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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Sept 30, 2012 17:24:54 GMT -8
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Sept 30, 2012 17:36:50 GMT -8
Strangely, the lights were still on here, the air was leaden and cold in that underground way. There was no special sound here, other than the hum of electric light and ventilation. The group tapped their way on to the slick tile floor, feeling like they'd stepped into the past. The mezzanine was large and open, and they could see quite a distance in either direction. Any survivors who used public transit would be well familiar with this place, but the more posh types might be surprised that Seattle even had an underground tunnel. It was completely vacant as far as the eye could see, lit with large flood lights.
Anna- "Man alive, how fuckin' bizarre..."
People stepped away from the entrance into the well lit tunnel, wondering whether they should put out their torches.
An LED sign read in glowing orange--
"DOWNTOWN TRANSIT TUNNEL 8:34 PM"
Micah remembered being here just earlier, being shuffled along in the crowd. How strange to think that was less than two hours ago?
Anna - "OK, so my place is just like a block from the Convention Place station. I say we go downstairs, run our asses out of this tunnel and anyone who wants to go with me, can."
Davin - "I'm only making a pitstop if it's too crazy out there. I gotta get home ASAP."
Tyrone- "Wait wait wait, what if we get hit by the damn train?!"
Anna - "Dude, you really think Metro's gonna be running right now? They lose their shit if three snowflakes fall."
Anna started walking towards a set of stairs leading down.
Anna - "Well, make your decisions guys, that's where I'm going. I wouldn't go back towards downtown if I was you."
(Feel free to discuss and squabble as you like, but don't go down the stairs just yet if you would. )
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Sept 30, 2012 18:26:45 GMT -8
Anna had ignored his attempt to engage in small talk, more absorbed in getting to the bus tunnel to answer. It was strange to be back in this place, two hours ago the amount of people had been suffocating, and now it was eerily empty in comparison. It still felt as alien as before. The yellow lights of the tunnels unnerving. The humming made it seem as if the place was somehow alive, not requiring the power of the rest of the city to survive. Micah hit his torch into a nearby bin, the flames catching the rubbish alight in a fury of consumption. "Shit!" He hadn't thought it through and hoped the ceramic tiles would stop any further flames. Micah waited for the others to decide the course of action, he moved next to Nat and his Blonde friend.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Sept 30, 2012 18:54:40 GMT -8
Jackson- "Anna, I'm with you, as far as your apartment building. If it's as close as you say, that's the least possible running around on the streets, and an apartment is as safe a place as any to hide right now." Eric and James squabbled loudly, and James turned to Anna. James- "We love to go to your building too, thank you ma'am!"
Tyrone- "How far was it?"
Anna- "Kitty-corner to the bus tunnel, right across the friggin' street."
Tyrone- "That's pretty close."
Davin- "Yeah... Mine's a bit farther out, but I can make it. Hey Ben, you want to go home too, right? We'd be on the same team again, like in second quarter 2011, or whenever that was."
Weird man- "What are this?" He jangled his car keys in confusion.
Sarah- "If we're going to be stuck in the city, we should get indoors. Mister..?"
Davin- "Davin."
Sarah- "You should at least stop in at Anna's building to prepare for the trip farther away, just in case it's worse on the streets than you expect."
Davin- "I figured."
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Sept 30, 2012 19:01:04 GMT -8
tab "My place is a full block away from the Convention station; we probably shouldn't risk that trip unless things look clear, otherwise we should wait until morning... if things don't get worse by then."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Sept 30, 2012 19:07:59 GMT -8
Tyrone-to Patti. "Damn I hope it's clera. We could use that heat."
Russian Kid-to DocVic. "Don't look at that trash can, man."
Sarah-to Nat and Micah. "I don't wanna jinx us, but I feel like we're headed the right way."
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Sept 30, 2012 19:15:34 GMT -8
tab To Sarah, only half serious - "Girl, I will slap you."
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Sept 30, 2012 20:25:14 GMT -8
Micah smirked at the black woman's response to Sarah's comment. "Well... anywhere is bloody better than dead, jinxes are for the ankle-biters. Let's just be fucking prepared for whatever is out there..."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Sept 30, 2012 21:16:06 GMT -8
Tyrone-to Patti. "Hang on, ma'am, when did you get two guns? You mind if I...?"
