"...You aren't funny."

Alice steps inside the elevator and Zahn follows. She waits for the others to join them before typing in the code for orange.

There's a gentle but noticeably synthetic voice. "Access Denied."

"It looks like we're going outside after all."

Rex bounces, and immediately heads towards the ramp. "Lets goooo," he says, catching Tam's hand.

"I think I'll go do some more investigating of the library," Tamaris says.

"Borrrring," Rex announces with a grin, but drops her hand. Looks to the others and tilts his head.

"It'll be nice to get some fresh air."

"I'll come. I've already spent the morning in the library."

"You know I'm in. You gonna be okay, Tam?"

"You taught me how to throw a punch, Joss, and Daddy taught me a few tricks most people won't expect. Besides. You know Rex'll hear me scream if I need to."

Her eyes are twinkling like she's only half serious about that last.

"Alright then. I missed my morning run, so exploring outdoors will do the trick!"

"Do you want to grab bikes or explore on foot?"

"Bikes give us more range, but foot makes it easier to do a thorough sweep."

"I vote for on foot. But that's just because I don't do bikes."

"We can always explore with bikes later. I figure for today we should mostly stay within the wall anyway."

"I want to figure out if there's any way past the wall. I still don't have a good sense for how big this place is."

"Even if there is a way past that wall, I'd be concerned about what it might be built to keep out. And if there isn't a way past it, it's obviously meant to keep us in."

"There is a third type of wall. Theme parks and gated communities use walls to control access but they aren't really trying to trap people or keep out anything dangerous."

"That is true..." she agrees thoughtfully. "Hadn't really thought about those. Haven't spent much time in either..."

"Theme parks are lots of fun, I wonder if whoever built this place also built one here."

"I'm sure we'll find out," Joss notes.

"I just found the one I went to loud... Couldn't actually make it onto any of the rides..."

"Yeah I used to have issues with crowds too."

They reach the landing for the ground floor. Alice guides them out the wing with the bike racks.