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Post by Esiphas on Dec 13, 2012 23:04:23 GMT
Karen frowned. "About a Dozen... Of those things? No... No no no... That cant happen now. We'vevsurvived this Long..." She burried her face in her hands. "Okay, keep it together Karen... Eredia et Nox.." she muttered the last part. "Okay... Theres two ways out of the School. The main entrance, which is closer, but probably guarded by... Those things..." She shuddered. "Or theres the P.E hall. The side door through the Storage room leads outbto the treachers car park. Which, unless they... Broke down the gates... I dont think it'll be heaving with... With them." She looked at everyone, wiping hervtears from her eyes. "But, Its on the other side of school. And who knows whats actually in here."
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Post by daboss on Dec 14, 2012 20:52:38 GMT
Preston thought about the options for a second, then said "Either way, there are going to be the monsters wherever we go. The school was full of students, so there will be alot of them inside, unless they all went after someone who was on the outside. But being in the school limits our escape options, but it also lowers the risk of ambush form other buildings. Tactically speaking, going through the school to the car park would be the best option. But what we really need is a figure of the amount of those beasts inside it, and better weapons in case we are attacked. We wouldn't last a second if one of those got close.
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Post by ziggythetrygon on Dec 16, 2012 6:58:51 GMT
"Okay, okay, okay, shhhh!" Brian hissed, shaking Zeek's hand. "You all have to be quiet. We don't have much time. I need to know how fast you all can run. Especially you in the hijab, because that thing doesn't look easy to move quickly in...."
He looked around at each of them again, trying to sort out the conversation that had just eaten up valuable time, and figure out how to get them on their toes and out the door before they were all butchered. "You, emo kid, it's possible to survive outside and on foot. I have since this mess started, and against worse than you've probably seen." He quickly walked over to the teary girl and gave her a tight and reassuring hug, ruffling her hair a little with his hand and smiling as he let go. "Hey, it'll be alright. I've come through the school. It's pretty much clear." he said, looking over at the American-sounding guy to banish his concerns. "As for weapons, I can't help you much, but here." He slipped out his two butcher knives and tossed them handle first to Zeek and the American. "Now look, if we want to get out, if you guys think you can hack running as fast as you can for a good half an hour, I think we should follow this girl out to the teacher's parking lot. She stays up by me and we lead. Other dudes keep a ring around us and keep the other lady and emo kid in the center, because he doesn't have a weapon. If you get jumped, cut off hands or go for the eyes, neck, head, anywhere vulnerable. Don't get tagged. If you get tagged, get a death grip on the freak and slow it down."
He sighed. "Of course, if you guys don't think you can run that long, I'll try and grab their attention and give them a chase and chance for you guys to get as far away as you can quietly. It'll help if emo kid has speakers for his music that I can use." On the inside, he was about ready to (please do not swear) himself. He could barely believe what he was suggesting. He was already praying hard. He had never outrun that many before. And if this group didn't decide fast what to do, they might all be toast anyway.
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Post by Edzilla on Dec 16, 2012 10:59:39 GMT
Rio sighed, he was going to have to spend along time with this guy. "Consider this for a second, this isn't the walking dead, these things have a scrap of intelligence left, they know we are in here we set of the fire alarm after all... Then all of a sudden some guy waltzes in brandishing a sword." He looked annoyed that they were making decisions so badly. "They know we're running out of food, they know we're going to make a run for it... They let one little morsel run in so he an bring the whole (please do not swear) meal out." He sighed again ,"nowhere is safe, these things are hiding in the shadows, in the (please do not swear) walls." He smirked, in a way which made Brian want to kill him.
"There's a school minibus in the carpark, all we need to do is find the keys, hopefully someone knows how to drive.." He turned around, looking at some of the pipes, they probably carried gas. "The keys are probably in the PE office, they tend to drive it... And if its out of fuel, I think there's a petrol station a kilometre from here." He walked over to the door, putting his ear against it, there was nothing. "We all know our way around school, the faster we can do this the better, it's gonna get dark."
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Post by mantisstalker on Dec 16, 2012 11:19:21 GMT
Zeek brought the knife up to his eyes and studied it like he had done with the scalpel, his brow creased in a frown. It was bigger than he was use to but if half the stuff he had theorized about the infected through observational where study it was better than what he had. After a few seconds he flipped the knife so it was blade down in his hand and moved over to the door. "You may be right kid who wouldn't talk to me, but if we have a way to get out of here uninfected I say we take it." He peered out of the window again, checking the coast was still clear before turning back to the others a little surprised they weren't ready yet. "Come on we don't have all day, even though it is only..." he glanced at his plain watch "8:15 Am."
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Post by Esiphas on Dec 17, 2012 8:30:04 GMT
Karen managed a smile in Brian Rio. "I... I guess that'll work. There werent.too many infected, last I saw. But we should probably be careful, all the same." She looked over at the Door, then back to Brian. "You want to lead the way?" She asked, Her fear obvious.
