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Post by 4maivalentine on Dec 30, 2008 2:49:21 GMT -5
oOc:lol, I wasn't even thinking! You could have just edited my post XD
"No!" Chloe's hands defensively shot up, "I wasn't!"
She wasn't quite sure what else to do against a duo machine gun branding fifteen year old. Holy cow, why did Kalina wait till zombies came to get this awesome?
"Look, we are all in this together, okay? Now, the dorm is right over there," Chloe pointed at the building across the way, "If we take the south exit stairs, when we exit on the top floor, we'll be right at the room. Is that clear with everybody?"
"Are you crazy?" Jennifer cried at DaMarcus as she continued to suck in air, hardly able to get her protest out "I don't need you to carry me! All I need you to do is give me a minute!!"
She leaned over the railing as her heart rate gradually decreased. Even in the stairwell, she could hear the occasional scrape and moan of a zombie passing by. How funny that they didn't notice the live flesh loitering in the emergency exit stairwell. Maybe the theory about being attracted to powers held water.
Jennifer finally caught her breath and was relieved to feel coherent thoughts flood back to her. The past hour or so had been so one sided and incoherent: .....Zombies!!!....OMG Zombies!!! It felt as if a weight was being lifted off her shoulders now, and diligently replaced by a tingle of certainty, that she was going to live through this after all.
Flipping her red hair back, she looked up at DaMarcus, not even aware of the stern expression on her face, "...You don't have to wait for me," was all she could manage. She felt a little out of her element with him. One minute he was beating the snot out of zombies with his bare hands, the next he was offering to carry her? Not too mention, she couldn't get the image of Lucky sucking bones out of his arm from her head. Still, she found him handsome, which was weird since she'd never been attracted to his type before.
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Post by Sonic101 on Dec 30, 2008 14:42:44 GMT -5
"Settle down Rambolina, let me check it out." Calvin said, before beginning to sniff Chloe's wound. Being able to mimic her power, he was able to freely smell whether or not it was infected with the poison. "I don't smell anything, she's clean." He stated, before more moans and screams started from a few rooms away. "That probably attracted them. Go! We'll back you up." Calvin reloaded his handgun, then walked over and pulled his knife out from between the dead zombie's eye sockets.
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Post by DelCage on Dec 30, 2008 17:58:23 GMT -5
Rolling his eyes, DaMarcus - not a patient soul - opted to give her a moment. He didn't know how well zombies could climb stairs, but it hoped it was poorly. He didn't have any childish pranks up his sleeve like he had managed in the Infirmary.
He was further pushed backwards by her insinuation he desired to abandon her. Man, just cause he wasn't some super nice sap, everyone thought he was a cold hearted asshole! He read Del's casualty report, and all those "innocent" people had been murdering other students, not him!
"Fu-....what are you talking 'bout? I'm not gonna leave you by yourself, we don't know what the hell is up these stairs your writer invented," he said, ONLY TEASING MEEP, NOT SERIOUSLY UPSET, "We don't have a lot of time to wait around. But where the hell is everyone else?"
He mused, chewing on the thought. It didn't add up. There was no way everyone got eaten by zombies...was there?
He looked down at his only companion, and for all he knew, the only other person for miles, or in the entire world. His attraction to her resonated as much as ever, if not stronger in the face of the insurmountable odds they seemed to be against. Seeing her going all warrior-chick-amazon in the Infirmary was kinda hot, even moreso with her free laughter following.
Her annoying and stubborn side was not. Usually he liked a challenge, a woman who could him push him back. She just had bad timing. She was fucking up a good thing for him! He could sense she was still combative though, and didn't seem to have any faith in him.
"Look, I'm not doing this just cause you're really hot, or its a plot device, or because that Jonas Brothers reject told me to. Its in both of our best interests to get to the top floor. Rest there, there will be water and hopefully food."
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Post by 4maivalentine on Dec 30, 2008 20:26:31 GMT -5
After an awkward moment of silence, Jennifer could on think of one thing to say, "...you think I'm hot?"
A small teasing smirk came to her face and before DaMarcus could respond-or possibly defend himself-she started past him with a playful nudge to his elbow. Without another word Jennifer started up the stairs again...how many flights are there? I dunno LOL.
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Post by DelCage on Dec 30, 2008 22:04:26 GMT -5
The pause left him curious as to why she wasn't saying anything, but it seemed everything he had said, short of his compliment on her delicious physique, had gone in one pretty lil' ear and out the other. Next thing he knew, she seemed to have renewed vigor, giving him a playful shove as she passed and headed up the final few flights of stairs.
