[Ellie isn't the only one wandering through the trees armed to the teeth, and her voice piercing the air causes Janine to freeze in place, shotgun lowered to about waist-height-- not quite ready to fire, but close enough that it can be should things take a wrong turn.

Things often seemed to take a wrong turn these days.

She doesn't reveal herself immediately, at least not visibly, but her voice is calm and even, accent crisp and sounding just a little weary as she weighs in. She doesn't know this girl from Adam, but shouting at their captors is bound to get them nowhere fast.]

Perhaps you should keep your voice down. Assuming they don't already know exactly where we are, it's likely in our best interest not to alert them.

[She lowers her gun so that it's hanging at her side, safety on as she appears from behind a tree, having been waiting with her back pressed up against the trunk when she'd heard footsteps running in her direction.]

Even if they do know, we'd do well to keep our heads. Are you injured?