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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Sept 28, 2012 9:08:25 GMT -8
Tab Patti stepped in between Alex and Micah quickly, placing one hand on Alex's chest to, hopefully, keep him from advancing further. Her mind went somewhere dirty, but the urgency of the situation kept her on point. Tab "Look, I don't expect you guys to hug it out or anything, but we need to crush this conflict before it gets out of hand. We ALL are going to rely on each other to survive here and we all need to respect each other's coping mechanisms. No more "Christian Boy", no more "homeboy", no more macho posturing. If ever there was a time to act like fucking adults, this is it." Tab "Now let's see how people are doing upstairs and get some food and water together. We need a guard detail to stay down here in case something breeches the wall."
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Post by DKender on Sept 28, 2012 9:47:48 GMT -8
Patti's intervention knocked some sense into Alex. Was he really going to fight this guy over name calling? His mother taught him better than that. Alex put up his hands, palms out. "I'm done," he said quietly. "I’ll go with you upstairs."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Sept 28, 2012 9:50:10 GMT -8
Sandy- "Wow, thanks Kendo guy. I was worried she was... in one of our walls... God this is fucked up."
Davin- "Hold up a moment, Ben... I think it might be slightly safer up there and we should all head that way, but for the moment let's talk things out here."
Anna- "Doc, I think you're right about small groups. It's necessary to have at least one person to watch your back, and without a gun I wouldn't fight a Mary unless it was at least three to one odds. But I'd like it if we could all know what each other are planning to do before splitting up."
Kaito- "Nn, I don't think so..."He shook his head and said something quietly to Jackson.
Jackson- "I'm with Kaito and the pistol lady, Anna... I don't even like three to one against that ghoul out there."
Tyrone- "Yeah, um, let's try t' get to someone's apartment buildin' but firs', let's try t' get everyone in the mall back togetha. For now, people talk about your places. How far are they and what do they have to offer when we get there? I think madam with the guns makes a pretty good case."He smiled warmly at the thought of being able to blast on the bastards.
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Post by Suyoi on Sept 28, 2012 10:26:49 GMT -8
Dr. Victor lowered his head, chin touching his chest as the conversation picked up around him like bats flying out into the night. He began to chuckle softly to himself, giving Patti a sideways glance as he watched her fingers yearn to melt into the jock's flesh. Obviously, menopause hasn't slowed her down. After Mr. Page spit out his thoughts one missing consonant at a time, the good doctor's head rose. "Well, I guess just having a cushy pad isn't going to cut it. However, I do have two portable defibrillators, a gas-powered generator and an AC power supply box that could get one pc running for three hours." Dr. Victor sheepishly added "I like to play Minecraft and hate when the power runs out." Moving to stand next to Micah, he slowly shook his head. "I'm not saying my place is a necessity but considering if we have to bring people back from the de- er... if we have to save lives from common problems, like broken limbs, infections, disease, pop music, I'd like to try and nip a few pill cupboards of wherever we end up as well. I'm sure as long as its not expired anything would be useful. Should we have a quick raid until morning of these shops for supplies? Not like we couldn't leave IOUs... if there was anything left to put the notes upon..." The gravity of the surrounding area slowly seeped through the doctor's narrow vision. Once the destruction and death made an impression on his thoughts, he shook his head. "At least if we have to recreate society, we'll have lots of beautiful, intelligent, and fit children." The good doctor smiled, nodding to himself. "But, with rather strange accents, I take it."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Sept 28, 2012 10:49:58 GMT -8
Davin- "My place, Ben lives there too, it's on Westlake and it could have really good defense. It's out in South Lake Union so less population this time of night, safer than downtown. Anyway, I'm going to it whether anyone comes with me or not."
The stairwell door came open and a smallish Asian man emerged, abruptly yelling something in Chinese with a panicked voice. Eric turned the corner and smiled at his brother. James - "Very bad stuff upstairs! We gotta go... Maybe we go secret way."
