Because the solemn grounds aren’t all that close to the city, and while there probably are forms of transport available nobody is willing to offer it to someone who is clearly going there intending to smash things up. He knows better than to ask. Getting arrested is going to help exactly nobody. Which means going by foot.
Which means a couple-hours walk across a chroma-draining landscape.
Which isn’t ideal.
He makes it about a half hour out of the city before he needs to stop to rest, and then that just a second to catch his breath becomes full-on sitting on the floor huffing with exertion. Almost like he didn’t think this through and just tried to take action, any action, as immediately as possible to avoid thinking about that last exchange too much.
GUESS WHAT DUDES IT’S ACTION NOW
Because the solemn grounds aren’t all that close to the city, and while there probably are forms of transport available nobody is willing to offer it to someone who is clearly going there intending to smash things up. He knows better than to ask. Getting arrested is going to help exactly nobody. Which means going by foot.
Which means a couple-hours walk across a chroma-draining landscape.
Which isn’t ideal.
He makes it about a half hour out of the city before he needs to stop to rest, and then that just a second to catch his breath becomes full-on sitting on the floor huffing with exertion. Almost like he didn’t think this through and just tried to take action, any action, as immediately as possible to avoid thinking about that last exchange too much.
Pretty much exactly like that, really. ]