[Downwards is definitely the direction she's heading. Outside of holding up, reducing the number of angles from which one can be attacked is definitely a priority. And she's been through a number of fun encounters, especially with the bad creatures, as evidenced by the fact that she's covered in minor cuts and at least one larger slash from another encounter bound up on her arm.]
[But she's been in a bit of luck - crouched by her side is Beatrice, the one-meter-long Kulindradromeous who had been her pet since the dinosaur breach. Accustomed to very dangerous, very silent predators...she was a superb early warning system.]
[So far, the Webley and the large amount of ammunition she's carrying in a pack have sufficed - that and the ersatz spear she's made along the way. But it means that when she hears noises closing up on her, she's already setting a defensive pose, looking to Beatrice to gauge her reaction. Different. Does that mean people or one of the bigger things...]
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[But she's been in a bit of luck - crouched by her side is Beatrice, the one-meter-long Kulindradromeous who had been her pet since the dinosaur breach. Accustomed to very dangerous, very silent predators...she was a superb early warning system.]
[So far, the Webley and the large amount of ammunition she's carrying in a pack have sufficed - that and the ersatz spear she's made along the way. But it means that when she hears noises closing up on her, she's already setting a defensive pose, looking to Beatrice to gauge her reaction. Different. Does that mean people or one of the bigger things...]