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Post by Suyoi on Sept 30, 2012 22:25:21 GMT -8
Dr. Victor remained stoic and silent. For a long while, whenever he was forced to use transit, it was such a madness of virus-ridden filth, mixed with ammonia and alcohol... but that was years ago in a distant land called New York. I wonder how long it took New York to crumble? Probably not long at all, all things considered... one foot in the proverbial grave I suppose.The whooshing sound of fire broke his train of thought. The good doctor's pace quickened away from the sound as he closed on Patti's location. The last minute addition to his sudden anxiety from the accented man caused the fury of Dr. Victor to be unleashed. "I KNOW, you sad dolt. There is nothing left but morons down here so we should be fine at that. It was obviously an accident, sir, so I suggest leaving my immediate presence before I finish my thought process and become even less rational, hmm?"
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Post by DKender on Sept 30, 2012 22:33:23 GMT -8
Alex quietly reassured the scruffy old man that they were in a bus tunnel, though he couldn't quite believe it himself. He moved closer to Nat, Nat's pretty friend, and Micah. "It looks like most've them are going to Anna's apartment first. You guys are coming, too, right?" He looked suddenly at Micah. "Do you live in Australia? That’s REALLY far away." After the words left his mouth, Alex realized how stupid they sounded. "Uh, do any of you guys have families?" Oh, wonderful. That was also stupid. They weren't born from sea froth or something. "I just ask, because if you don’t have any living in Seattle - if you’re alone like me - it'd be smart to stay with the group."
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Post by Suyoi on Sept 30, 2012 22:41:59 GMT -8
Dr. Victor turned to Patti and added quickly in a cooler vocal tone: "I'm going to go with a new ideal right now called "Gun Control." I'm sure you've heard of it. Those that have the gun have control. So, this would be the 'no-tag-back' moment I've been waiting to dump on you like an MI at shift change."
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Sept 30, 2012 22:52:28 GMT -8
Micah ignored the doctor, after all what was he going to do? Micah still held his torch, and if that failed the blowtorch in his pocket would do the trick. Still it wasn't smart to antagonise a doctor and he moved around the outside of Nat, Sarah and Alex, and out of the doctors line of vision. Sad dolt? Really? That was the doctor's best slander, the guy had come up with worse insults in a better mood. He was distracted by Alex's questions, which hit a nerve. "Yes, Australia is very far. What do they teach you in America?... Actually, I sprouted from a Eucalyptus tree, we all do in Australia." Then " Sorry Alex, touchy subject but yes I think we should." and left it at that. ( I made Micah reacted a little less strongly, twat is going too far hahaha)
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Post by DKender on Sept 30, 2012 23:19:03 GMT -8
Alex grinned at Micah's response. It was his classic dimply smile, which always seemed to put people in a better mood. "What's a Eucalyptus tree?" he asked. "Hey, hey, I'm kidding. It's that stuff kangaroos eat. We all learned that in kindergarten." Alex is fortunately only joking, but it's impossible to tell by his tone. "Hey, look, I haven't thanked you properly yet. I'm sorry if I was a jerk. I owe you, Micah. Even if you did just slap me for the fun of it." (Alex will try to put a hand on Micah's shoulder in a brotherly way, but he'll back off if Micah recoils or seems unhappy.)If Micah ever calls him a twat, Alex will assume it means "bratty" and leave it at that.
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Post by kilnarak on Sept 30, 2012 23:28:22 GMT -8
Nat had withdrawn back to Sarah's side when he realized his own words hadn't had any effect on the panicked doctor. At least the black woman, Patti, seemed to calm him down. Nat was glad for that - they needed the doctor, even if he was crazy and kind of a jerk. They couldn't lose anyone else. The blonde youth was glad when they came out into a lighted area. He didn't stop to consider why the lights worked here and not in the mall, he was merely grateful that they did, otherwise it would be black as pitch down here. He stuck to Sarah's side like glue anyway, of course, lights or no lights. Nat listened as the others squabbled over where to go from here. He... did want to go back home, to check on his roommates, make sure they were allright. But he didn't want to go alone, and he doubted any of these others would want to prioritize his place first. It wasn't like there was anything useful there, just people... people and books and things that... didn't really matter anymore, if the world stayed crazy. His shoulders slouched as he thought about it, about how he might never see his friends again. Or worse, if he saw them again as these monsters. Nat looked up when Micah came over, and offered the Australian a shakey smile that hardly touched his eyes. "I-I'll go wherever you all are going, I guess..."
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