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 Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:44 pm
"Well..." Nina started, crossing her arms in thought. "Zombie or people... unless they have explosives they're not coming through the doors or windows... I made sure of that." she said with a confident grin.
"You guys could always make a flame-thrower out of spray deodrant, perfume, or body spray and a lighter..." Kalila piped up, she had been listening to the conversation. "Oh... and you should probably take that sign off the front door." She said with a sheepish smile and messing with her ponytail to not have to look either of them in the eye.
"Good idea!" Nina blurted out taking a seat on the ground next to the couch Garath laid on. "The propane tank is also a good idea. We could put one out there and throw a match to it... OH! And we can make Molotov cocktails! My dad kept plenty of alcoholic stuff in the basement." She said with a grin.
"That sounds awesome..." Nicholas said with a grin to match Nina's.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:10 pm
((Sorry for the shortness but My brain I fried and Ineed to get some sleep.))
"We could also electrify the ladder. Place some wires over the enterance and electrify them. We could shut off the power when people we know want to come in." He pauses to think some more. He then shrugs. "Nothing else really come to mind. Well maybe I'll thik of something later." He then relaxes against the couch enjoying the coolness of the ice. Hopefully the sweelling will go down soon.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:34 am
"Well, well, creative are we?" Christian said. "My name is Christian." He said, introducing himself with a smile. He pulled his bag over his shoulder. "A couple of mines for the front door might be useful. People that try to enter." He said. "Down side, if we stepped on it would not be good." Christian knew how to make little mines, and would need supplies if they would do that. He smiles, a good idea popped right up in his head, and immediately he rummaged his bag for an object.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:10 am
Mizuki sat in complete and utter silence as the people entered.
Her felt a deep pulsating anger begin to rise from the pit of his stomach, clawing its way up his spine and into his chest - latching on to his heart which seemed to thud out the beat of steadily bubbling fury.
More people ..
This did not bode well.
Mizuki knew that with more people around, the next time he succumbed to the Virus enduced Hunger or Rage, there would be more targets around him. It would be like putting a feral cat amongst some heavily armed pigeons.
This meant that with more flesh and blood crowding round him as he started to revert back into a Crazie, it would be harder to keep his sanity in check long enough to get out of the way with so much temptation. Which was very bad for him seeing as how these people were instructed to kill anyone who started to show symptoms.
Also, with more eyes and ears about, it would be harder to keep the fact that he was carrying the virius a secret.
He reached up and raked his fingers through his hair in frustration.
Mizuki raised his eyes just in time to see the other male come in through the window. Mizuki did not miss the apprehensive glance that the boy, Christian, had initially shot his way. Did he know something just from first glance?
Mizuki's eyes latched onto to the other boys for a moment, probing slightly, before he tore his gaze away heatedly.
He was begining to be surrounded by potential enemies.
He coudl trust Kalila, and he thought truelly that he could trust Nicholas. Maybe even Nina.
Garath? No. The boy had thought Mizuki had been infected from the scratches. He was just waiting for him to slip up and that not only made Mizuki uncomfortable - it was starting to make him mad.
Mizuki blinked slightly.
He stepped back from his original rather vehement train of thought and frowned. Why was he letting himself get so worked up about this? If he instinctively chose to distrust these people without actually speaking to any of them, then they would immediately distrust him right back. He was getting himself worked up over nothing. Any time he felt his symtoms coming on he would simply vacate with an excuse of some form or another. Whilst he was Mizuki he would make the most of it, speak to these people and make alliances and try not to get himself so worked up.
As Nina made the introductions he smiled.
He realised he must look slightly concerning as it was, a shotgun slung over his shoulder, dark shadows beneath his eyes, with a sword at one hip and a bloodied plank of wood with gore-caked nails through it tucked into his belt.
He smiled at this new girl, Crimson, as she too appeared in the room - but this smile faltered at Garath's suggestions of boobytrapping the apartment ways.