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Kust inside the school, A single person roamed. Jillian Nightwood, head girl, Highschool crush of more boys than she had hairatrands, and currrently in Alot of pain. She didn't know why, but the tiny cut the monsters in masks had given her throbbed, Her fingers felt itchy on the very bones which let them move, and she had a horrible blocked nose. Collapsing on a desk, She squirmed in pain, the itching spreading to her ribs and Skull. She wanted to scream, but no sound came out as she vomited, And collapsed onto the floor. Then she could do nothing but watch un horror as her perfectly manicured fingers exploded, and sharp, bladelike extensions of bone took their place. She felt hee skin drying up, and her hair fell out in clumps. Then she finally managed a scream, a borrifying scream of pure agony, before Jillians heart Stopped beating.
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Post by Yuno on Dec 17, 2012 15:26:55 GMT
Keket looked at the two people before her and shrugged moving through the door. Faith is a strange thing, it allows us to feel hope and protection in places where it is fairly clear God isn't hanging out to protect us. At the moment she moved, Keket felt faith in a lot of things, mostly that she was walking with Allah, and that he wouldn't let her die. Her face spread in a grin as she let out a muffled gurgling sound and stumbled around the wall which brought Karen and Zeek out behind her fast and then she turned laughing and pointing at them quietly. "Suckers." she said before turning to walk off towards the PE office.
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Post by Edzilla on Dec 17, 2012 23:07:23 GMT
He raised himself momentarily before drooping into a moody looking way. He scanned the basement, wondering they'd missed anything, Zeek had given it once over. All he picked up was his exercise book, ticking under his arm and heading out the door. He glanced from side to side nervously, listening for the slightest sound. When none came he seemed to sigh uneasily, before moving further into the corridor. All of a sudden, a shrill death scream, feminine in its tone, rang out through the hollow halls. He looked anxiously to the others before moving on behind the rest.
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Post by ziggythetrygon on Dec 18, 2012 3:38:13 GMT
"Look, Emo Kid, I know you think you're clever and all, but I've been outside for over two weeks now, and I'm not dead yet. I've been so close to these things that I've smelt their breath. I've seen them tear out chunks of brick walls. If they were really aware that you all were in hear before now, you'd already be dead. They would have torn through by now. Oh, and just so you know, the fact that you're smirking like some sort of jackass at me to try and get under my skin, instead of being useful, it's kinda pathetic. I don't care if you want to be a special snowflake, that doesn't matter. All I care about is getting you all out alive." he said, staring at Rio like he would a griping toddler.
He moved towards the door, motioning for them to get into the positions he had suggested. "We shouldn't take a van because it'll make awful noise, and that's what gets you killed. That and running out of gas. Cars are risky. My folks died trying to keep our rental going." A brief flash of grief crossed his face before his act of bravado asserted itself. He took hold of Karen's hand and gave it a squeeze. "I am leading, I just need you to show me around the place, alright? I don't want to get us stuck in a dead end with those things honing in on us."
He then had to grab Keket after her little joke and pull her back behind him. "No!" he hissed. "You stay with Emo Kid in the center. You have no knife. You make sure Goggles and my American Brosky are keeping you covered. Stay behind me!" he urged, hoping sincerely that people would just listen and not get them all killed. "Since everyone seems to be okay with running, I'll assume you all can...if not, I'm still okay with being the bait so you guys can leave. Just make up your minds."
As they moved haphazardly out into the hall, everyone pretty much ignoring whatever he had said, except Karen, who naturally stayed directly behind him, he heard an all too familiar sound. The sound of the change...he'd watched it happen in the Tower....Instantly his sword was up, held warily in front of him. "Houston, we have a problem. Somebody just croaked and joined the ranks of the enemy. Inside the building. Stay close, and move as fast as you can with as little noise as possible...." He picked up the pace then, making an impressive show of haste with and equally impressive lack of noticeable sound. Their chances were almost nil now. Oh well...if he had to meet his Maker today, then today was that day. At least he'd make a good account of himself when his time came.
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Post by mantisstalker on Dec 18, 2012 4:12:54 GMT
Zeek followed the others a little to the side of the group like the American had asked, his knife still at the ready. He walked with a sense of purpose as if this was just another day at school and he had a class to be in. When they heard the scream his eyes lit up with excitement. This would not only allow him to see how the infected behaved in the presence of prey, but would also give him a good idea on what the people in the group where like depending on how they reacted.
He was snapped back from his thinking as he heard Brian talking, and let out a little sigh as he hear how he referenced to him. "You know I gave you my name so you wouldn't have to make names for me..." he said a note of irritation in his voice as he checked a class room for any signs of the infected.
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Post by Yuno on Dec 18, 2012 8:09:50 GMT
Keket shrugged moving into the position ordered. She'd long been accustomed to taking orders from men, the grip on her arm and the dominant tone immediately produced a step and fetch effect upon her. She walked in the center of the group and whispered, "My name is Keket...but most like to call me Keke...said like Ki Ki." she kept moving and then the bone chilling scream occured. She didn't shake..she didn't even twitch at the sound...she'd heard things like it in the night....and really..she wondered if she survived would she ever stop hearing the screams. She didn't know. She kept moving muttering prayers in arabic as they went. She knew they were nearing the gym slowly but surely.
