[Zetta remains in a bad mood until they visit S9. Watching Riley talk with him and teach him little games slowly chips away at her until she's closer to her default "in the Institute" state. She's tense all through the dinner with Shaun, but seeing him truly take to Riley is... a comfort. An immense comfort. But along with it is a tiny, horrible little seed of jealousy. Shaun is taking to Riley more quickly and readily than he took to her. She tries to ignore it, but the mood she's been in all day makes it impossible.
She cannot describe how relieved she is when they return to the surface.
They hike a ways to the General Atomic Galleria, where they're due to meet up with Deacon. Zetta's shoulders are still hunched, her mood sour, as they cross through the gates. The bowling alley is the most intact building, so that's where they're supposed to be going. There are crows perched up on the wall. Zetta can't tell if they're Watchers or not. She flips them off anyway. She can hear Riley laughing quietly at her as he pulls open one of the doors.]
the surface, the next day
She cannot describe how relieved she is when they return to the surface.
They hike a ways to the General Atomic Galleria, where they're due to meet up with Deacon. Zetta's shoulders are still hunched, her mood sour, as they cross through the gates. The bowling alley is the most intact building, so that's where they're supposed to be going. There are crows perched up on the wall. Zetta can't tell if they're Watchers or not. She flips them off anyway. She can hear Riley laughing quietly at her as he pulls open one of the doors.]