"I agree with Christian." It was the first thing Mizuki had said since the two new arrivals had set foot in the building.
"If we electrify the ladder it'll create problems for us too. What if we are getting chased back by Crazies and need a quick escape? If we jump up too soon, or no one notices us in time to turn off the juice - we'll be fried."
Mizuki pushed himself to his feet and stretched, linking his fingers and pushed out until they cracked gently in their sockets.
"Anyway. The team should move out now, the adrenaline from that little ******** punch is begining to wear down." He said casting a playful, entirely light hearted, grin in Nicholas' direction.
"And to be fair, had you not knocked me out cold I coulda climbed that ladder myself."
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:43 am
Oh, how the tension rose.
The air in the room was thick with doubts and mistrust. Crimson just breathed it in, and used it to keep her mind alert. At Nina's proclamation, she opened her bag, showing her stash of explosives and other various weapons. One particular weapon she enjoyed using besides her twin blades were nails, easy to throw and hit in the eye, head, and such.
"I don't usually keep a second pair of clothes on me but since it seems like you guys were about to go get suppiles, I'll go along."
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:53 am
Mizuki didn't seem pleased by this idea at all.
He looked at Crimson and was about to say something scathing but bit it back.
There was no point in going around insulting those who had just arrived here. That would only inspire dislike and even hatred towards him.
And in dire times such as now that wasn't the healthiest thing to do.
Desperate times led to Desperate people willing to stoop to Desperate measures to get their own way in things.
He raised his knuckle to his mouth and bit down on it gently. He couldn't help his thoughts towards the others right now. He was in a bad place, still freaked out by his self revelations of earlier.
At least if his symptoms crept up on him whilst he was out with the siblings he could seperate from them with no problem. He was more than certain that this new person, who had no emotional attatchement to him what so ever, would not think twice about cutting him down in the blink of an eye.
Mizuki let his knuckle fall away from his mouth and looked at Crimson. His expression was sincere, which was hard to achieve as he was rapidly, for some reason, becoming very agitated.
"I'm not so sure that's a good idea there Ms.Crimson." He said calmly.
He stood up and brushed himself off and looked at her evenly. There was no judgment in those eyes, only a sort of amiable concern.
"I don't know you at all well. I'm a paranoid person by nature and don't trust so easy. I'm sure you're a pleasant enough girl and everything, but for this outing I would prefer it be just me" and then, as an after thought, seeing as how the siblings really were determined to come along " - and Kalila and Nicholas. When we get back, that will give me time to talk to you and Christian and get to know you and your intentions a little better. Until then I would like to remain a little more reserved."
He paused, a slight nervous grin playing across his lips.
"No offense."
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:27 pm
The only sign that Crimson was agitated was a slight twitch in her left eyebrow, which so happened to have a mini-barbell in it. Sighing, and keeping her fists unclenched, she replied,
"Ms? You can call me Ms when I turn forty."
She replaced her bag on her bag before she continued,
"I was already headed out before normal people started showing up all over the place. I need supplies, which I am more than fine with getting more for the group. It's been a while since I've been around anyone sane, and I'm not going to ruin that. Even if I am destroying the last of human kindness and love, etc, etc, etc."
That last part was directed to Nicholas, which she found a similar expression on his face. But Crimson didn't appreciate the talking down to, even if she was going to try to get along. No boy was going to tell what to do...
even if he was a smigde attractive.
Geez, I'm really letting the hormones get to me today. To say the least, it's been a while since Crimson has been around males. Males....