He followed, unable to contain a bass-filled chuckle. He hoped it didn't alter any Zombies. Who knew if some were in these rooms.
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Post by Vect on Dec 30, 2008 22:08:58 GMT -5
Avery, busy killing Zombies elsewhere found herself retreating to wherever DaMarcus was, not asking herself how she got there (wouldn't help).
"Hey guys and... What's with the stairs?"
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Post by Icey-Moogle-Rosie on Dec 31, 2008 0:09:49 GMT -5
"Okay, let's Go then!!" Rambolina shouted as they started for the building.
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Post by sifth on Dec 31, 2008 0:19:33 GMT -5
After finally killing the spider along with dozens of other zombies Jin finally made his way back to the main group. Still very/very confused on just what was going on. “Glad to see you were all willing to leave me for dead” Jin told the group somewhat irritated. “So what have I missed” Jin stated as he glared over at Fayth. One way or another Jin would have to deal with her and sooner would be better than latter.
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Post by teamantisocial on Dec 31, 2008 0:22:23 GMT -5
Drake shrugged. "Sorry, I didn't notice you were gone, although I when I didn't hear someone talking about their arm, I should've known you were gone." he said to Jin following the group.
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Post by sifth on Dec 31, 2008 1:12:43 GMT -5
“Drake, we need to talk” Jin stated as he walked in closer to Drake. “If I should die soon, your sister is most likely the one who killed me” Jin whispered into his friend’s ear. “If she’s not a zombie yet, she will be soon, and I plan on making sure no one else gets infected”.
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Post by MoogleSlayer1992 on Dec 31, 2008 2:15:29 GMT -5
Mark carried the shotgun and checked the ammunition closely for Kalina's cache of guns. He knew his chances of helping the group as whole with his powers were slim. And quite frankly, he was too afraid of being near Rambolina when she ran out of ammunition or worse. He followed after the group.
"We need to keep on the move," Mark muttered weakly.
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Post by Sonic101 on Dec 31, 2008 9:59:35 GMT -5
"You're right Marky. Let's go!" Calvin shouted right as more zombies stumbled their way down the hall. "Damnit, go!" With that command Calvin raised his handgun, firing twice, both headshots. As the two zombies fell to the ground, a crowd barreled through them and the rest. Running. "Oh Jesus, we got runners.... Go, go go!" Firing two more shots before beginning to run. Of course they didn't even get around the corner before more zombies came around it. "Shit, in here!" Calvin shouted, rounding everyone into a dorm room that happened to be opened.
Shutting and locking the door, he began shouting orders. "You two, start barricading that door." He said, pointing to Jin and Drake. "Let Chloe have the bed, she's wounded. We can't hold up in here for long though." They were too high up, escaping from the windows would be impossible. Unless.... Quickly opening one of the windows, Calvin stuck his head outside. Sure enough, there was a sturdy pole with a straight shot up to the roof.
"Ok, we rest here for as long as we can, then we escape out this window. There's a pole that we can climb, it's sturdy, it's a straight shot up, we'll be fine." Taking a brief moment to check the bathroom, and finding it thankfully clear, he came back into the main room. "Mark, how are we doing on ammo?" He asked, simultaneously ejecting his clip and counting his bullets.
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Post by 4maivalentine on Dec 31, 2008 12:12:49 GMT -5
"Well, well!" Naomi gushed, pointing the camera in Calvin's face, "Where's Thumbelina?"
She was referring to Angelique, since the whole school new they were inseparable and the last time she saw them, the two were scurrying out an air vent.
Chloe reluctantly sat on the edge of the bed and bowed her head. As much as she wanted to protest, it wouldn't do her any good. It was obvious to her and everyone around her that she was fading in her usefulness. Her heart seemed to be working in overdrive, she was out of tune with her powers, light headed and could hardly raise her right shoulder without being overtaken by pain. Chloe sighed and checked the bloody bandages on her mauled shoulder. The bleeding had stopped and the residue had dried to a rich brown claylike substance that crumbled of when she fiddled with it.
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Post by DelCage on Dec 31, 2008 15:47:02 GMT -5
Theo released a sigh a relief. Someone else was gonna take charge for a little while, leaving him to tend to Chloe. He began to move to her, but accidentally bumped into Fayth, who was standing still in the middle of the room, staring into space, her hand over her tummy.
