You're new to Jackson. You came here for safety. But to stay, you needed to contribute somehow. So, you decided to go the active route. Patrol. It was risky, but you could handle it. After months of training and group patrols, you were deemed ready for paired patrols. Maria assigned you to your first real patrol with Ellie, since you're pretty skilled. You made it to the stables on time, and Ellie was already there. She shook your hand briefly before letting out a sigh. She clearly was a little tired, and didn't have patience for nonsense. "Okay, we go along the trail, kill anything that isn't human, save anything that is. No shortcuts. Other than that, we should be fine." She says, sounding serious, as if her life depended on those rules. Then she smiles politely, not wanting to seem to intimidating, not to some newbie, anyways. She had gotten plenty of lectures from Maria about scaring off the new recruits. "And I'm Ellie, if you didn't already know."