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Post by Skynet on May 30, 2009 9:09:38 GMT -5
Bud looked at the motley crew around him. Then he whirled around. With surprising speed he snatched the woman's arm and flipped her through the air. She landed on the ground with a sickening THUD, with both of her arms pinned behind her. Bud let her stew for a bit, squirming and gasping. “Don't touch me without permission, lady,” he growled into her ear. “You fuck with me and you die. Remember that and we'll get along just fine.”
Then he let her up. He held no malice towards her, he just really didn't like being surprised. So, to make amends after having gotten his point across, he waggled his eyebrows at her. “From this point on,” he intoned with a leer, “You have permission to touch me anytime you want.” Then he licked his lips jokingly.
He turned toward the kids. “My friends all call me Bud,” he said. “What say we head out to the parking deck and take a look at my Harley? I've got a trailer so we should be able to seat four, no problemo.”
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Post by Shiro on May 30, 2009 18:32:23 GMT -5
Eden grinned at him, he seemed like a cool friend to have. She liked his attitude. "Yeah, we should head out and go somewhere cool. I'm tired of the mall... I already have all the stuff I want." She laughed and looked around a little before looking back up at him and starting a bit, "But! Before we leave, we gotta go back and get my stuff." She motioned for them to follow and began walking down the entry hall back toward the LA Fitness she called home.
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Post by Skynet on Jun 1, 2009 18:39:04 GMT -5
Jill punched Eden's shoulder gently. “You gonna wait for the rest of us?” she grinned. Her companions seemed like reasonable people, despite the ungodly ruckus they were making a few seconds ago. And they had a sense of humor which was always a plus. “What kind of 'stuff' are we going back for? And more importantly, do they have showers?”
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Post by Shiro on Jun 2, 2009 1:37:15 GMT -5
"Why do you think I stayed in LA Fitness?" She raspberried at the others and quickened her pace, "And honestly I don't think it's any of your business what kind of 'stuff' we're going back to get." She looked over her shoulder briefly to shoot them a warning glance, "Bug me about it again and I'll kill you."
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Post by Skynet on Jun 3, 2009 17:54:49 GMT -5
Jill, suddenly angry, stopped in her tracks and snarled, “It's my business because if I'm going to risk my life going back for your goddamn barbie dolls then I damn sure want to know now. And you threaten me again, and I'LL kill YOU.” This little teenage pissant was just a little too flippant for her own good, and Jill was not going to put up with it.
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Post by Skynet on Jun 3, 2009 18:05:58 GMT -5
“Jesus, Mom, chill,” Donny said, hoping to defuse the situation before it all blew up in their faces. If they wanted to go to the LA Fitness, he saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. With a little groan he buried his face in his hands. “You all start fighting and I swear I'll just strike out on my own.” Then he grabbed Eden's hand. “I'll race you!”
That was the difference between Donny and his mother. She had spent her whole life fighting, while he had spent his smoothing things over. If he couldn't, the he sunk into the woodwork until it was safe. Donny had learned really fast that the way to deal with bullies and other annoyances was not to fight back (that just pissed them off more) but to make them want to not bug you.
Dammit, Mom, just let it go...
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Post by Skynet on Jun 3, 2009 18:16:21 GMT -5
And apparently Jill had the fiery temper to match her exotic looks. Bud didn't quite know what to do. So, by default, he responded with humor. “It's just little Edie's stash is all. I know I never go anywhere without at least a couple ounces of Mary Jane.”
Kids he could deal with. He had never really grown up himself. The problem with adults was that they always thought they were right. And they were always damn feisty about it.
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Post by Shiro on Jun 4, 2009 2:18:23 GMT -5
((Please don't post multi-posts anymore... do it all in one.))
Eden laughed a little at Jill and then smiled when Donovan took her hand, "You don't scare me... I'm as much as an adult as you in this fucked up world." It was true... the infection had caused all the kids involved to grow up and she had been no exception. But inside she was still a little kid so she started running with all her might, as fast as her legs could carry her. She would beat Donovan and shove it in his face!
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Post by Skynet on Jun 5, 2009 21:43:02 GMT -5
Bud wrapped an arm around Jill's waist. “Stay here with me, sugar. The kids will be fine on their own; I got a couple questions I want to ask you.” His mild flirting was having the desired effect. She looked to be much calmer now. So he looked her in the eye and said firmly, “I want to know your story...who you are, where you're from, how the hell did you manage to stay alive so long. Because I got a feeling, doll, that you know something you're not telling me.”
