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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Mar 30, 2013 22:05:51 GMT -8
Patti snuck back out to the comm center. She was STARVING and she knew that half a brownie was just going to make that worse. Still, she hoped it would help with the pain, which occasionally threatened to take her to her knees.
She waved at Ash as she headed directly to the food area. She took a hunk of slightly stale bread and a large cup of water, before joining Ash and Alex."Glad to see your you today, kiddo. Let's try to keep it that way, eh?" She offered a friendful smile.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 30, 2013 22:06:57 GMT -8
Marie- "Excuse me everybody, thank you. Excuse me, thank you. Yes. Seth will be coming in to make a speech, but he is a little ill, so you'll need to be quiet to hear him. Thank you." Thierry and Davin came in with Seth in a wheelchair, hoisted the chair onto the stage, and helped set him up. People hushed in anticipation.
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Post by Dr. Jar on Mar 30, 2013 22:10:54 GMT -8
Ashley had wandered away from Alex a little bit, probably go to find her, but returns when he spots her hair somewhere back, far back, he was pretty sure. "...Patti...are you alright?" He seemed to mean more of the recent events than anything else, though he was pretty sure the answer was no with all of this. He wasn't even sure he was alright anymore, he had just become numb to all the horror that had happened so soon. "...Alex, don't feel bad, maybe we should discuss this later." He hushed for the speech.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Mar 30, 2013 22:13:15 GMT -8
Patti suddenly found herself glad to be out and about. She would have hated to miss the announcement. She hoped that at least part of it was a council meeting for later that day.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Mar 30, 2013 22:47:14 GMT -8
Seth tried to stand, but Thierry put a firm hand on his shoulder and shook his head. Seth laughed weakly and stayed in the chair. Seth- "Well that's embarrassing. Okay-- Sorry for my voice, I'll try to keep this short for all of us.
I'm really proud of all the courage, compassion and fortitude everyone showed last night. We are still piecing together exactly what happened, but we know these things...
There was a large group of monsters-- ghosts, zombies, demons... They almost certainly came from Queenanne, where they wiped out another settlement. The barriers were compromised, and a distraction kept our guards from noticing the oncoming monsters. They were possibly being silenced supernaturally. The breach was at the front door, which was opened by force and the barricades removed. This wasn't anything anyone could have foreseen, it was some sort of concerted effort on the monsters parts, and used some kind of magic to do so.
Monsters came from two directions, from the roof, and mostly from the stairs, as you all know. Many people were injured, and sadly some people didn't make it. Colonel Teddy and Eli Tangeman were killed by monsters. We are going to give them a proper burial, and have some kind of service. We all send our greatest sympathies to those that were close to them.
More people could have been killed, but something abruptly put an end to the attack. An... experimental use of magic seems to have worked, but we're not sure about the details. We are certainly going to look more into this.
Now the nitty-gritty...
The monsters have really done a number on this place. We have a nearby building that we will prepare for people to sleep in. Some might say, why don't we all just move over there and leave this place behind? After discussing with the council, I will say this... If you want to stay in the new building, that's fine. I even think it's a good idea for some people to stay there in case of future emergencies. However, this is our building. We all worked to make this place as comfortable and safe as we could, why should we let monsters take it from us? We've all survived here working together. I think it will be the ultimate insult to our enemies for us to rebuild. Thierry, want to describe some of the details?"
Thierry- "There is a lot of work to do, obviously we need to get all the bodies out of here. Stevie is leading this effort. We are going to move them all outside, and burn them. The carpets will all need to be torn out and..." Thierry described some of the minutiae while Seth drank water, and recovered some energy. Thierry ceded the floor to him to finish his speech. Seth- "We did it. We had tragic losses, we were hurt badly and our building was damaged. Yet, we were not overrun. A nearby enclave was not so lucky. We lived. We are still here in this building, and we destroyed many of the monsters. Your courage saved lives. Know that I and many others, are going to work our asses off to get this place in order, make it safer, and get everyone back on their feet.
