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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Oct 2, 2012 23:18:13 GMT -8
"Mike... not Mike.. I mean Micah, Thanks....trust me there ain't.. anything..to chunder." The world slowly came back into focus as they moved towards the building, his legs began responding more normally. He still felt slightly dizzy and his body trembled slightly. His feet were the worse though, the sloshing, slurping sensation, left him doubting his earlier words. Jesus, the coward of the day award goes to.... He didn't even have a single scratch on his body to speak of, only a couple of bruises, which were let's face it, more due to his own awkwardness than anything. Micah wasn't totally sure about going into Anna's apartment. He needed a shower and at least 2 bars of soap, it wouldn't be very fucking polite, to leave the girl with a bathroom covered in blood and god knows what. When they made it inside the lobby, Micah let go go of poor Jackson and stood shakily on his own. "Thanks mate, I appreciate the support...uh sorry about the blood and err..." He didn't know what to say that could make situation less awkward. Micah turned to where Alex stood, looking oddly concerned and almost as if he were ready to spring into action. Micah grinned, or at least tried to, but it came across more as a half grimace. Micah tried to focus on Alex, without seeming as out of it as he felt. "So ah... looks like we might both need.... uh..change of clothes. Do you want... to go find some poor bastard's abandoned apartment .... and ransack the shit out of it?" He moved towards the guy, unfortunately he was still pretty shaky and just fell into him.
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Post by DKender on Oct 3, 2012 0:09:22 GMT -8
Alex jolted when Micah began to fall. "Hey, lean on me." Alex slung an arm around his back to steady him. "You need some meat and milk. Sure, let’s find something. We’ll be fast; raid for food, clothes, and a shower. Then back to Anna's place to sleep. We can leave in the morning, with the rest, when they all go to Sensei Ben's apartment." He cleared his throat. "Look, Micah, I don’t think we should do anything alone. Just like Anna said." Alex didn’t want to admit that the shower scene from Psycho (he'd only seen the remake, not the original, how unfortunate!) kept playing in his head. But instead of creepy Norman Bates, Mary and her upside-down ghosts threw open the curtain and ... "Doctor, you coming?" he quickly asked. Alex wanted the doctor to join them, since he suspected that Micah was injured somewhere. "Nat? Any other men in on our raid, too? Or ... or women. It just might be awkward. We’ll need to wash off. Not that I care. I wouldn't peek, swear to God!” He closed his mouth.
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Post by kilnarak on Oct 3, 2012 2:01:33 GMT -8
Nat offered the doctor a nervous smile when the man addressed him - he wasn't entirely sure how to take the comment. "It, ah. Y-Yes it's good to be... alive?" He didn't sound entirely certain of that, and he wasn't. Although, he imagined it was better than being dead at least... Nat followed the others into the apartment building, and he stopped and listened as Anna gave her speech - nervously fiddling with a strap on the doctor's bag. He had wanted for the apartments to be a refuge, a safe place, but now that they were inside, he didn't feel any less vulnerable. What if there were already monsters inside? What if the ghosts came in through the walls? However much they barricaded themselves in from the walking dead, the incorporeal monsters would still be able to find their way in. What could be done to stop them? A thought nagged at the back of his mind, whispering in his aunt's voice, but he couldn't quite grasp it, not quite. And then Micah was moving, and falling, and Alex said something to him and the doctor. "Huh? R-raid? Oh, you mean... Ah, all-allright. A... A shower and a change of clothes would be nice."
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Post by Gillsing on Oct 3, 2012 2:07:29 GMT -8
tab "I could probably use a shower," Ben said, smelling one of his two sour armpits. "But we might have to be careful when we 'raid' apartments. There might be people living inside. I know I wouldn't be too happy about people barging into my place just because it's the apocalypse." tab He remembered that Anna had promised some empty apartments for them, but how sure could she be which apartments would be empty? Did she know her neighbours that well, and knew that they definitely would've been out and not returned? After all, the whole thing had begun in the evening on a Wednesday, when most people ought to have returned home for the night.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 3, 2012 4:52:08 GMT -8
tab Being the fortunate one who had primarily used a ranged weapon, Patti wasn't in that bad of shape and she figured she could clean up in Anna's apartment without leaving a big mess. She did need to get some proper apocalypse clothes from her apartment in the morning. She followed Anna up the stairs.
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Post by Suyoi on Oct 3, 2012 6:44:57 GMT -8
The good doctor nodded. "Yes. I'll help you two out. You're probably better at raiding out apartments than I am. I'd just get too picky in any event. If you can get Micah to the bathroom, I think I can take it from there. I have a few tricks in my bag to help him out a little. And the bathroom has the medicine cabinet in any event. Let's just hope it an abandoned apartment of a very neat, obese and slightly ill person. That way, they should have their old 'skinny' clothes neat and on display somewhere in their closet, ample food to go around, and most importantly, enough drugs to keep us going for a while. "We'll give a few places a knock to see if anyone occupies the place and then I'll let you show off your mean door-kicking skills, hmm?"
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Oct 3, 2012 13:22:46 GMT -8
Micah wasn't quite sure what the doctor meant, something to clear his head would be welcomed. Although he wondered how the doctor would feel when he discovered it was pure cowardice and shock. "I guess I could use a panadol..." He caught Alex looking enviously at Ben and the two Asian chicks, and almost laughed out loud. Alex's comment about the shower situation had confirmed a suspicion. He leaned over to whisper some advice in his friend's ear. ( Dkender check your private messages)
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Post by DKender on Oct 3, 2012 15:15:07 GMT -8
At Micah's whispered comment, Alex raised his eyebrow and glanced at Ben, then grinned suddenly. He nudged Micah, though he was careful not to roughhouse too enthusiastically, since the poor guy could barely stand on his own two feet.
