Dead City (closed)

[Xavier Akafur]

The badger kept his gaze low and on the chair leg he was working on, his voice keeping a forced and even tone as he spoke. "I would not expect help. Plan for the worst." He looked around at the group slowly, the bumping zombies drawing little more than a glance at the door from the big man. "One step at a time. First we survive the next hour, then until nightfall, then the day after." He paused to allow that to sink in, mostly for the sake of their anxious group member.


"Once we have weapons and a safe place to stay, then we can start thinking long term. For now the wall doesn't concern us, this building and the zeds inside do." He looked over to Alexa and gave a nod. "I expect you're joining us for the night. I'm Charlie Kreed."

[Drakeyboy]

Pat would sigh lightly after hearing Kreed's name a second time. She just came to realize she didn't say her name to Kreed and Xia yet either. But that bitch of a fox was going to be staying with them. After a sigh she would say reluctantly. "I haven't said this yet... I'm Pat..." that's it nothing else to be said. She would pick up her hand held and power it on with the volume off. Not to game just to look at photos she took with it while living with her grandparents. If only she could turn back the clock with the knowledge she had now.

[Jacob Hail]

Alexa simply shook her head, moving the cloth down the length of her gun to wipe off the stock as she listened to Xia. She was about  to destroy the coyotes hopes again when the badger spoke up instead. His answer was better then what she was gonna say, so the vixen stayed silent on the subject, instead reaching forward to grab the shells on the table before responding to Kreed. "Hell, I dont have any place better to be. And if say its nice to meet you all, but given the circumstances id say that would be a lie." Holding her gun up, she started to slip the rounds into the reciever, giving it a pump to load the first bullet in. "My name is Alexa, but a lot of people call me Leetonia, I really dont care which one you use." Inspecting her shotgun over, she sat back onto the couch and kicked her boots up onto the table, laying the gun across her lap as she placed her paws behind her head. "Well isnt this just a merry band of **censor** we have here."

[coolcoyote]

The coyotes ears fall at Kreeds words. I was clear she did not approve of her hopes being shattered. To her credit Xia kept herself from falling completely appart. She continued to smile even as her ears fell flat and as she nervously groomed her tail.

"Xia. My name is Xia. And if we are going to stay here in this building for a while then we should at least do so well fed." she sets her pack down. "I come baring gifts!" she says with a slight chuckle, "I found some steaks in the other room. If we feel safe enough I can cook us up some dinner." if only she had a grill. Well, beggars cant be choosers she guessed and right now Xia will take steaks broiled in an oven over none at all!

[Xavier Akafur]

Kreed gave a slight nod to each as hey gave their names, though he made no further comments until Xia spoke up about cooking. "I wouldn't turn down a steak." The badger replied, finishing up putting the point on his current chair leg. He set the makeshift weapon aside and paused as if thinking, casting a glance over at the coyote. "Sorry about earlier." He grumbled after the long pause, standing up and moving over to the bathroom.

Being gentle would not save his life, but neither would being cruel. Kreed was not a smart man, or so he had been told many times, but he was smart enough to know that logic was the best course of action in this scenario. He had already seen a lot of people die in the past two weeks... and chances were that these people would die too. However, not getting attached did not mean he could not attempt to treat them with some amount of kindness.

He looked out the window carefully, cautious about making any noise lest he re-attract the horde. He carefully scanned the alleyway, monitoring how many undead were still milling about.

[Drakeyboy]

There was still a decent amount over undead sill lingering around. Enough to still be dangerous. But not enough to call a horde anymore. Give it till after Thierry meal abd ut should be clear enough to carefully escape the alley. If nothing bad happened.

As for Pat a steak would be pretty great. She wouldn't look up as she continued to flick through her family photos. "Sure. I'll have one. It's been too long since I had a good steak." After she spoke she booted up one of her games to pass the cooking time.

[coolcoyote]

Despite the smell of burnt meat, and the sound of Xia cursing out the the appartment owner for not cleaning out his oven, the steaks turned out...decent....for being broiled in a cheap oven.

The steaks were served with an unopened bag of potato chips Xia found in a cupboard. The coyote was for once quiet, too busy filling her gullet to talk.

After the meal Xia seemed...more relaxed. It was nice to kick back and pretend things were normal again. She currently found a couch to lounge on and rest after her meal, snoring occasionally to show that she was still alive.

[Jacob Hail]

Alexa simply nodded, responding with "sure" before letting out a yawn. Even if in unpleasant company, the vixen still felt she could relax, feeling even a bit tired, the smell of steak wafting in the air the only thing keeping her awake. The meal was pretty good for Leetonias standards, better then the prison food shes been eating for the past four years and much better then anything she could scrounge up in the city.

