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Post by Shiro on Aug 1, 2009 2:31:12 GMT -5
Gray was alone again.
He had been hiding out in an abandoned Hobby Lobby for the past few days and not a single thing had happened to him. He hadn't even gone out to eat in fear of being attacked. He was too tired and hungry to defend himself. He had spent the last few days sleeping and eating the candy that had been left over in the shop. He was getting sick. He debated just sleeping until he died, unsure of how much longer he could survive feeling as bad as he did.
Now he lay on his back on what used to be a display for Christmas trees, staring at the flickering lights above him, his head swimming and his eyes rolling into the back of his head.
"I feel like shit..."
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Aug 2, 2009 10:15:28 GMT -5
Post by Skynet on Aug 2, 2009 10:15:28 GMT -5
Lisa's stomach grumbled angrily. Why wouldn't it, after the diet she had inflicted upon it? She had one granola bar left... honey and peanut butter flavored. Delicious. Her belly complained again as she lifted the treat to her lips... “Hush up, you,” she muttered to herself. “The zombies will hear, and then you'll be sorry you couldn't wait just five seconds longer.”
But before she could eat it, she saw a flicker of light across the parking lot. Lisa grinned and flipped her braid back over her shoulder. People meant safety and food!
She wouldn't dare let herself hope that it would be who she was looking for...
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Aug 2, 2009 23:36:40 GMT -5
Post by Shiro on Aug 2, 2009 23:36:40 GMT -5
He sat up and rubbed his hands roughly against his face and headed for the bathroom where he wretched into the toilet bowl for a few good minutes before rinsing his mouth out and retuning to his make shift bed, "So much for eating today... what a waste."
He lay back down and closed his eyes, feeling hot and heavy, "If I'm lucky, I'll die in my sleep tonight."
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Tanjuu
Zombie Hunter
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Aug 3, 2009 20:19:05 GMT -5
Post by Tanjuu on Aug 3, 2009 20:19:05 GMT -5
From a short distance away, a sewer hatch ground up and out of position, pushed away by an unseen person. The man clambered out of the sewerhole with a certain degree of difficulty, an expensive suit bundled under his left arm. He was of an extremely lanky figure, too tall and too skinny to exist and yet he continued to do so each day, living on sheer force of will.
Scrambling to put himself back proper before he caught a cold, he was just about to finish doing up his red tie when a shudder went up his spine. He knew what was coming, but was unable to stop it. He turned back towards the open manhole and sneezed loudly.
Shit, too late to be inconspicuous...
He reached into his right jacket pocket and pulled out a misshapen object that, when he straightened it out, became a black trilby which he then placed upon his head. Lowering it over his blue and green eyes, he gazed out over the parking lot to familierise himself with his location.
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Post by Shiro on Aug 4, 2009 2:20:50 GMT -5
((Sorry, Tanjuu, but I actually want this one to be private between me and Skynet.))
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Post by Skynet on Aug 4, 2009 8:40:37 GMT -5
Lisa made it to the door and stopped. It was a Hobby Lobby, and it was decorated for Christmas, even though the time of the year was August. Feeling a little bit like she had been picked up and dropped into a surreal movie, Lisa squinted past the wreaths and the snowmen to see what was inside.
There was a body on the floor. She stared through the smudged glass as it crawled painfully out of view. Even though she knew they had no idea she was there, her feelings were hurt a little. “Well,” she whispered, “maybe they'll be more welcoming once I'm inside...”
Lisa pulled a credit card out of her shirt pocket. With the death of civilization, there was obviously no more use for it, except for situations like these... It took her a grand total of six seconds to pry the latch open and slide through the glass door.
She slunk away from the wreaths and into the middle of the room where she was greeted by a...
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Aug 4, 2009 19:55:38 GMT -5
Post by Shiro on Aug 4, 2009 19:55:38 GMT -5
((Not sure where you want me to go with this...))
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Post by Skynet on Aug 7, 2009 0:25:07 GMT -5
[[something along the lines of "...a giant hug from Gray", "a bleary mumble as Gray tried to process who the intruder was", "the shrieking of a zombie Lord", I dunno what, but she's inside the Hobby Lobby now so they can meet]]
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Post by Shiro on Aug 7, 2009 1:10:50 GMT -5
((He's mostly asleep at this point, he's not paying attention.))
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Post by Skynet on Aug 7, 2009 1:35:01 GMT -5
[[Ah then I will poke him, that should get his attention...]]
...was greeted by a grisly sight: A stiff, cold body laying out underneath a blinking display of lights. First red, then green, then yellow...Lisa couldn't look away. She rubbed her hands across her glasses, inadvertently smearing them, and shuffled toward the figure, head bowed in a moment of silent prayer for the dead.
Suddenly Lisa tripped. Arms windmilling, she fell face-first toward the dead man. "Oh God oh God oh God," she thought as she landed on top of the dead man on the display.
Wait a minute...the body was warm and yielding. And...oh, no...wait...yes, that was a definite pulse.
Ooops.
The body was alive.
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Aug 7, 2009 12:42:44 GMT -5
Post by Shiro on Aug 7, 2009 12:42:44 GMT -5
Gray opened his eyes slowly and let out a very helpless yelp and tried to shuffle away from her, but his exhaustion thought otherwise and he collapsed again. He opened one eye and stared up at the bleary figure before him, his breathing labored.
"Mom...?"
He thought he was hallucinating and let out a small laugh, "I'm dyin'. I'll see you soon..." He exhaled slowly and shook his head, "Not if you're in heaven..."
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Aug 10, 2009 21:18:08 GMT -5
Post by Skynet on Aug 10, 2009 21:18:08 GMT -5
Lisa apologized hastily. "I'm so sorry, darlin', I thought you were..." She trailed off, rubbing her glasses again. "Mom," he had said. 'Mom?' she thought, turning the word over and over through her mind.
She squinted through the smeared glass, this time noting every detail. The broken, bruised man in front of her was a stranger to her ....Yet somehow he had an oddly familiar set to his jaw. Lisa's heart skipped a beat, even though she knew it couldn't be...
"What's your name, sweetheart?" she choked, stepping back. She wanted to hug him more than anything, but was scared that if she did, the spell would break and the oh-so-familiar stranger would vanish. She had to know... could it possibly be her long-lost son?
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Aug 10, 2009 21:27:39 GMT -5
Post by Shiro on Aug 10, 2009 21:27:39 GMT -5
He smiled a little and huffed out a single laughing note, "The name's Grayson Jonas... write it on my tombstone, would ya?"
He winced a little and breathed shakily, eyes still closed as he exhaled slowly. He chuckled softly and rolled onto his side, "I'm losing my fucking mind..."
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Aug 10, 2009 22:40:33 GMT -5
Post by Skynet on Aug 10, 2009 22:40:33 GMT -5
"Oh, dear God," Lisa breathed. Her eyes rolled back in her head, and with a loud THUD, she hit the floor.
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Aug 11, 2009 19:19:59 GMT -5
Post by Shiro on Aug 11, 2009 19:19:59 GMT -5
"Huh?" He sat up and rubbed his eyes, "Hey!" He stood, wobbling as he did so and knelt next to the woman on the floor, "He--"
He stopped and looked her over, his head still swimming, "Mom?"
He fanned her and lifted her into his arms, "Mom!"
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