He said something very fast and complicated sounding to Eric.
Eric - (single word reply)
James - "Eric says he think it's good idea, but we must be careful. I know how to get to bus tunnel underground from here, don't have to go outside. We can go to anywhere from tunnel."
Anna - "Wait, yeah... we could go through the tunnel and go to convention place, that's right next to my apartments. No need to do the helldiver run through the crazy streets. Might get me killed but hell, I'm in."
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Post by Gillsing on Sept 28, 2012 11:21:03 GMT -8
tab Ben had nothing of any particular use in his apartment, so he had no supporting words to lend to Davin's quest to get back home. Instead he gave a moment of thought to his parents. Were they still alive? Had they perhaps managed to get out of the city, or would they have tried to hide? Judging by the call from his mother, the news had struck suddenly, so they might not have had the chance to do anything before circumstances decided their actions for them. tab And then the Chinese guy appeared. tab "Bad things upstairs? What do you mean?" Ben asked, hoping it wasn't as bad as he feared. "There were people up there! Are they still alive?"
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Sept 28, 2012 11:22:57 GMT -8
The Christian dork had come at him like so many others, ready to prove he was better by bashing Micah to a pulp. There was no where to run and Micah twitched slightly his flight instinct going haywire. Thankfully, what was clearly going to be the mum of the group came between them. Although her feelings towards Alex clearly ran carnal. The guy backed off just like that! Micah bit down the urge to put in a last sting. How could he avoid insulting someone so sensitive as Alex?All it took was some lame arse nickname, that wasn't even that good. Chicken.. and Gatorade?, Micah wanted to make a snide comment about that but again didn't. Not out of any resolve to get on with the moron, but he needed these people and he didn't want to antagonize them until they ditched him. "Sorry mate, I shouldn't insult your belief system, no matter how...er" Micah was glad to hear people talking about not splitting up. Although, the Doctor's words creeped him out some more. Micah was comforted by someone actually giving a fuck, but fuck may be the problem word. The little Asian man, James came running down, his kitchen buddy from before. He didn't look like a happy camper. Great more crazy shit to kill them. Micah stuck close to the Doctor and the others. He didn't like the idea of going up stairs, but then splitting up to stay safe hadn't helped the Nat guy out. Talk of the tunnels freaked him out and he could feel himself getting panicky already. Not that he was claustrophobic, but those tunnels could be a death trap. A dark enclosed and underground death trap.
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Post by DKender on Sept 28, 2012 11:43:33 GMT -8
Alex wished he knew the city layout better. He'd always relied on Google Maps to get around, but that wasn't an option anymore. He hoped that Mr. Davin didn't strike out on his own. It'd be suicide, even for a man with Davin's composure and strength. Maybe the guy had a family to return to. Kids and a wife ... Alex understood why a man would risk death to save his family. Alex hoped that his parents were safe. They lived near the sea, far from crowds, and they had a fine guard dog. Of course they were safe. To Anna, Alex said, "Does the tunnel pass the university? Seattle University? I live in Bellarmine hall. My roomate might still be there. We don't have much to use in a fight. Just clothes. Uh, I got one thousand in cash hidden under my mattress. Not that it's important anymore. Nevermind. Forget about the university. I'll go wherever you guys need me." Frankly, Alex doubted that he'd find Emiliano anywhere near their dorm. His roommate had a senior girlfriend who lived off-campus. Emil probably ran away to save her when the End Times happened. Speaking of Emiliano, Alex wondered if the older Chinese man had seen White Emiliano recently. He asked (very slowly, perhaps insultingly so), “Mister, is a pretty blonde guy named Nat still up there?”
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Sept 28, 2012 12:05:51 GMT -8
Anna gave Alex a surprisingly sympathetic look, and nodded to him.
Anna - "SU is pretty far still but you'll be heading in the right direction. Maybe you can get up there in the morning if things start to settle down"
James- "Yeah upstairs we see like ummm... (trades some words with Eric) ghosts? Some people still alive, not sure."