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:01 pm
Christian looked up when Mizuki had agreed with him. "Well, you trust my mines but not me?" He said. "I am not entirely certain about staying, but if you are going out, pick me up a few things or have me go. Since you don't want me, I suggest that you listen for my list." He said, a slight frown on his face. "A simple easy thing, a thing of gasoline. That is the last component for my mines. Along with a mask and goggles. If by chance you come across a short-range weapon, pick it up for me too. I lost my knife getting away." He said. He began to rummage again. Where the hell is it, where the hell..." He thought to himself.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:36 pm
Garath watch them. "I'm fine with my walking stick. I learned how to use one as a weapon a while ago." He would have liked to try a sword but he wasn't going on the expididtion. Also he knew how to defend him self well using the cane. Tai Kwon Do was getting really useful in these fallen times. No need to mention the martial arts though. Garath remembers some one saying you should always cary an ace up your sleave. "Also we can drop flamable oil if any one comes up the ladder and light it one fire and any one coming up." He thinks of one last defence idea.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:07 pm
"Hmmm..." Nina said with her hand on her chin. "Ok... So the electric is out." She said holding her index finger up. "But what about the mines?" Nina said looking at Christian. "It's a good idea... But we can't go crazy with them. If it blows, it'll blow the door and forification right off..." She said giving a loving look to her handy work on the forified window through the open door of her room. "Maybe one per enterance... like one for a window and the front door, you know Christian?" She said looking back to him. She paused for a little bit and then spoke again. "Hey Christian, mind if I call you Cristiano?"
A small squeal escaped Kalila.
"I know..." Nina said with a grin. There was a Portugese soccer player named Cristiano Ronaldo and both young woman thought he was quite handsome.
Then Mizuki finally spoke up recieving a nice jolt from Kalila who was sitting near him and didn't expect it. He seemed kind of upset through the whole situation. Kalila gave him a good, reassuring pat on the calf from her sitting position and smiled up at him. She didn't really care if he didn't see her smile, but she didn't want him to be uncomforable the way she was. That was the reason she was huddled up against the wall. Nicholas looked up from next to Kalila and addressed Mizuki biting back a smirk, his emotions were set on Crimson right now. Her personality felt like it was suffocating him. He hated it when peoples personalities were too similar to his. She made him nervous, and he didn't know entirely why, just the personality part. "Yeah sorry 'bout that... I lugged Garath up too. How odd."
"Oh wow..." Kalila piped up when Crimson showed her explosives. "Hopefully it'll never have to come to that." She said with a sheepish smile. "Ha, shouldn't me or Nicholas be carrying the explosives? We are Muslims after all..." She said holding up her one of her many neck accesories. It was a necklace that read "Allah" in Arabic. "HA! No, I joke. I don't mean it... But yeah... I couldn't help it." Kalila said putting her hand to her cheek.
Nicholas laughed and smack his sister on the arm. "Show some respect to our religion." He said emphasizing the word. He didn't like religion too much, but he knew he had to show respect.
Nina laughed, but smothered it with her hand and addressed Crimson instead. "Yeah... You could get some clothes that cover you up a little more... After all the majority of this group are teenaged, raging hormone guys... You could give them a little more rest." She said with a grin. "But make it a quick run when selecting clothing. Time is of the essence for this 'mission'... After all their might be other people who want the supplies we need and might get there first."
Kalila and Nicholas both really didn't want Christian or Crimson to come. Nicholas for the things he suspected earlier and Kalila for the same reason. though she tried to hold the feeling back, seeing it as unfair to them. But for Kalila there was something else too. Nina was her friend thus encouraged her to go for Mizuki and didn't become competion. But Crimson felt kind of like cometition. She didn't show any like for Mizuki yet, but she feared she might. Also she wasn't sure about Mizuki either. What if he liked her too, she couldn't stand up to it. Her self-esteem would see to that. She would just let him go, crying when no one would pay attention. She sighed and then suddenly her mind hit a brick wall Wait, what?! her mind yelled at her. So you like him?! You admitted it! Now what!? What are you going to do about it...? Her mind questioned her. She swollowed and ignored it.
Nina felt the same way about Crimson in the boy department as Kalila at the moment. Only for her the boy of interest was Garath and she was in no denial what so ever. Plus if competition did come up... She was willing to compete. She had a self-pride that would help her if it came to it.
