Acension:Metro

[Rayleonarde]

Ronnie rubbed his eyes, and looked at Dannie. "Yeah...I...It doesn't matter. Let's get you guys around a fire, hmm? You're soaked through."


The creature flinched, and hissed at Vess. It glared at him, and began wandering towards him, bleeding profusely from one side. Other hisses and growls resounded through the rail line, but a good ways away.

[Aconitum]

Dannie let her ears drop and she averted her eyes to her shoes. "O-okay."

[Ryan Naismith]

Vess' eyes widened as he backed away... Was this one attacked? He found himself approaching it, rifle still aimed at the creature. "Hey there lil guy!" He said through his mask

[Rayleonarde]

The creature flinched, and started to back away. Hisses could be heard coming from behind Vess, at an alarming decibel.


Ronnie patted Dannie's back. "Did you know her? I...I mean...she still matters to me...I didn't know you knew Acon. I should've asked..." He sighed, and walked towards the barrel brazier, and pulled up a bunch of lawn chairs around it.

[Ryan Naismith]

Hewitt shook his head, and turned tail. This station wouldn't be where he died, not today! He ran, his boots clattering noisily on the concrete.

[Aconitum]

Dannie shook her head, to answer his question and to shake away a few memories that began to leak back. "N-no. I didn't know her, but she seems pretty important to that dude... Ray was is? And it seems she was just as important to you." She sat with her hooves on the chair under her.

[Rayleonarde]

Ronnie nodded.  "She was. Y'know...I was going to move to the Middle East, get away from my life. But...I couldn't stop thinking about her."


Ray walked out of the shack, carrying a large pan. He set it over the brazier, and dumped a few cans of pasta into it. Ray then sat on the other side of the brazier, and fiddled with one of the many lockets he wore. "Are we...talking about...her?"


The hissing became more agitated, as skittering filled the tunnel. The bat-creatures had arrived en masse, about five or six, each as big as an average male. They moved awkwardly behind Vess, trying to attack him.

[Aconitum]

Dannie let her ears fall lower to her head. "Wow." She looked between the two men and sighed. "I-I'm sorry. We don't have to talk anymore about this if you don't want to." Dannie cringed and rubbed her head as the memory of Ray shooting her came back.

[Rayleonarde]

Both Ray and Ronnie nodded. Ronnie stood, and sighed. "I-If you don't mind...I'm gonna go lie down." He walked towards the shack, and disappeared inside. Ray watched him leave, and sighed. "That's Ronnie. He's not been the same...after...A-Anyway, are you feeling well, miss?"

[Ryan Naismith]

Vess cursed, firing panicked bursts over his shoulder as he ran thorough the tunnels. The rifle fire, even with the silencer, was quite loud, the enclosed space of the tunnel only helping to accentuate that fact. He did see a glimmer of light far off, it might be the surface, it might be just a regular old light, he couldn't tell. Either way, it was a suitable goal to reach. So, he charged towards it, begging for dear life.

[Aconitum]

Dannie nodded, but quickly stopped as it started to throb. "Yeah... I'm fine. So, are we all sleeping here?"

[Rayleonarde]

Two of the creatures fell dead from the fire, and two more stopped to devour the deceased. The last two chased doggedly on, obviously upset.


"I suppose so, I've got a bunch of sleeping bags, and a few mattresses. O-Only...only if you want to." Ray rolled up his shirt sleeve, revealing his tattooed arm. He scratched at his shoulder briefly, before rolling his sleeve back down.

[Aconitum]

Dannie sighed and hugged her knees tighter as she caught a glimpse of Ray's arm. "I... thank you. I'd like that, actually."

[Ryan Naismith]

Vess stole a quick glance over his shoulder. Only two of the creatures were following him. He could take that, he decided. So, he turned, took up a tactical crouch, and fired a burst of 5.45 at them.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray nodded, and left to set out the bedding. He returned a few moments later, with enough bedding for the new arrivals. Ray sat back down, and smiled sadly at Dannie. "I don't believe I ever caught your name miss...?"

The two creatures pounced, both catching the rounds squarely in the chest. They both dropped, but one tried to crawl away, keening and whining as if it's life depended on it.