forum Yellow Plague - Worldwide Zombie Apocalypse (Open; 8/12)

Started April 10, 2018 by @Peter_Duende language

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"I'm sorry. I hope we can at least find your sister," Pollux said, trying to be reassuring. He wasn't so certain that he was succeeding.

Peyton wiped the tears from her eyes, "That's what I've been doing. Scouring the country for any signs of her. If she's dead, I think I'll be okay with that. So you found a group to stay with?"

"I'm not sure if you heard what happened, but half of our group or so got wiped out by a rogue survivor. I'm still with some of the first few that I met, but it was too close of a call. I nearly died, too." Pollux explained, "I'm not sure where we're going next. Honestly, finding more survivors would be ideal. We have to band together."

Peyton looked at him, "Why in the world would someone try and kill other survivors? Never mind, consider me a part of your band. I need some friends."

"I've been asking the same thing. He was a complete lunatic, that man. I still can't believe it." Pollux's voice weakened. "I… can't believe what he did to some of the people we were with. I didn't see it, but I heard it was brutal."

"I wish I came sooner," Peyton sighed, "Maybe I could have saved some people. Or, or help others escape. I… Don't know."

"Or you could've died," Pollux sighed, "I'm not sure what happened. People started leaving the warehouse to explore, I think. That was a mistake. I wish I could've stopped them."

"Yeah. If you have a safe place don't leave it. Unless your running dangerous low on supplies, then it should be okay," Peyton said, "That's just apocalypse survival 101."

"You see, that's why we're leaving now. there's no supplies to spare, and we're out in the middle of nowhere. God… and after he killed those outside, he followed the ones who escaped and came into the warehouse, shot me, and then Zoe and Cash took him down. It was a grand disaster to say the least," Pollux admitted.

Peyton shook her head, "That does sound like a disaster. Do you have any mode of transportation? Or are we walking?"

"Walking," Pollux answered, "I'm not sure how long I'll last, though."

Peyton nodded, "Probably until you can find more supplies right? Or another shelter?"

"Hopefully. I'm still in a lot of pain, and my stamina's taken a hit. I just want to find other people and a place to shelter, maybe some food and clean water. Seems like a lot to ask for these days, though." Pollux shifted his weight between legs anxiously. He was unsure whether they could find any of those things.

Pollux and the girl talk from behind. It made her miss Nico…a lot. She decided to climb up a tree and scout from there.

(I know most people know who your character is, @AmericasFavoriteFightingFrenchGirl_LAFFETTE! , but please try to put your character's name into each update.)
Cash watches Zoe climb the tree, amazed that she's still holding it together emotionally, as far as he can see, at least. He didn't deal well with the disappearance, likely death, of his family. He looks at the pale white scars on his palms. He has matching ones on his knees, along with sharp memories to go with.
He opens the locket that hangs around his neck, and for the first time in a while, really looks at the faces of his two sisters. Tears flood his eyes, and he quickly snaps it shut. He's thankful that he'd thought to grab it from his mother's dresser, but he hardly ever looks into it, with good reason. He tucks the locket back underneath the collar of his shirt, and leans against the tree the Zoe is scouting from. Some days, I wish this all would just be done.

Lila sank down, sitting on the ground. Her gun lay in her lap, which she stared at. She wondered what it had been like when Aberdeen died. She hadn’t felt it.
Yes you did. You just ignored it.
With a sickening feeling, she remembered a day a few days back //correct the time to whatever it was// when she woke up and immediately hurled. She’d felt sick for a few minutes after that, before being mostly fine - subtracting the heavy feeling in her stomach that something was wrong. She had blown it off as stress from the apocalypse.

Cash's eyes catch movement, and he looks over at Aberd-…at Lila. She doesn't look so good. He frowns. We're in the apocalypse, dude, no one "looks good". He sighs, leaning his head back against the tree, not knowing what to do anymore. Wow. What a change.
He wants to go over to Lila, and just say something, anything that will make her pain go away…but you can't help someone get rid of pain like that unless you've gotten rid of it yourself.

Eyes flicking up, she briefly realized that everyone in this group looked like they had no sense of purpose anymore. Just dead weight sitting here, waiting for some zombie to pick them off.
Take charge, Lila. She must’ve been going crazy, because that sounded like Aberdeen and not her.
“Are you Alright?” She asked softly anyways, looking at Cash. Take charge, take care, stay safe.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. Yeah." He looks at her brown eyes and sees the same lostness in them that he feels inside. He puts on a confident, nonchalant persona. "As okay as I can be considering. You?" He moves so he's standing instead of leaning against the tree.

Peyton look to Pollux, "Some days it feels like this will never end. Other it feels like nothing changed. But it has and I'm scared for the future."

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"I think we all are. We just have to keep pressing forward, or we all die," Pollux replied. He sighed and paused for a moment. "Looks like we're falling apart though. Everyone's starting to crack under pressure."

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. Yeah." He looks at her brown eyes and sees the same lostness in them that he feels inside. He puts on a confident, nonchalant persona. "As okay as I can be considering. You?" He moves so he's standing instead of leaning against the tree.

Ripped in half. Broken. Lost. Lonely.
“I’m more or less fine. I don’t think I ever caught your name,” she said, looking up at him.

"Then maybe new blood to the group is a good thing," Peyton told him, "Maybe we'll be able to bring the group back together."

"Oh, it's Cash." He smiles politely, feeling like it turns more into a grimace. "And you said you're Lila."

"That's what I'm hoping," he muttered. Pollux tried to look a little hopeful. "Hey, so we should try to make a plan for where we're going, yeah?"

(Wait whats happening or all of you still talking.)

(That's it. I don't think you missed anything)

“Yeah… I’m Aberdeen’s twin sister… if that wasn’t, um, obvious,” she said, mentally kicking herself.