And aftee the meal she felt even more tired. Returning to her spot on the couch, the fox kicked her feet back up on the table, laid her shotgun across her lap, and leaned back into the couch cushions, stretching with a yawn before following suit with Xia and closing her eyes.

[Xavier Akafur]

The badger took his time with his meal once it was prepared, carefully eating every bite of steak. It may seem like he was a picky eater, but truthfully he was honestly concerned that this might be the last time he ever got to eat an honest meal. He didn't voice any complaints about the over-cooked steak, simply smiled contentedly once he was finished. By that time two of the girls were sleeping on the two couches, and he quietly moved a recliner chair over against the door of the apartment just in case their barricade didn't hold. He sighed to himself and sat down in the chair, leaning his blood-soaked axe against the armrest with the blade near the floor. He sat that was for some time, eyes closed but no other indication of whether he was asleep or not.

After a long time he opened an eye and looked around to see if anyone was awake, his hand shifting on the axe handle slowly before he sat up in the chair.

[Drakeyboy]

Pat would also enjoy the meal fairly well. Setting down her handheld and gobbling up the steak and chips. It was better then all that preserved stuff she has been having lately. Sure the burns were a little unappealing but it didn't matter. In this time a steak was a luxury, one she was grateful for.

After her meal Pat would resume gaming. She wasn't particularly tired only getting up a few hours before this whole ordeal happened. She kept her volume off and didn't bother to put ear buds in. If something went down she would need to hear it. And she would hear Kreed shift but didn't immediately respond. She would die violently in her game the set down the handheld with a annoyed sigh, finally looking to Kreed. "Light sleeper?" She'd ask the badger as she looked him over.

[coolcoyote]

With a paw clutching her swollen stomach Xia snored loudly as she fell into deeper slumber. Hiding away in a house for two weeks spared her the horrors of the zombie invasion until today that is. The zombies out side were at bay perhaps but the zombies in her dreams hounded her through an open field with no cover, not protection.

Waking up with a start the yote pats her chest and stomach, "Just a dream. Just a dream. " slowly the yote removes herself from the couch, not wishing to interupt the sleep of others nor interupt their conversation Xia moves to the nearest window and peeks outside.

[Jacob Hail]

Alexa began to stur as she heard voices around her, slowly sitting up with a groan, rubbing her head. It had been ages since she had a peacful sleep like that, so many hours spent staying awake either on alert or on drugs and now her body wasnt use to it. And instead of feeling restes she felt like she got hit by a truck. "**censor**... shit." She slowly got up and set her shotgun aside before grabbing her dufflebag and opening it up, pulling out a small black case. Inside were six syringes, four of them still still holding fluid. The fox knew it would be a waste of an adrenaline shot, but with her head in a fog like it was, it would be important. And, well, she just couldnt help herself. Grabbing ine of the syringes she popped the cap off the needle and dug it into her arm, injecting the fluid inside her.

[Xavier Akafur]

It appeared everyone was awake around that time, and the badger just gave a nod. "Haven't slept well the past couple weeks, for obvious reasons." he responded, looking around the room as everyone stirred. When Alexa produced the previously un-revealed case of adrenaline shots he gave them a curious look, unsure of what sort of substance was contained within. He made no comment on her actions, though whether out of courtesy or a simple lack of opinion was anyone's guess.


Given that everyone else was awake, Kreed stood up slowly and moved to the window in the bathroom, likewise looking outside. Hopefully the horde would have cleared enough to move by now, if not they would have to make the difficult decision of where to go from here.

[Drakeyboy]

As the living would look outside to check on the undead it would seem clear. But they would need to take a back alley exit. Because the window Xia looked from was the front of the building and she could see several still scattered around. The alley that Kreed looked into was clear, minus one undead. no problem at all if they could be discreet.

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Pat would watch as the badger got up simply saying. "Ah." As the badger left for the bathroom. He probably isn't one for a little small talk then. But that didn't matter to her, with Kreed leaving it gave Pat proper time to shut down the handheld she brought. once it was done powering down she would get up and stretch. Waiting for the allies to return so tgey could plan thier way out.

[coolcoyote]

Xia, if she had noticed the foxes abuse of chemically controlled substences, would have assumed it was insulin. Such was the extent of her medical knowlage.

She peers out at the street below wondering if the doctors shambling corpse is out there. Was there anything left of the strange little lizard? She would like to believe he survived, somehow, and regained enough sanity to stay off the streets.

The yote turns and leans her back against the window, "Oh, good. We are all awake. Listen, I've been thinking, we can't stay here forever. Sure, electricity is good but even that will turn off eventually. But we can't leave with out some goal on mind."

Crossing her arms, "If we can't get across the wall then we need to find someplace for the long hall. Some place with protection, food, someplace we can survive a month there at the very least."