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Post by Suyoi on Oct 3, 2012 16:33:01 GMT -8
The doctor cleared his voice after a moment. "All right, you two. I want to be frank. I think we're okay. I think Nat and Ben and Patti are okay. I think the big asian guy and unfortunately Basil are okay. I'm worried though, a little bit... I'll put it simply. Death is what I attempt to bring people back from. And I'm worried what happens when death comes slowly." He gave a cool glare over the remainder of the crowd, making sure his words were discrete. "I just don't trust people in general. And I'd need a way to supervise and catalogue their injuries. Can I count on you, Micah, to be ready to do what needs to be done? I trust you because you're honest to a fault. Alex, are you prepared to be as watchful of me as you are of the rest of them? You tend to be towards the thick of things and if there is an injury they may try to hide, I want to know about it. I don't want another cop shooting his brains out all over us or worse, shooting us through a more direct method." He looked towards Nat and Patti, eyes widening and letting loose a sigh. "I guess this man here, with the fancy hair-do is all right... for now. Alex, it is best if you do trust me as I am placing my trust in you. Micah, I can vouch for you, but... I kind of want to grab a hot shower as well... and killing two birds with one medical examination is always favorable."
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Oct 3, 2012 17:13:11 GMT -8
At the doctor's words, it finally dawned on Micah, that in everyone else's mind, he was the top candidate for joining the undead party. Covered in enough blood to hide any wounds, check. Pale as bat shit, check. Dazed, check. Unable to walk properly, check. He didn't like the awkwardness of sharing a shower with the doctor. Unfortunately though, without a medical examination the suspicion may get him killed by the less trusting of the group. He would just have to watch that the doctor didn't try to examine him too thoroughly. "I'm not in any current danger to anyone... but myself, but it will hopefully stop anyone deciding to take a fucking bullet to my head or a saucepan..." He glanced at Basil. " So no worries doctor..."
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Post by DKender on Oct 3, 2012 17:28:00 GMT -8
Alex snorted and choked down laughter. He might have said, "we shouldn't do anything alone," but he didn't mean, "let's all hop into a stranger's tub and scrub each other's backs!" His pals could do whatever they wanted, but when he showered, it'd be with a guard well on the OTHER side of the curtain.
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Post by Gillsing on Oct 3, 2012 17:42:15 GMT -8
tab Ben suddenly sneezed. Which was perfectly understandable, given that cold temperatures during April. Or was someone talking about him behind his back? Ha ha, that old Asian superstition. Probably not, he thought. tab Ben couldn't wait to get to a bathroom so he could blow his nose. And use the toilet.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Oct 3, 2012 18:33:32 GMT -8
Jackson- "No problem, Micah." (He wove through the crowd to catch up to Anna)
Sandy- "Don't worry Ben... I mean, we can knock first, but the situation is a bit crazy... I know I wouldn't care if someone who needed something busted into my place tonight."
Anna- "Patti, the apartment next to mine was recently vacated so we should kick in the door there, let some people use the shower and such. I'm sure I've got some extra soap and a towel can be re-used if you hang it when you're done... It's ten stories up so I really doubt we're going to see any action up there. Anyway, we'll get some rest and then see what the world looks like in the sun."
Tyrone- "Y'all think someone might turn into a zombie? No one is gonna hide an injury, jus' check people out and I'm sure it won't be a problem." As Tyrone finished saying that, the group finally disappeared completely into the stairwell, and further conversation happened during the climb. Alex and Micah were slightly behind Ben and the Daiso girls, when they began their snarking. Sonya- "Ben, are you OK? These stair are a long way." The slog up the huge stairwell continued. The PCs were mostly in the middle of the group and found themselves moving aside for a smaller group coming down the stairs. It was a bulgy eyed blond man and a young couple, all with light suitcases. As the three passed Anna, there was a short exchange. Bulgy-eyes- "You want to stay here, my dear? And you brought a crowd?"
Anna- "Colonel Teddy, hey. You think you can get out of town?"
Bulgy-eyes / Colonel Teddy- "Count on it."
Anna- "Good luck, man." As the rather rude looking trio passed the PCs on the stairs, they got a good look at them. Bulgy-eyes was probably the father of the man in the young couple, who was a cute athletic type. Cute kid's woman was a thin and unhealthy-looking Southeast Asian woman in casual UW sweats and sneakers.
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 3, 2012 19:05:24 GMT -8
tab Patti kept to herself on the way up the stairs and lowered her handgun, so the people passing by didn't catch sight of it. There were too many worse case scenarios if they saw it and the last thing she wanted to do was shoot a perfectly healthy person.
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Post by Suyoi on Oct 3, 2012 19:20:53 GMT -8
The good doctor fell into step behind Alex and Micah. He let loose a sigh and narrowed his eyes at Tyrone's comment. "Mr. Page, I work in an emergency room. Considering this is somewhat akin to an 'emergency' I believe my skills will be useful. Especially my skill of observation... you know how many patients roll in without use of any form of communication beyond what I can see? I all ready know who's wounded and who's hiding it from us. I just thought I'd be democratic about it." The doctor smirked dryly and moved through the near-suffocating space. "Alex, I can support Micah if you would be so kind as to find a room for us all? I doubt Anna would appreciate almost two dozen people shoved into her vestige of personal space in this calamity." ~ The good doctor will bear Micah's weight into the room and navigate towards the shower and bathroom.~
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