Adrien was hurrying down the street at a brisk pace. They hadn't thought of taking out their bike, but now it was too late to go and get it, although it would have been so much better than walking. Their feet were already feeling a bit tired and they were yet to find a place that felt remotely safe or didn't have any screamers. They could hear some of their screeches off in the distance. Adrien shuddered at the thought of them being near and hurried his pace, 'These things are dangerous.' They thought to himself, 'If only there was a flipping cure.' If only more information would be known. Their lab partner Bennet and them had been studying the Screamers for a bit before all of this had happened. They never came in contact with live ones or any like this, but with their tissue. They had figured that perhaps it was a new mutation, nothing deadly, but when they saw how it had reacted to other life forms, the whole study had been closed down by the government. If some of the other scientists who was working on the project would have been allowed to continue working, they might have been to fix the issue. But, since they weren't allowed to do a thing, they were stuck in this terrible mess. They began to walk down an unlit street and they grew a bit nervous, especially when they saw a shadowy figure peering out towards them, "H-hello?" They said quietly, praying that it wasn't a screamer.
Nina searched and searched, but couldn't find the staff room key anywhere. Eventually she was startled by more screaming in the distance and looked out the window to see–oh no, it was much later in the day than she'd thought. Forget the key, she had to find a safe place to spend the night.
She returned to the street, moving as quickly and quietly as possible, keeping her eyes peeled for an intact building with thick walls and few points of entrance. The stores here were all glass-fronted, so they wouldn't do. She decided to risk heading for the police station, even though the screamers were in that direction. Surely that building would be safe and easy to defend.
(One, sorry I was gone for so long. I got busy)
(Also, both of your characters see someone. @Calanthe and @I_know_who_I_Am)
(Was that Jezariah or eaxhothers characters?)
(Valerie sees Jezariah on the street while shes on the rooftop.)
(Okay noice)
Jezariah, hearing a faint voice in the distance dropped the head with a thud and a small /splat/ of blood, he looked around.
The common sense part of him said it was his own voice and hes hearing things to replace the pretense of another being so he didnt go mad.
The other part of him held onto hope for dear life, hoping it was another person.
He broke into a big white smile when he saw the girl atop a roof.
"H-Hey!!" He exclaimed happily. His voice was low and hoarse, more manly than he appeared to be for sure. "Come down here!!"' He says as he made his way to the structure she was atop
"Hell I ain't going down there, come up here." She replied before motioning towards the ladder. At the same time, Valerie was on the lookout for any screamers roaming around, it was getting dark which meant that they would be more active (I would presume?) "I have a hideout up here we can stay in, which means we should probably treat that." Once he got up, she motioned towards his leg. She noticed the bite mark on his ankle and immediately began wracking her brain around for how the infection worked. The only problem with that is that she had absolutely no information to go off of since the government refused to share any information with the people.
(Yeah it deoends on the screamer. The bigger ones are more active during the night but they're really really slow and kinda stupid)
(I appreciate you doing that though ♡)
Jez rolled his eyes. "Okay rude. I just killed one of those things and I'm injured and yiure expecting me to come up there?" He huffed.
"Well you're right but still" he says climbing the ladder. He was tough with a high pain tolerance so obviously he was gonna put pressure on his leg whether it was good for him or not.
"Its decently easy to.hide from these things. The dumber ones that is. Anyway, let's get inside it's only going to get darker and coler" he says readjusting his bag on his shoulder. The blood and ash still on his hands and some on his face along with his clothes. He had a change in his bag though so he wasnt worried. Nor did he really care about being clean in a time like this.
Nina was just turning the corner when she heard voices up ahead. She froze, looking around, and soon spotted a young man and a young woman standing on a nearby rooftop. They both looked tense and well-armed, making her hesitate to come out of hiding. But it felt like forever since she'd last encountered any living humans, and she didn't want to let this chance slip by. Before they could go out of sight, she quickly stepped forward and called out to them. "E-excuse me! Down here!"
Valerie proceeded to open the window and motioned for him to get inside. "Yeah sorry about that, I'm just… I'm just taking extra precautions that's all. Also, you need help?" She apologized before she heard another voice. Am I just imagining things or is there actually another person here? Immediately she whipped her head around to see a young girl also standing on the streets. "Hello?" She asked with uncertainty while still keeping an eye on her new friend to make sure he didn't need any help. It was now getting darker meaning that the Bigger Screamers were more likely to come out now. Which meant if the girl stayed down there, she was going to be fresh meat.
"Hi," Nina repeated, trotting closer with obvious relief. "Listen, I'm sorry to bother you–my name's Nina, it's nice to meet you–but, um, I'm looking for a place to spend the night and I was wondering if you guys have any extra room? It's totally fine if you don't, I just thought I'd ask. Um, I promise I won't be a threat or a burden or anything!" She wasn't so sure that she would be okay if they turned her away, but she wanted to seem friendly above all else at the moment.
