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By the looks of things, you don't have the privilege of time to think this through. But you can't afford to rush out half-cocked either. You take a quick look around the playground, but don't find anything out of the ordinary aside from the emptiness. It's pretty silent in general & something definitely feels very off about this whole situation. One thing is for certain: you can't stay here. There are four directions you can go. To the North is a big school that looks rather like a prison. Perhaps you could hide out there & fortify yourself. There is also a road going along the left side of the park that leads to an intersection. To the South is a bunch of houses along that long road. It looks discrete enough. To the West is a plain behind a fence. This would probably be the best place to hide from whatever you may have to hide from. There is also a railroad cutting horizontally behind the playground. To the East is a lone gas station at the bottom of a hill & more railroad. The railroad elevates over the road here, so lt might be safer than the forest, but the cover isn't as good. You don't think you have much time before something bad happens. Which direction would you like to go in?