[she nods, and the ground rumbles under their feet just briefly, as if the earth itself was responding to her stress. she quickly composes herself though, not wanting to let her emotions get the better of her. even though she was so, incredibly worried about Cody, and what it might mean without her there to protect him...

no. that's just going to make it worse. that's just going to make more tremors begin.]

That's not surprising. If you had, you most likely wouldn't be here.

[the panic is surging back, but she's trying to keep her face calm.]

Hopefully with more people here, we'll be able to figure it out.