Bean and Luka both looked at each other. “Yeah…I’ll go with them. I’m the strongest between me and my siblings so it has to be me,” Bean nodded, crossing her arms a little. “Plus, I have Lilac’s knife and she’ll need that,” she added, still hesitant about letting her sister use the weapon again. Last time she got hurt.
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Aspen nodded understandingly, looking between the both of them, before facing forward again "be safe." She said, her lips drawn into a thing, pristine line.
Bean nodded, kissing Aspen on the lips before pulling away. “I will. You guys stay safe too…” she looked to the others. Luka nodded and hugged Bean tightly. “Bro, I’m going to be okay,” Bean smiled as Luka sighed. “I know…I know. Just making sure,” Luka laughed.
Aspen gave Bean a small wave as she walked off, before gripping both her hands back to the handles of her bat, her eyes darting around wildly, searching for danger.
Earl shared a glance with Rachel, nodding at each other slightly.
"Rachel and I will go next. We'll come out orderly and quietly. We don't want to attract unwanted attention." He said.
"Anyone object?"
None of the siblings objected. The sooner everyone could leave, the better. Bean put her hand on Lilac’s shoulder as the younger girl was still carrying Mori. “And then Aspen and Luka,” Bean nodded, trying to reassure her nervous sister. Luka, meanwhile, gripped his bat and joined Aspen.
"When do I go?" Kas asked. "I want to help. I can help. Let me help." He insisted, stepping forward a bit. "I can walk fine. Just hurts a bit, but… a little pain never stopped me before, and it isn't going to now."
Aspen frowned a bit "I think Kas should go next, considering he's injured, I prefer I get hurt over him." She turned to Luka "no offense" she said "all I want is for everyone to be safe, and honestly I cant do that, unless I go last, Luka can stay with me…or go ahead without if he wants, I'm gonna make sure everyone is safe by going last." She stated, gripping her bat; so hard her knuckles turned even paler than the rest of her skin.
“You can go with Luka. Just be careful. I don’t want anyone to get anymore hurt then they already are…” Bean sighed, looking at Kas as Lilac left the room with Mori. “I have to go now. Protect each other….okay?” Bean told them before following Lilac and Mori. Luka nodded and gave a thumbs up. “Oh! And Aspen…stay safe,” Bean called out to the other girl before going back with the others.
"Kas can come with us." Rachel looked out the window.
Coast was still clear.
"We need to hurry. Things won't stay quiet for much longer." She added with a tad of malice.
If anyone got bit because they were too slow…she couldn't think about it, or even stomach the thought. They had stayed too long, and it was too late to go back now.
Survival was the only goal currently.
Earl nodded and cracked open the door.
Speed was the most important thing in this situation. Hesitate for even a moment, everyone will die.
"On three."
Aspen waited until Bean,Lilac and mori were a little ahead "okay Kas go." She stated, her heels pushing into the soil beneath her feet. Her teeth gritting in nervousness.
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(Wait, now I'm confused. I thought some people were gonna scout ahead?)
Luka wanted to go with Kas and the other two as well. He decided against it. Luka gripped his bat tightly. One wrong move…and everyone dies… he warned himself as his sisters got ready to run. Bean was probably giving a plan for her, Mori, and Lilac to follow. We should have a plan too… he thought before taking a deep breath. “We need a plan for when we get out of here,” he stated, trying to remain calm.
(I’m confused too)
(idk, Aspen is staying with Luka, in the very back, to make sure everyone stays safe-)
(Oop, yeah)
Kas nodded and headed out, watching around himself warily as he kept a tight grip on his bow. The arrow was docked already and he had his hand on the string so he could fire at any given moment. He was limping a bit, but still moved along at a decent pace.
(Why are they going in waves though? It would make more sense for them to just walk in formation, with the younger/weaker ones in the middle, if no one is scouting ahead and reporting back?)