Jill screwed her eyes shut, and a tear ran out of each corner. She was tired of having absolutely no control over her situation. And she was really really hoping the man would have a plan, but apparently not. So she shrugged helplessly.
“Hey, don't do that,” Bud complained gruffly. “I hate it when chicks cry.” He patted her awkwardly and wondered what to do next.
**
Donny's feet pounded down the corridor. The cool air rushed through his hair, and the bright displays in the windows turned into one giant blur. He was right on Eden's tail, but he would bid his time until the very end...
Aha! There was the huge purple LA Fitness sign. Letting out a victory whoop Donny slid through the entrance like a baseball player sliding into home. Grinning so wide he thought it would split his face open, he tugged on Eden's pants. “I think I win, babe,” he smirked.
That's when the old familiar pain started. Only it was somehow sharper this time, stabbing through his chest like a giant claw. Then his vision started going gray around the edges....“Fuck...I don't feel so good,” the little boy managed to managed to whisper just as he blacked out.
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Post by Shiro on Jun 6, 2009 21:46:58 GMT -5
"What the hell? Hey!" Eden bent and gathered the boy in her arms, shaking him violently, "Hey, you're kid passed out!" She stood as the adults got a little closer and locked her arms behind her back, "I didn't do it, either..."
She looked down at him, he was cute, even cuter than the last boy she had met.
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Post by Skynet on Jun 8, 2009 18:05:44 GMT -5
“Jesus Christ!” hissed Jill. Her gut filled with the cold sensation of panic. Wrenching herself free of Bud, she sprinted toward the two youngsters. She could hear the old man's footsteps behind her, but she paid him no heed. “God dammit, Donovan, don't do this to me!” she screamed in desperation, not caring who heard.
Donny's tiny body looked so fragile and broken lying on the cold white tile. “Oh, baby, don't do this,” Jill moaned. Tears streamed down her face as she shoved Eden out of the way and sank down beside her son. She fumbled through her ratty old Jansport, flinging extra clothing and Powerbars out of the way in favor of a first-aid kit. Ripping it open and scattering the contents on the floor, she grabbed frantically for the syringe of adrenaline that she knew would save his life.
Jill fumbled again on the clear plastic cover. It took her five precious seconds, but soon the cover was tossed aside and the giant needle was shoved into the little boy's chest. She threw the needle away and pounded on his sternum with an angry fist.
There was no response. She held her breath and focused her vision on Donovan's blue-tinged lips. After a good five minutes there was still nothing. She collapsed on top of him, weeping as though her heart was breaking- and it was.
[[He's not dead, I refuse to kill off any of my characters...]]
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Post by Tanjuu on Jun 8, 2009 21:42:02 GMT -5
With the attention now focused on the fallen child, Jack & Campbell slunk out from the shadows and moved towards the dropped form of the Siren. As he reached her, Jack made a lighthearted attempt to introduce himself.
"Um... Ms Moorson? Hi... erm, my name's Jack. I've uh, been something of a fan of your works..."
*She ain't responding. Think ya might be too late.*
Regardless of Campbell's belief, Jack continued on in his attempt to strike up a conversation.
"...But, it's really something of a... wonderful occasion to meet you, face to face I mean..."
A moment of depression hit Jack, and his head dropped in sadness and desperation.
"...Please say something..."
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Post by Shiro on Jun 9, 2009 23:12:55 GMT -5
Eden shrugged away from him and ran over to Donovan, dropping to her knees next to him, tears streaming down her face, shaking uncontrollably, "Is he gonna be ok?"
She was scared-- the boy was dying! She had just met him and now he was going to die!
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Post by Skynet on Jun 12, 2009 17:29:50 GMT -5
Bud turned away from the distraught woman who had collapsed beside her son. He patted Eden's head reassuringly. “I know it's not your fault, kiddo. How about let's give them some privacy, ok?” He averted his eyes, saddened by the thought of losing one of their group so soon, especially the youngest.
As he gazed away, the old man with his tired eyes could just barely make out movement down at the other end of the mall, where the Siren lay in pieces. “Hey! What the hell?” He couldn't quite tell what it was, but if those damn things could regenerate after being blown to little bits like that then he would just kill himself now and save them the satisfaction.
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Post by Shiro on Jun 13, 2009 2:01:26 GMT -5
Eden looked up to him and shook her head, placing a hand on the boy's hand... it was already getting cold. She pulled away and stood, shoving herself against Bud's body and crying, clutching to him.
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