The gaiter served the dual purpose of concealing her identity while also keeping the majority of the rising smoke out of her nose and mouth. It was no gas mask, but the fabric filtered at least some of the choking fumes while Eden followed Zero out past the broken barricade, using the cover to stay unnoticed. She didn't like how loose the compact vest was on her, but he had insisted on swapping since it made her a smaller target. And with evening fast falling, by the time they made it back out, she would blend in easily with the darkness.
So long as they got through all this alive first, anyway. But there was no point expecting the worst; if she died, she died. She'd come here for Alessandro, and she wouldn't leave until she had him in her hands. She'd waited years for this, imagining, w