But Mizuki spoke up again, holding his opinion as well as theirs, though he might not have known it. At first when he didn't mention the siblings Kalila was about to protest, but before she let out more than a syllibal he mentioned them. So, Kalila just stood up with the bag on her back. Nicholas stood up lazily after her. Crimson spoke and the last part was directed at Nicholas. He did all he could from retorting back, all he did was slightly sneer at her instead.
Christian spoke up next. "Um... I think it is best if you stay..." Kalila answered before Mizuki could. She shot the oldest in the group an shy apologetic look for it though. "After all, I think you are the only one who know how to make and set up the mines." Kalila said quickly looking at her feet. There's too much people now. she thought nervously. I can't stay calm anymore... she sadly added mentally. She wasn't good in large groups and she barely knew half of the group.
Nina spoke up to defend her friend, sensing her uncomfortable state. "Um... I agree." She said with an incharge tone. "I have no idea how to set up mines and I would also like to direct you on where they should be. Oh... I need to inform me about it. You know how you make it and blast radius and that kind of junk." She said with a smile and nod.
"I'll be in charge of the list if you don't mind..." Kalila said to Christian after a pause of making sure Nina had nothing else to say.
Now Garath suggested something and Nina laughed with happiness. "That is brilliant... I like it, I like it." She said with a grin. "But..." She said after taking a few seconds to gain her composure. "We have to use that as a last resort... I don't want to injure people who have no harmful intention. You know say they're looking for refuge as well." She mumbled. "Which reminds me... Kalila I want you to take down the sign on the front door when you go out. We'll put up other defenses when you guys leave." She said over he shoulder.
"Of course..." Kalila said with an incline of her head.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:40 pm
(Sorry I haven't been posting guys!!!! I was busy with work!)
Reshion got up off the floor, his muscles contracting. Panting, the first thing he noticed was that the girl was gone.
"Great. Another person left me. This only proves that I cannot trust anybody." He said, climbing out of the window, lugging his bag.
"Goddamn this bag, I have to ditch this. Now, where to get another one?" He said. "I think there is a DIY store a couple blocks over. I can most likely get one there. This whole damn thing is a hassle." He said, cocking his pistol. Sighing, he landed on the ground, unfortunately awakening several zombies, which was bloking his way.
"Can this day get ANY better!" He screamed, picking up a broken 2x4.
He dropped his bag and approached a zombie. Swinging the board, he heard a wet whack as he hit the zombie in the face with it. And as soon as the borad his the zombie, Reshion dropped the board, jumping up and down, waving his hands in pain. "Goddammit!!!" He screamed, clenching his teeth.
"To hell with this." Reshion said, pulling out the pistol. He walked up to the zombie, firing off the pistol. He squeezed off a couple more shots at the other zombies, and when they were all dispatched, Reshion walked over to the bag, reaching for the bag. A molded, cold hand grasped his wrist. He pulled the gun to the zombies face, "I am sick of you ********." Pulling the trigger, he grabbed the bag, and contrinued on his way.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:52 am
[Haha, I know how that feels Jupiter ¬_¬ My Friday and Saturdays snapped up by work.]
Mizuki was naturally a paranoid person.
It had sprung up from a number of things. Coming over to a new country as a child, leaving behind comforts and friends for a completely different and altogether more up front culture.
It didn't help that due to his heart condition he had been pretty much a complete social recluse as a child. He was at home all the time, being trained by by his father who was determined not to have a weak son. He'd only left home to go to school and even around school he had an attendent on stand by just in case he got too worked up and had to recieve medical attention.
The other children had of course teased him. After all, people ridicule what they cannot understand.
That's what his mother had told him and Mizuki felt, now more than ever, that this applied. People were afraid of what they could not understand, hence they were so ready to kill the Crazies.
If they knew that he was a carrier he didn't think that he would have a calm fireside chat over biscuits on his hands.