"Oops, sorry. You alright?" he asked, and she nodded, but didn't turn to face him. Truthfully, she felt like vomiting, and fatigue was taking a serious toll. She stuck a hand out, as if she was in a dark room, and felt her way to a chair and sat down, hiding her face in her hair. She didn't want people to figure her out. Her wound didn't look like a bite or anything because it was so small - it looked like a bad scratch.
Theo sat down on the bed next to Chloe, taking her hand. "That's pretty gross," he joked, before becoming somewhat more serious, "How are you feeling?"
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Post by Sonic101 on Dec 31, 2008 16:56:30 GMT -5
"Dead. Scratched her leg during sex and Rambo's wife over there," Calvin jerked his thumb at Rambolina "thought it was a bite." Calvin's face went somber for the briefest of seconds, before perking back up. "So, how are you? I see you got out ok, going Cloverfield on us?" Calvin asked, attempting to look past the view screen sticking out of the side at her face.
The door thumped slightly as zombies beat against it. The regular ones would probably give up after a while, shamble away as something else caught their attention. But the runners weren't one to give up so easily. It didn't help that being so close to Chloe caused Calvin to unintentionally absorb her power. Everything reeked of zombies. But something smelled really close. He tried to ignore it, not wanting to agitate the zombies outside any further, but he couldn't help shake a gut feeling that something might go wrong very soon.
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Post by 4maivalentine on Dec 31, 2008 22:43:03 GMT -5
Jennifer reached the top floor and halted her stride, she glanced over her shoulder at DaMarcus and then gingerly placed her hands and ear to the door. She could hear the moaning and scraping right outside, but just like the other floor, they passed by the door, uninterested. What was it about the stairwell that didn't attract them? It was almost like there was some sort of cloaking device on the stairs that repelled the corpses.
Jennifer slowly backed away from the door into DaMarcus, who was right behind her. She glanced up at him and whispered, "I don't know about this, we should wait,"
The truth was that their time in the stairwell was the safest she'd felt, and at least if she was wrong and the zombies did take to the steps, they'd hear their echos and be able to peak over the railing to spot them.
Chloe pulled her hand away from Theo and instead opted to wrap her arms around his waist and rest her forehead on his shoulder,
"...just hold me, please," was all she could manage through her dry throat.
Chloe had never felt so drained in her life and the scent of zombies was finally starting to get to her. She buried her nose in his shoulder, hoping to get some relief. It smelled as if there was a zombie right next to them.
Naomi, on the other hand, didn't seem as tired as the rest, in fact she was quite the opposite.
"Dude! That's like, out of a bad horror flick! Wait...I totally have to get this on camera!"
She shoved the camera in his face and giggled, "Now say your full name, your student ID and what happened one more time...."
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Post by Sonic101 on Jan 1, 2009 23:16:40 GMT -5
"Like I said. We had sex, scratched her leg, the big scary woman with the two machine guns thought it was a bite and shot her up." Calvin repeated, completely ignoring the other two aspects of her demands.
Calvin was starting to get worried. He just couldn't shake the smell of zombies from somewhere in the room. But the more he smelled it, the more he irritated the ones outside, he was afraid to try to hone in any further. Maybe Chloe had a better idea, but she was absorbed in her moment with Theo, and injured, not the best time to talk to her about it.
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Post by DelCage on Jan 1, 2009 23:18:01 GMT -5
As Jennifer backed up, she bumped into a surprised DaMarcus, who stumbled into the railing behind them. It was the highest floor, and only other set of stairs led to the rooftop door, which would likely be locked.
"Damn, be careful," he joked, their physical proximity perhaps making him a little more friend. His hands were bracing her body, but he removed them without hesitance, though not with any nervous urgency. Just calmly.
"Wait for the others?" he said to her, grinning, "Just...by ourselves?"
Of course, it was then that another student seemed to catch up with them - the odd masked girl. Even the cold and generally unemotional boy couldn't hide his own disappointment - implying he had been appreciative of alone time with Jennifer. It did serve as a reminder than there were more pressing issues than...
"Yo, where is everyone?" he asked Avery, ignoring her question.
The blond haired boy nodded, also tired. He leaned his head over onto his injured girlfriend, glad a moment of peace had presented itself. It was weird that even the scary sounds from outside of the door were no longer as unsettling. He was used to the constant fear clinging in the back of his brain.
"Take your time and rest," he whispered, placing a kiss atop her head.