We don't know why this attack happened. There was a notion that someone sent these monsters specifically to destroy settlements. We don't know who, but it seems likely it was either a mummy, or someone in direct contact with the mummies. We've done so much, and we're gonna have to do so much more. I know we can do it, and once Dr. Bebe takes off the shackles, I'm gonna join you. Everyone, let's say "Fuck you mummies-- this is our building!"
Thank you."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 30, 2013 22:52:26 GMT -8
Thierry and Davin helped the wheelchair down from the stage, and Marie took over wheeling duties. They began to head out of the Comm Center, though slowly, being intercepted by well wishers and the like. Marie- "Thank you, um, watch out for the wheels, OK..." Thierry started talking to people who seemed physically capable of helping with the corpse removal effort. Davin as well. Davin- "Whaddya say, kid?"
Ibi- "I'd rather not, but I will. Let's get this done quickly!"
Davin- "My thoughts exactly."
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Post by Gillsing on Mar 30, 2013 23:09:43 GMT -8
Ben figured that his sprained ankle would make him even worse at dragging corpses than he was at making them. But he still offered to help with anything that a temporarily one-legged man could do. Ben- "Fuck the mummies. This is our house."
Seth- "Yeah! We're gonna do this. Hate to have to learn everything the hard way, but I think we solved some mysteries last night. More on that later. Rock on, man. *fist bump* "
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Post by Dr. Jar on Mar 30, 2013 23:24:41 GMT -8
Ashley clapped for Seth's speech, and came up to congratulate him afterwards. "I'll stand by whatever you decide, Clemens." He offers, though it hurt to bend over, even a little bit. Seth- "Thanks man. Thierry says you were amazing out there last night, and it doesn't surprise me. Let's heal really hard so we can kick their asses sooner. "
"It is our house." He agrees to someone somewhere behind him, before attempting to help move all of the bodies. Marie- "Dr. Melange says nothing extra for you. We ought to get going."
Seth- "Okay, okay. Well, this scene is a bit awkward anyway. I keep running through that speech in my head because I'm sure I screwed up some grammar somewhere. Let's blow this popsicle stand."
Casey&Briar- "Omigod u guys Seth omigod I was like and then you were like omigod srsly!"
Seth- "Oh that's great guys I-- *coff* Oh.. my throat. G-gotta go, thx..."
Seth totally escaped, Marie as his motor.
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Post by DKender on Mar 30, 2013 23:34:25 GMT -8
Once Ashley left, Alex smiled at Patti. "Slugger has a way with words, huh? Presidents gotta be orators. Well, I'll be moving bodies today. Just need to find somebody first." He placed a hot pink origami rose next to Patti's hand. Then, Alex searched the community center for Strange Judy.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 30, 2013 23:45:52 GMT -8
Judy and Cathleen had come for the eating and went right back to business as the speech ended. Judy- "What? They let the big guy walk around without an escort. He could be punching all the kittens into next week if he turned again."
Cathleen- "Whatever. I'm not letting you out of my sight."
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Post by DKender on Mar 30, 2013 23:58:32 GMT -8
Target spotted! Initiate operation Interrogate Judy But Do It Nicely Because Her Friend Is Dead. Contact in 3, 2, 1 ..."Miss Cathleen and Judy." Alex integrated seamlessly into their social breakfast group. Seamlessly. He had a somber expression. "My condolences ... about Eli."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 31, 2013 0:00:31 GMT -8
They were only slightly startled. Judy- "Huh?"
Cathleen- "Yeah, he was our boss, but also... part of our lives. What can you do, right?"
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Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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Post by DKender on Mar 31, 2013 0:10:15 GMT -8
Be smooth!"I know some Latin prayers. Would that, um, comfort either of you? Judy? They say religious people are the ones who get possessed. Is that true? Are you religious? What's your belief system? Muslim? Christian? Jewish? Buddhist? Satanist? Wiccan? Atheist?" Whoa. Slow down! Abandon list!"Please tell me! This is important."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 31, 2013 0:13:04 GMT -8
Judy- "Whut. Huh. Oh man, my head is spinnin'."
Cathleen- "The talk in our room last night was about that subject... Yeah, I think Dr. Bebe was going to make some revisions to the big monster book based on all that. I don't know if I buy it, though. It just seems too silly..."
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