Caelen walked outside after examining the mall. He did find the bodies of some Screamers but didnt find the person who did that. Walking outside, the cool evening breeze nipped at his exposed shoulders and he shivered, he needed to find a clothing store with things his size soon.
Voices broke through the quiet of the night and Caelen whipped around, looking for them, trying to decide if they were friend or foe. They sounded a bit scared so that meant they may be friends. He followed the voices to see a girl on the ground talking to two figures on a roof.
Valerie had to think about the situation for a moment. In one day, she had managed to find two people in the middle of an apocalypse. The attic she was currently staying in wasn't really that big, but it would be manageable to fit two more people. However, the problem would be finding enough food for all of them combined.
"Come on up," She sighed before her eyes wondered over Nina's shoulder to see………another person?
"Holy Shit, there's another one!"
Nina jumped in surprise and whipped around. The instant she spotted the young man approaching, she turned and zipped up the ladder, not waiting to see if he was friendly.
"Thanks!" she quickly said to the girl. "What do we do now? Do you not know that guy?"
Jez waved a little in attempts to greet the girl when he noticed a second figure not too far away. He got his dagger out, but showed that he was no threat as he held it low.
He turned back to the girl, cautious of the man afar still. "I cant beleive theres more of you guys. Whered you come from? Well actually we can ask questions later" he turned back around to the girl beside him, not yet knowing anyone's names.
"I ran past a pretty locked up barn not too far away from here when I ran into town. It's better to travel tomorrow morning. We could stay here and we can go check out the barn?"
"Hello! Might I ask if you are human? If so I am glad to see there are some alive other than myself. If you have a place to stay great, if not I have a house not too far from here that is stocked with food and medicine if you need it." Caelen called, his sword still out of its sheath but in a relaxed position.
(Okay, I am just lost, I missed too much, where is everyone?)
(Everyone is just coming to the realization that there are more survivors. They are all gather around a building where Nina, Jezariah, and Valerie are all going in and Caelen is just standing close by introducing himself.)
She sighed, still gripping her baseball bat in her hand as she cracked open the window and motioned for everyone to follow before slipping inside the attic.
"I think our main objective should be finding more food and treating you up. I mean I mean I had a food supply, but I don't think I'm going to have enough to feed everyone. " She gestured to her stack of canned foods in the corner as she was putting things away and making more room for people. "I also don't think I have any useful meds to treat you, I mean I have bandages, gaze, vitamins, but I don't have any antibiotics. So we'll need to make a trip to the Pharmacy." She showed them by getting out her backpack to display her items.
(Okay, I can move Adrien to where they are, or he could be talking to a Screamer and make a run for it.)
(Valerie saw Jez while she was standing on the rooftop of her little attic base thingy, and the were like "hey bro." And then Nina showed up and Valerie was like, "whelp I guess this is a thing now. THEN Caelen was there and we all like "Holy shit, there's another one and so yeah.)
(maybe if Adrien is being chased by a Screamer, the others can hear the commotion and go help them out?)
Nina perked up when she heard the topic of discussion. "Wait, I was just at the pharmacy! I have antibiotics in my bag if you need them."
"I have some food at my house. It's pretty well barricaded so if need be, we can go there to get supplies." Caelen said, putting the sword in its sheath and walking closer to the Ladder.
( @Young-Dusty, I like that idea)
Jezariah got out a thing of alcohol and held it up. "I have this that's been doing pretty well" he says proudly. He didnt need antibiotics for a lot.of things, but he definitely had to have some for this.
"But that…would probably be better than this"
Caelen came up to the roof and sat on the edge. "I'm guessing you use that as more of medicine than actual medicine." He grinned, looking back at him
Nina pulled out the right bottle and read the dosage instructions on the side, then shook out a pill for Jezeriah. "You shouldn't drink any alcohol while you're on this," she informed him. "It might make you sick. I don't exactly know what the right dose for you is, so we'll start with one pill twice a day and you'll have to let us know if you start to feel weird, okay? We should also clean the injury if you haven't already."
(I have to go for a little while, sorry)
He laughed at the guys comment, still not knowing his name. "Ha, you know it" he elbowed him a little.
"And yeah, I cleaned it already. I didnt think you had to take them.daily. that's stupid" he rolled his eyes and pooped them in his mouth.
"I'm Jezariah by the way. You can call me Jez or Jess"
(I have to go for a little while, sorry)
(Awe okay. We'll miss you)
Caelen came up to the roof and sat on the edge. "I'm guessing you use that as more of medicine than actual medicine." He grinned, looking back at him
(The roof has a window which leads to the attic, which is where they are at, don't know if I made that clear or not)
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