one’s she’d seen were red or blue or white, not this strange greenish-yellow. Still, light was good. She perked up, daring to call out.