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Post by Esiphas on Dec 18, 2012 14:10:06 GMT
Karen pointed the way, Fear clawing at her heart. Aboht Halfway to the Gym class, Another Set of Screams, Some male and Sone female, Issued from a classroom just next to them. Karen almost screamed as well, Hearing a Sound like a tearing a wing off of an Uncooked Chicken, but she didnt Look in the classroom. There werent any more screams, lnly the soubd of bone on bone. Sge kept going.
Then, 3 Corners later, They stood facing the Science corridor. "D...down the end, theres stairs. Teachers only, But... Well they lead across the Courtyard to the Gym hall. The only other way is through the Cookery classess, where we hsard... That..." She shuddered.
One of the classrooms down the science corridor opened. As they watched, a Man, Dressed in a long.lab coat and Glasses, with short, grey hair back stepped quickly. He didn't notice Any if the group, Busy as he was. Most of the group regognises him as Mr. Rikard Astrala, Head of Biology AND student couincilor. Chasing him as he backstepped was a Servant, the one that had once been Mildred Astrala, his Daughter. Anothee door Swung open behind him, and What was left of Jillian stepped out, Moaning in pain, Blood dripping from her fresh Bone claws. Rikard didnt see Jillian though.
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Post by mantisstalker on Dec 18, 2012 14:57:27 GMT
Zeek just stood there as he watched Mr. Astrala back away from his daughter and noticed the other infected behind the science door before it opened. The obvious coarse of action would be to simply leave his to die or become infected as intervening risked one of them getting infected and drawing other infected with the sounds of fighting. On the other hand however if they did manage to save him they would probably get another body to join their group and if left to die his death screams would probably draw others anyway. Also if the infected weren't dealt with then they would be at their backs as soon as they where done with Mr. Astrala.
Making his division Zeek flipped the knife in his hand so it was facing up and started to move forward. As he did he stooped down to pick up a lump of broken brick and said to the group at large "It would be better if we save him. If you don't believe me feel free to run, at least this will keep them busy for a while if you don't help..." his tone was matter of fact as if he didn't care he might be throwing his life away for them to simply run away.
As he reached the front of the group Zeek flung the lump of brick at Jillian hitting her in the chest and causing her to stumble and fall backwards, while Mr. Astrala spun around at the source of the noise. As she was falling to the floor Zeek was walking forward to deal with his daughter, slipping a hand into his pocket he pulled out a scalpel as he walked. He reached her just as she was about to leap at Mr. Astrala and with one quick efficient motion whipped his hand with the scalpel forward at her neck cutting a major artery, being rewarded with a splash of blood he sidestepped in case it was infective and a scream as she turned towards him.
He side stepped her first lunge and ducked under her second but as she brought her right hand down in an over head sweep Zeek brought the butchers knife up and impaled it though her palm, stopping it mid swing but forcing him to keep pushing the hand upwards to stop her from reaching him. When when she sung her other arm at him, Zeek grabbed it by the wrist dropping the scalpel. Now incapacitated Zeek looked her in the eyes and smiled under his mask, as he was brought so close to one of the infected and his former lab partner. Now all he had to do was wait for her to bleed out from the still dripping wound, but as he held her back he failed to notice that Mr. Astrala had now ran back to the group and Jillian was now standing back up and moving towards him...
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Post by Edzilla on Dec 18, 2012 19:44:03 GMT
Rio went to retort heavily, but then sighed. "Not even worth it... Just consider that we have names" He walked on, feeling they were herding him through the school, yet he had a horrible feeling of being watched. He wasn't able to stop thinking about who screamed, chances were they'd never spoke.
Jillian came round the corner fast, he hadn't got a glimpse of the creatures. His first feeling was to run, his mind racing. He recognised her face, a few years above, a pretty face, he'd had to sit through plenty of her lectures. Now she was running at them, blades as log as his arm. He couldn't help but feel uneverved. Infront of him Zeek seemed to rally and charge, he could only watch as he stood weaponless. He looked to his side, swearing he could hear footsteps, yet there was nothing in sight.
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Post by ziggythetrygon on Dec 18, 2012 19:58:23 GMT
OOC: How are all these people surviving 19 days trapped in a building?
"Got it, Keke...just try and stay safe." Brian whispered, before turning back to the task at hand.
When the servants attacked the professor-looking guy, and Zeke lunged into action, Brian shoved Karen behind him and motioned for Preston to watch over the unarmed people. Then he was all action. That familiar rush, that blast of adrenaline he always felt when taking off for a run, ratcheted all the way up to eleven this time. Near instantly, he was across the distance between him and the infected sneaking up on Zeke, passing the bewildered professor on the way. Then he was airborne, planting both his feet solidly into the shoulder of the freak and knocking it back. The landing was a little rough, but he had to keep from landing on his own blade. He at least managed to stay crouched and on his guard.
"Guys!" he hissed, "Keep moving!"
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