He knew Kalila did not want to shoot him. When she had walked in on the aftermath earlier, even then, with slight suspicians she was very reluctant to kill him. True, she did not understand the whole truth, but there we go.
He smiled slightly at the two siblings as Kalila spoke up.
It was good to know that the two agreed with him. He wasn't ready to potentially leave his life in the hands of people he did not know well enough just yet.
He looked around at the two new people and grinned along to Nina's comment about Crimson putting some clothes on.
"I agree. I can see Nicho getting flustered already."
He hadn't meaned to call Nicholas that, he'd just heard Kalila call him it occassionally. He blinked as it suddenly occured to him that this could be a term of endearment.
He ran his fingers through his hair and cleared his throat.
"Right. Can do Christian. We were on route to the DIY to get masks, goggles and gloves anyway - protection against the contraction the viruis through bodily fluids. You know, spray in the eye and such." He blinked slightly as he continued to mentally map out their route. "Gasoline. Should be no problem, I'm sure we'll come across somewhere that does it."
He turned to Crimson in all seriousness, though there was the hint of a smile on those lips.
"I can't stop you if you want to go out and get supplies. I can however express my concern. Our team will consist of Nicholas, Kalila and myself. Nothing personal, this was previously decided before your arrival. I am sure you are more than capable of handling yourself and if you want to go out alone there is no stopping you - but I would severely advise against it. I am sure once I get to know you better I would be honoured to have your company in Recon missions. But as of this particular moment, I am going to have to say 'no' to you joining us on this trip. I will of course be bringing back a set of mask, goggles and gloves for you also. And anything else you need. I suggest you confer your item list to either Nicholas or Kalila. I'm going out the window to scout for Crazies. Nicholas and Kalila, you'll join me in five minutes. If you hear gun shots, that means that it isn't safe."
Mizuki was grinning broadly now. The redness from Nicholas' punch had all but died down, the graze however still visible on closer inspection.
Mizuki seemed to radiate a sort of restless excitement. He was pumped for this. Still high on the adrenaline from the hit, getting angry earlier had introduced new dosage into his blood stream.
He offered the room a polite bow and a quick two fingered salute before going out of the window way and down the fire escape.
Mizuki climbed down the ladder slowly and carefully, flicking his head over his shoulder at every rung. Fear and Adrenaline were pumping through his body so hard that he was shaking slightly.
He was willing climbing out into potential gizzly death and he was - enjoying it?
No, not quite enjoying it so much as feeding off of it.
He let himself hang for a moment from the last rung, then dropped.
He landed bent kneed, though the tremor of impact sent stinging pains through his stitched up sides.
He spun on heel and hoisted his shotgun immediately.
He knew that the Crazie's had limited intelligence, but he didn't know wether or not they would know to wait for him to get on the ground before attacking.
That sparked a new thought, could Crazie's form ambushes? Interesting and terrifying thoughts.
If so this would swiftly turn into Guerilla Warfare.
Mizuki eyed the onion bomb on the floor and smiled slightly at the spatterings of bright colours. It was true, they stunk.
Still, there seemed to be no Crazies in the immediate area to be drawn to it - that or they were preoccupied with something, someone, else.
Mizuki walked forwards and slowly did a circuit of the base of the building.
Nothing except trash.
It was almost eeriely quiet.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:39 am
"Do I look like I play soccer?" He asked, well aware of what Nina and Kalila had asked. "But go ahead anyways." He smiled. "Instructions and blah, blah, blah. I can't set the without the gasoline, and they will be very small. So you will have to look out and remember their location." He found a single lighter, and pulled it out of his bag. He tossed it to Nina. "Here is what you can light it with." He said. He saw her sudden change in personality and wondered if it was because of the boy. "Thanks, for giving me a chance." He said smiling.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:06 am
"Flustered?" Nicholas questioned, he hadn't even noticed Mizuki's use of the closer name. Maybe it was because he thought Mizuki had the authority to or he was so flustered by what he said he hadn't taken notice at all. Probably a little bit of both. "Uh- yeah! How can a consentrate when I have a nearly exposed- what? 16-year-old?- infront of me!" He yelled throwing his hands up into the air and then crossing them when he finished speaking. He shifted his weight foot to foot, a bit distressed.