Fayth kept low in her seat, her head down, trying to keep anyone from paying too much attention to her. She could keep the guise of being emotionally worn and physically tired as her excuses for her odd and vaguely familiar behaviors. But she knew she'd have to find some way to fight it. If she could just survive until the Professors got there, they would be able to fix her, she just knew it.
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Post by 4maivalentine on Jan 2, 2009 0:12:51 GMT -5
After he kissed her, Chloe raised her head and planted a sweet kiss on his lips, "Thank you for being there for me," She gazed at him with adoring eyes. As long as she'd known him, Theo had been so intent on being there for her. She knew that she barely showed her appreciation but tonight was so...maybe it was death being so real or the uncertainty of it all, but suddenly she felt overwhelmed by how much he meant to her, and before she even knew what she was saying, Chloe blurted out, "I love you,"
"HEY THEO!" Naomi's loud voice cut in, "COME HERE!"
She and Calvin fiercely beckoned him from her spot Calvin, her eyes wide with urgency. Ever since he'd caught Chloe's powers, the two had taken to feverishly whispering in the corner of the room.
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Post by DelCage on Jan 2, 2009 0:29:42 GMT -5
Two different directions tugged Theo with each of their own agendas: on the one hand, a loud call that seemed urgent, requiring his...leadership; the other, a soft and gentle breeze of a word he could barely believe he was thinking about uttering.
And then it overcame him. His goofy grin showed through, and he didn't speak, just returned her kiss unabashedly, and his actions more than spoke for him. And after their brief moment of public passion, he withdrew from her, a mental promise to return to her as soon as he could.
Rising, he joined Lucky and Calvin, his eyes curious as to what had to draw him away at such a crucial juncture in his short life.
"What's going on?" he asked, confused.
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Post by teamantisocial on Jan 2, 2009 0:32:55 GMT -5
Drake followed Theo curiously, because really, he had nothing better to do...He also pulled Fayth along so that he could keep his eye on her. He didn't really trust his sister anymore after Jin's comment.
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Post by 4maivalentine on Jan 2, 2009 12:36:30 GMT -5
"Calvin says he smells...something," Naomi whispered out the corner of her mouth to keep anyone from reading her lips, "Like, something inside the room, we've looked around twice but can't locate anything. Maybe you can cause some sort of big effect that'll cause whatever it is to reveal itself. Like can you make something loose? Cause them to talk a lot? Tell their deepest secrets or something..." Suddenly her face lit up at the thought, "...that'll be fucking awesome,"
"You guys, I don't feel too...well..." Chloe's voice cut into their huddle.
Naomi was the first to look over and her eyes grew wide at what she saw. Chloe's rich dark skin had turned a sickly olive and steams of blood fell from her drooping almond shaped eyes. Naomi stumbled back and yelled, "HOLY FUCKIN' SHIT!!!"
The fear in Chloe's eyes signaled it all, she suddenly grabbed her chest and doubled over, starting to screech in pain.
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Post by Sonic101 on Jan 2, 2009 12:41:53 GMT -5
"Oh shit...." Was all Calvin could mutter at the sight of Chloe. She was dying, he could tell from the fact that her power was fading. He bounced into action, quickly getting her up and bringing her into the bathroom. "She needs water, out of the way!" Was all he could shout, charging in and hopping in the bathtub/shower combo, pulling the curtain.
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Post by 4maivalentine on Jan 2, 2009 12:48:47 GMT -5
Naomi froze, her mouth agape as she watched Calvin drag Chloe to the bathroom. She writhed in his arms, her head back as she continued to scream in agony and scrap her heels frantically against the floor. Naomi took a step forward but came to a halt as the door slammed behind the two. The room was filled with the sound of running water and her screams, then suddenly a large pop-as if a large balloon had expanded beyond its capacity. Naomi jumped back and cried out,
"Calvin?! Chloe?!" What happened? Chloe's screams had abruptly stopped and even Calvin was silent, all that came from the bathroom was the sound of the shower.
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Post by Sonic101 on Jan 2, 2009 12:57:40 GMT -5
The water shut off, leaving an eerie silence, save for a dripping sound coming from the two wet bodies inside. The curtain opened slightly, revealing Calvin, covered in blood. He quickly shut the curtain, but to the quick eye one could see the blood splattered wall, along with Chloe's body, a giant hole in her chest like something exploded out of it.
He shook his head, quickly trying to shoo everyone out of the bathroom, especially Theo, he didn't need to see that. Hell, Calvin wished he didn't have to see it. Out of everything he'd seen that night, that would probably be one of the things he'd have nightmares about for the rest of his life.
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