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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Feb 12, 2013 10:52:31 GMT -8
Alex's appearance meant her lapse had been noticed. She tried to tough it out, hide the emotion. "I'm fine." When she looked at him he looked on the verge of death, half sympathetic, half accusing. She stomped harder on the pedals to escape her head fucking with her, through exhaustion or death.
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Post by DKender on Feb 12, 2013 11:35:31 GMT -8
"Patti! Hands flare, do you in case?" Whoaaa. Let's try that again. Slowly. "Patti. Do. You have. A flare handy? In case. We need. It?"
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Feb 12, 2013 11:49:36 GMT -8
Patti pulled one of the flares from her shotgun pouch an waved it in the air without a word. She dropped it back in and returned her hand to the handlebars.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 12, 2013 18:00:22 GMT -8
There was some obstruction on Stewart. It was another wall o' cars. But someone had previously cleared a path through part of it but driving or forcing vehicles out of the way. It wasn't a large path, but they rolled right through to the next part of 9th. They were at the north end of the Greyhound station, and the back side where the few remaining buses were parked was easy to spot.
On the way in, though, they had to pass a mob of about two dozen zombies.
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Post by DKender on Feb 12, 2013 22:24:51 GMT -8
The swarming zombies reminded Alex of something. Oh, yeah! His parents used to have a little backyard koi pond. He loved to feed the fish and watch them swarm pellets like they hadn't eaten in weeks. Those koi were beautiful. Yellow and orange scales, whiskered faces, marble-like eyes... And suddenly, he was face-to-face with a zombie. Well, it didn't have much of a face left. Alex dodged clumsily and smacked the monster's head with the butt of his sledgehammer. He slammed into a another with his shoulder, knocking it down. The others were starting to gather ... ... and he was suddenly standing against a bus, swinging at two zombies with his sledgehammer AND crowbar. Christ. Did he black out? Nearby, the women were also fighting. Many of the zombies behind Greyhound had been thoroughly offed, and their bodies were scattered across the area. Feeling dazed, Alex joined Sandy, Sonya, and Patti. He moved closer to the building and tested the door, unsure whether they'd be luckier if it was unlocked or sealed. ((OOC: If I'm amiss in my description in any way - like, if it's difficult to get to the door - an edit is in order!))
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 13, 2013 0:36:53 GMT -8
Sandy- "FUCK THIS! Is the door good?!" The door was unlocked, but there was a barricade behind it. Fortunately, the door opened out, so getting in was just a matter of pulling a shelf out of the way and kicking a rack to the side.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Feb 13, 2013 6:21:31 GMT -8
Patti swung her hammer carefully, making sure not to overbalance or lose her grip. She downed a bus driver zombie and a zombie mom that was still attached to her zombie child by the tail of his monkey backpack/leash. She left the child alone, confident that the weight of the mother was enough to keep it at a distance. She ran to the doorway and helped move the shelf out of the way.
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Post by DKender on Feb 13, 2013 10:23:11 GMT -8
After everyone was inside, Alex helped push the barrier back in place. He turned on his red flashlight and swept its beam through the station. "When we reach the locker, I say there are three choices. One - Sonya, you engineer a lock picking device. We can probably find paperclips around here somewhere. Two - we find a master key. That might take time or be totally futile, but maybe we'll get lucky. Three - we wallop the hell outta the locker ... 7021 ... until its door falls off or bends. That option will be noisy, so it's the most dangerous if there are other monsters around this place." "As for the locker's contents ... I'm hoping we'll find medicine that'll help Luke function. Failing that, any sort of personal belongings. Those trigger memories and stuff." He took out a Milky Way bar and ate the whole thing in a few quick bites. "Anything else? You guys want some candy before we move?"
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Feb 13, 2013 10:45:50 GMT -8
Patti raised her hand, as if in class. When Alex acknowledged her, she offered a thought. "If we had a tool that was made for prying things instead of smashing them, it might be an easier way of getting into the locker. I don't know. Something like a pry bar or a crowbar should do the trick. Keep your eyes peeled." She munched on a protein bar and hoisted a Maglite in her other hand. She panned the light across the room contents. (OOC - I've only ever been in that bus station once and that was ~14 years ago. If anyone [i.e. Chris] has an idea, please share, otherwise we can just make some shit up.)
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Post by DKender on Feb 13, 2013 11:12:57 GMT -8
"You mean ... like ... THIS?" He flourished the crowbar. "HAHA! I forgot that these guys can do more than kill zombies!" Alex wanted to blame his head injury for that oversight. However, Carly didn't call him ditzy for nothing! Ugh. That wasn't his favorite nickname. Actually, he really hated it. Why couldn't he be absentminded, like Einstein? Yale went straight to Carly's head. Whatever. The Ivy Leagues were history now, anyway. Aw. Poor Carlita. She worked so hard for that acceptance letter.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 13, 2013 12:56:24 GMT -8
Sandy finished shaking the zombie off her like a wet dog. Sonya stared at the barrier pensively while a few zombies fucked around behind it. Sandy- "Hey, I could try picking the lock, just for shits and giggles. We have all the time in the world." She looked around. "I'd guess they're this way." As the crew rounded the corner, they got a face full of... Grodin-alike- "What are you doing in my bus station? Oh, it's you again. You still owe me a door."
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Post by DKender on Feb 13, 2013 13:35:37 GMT -8
A confusing mixture of guilt and excitement washed over Alex. "You're ALIVE! Oh." He clasped his hands in a prayer-like gesture. "I'm very sorry about your door, Sir. It was a scary night, and my shirt got ripped by Ab-dhur the demon, and everybody was kicking stuff, especially the anarchists, and I'd never done that before, but I definitely should have knocked first. Please accept my deepest apologies. We can help you! We know all about monsters now. But ... what about the others? Are they okay? I can't believe we met again! IT'S SUCH A SMALL WORLD." He swayed dizzily and put a hand against the wall for support.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 13, 2013 18:29:11 GMT -8
Grodin-alike- "Um... Yeah. Huh."
Sonya- "Who is...?"
Sandy- "He's from Tower 801."
Grodin-alike- "Again, uh, what are you doing in my bus station?"
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Post by DKender on Feb 13, 2013 18:40:51 GMT -8
"Oh, yeah! My friend Luke left his stuff in locker seven zero two one. Can you help us open it?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 13, 2013 19:07:14 GMT -8
Grodin-alike- "No."
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