[Shalimar catches the turn of Alex's gaze and it doesn't take much for her to figure out the meaning. Same reason she hadn't been so fussed about finding a way out until very recently.

Still, she's not beaten yet. There's plenty still for her to lose herself to if she has to be in this place alone.]

I'm on the Perimeter Guard. Search and Rescue division. It's a little more rigid than I'm used to but it's what they gave me and honestly I'm not sure I'm cut out for anything else so it'll do.

[Plus it lets her get out of the city now and again, which keeps her roaming urges in check. Usually.]