Chapter Eleven
Back in the monitoring room, Ruaridh and Gwynn were slouched over there, seats throwing a ball back and forth between them. The silence was broken by their colleague entering the room
"Mornin' lads! How's the teams progressing" She greeted them in an unusually chipper voice.
"Where were you?" Ruaridh asked, frowning. Gwynn ignored him and answered.
"Should be wrapping up in ten minutes or so, depending on how long it takes them to not die and find the treasure."
"Darn." the blue-haired woman stamped the heel of her boot against the floor. "Too late to take bets, then."
"Lafayette, we can't make bets on students." Ruaridh said, narrowing his eyes. She turned and winked at him,
"Oh you know I was joking." He rolled his eyes,
"Why do I not believe that?" Gwynn sensing conflict on the horizon butted in to change the subject,
"So how about we see how these students are doing." Ruaridh and Lafayette turned to look at the monitors, one was locked onto Scarlet and Timothy who were laying down suppressing fire, while the other showed Brett and co still running away and the last was showing Ryu and Nathan inside a dark cave.
"What's with that team," Lafayette said while pointing at Brett, "They do know they are supposed to fight it right?"
"I think there is more to that one then he's letting show." Ruaridh said, leaning back in his chair some more.
"Why's that?" Lafayette asked.
"I think I see what are associate means," Gwynn said zooming the camera out, "If he wanted to out run it he easily could but instead he's keeping it within a set range, matching its speed."
"Is he trying to tire it out? Can you tire out a Grimm?" Lafayette asked this time to Gwynn specifically.
"Yes I think that too, whether or not it's successful will be interesting though."
"Where did the twins go?" Ruaridh said pointing at the screen.
"They are right," he paused while mousing over the map "Mmmm... Where the heck are those two?" Lafayette giggled,
"Good work student observer." Gywnn, stilling searching was getting a little flustered now "May I remind you that, that is also your job too."
Ping
Gwynn let off a motion detector.
"Ah ha... What are they doing over there?"
Lafayette peered over his shoulder. "Where they at?"
"They seem to be moving quickly towards Scarlet's team.
"I wonder what devious plan they have."
