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Post by cherry on Aug 18, 2016 6:33:38 GMT
| You were cut off from the rest of the world, but the "rest of the world" was shrinking - and quickly. People had yet to realize that this crazy sickness had set in and was turning people into flesh eating monsters - nowadays folk were either ignorant, infected, or dead. You and your siblings? Had managed to be the outliers since high school and you're pretty sure that if you were still in school you would have finished college. Sure, there are sure to be others like you, but every time you run into them, something terrible happens. Like you get robbed, or chased by zombies, or, your sure fire favorite, you have to kill them before they can kill your siblings... often without the complete knowledge of said siblings.
You're not the best older sibling, but when you can play it off as if the newest addition to your little "group" had a goal elsewhere or found a clue or wanted to travel on their own you do it.
You don't like lying to them, but hell, you've never been the most honest of guys.
Tonight, you're on a supply run - looking through Dekapan's lab. At least one of your brothers is nearby, and he'll warn you if he sees anything. Even though it kind of makes you want to pee, you took the front line while he's at your flank - so you keep your eyes peeled for any signs of life. You hope the scientist is alright, the last that you had heard from him, he was concocting a cure for the epidemic, but that was weeks ago... things weren't looking good for him - and if he wasn't around anymore... well... you'd probably have to loot the lab and get out of here.
Choromatsu had told you that your house was nothing but a bunch of wood now - and home was with whoever you cared about most. It was sappy as fuck, especially coming out of Choro - but you appreciated it.
Your siblings, despite how much you argue with them, are the only reason you've kept going this long. Pretending to be some kind of leader while you did it. Sometimes you can't help but give yourself a mental pat on the back, because shit - all six of you are still alive! You grin, slamming your shoulder and elbow into a room while holding the bat you had burrowed from Jyuushi out, ready to smack anything that tried to get the jump on you.
When nothing did, you let out a sigh of relief. "All clear!" You whisper shout down the hallway, motioning for your brother to follow after you with his flashlight. "Any sign of him?"
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Post by Lao on Aug 18, 2016 7:00:08 GMT
| You disagree with looting Deka's lab; he was a good man and it honestly felt wrong to clear the guy out of house and home. What if he was alive and was coming back to finish what he was working on? Protesting against the looting is futile though, and the idea of having some gauze and alcohol was too good to pass up. The six of you need to move neighborhoods soon, but you can see how comfy everyone has become with the weird nest you've created out of stolen garbage.
"Nice work!" You give him a thumbs up and follow him around with the heavy flashlight that you managed to get your hands on. There's a good amount of broken glass on the ground. The place isn't completely fucked up but it's definitely been looted at least once. You sigh, going for the higher up cabinets to see what was missed. Hopefully something for Totty's scraped knees...
Being away from the rest of your brothers always fills your stomach with a ton of dread. What if someone broke in while you were gone and took their stuff? You move quickly and slide everything that doesn't look dangerous into your old school bag with slightly shaky hands. "Don't touch the equipment." You suggest, not wanting him to get burned or cut by anything. And Oso can be really curious sometimes.
The professor...You could have sworn that a few of you had heard word from him just a couple weeks ago! How could this happen so damn fast? You grit your teeth and try not to let it get to you, but he was a good man. And now...
"Maybe it's been longer than I thought..." You think out loud, zipping the bag up with a frown. "Want to look for him? Check his bedroom?"
You ask hesitantly, leaving it up to your older brother to decide. You could use the blankets if he wasn't around! The weather is starting to get colder.
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Post by cherry on Aug 18, 2016 8:33:31 GMT
| Kara gives you a thumbs up, and you roll your eyes, a smirk on your face as you did. He managed to keep some semblance of his cool persona, and you're pretty glad he did. If he had gotten sad or was just... too different, you weren't sure if you'd be able to handle it. "We're not the first ones to come through here." You hoped that the vandals were looters and not zombies looking for flesh. You sigh, you know you're stating the obvious, but you're not sure what to do next. Plans are not your strong point. That was more Choro's job, and then you and Kara could handle the dirty work.
When he tells you not to touch the equipment, your wandering hands pull just a bit closer to your sides. Of course he knew you were reaching right for what looked for some sort of switch. He throws some stuff that looks like you can salvage it in his bag, and you cross your fingers that there was some alcohol in there. Medical or not, you were sort of tired of getting your kicks out of the shitty alcohol you made with the batch of pears your mom left behind wasn't the greatest...
"Yeah - bedroom, then kitchen if we still can't find him. I don't think Ichi's been eating." He liked to sneak his food to his favorite cats. Most had stopped coming, but the couple that considered him their friends were stubborn as well as starving. They practically lived there. "Geeze, it really is looking like we're going to have to leave." Moving six people inconspicuously was really fucking hard, not to mention there was so much danger in looking for safety that they might not even be able to find... "Even the lab's in pieces." It used to be so bright and clean and sterile, and now it was as run down and decrepit as the rest of the city.
Everything was falling apart. Everyone you knew was gone.
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Post by Lao on Aug 18, 2016 8:58:23 GMT
| You nod at the order of operations. “Stay close.”
You give the door a polite knock before opening it. It’s not locked or anything, making you figure he wasn’t in here. It’s a little disappointing; best case scenario he’d be snoring with a little cup of tea on his nightstand and ready to start working in the lab again tomorrow. Stupid, heh. But hey, the room is completely untouched.
A big grin finds it’s way onto your face at the sight of a completely furnished and decorated bedroom. The curtains were nice, the rug was clean, the little battery powered alarm clock on the dresser still glowing like everything was fine outside. A real bed too! Not a floor futon. This room was like...a little box where time had stopped. You nearly say that out loud, but give Oso a break.
Ah, there’s some nice stuff in here. You stuff the old school porn magazine into the bag with a sigh, before digging through the nightstand for anything else good. It’s mostly old people stuff like vicks and cough drops, and you know you shouldn’t announce the bottle that you find especially to this guy but…
“My brother.” He needs the pickmeup. As long as he wasn't dense enough to drink it now it was fine. You hold the wine bottle out to him like the precious jewel that it is, before flopping backwards onto the bed. You want...to take this room home and keep it. But by the time you come back here again, it’ll probably be stripped. You release a breath you didn’t know you were holding and stare at the dusty-as-fuck ceiling fan.
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