(Also the zombies aren't actively coming for them- at least, not yet. They're just trying to get out of there before the night comes again to avoid having a siege of the house.)
(No idea -_-. Also okay)
Lilac held Mori close as she listened to Bean talk. The older Rose was pretty confident when it came to stuff like this. Actually, she was pretty confident in general. Lilac was kind of jealous, as she was much more shy. “Okay, maybe we should head back…I’m not so sure about leaving the others…” Lilac muttered and Bean froze. The older girl sighed and nodded. Soon the trio were on their way back to the group.
(I think that plan was somehow abandoned-)
(Idk)
Earl followed, pistol raised.
"You hear a single groan or branch snap, run. You snap a twig or make a loud noise, run." He advised, trying to minimize the noise he was making.
He wished he had a silencer on his pistol, or anything that could make the noise from his gun quieter. Earl could shoot a zombie without much trouble, almost no noise.
Rachel nodded, stepping almost silently.
"Kas, I'll carry you if we need to run. You can't be doing that with your knee still healing."
She eyed the woods cautiously, daring a zombie to come out. It was foolish, considering what they were doing. But Rachel couldn't help but want to burn the monsters.
"You don't need to carry me. I'll be fine." Kas insisted, keeping close to the group so he wouldn't get separated. He kept an eye out, walking as quietly as he possibly could so as to not alert anything.
The sisters rushed back to the group. “We shouldn’t split up!” Bean cried out to the others. Lilac nodded. “How knows what could happen?!” Lilac teared up. She didn’t want to lose anymore people…not again…Luka looked at the others, worry showing in his eyes. “We need to stick together. That way we can help each other,” he nodded, siding with his sisters.
"Hey, hey, hey, why the fuck are we considering splitting up?" Tohru snapped, "That's a horrible idea! We're not being actively pursued, either. Look, I'm as nervous as the next one of you, but don't act like we're being chased down when we're not. As far as we're concerned, this is just another normal move out of another campsite."
Lis skirted the edge of the group.
"Right. And remember zombies can run too, so it's not as simple as booking it away. Sometimes it is better to fight. Let's just make sure to avoid the woods, where they're probably hiding in daylight, and we should be fine, okay?"
Bean nodded, pulling Lilac and Mori close. “So, if we treat this like another campsite, we’ll be fine?” Lilac asked, trying to remain calm. Luka wanted to ask the same question. Bean nodded once more. “Yeah, we don’t go too fast or else we risk getting caught. But…not too slow or else we will have to fight,” she sighed as her siblings went silent.
Aspen watched the others quietly, letting her bat hang loosely at her side, she bite her bottom lip, chewing on the skin on the inside of her cheek, and sighed.
"Then why the hell is everyone agreeing to this plan?" Earl looked back at Tohru, annoyance clear on his face.
"No, we shouldn't split up, but that's apparently what's happening." He said, putting his hand on his hips.
"I mean, I agree with your statement. But everyone was doing this other thing."
“We agreed to it because we thought we had to,” Lilac remarked, trying not to get a little annoyed. Luka stepped in between Earl and Lilac. “Whoa, whoa, chill! It’s done, it’s over with! We’re here now and we need to go!” he yelled, clearly frustrated. Bean nodded in agreement as she kept herself from getting too involved.
Aspen watched from the sidelines, not intervening, but slipping her hands into Beans, and pulling her to the side, where she laid her head on Beans shoulder "should I feel bad? agreeing to the plan?" she whispered to Bean, so no one else could hear but themselves.
Earl looked concerned at Luka. This sudden burst of anger had surprised him, taken him off guard.
'You sure we're the ones who need to chill? Seriously, you look like you need a break."
He put a hand on his shoulder.
"If we're not going to go in waves, let's just all go, okay everyone? Luka, maybe just relax for a little while."
Rachel shrugged. "Alright. Who'll take point?"
She hooked her weapon onto her backpack with a calm air about her/
"Tohru? You want to do that?"