Sonya, Basil and a few others followed James, and came out of the stairwell to stand around, looking for someone to lead them. Sandy- "OMIGOD Sonya!" She hugged Sonya, Kaito smiled.
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Post by Suyoi on Sept 28, 2012 12:18:53 GMT -8
Dr. Victor muttered upon seeing Basil, "Well, we WERE going to have attractive children... but lets hope he doesn't procreate. Just, uh, stand over this way, Micah, lest he get his limey meat-hooks on you as well. But, I have a feeling he'd rather make Ms. Patti upset instead." Dr. Victor adjusted the pair of neoprene gloves against his wrists and fingers. "Maybe we should, uhm, evacuate to the secret tunnel now. Everyone who wants to stay until morning can, but if we can get the rest of us to this underground area, however dingy and disgusting... it may have seen less casualties. This could mean it could be less infested? Is that the appropriate terminology for the necrotic hooligans outside? Anyways, less infested means actually a few hours of sleep, with guards and such. Not one to head upstairs to fight more imaginary- well... I take that back. I'd just rather not fight anything right now, real, imaginary, Disney or otherwise." He folded his arms across his chest, glancing over at the survivors. The ice in his voice could have been chipped from the frozen teat of a witch living on Antarctica. "So. Are we going to be democratic about this or do we have a new leader here?"
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Sept 28, 2012 12:36:59 GMT -8
"Yeah, actually I hope he does form an attachment to our Christian friend. It will be worth more than a few laughs. After all, he IS Nat's daddy dearest." Micah said softley to the Doctor, hoping that Alex didn't hear him. This time loudly he said. "God knows I am no leader, but can I suggest we don't go running into the tunnel? Sure, it sounds safe now but think about it. All the scary shit here would love us to go down the fucking tunnel. We have no idea what's in there and we are just going in like that?? We know here is... Err was relatively safe. Are you sure we shouldn't hold up here, deal with whatever is upstairs and try our luck in clear space and daylight?"
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Post by Gillsing on Sept 28, 2012 12:56:01 GMT -8
tab Ben was relieved. Not only was Sonya alive and well, but this meant that he wouldn't have to go upstairs to find her. And now they could all leave together. She with her co-workers, and he with... Well, he could just hang around and see what happened, and where people were going. He wasn't really in a hurry anywhere. tab Except possibly to stock up on some deodorant. Sure, it was the apocalypse, so he had a perfectly good excuse to smell. But it would probably be better if he didn't. And maybe zombies could smell really well?
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Post by kilnarak on Sept 28, 2012 15:43:08 GMT -8
Nat and Sarah stumbled out of the stairwell, a bit behind the larger group. Both looked somewhat bedraggled - although Sarah looked a good deal more 'in shock' than Nat did. The blonde was jumpy, and kept casting nervous glances back up the stairwell. It wasn't even like those things would need to use the stairs, they could probably just float through the walls. There wasn't anywhere safe.
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Post by DKender on Sept 28, 2012 16:08:00 GMT -8
White Emiliano was alive! He must have stayed behind to protect the woman who was clinging to his arm. "Emi ... Nat!" Alex boomed. "Over here! We're talking about leaving." Alex suddenly saw Nat's dad loitering around nearby. Why weren't they together? Was his father possessed (or soon-to-be possessed)? Would he become the snarling undead and turn on his own son? Alex anxiously glanced between the two men.
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Sept 28, 2012 16:22:46 GMT -8
Micah was actually relieved to see Nat again, when he turned up behind them from the stairs. Micah had been monitoring Basil, hoping he would fall next to Alex. Sure they barely knew each other, but they had begun this night of horror together and it had to account for something. He smiled encouragingly at the man clinging to...Sally? Susan? Something with "S". " Good to see you made it Nat! What the hell is up there or is it hell... You know..literally?"
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