Takeshi Kurotsuki, Crystal Steel, Alimah Raneem

Alimah opened her eyes slowly seeing her knees and forearms that were bended below them. When she was slightly awake she heard Leniro's voice and it brought her fully into alertness.

Alimah stretched out her legs along the floor, and then realized sleeping in a sitting position may not have been the best idea. Her back felt stiff and her neck was aching. She got up slowly, and started to work her limbs.

The finder stood upwards to stretch, gathering up her own equiptment while folding the blanket neatly, her habit. She looked over at Alimah to smile sleepily, rolling her shoulder and twisting her neck.

"Morning, Alimah. Sleep well? Or do you need some help getting the stiffness out?"

She looked up at her teammates voice and smiled a little. "Good morning Crystal; and it's okay, I'm better now."

Alimah bent down, taking up her pack and the blanket before folding it and placing it into the bag.

She rubbed at her stomach as it growled softly, causing a light blush to spread over her face. Crystal was really hungry, although, she always was.

"Breakfast is always good at any time of the day."

The finder then started to wander around the igloo, going over to where the food was stored to rummage around, picking up some items that she would like to eat.

Walking back into the warmth provided by the igloo, Takeshi sat down at at a corner of the sanctuary. A part of him itched to get going, but it was more important to get something to eat for energy. Setting down his equipment next to him, the finder watched as the others rummage for their shares of food.

Munching on an apple, Crystal spoke through her bites carefully, not wanting to waste the food or seem rude.

"Should we search on our own or seperately? I mean...what if someone gets in trouble and no one's there to help them? That wouldn't be good."

Alimah stood drinking some hot chocolate and took a sandwich to eat.

She was listening to what was being said "I agree. Innocence might be causing the Polar bears to act strangely correct? Someone could get hurt. However, being separated could make the search go faster."

Her head dipped in a nod as the girl continued to munch.

"That's true. Although, I'm not bothered by the cold like everyone else seems to be...it's sort of strange."

"It's better to be safe than sorry," Takeshi inputs his word into the conversation. He had a small bowl of warm soup in front of him to help fight off the cold, temporarily. Finishing his soup, Takeshi gave a short bow to the guide, thanking him for the food.

"T-Thank you."

Crystal bowed towards the guide as well, feeling grateful. She then bundled herself up tightly and prepared to start searching amongst the big drifts of snow, her eyes shining with excitment.

Takeshi trudged through the snow towards Crystal's left, looking to find indentations in the snow. The weather certainly did not make it too difficult to see the ground, though the constant light shining off of the snow could be annoying.

Alimah stopped walking and stood behind Takeshi and Crystal. She looked around at the noise, not seeing anything. She squinted at the distance to see if her vision would be better.

Takeshi stopped in his tracks when the roar echoed throughout the snowy desert. Which way did it come from? The call came as a surprise: he was not prepared to hear it, thus incapable of making a decision of where it could have come from.

"Which way?" he asked, though the likelihood of the others being able to figure it out is slim.

Crystal, on the other hand, had closed her eyes and began to listen. She shuffled the noises through her brain until only the echo was left, opening them after to just start walking straight ahead. The finder was making a bet on where the noise came from but was certain that she was right.

Takeshi pulled his right arm from under the sling that held his pack to his back, and rummaged through its contents briefly, seeing if there was anything that could be used to help the three. Binoculars... Oh, just something!

Takeshi pulled the tool out of his pack, placing it to his eyes and scanned the landscape in all directions, taking his time to carefully check for abnormalties in this mainly flat location. Moving objects in the distance was what he was looking for.

Crystal was just stepping ahead, carefully making no noise on the snow. She marveled at the beauty of it, having fallen just like powder to rest gently on the ground in drifts. The sun didn't even hurt her eyes and she gazed around in wonder to then blink as a hazy memory floated into her mind. Of what it was, she didn't know. But nevertheless, they were looking for abnormalities. Not long forgotten momories of the past.

"Do you see anything?" Alimah asked Takeshi, a hint of hope in her voice, as she saw him looking through his binoculars. It would be nice if they could find tracks in the snow, anything at least.