Cross had left home earlier in his X-Tale car so he could enjoy the outdoors before going to his training. He took a walk and practiced some marksmanship by throwing his bone knives at some tree as he walked. When he noticed the time he realized that it was a little early, so he sat under a tree and prepared to take a nap:

"I guess there won't be any problem if I sleep for a while..."

Cross sat against the tree and put his hands behind his head, closing his sockets to sleep for a while. Despite being dozing, he remained in tactical mode and attentive to any danger, since he was not going to let himself be caught off guard. After a while, he heard footsteps, it was Ink. Cross noticed it instantly and said, still in his resting position:

"Nice try, Ink. You know you'll never be able to scare me."