Deni has tried her hardest not to be obviously skittish. It has nothing to do with putting on a good show for the cameras (other than doing her best to help her loved ones stay convinced that there's a chance she could make it out of this, especially after making it this far), and instead has everything to do with not looking weak in front of her competition so that she doesn't come across as an easy target.

Despite that, she can't help but jerk awake at the crashing sound, coming close to hitting her head on the roof of the car she ducked into for shelter for the night. After a moment of trying to decide whether it would be safer for her to stay in the car or escape out into the desert, she opts for the latter, running through the wasteland in the hopes that she's heading in the right direction towards the (relative) safety of the middle.

The moment she comes across another person, her heart is pounding in her ears and she isn't sure if it's because she's been running for however long it's been since she started running or if it's the fear that this is how she's going to die, looking like some sort of small, scared animal. She wants to dart off and keep moving, but her feet feel like lead, keeping her where she is.