Mizuki spoke and Kalila and Nicholas listened, though now Nicholas' uncomfortableness was put in the open he was very quietly grumbling to himself. Mizuki spoke to Crimson, very nicely and respectfully. Kalila looked at Crimson and then back to Mizuki and stood a little more ridgedly in spot. Oh man... You need to calm down! He's just being respectful to a new comer. One side of her mind argued. Ha, you can't stand up to her, you lose, game over. the other side of her mind argued back. She gave a look to Nina to express her emotions.
Nina looked back at Kalila and shrugged. She wasn't sure either if they should read to much into it. I mean... Kalila could be reading way too much into it... She thought to herself. Or she should get a battle plan ready. She thought with a mental laugh. The whole "Love is a battle field" and "All is fair in love and war" ran through her head. She smirked, Yeah, we're readin to much into this... She added mentally and looked to Kalila. She shook her head "no."
Kalila stopped her thought process and looked up to Mizuki as continued speaking, but this part of it was about plans. As sson as he was finished he was out the window. Nicholas stayed in his spot and kept up the suspision of the new comers, darting his eyes back and forth between the two. Kalila though ran to the window and looked out, she spotted Mizuki as he his the ground. D*mn... What if his stitches f*ck up? She wondered as she read his face. Hmmm she thought looking around. She went to her clothing and stuff folded up neatly on the floor. She searched through them without ruining the fold and pulled out a very long white, cotton scarf. Sh*t, the color... was the first thing that worried Kalila when she saw it. I'm going to use it to pressure and protect the stitches if the rip or something... Which means it'll be under his clothing... Which means it won't be seen... She thought instead with satisfaction.
Nicholas leaned agaist the wall and watched his older sister with a cocked eyebrow. "I hardly think now is the time for fashion..." He said a bit harshly.
Kalila rolled up the scark in her hands in a wheel motion. It was now in an extreme fold, but it looked neat enough and she stuffed it into one of the small pockets of the backpack. Kalila gave her brother of look that read "you can't seriously think that, can you?." She rolled her eyes "No... This is for if Mizuki's wound opens up or we get a cut and we're no where near our 'base.'" She said matter-of-factly.
"Oh... I knew that." Nicholas inserted, crossing his arms again.
Christian reacted kind of completely off what Nina had expected. First off she hadn't expected a white, American oy to know a thing about soccer, even less so soccer players. She blinked for a couple of seconds and then just shrugged it off. "Thank you." she said with a grin. The name was a translation of Christian, so it's not like she changed his name comepletly. Nina caught the lighter and nodded her thanks. She had plenty of lighters in the house, after all her father did smoke. But, she saw no reason to rain on his parade. "No problem Cristiano." Nina said testing out the name. "Glad to have you part of the 'team,' after all you're helping us with safety." She said testing the lighter. It lit and she put it out.
Kalila smiled at the new name. She liked it too.
"Oh, Garath." Nina said turning her attention to the young man next to her as she leaned on the armrest of the couch. "Maybe you should get your supplies ready. So, you know, when they come back and they're injured and stuff you can treat them immediately." Nina suggested with a nod.
Kalila walked over to the window again. She hadn't heard a gun shot and she wondered if Nicholas and her should go out yet. Nicholas picked up on his sister's thoughts and walked to the window as well. It was dark now, not completely, but still past sunset. Nicholas shrugged his shoulders, remembering most of the onion bombs were in his pack.
((I'm going to add a new character... I'll add the profile to the front. Read through it and tell me if you want to play the character or you think I should play the character... I haven't desided if the character is a boy or girl yet. Thank you in advance... ^_^))
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