There is No Home Left for Us: Day 4: First Light, First Fright

Monday, October 7, 2013

Day 4: First Light, First Fright

The next morning, Lucy heard movement downstairs. She walked down and headed to the kitchen where she heard pots and pans clanging. Thinking it was Quinn making something for Riley, she just walked in. "Hey Quinn. Can you make me-" She finally looked up to find two undead eyes staring at her. The zombie moved around the center island towards her, groaning in its hunger for her flesh. She screamed and raced to the door, fumbling for a moment in her terror.

By now most of the house had heard her cries and were thundering down the stairs. When they saw what was going on, Riley and John were brandishing their weapons while Quinn aimed his pistol. "LUCY. DOWN." John ordered and she dropped to the floor a moment before John's sword sliced through the spot of air her head had been.

With a wet thunk, the zombie's head dropped to the floor. He had been so close to her, about to grab her. His body followed, the black sludge that his blood had turned into pooling around the wound on the floor. Lucy took a shaky breath and got up, checking herself over for any wounds from the creature. She quickly went over to John, hugging him tightly.

As the morning finally got underway, with that rude wake up call in the past, the group sitting around the dinng room table. Quinn and Riley bring the food out, serving everyone portions of oatmeal and biscuts. Everyone dug in, John taking most of Lucy's food, since she suddenly had a loss of appetite. Once the food was gone, the group gathered together, ready to talk about the pan for the day.

"We need to find Sam. He told us he was going to go work on the electrical system yesterday." Quinn flips a light switch and the lights come on, "Obviously we now have electricity, so that means he fixed it, or at least this part of the house. Something to do today is to see where we have power and where we don't. When me and Riley were making breakfast, only half the kitchen had power, luckily the fridge is part of that section, so we can now have parishable food and such."

Riley nodded with him at the mention of the kitchen, " I want to go out and look for Sam. I was cooped up in the house yesterday, and I need to get some fresh air and stretch."

Looking at her hard, Quinn paused, but nodded."Take John. I'll stay with Lucy here. I'll clean up the rest of that zombie and Lucy can check and see which parts of the house have power."

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ElizabethNovember 29, 2013 at 6:11 PM
Riley's eyes flashed fear, but only Quinn caught it before it disappeared. "I'll be outside." She walks out t wait for her new partner.

Quinn turns to Lucy, "So where do you want to start?"
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UnknownFebruary 1, 2014 at 12:15 PM
Lucy stood up on shaky legs, still startled by the mornings events "I..I'll go check the master bed room"
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ElizabethFebruary 27, 2014 at 8:00 PM
Riley stood outside, her weapons drawn but not in a position to be ready for attack.

Quinn nodded to Lucy and grabbed the corpse, dragging it out the kitchen side door.
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UnknownJune 10, 2014 at 8:22 PM
John follows Riley outside "thats good way to wake up, getting attacked by a dead guy.

Lucy started making her way up the stair while quietly talking to her self "how do they keep getting in here....i have to figure out before someone else gets hurt"
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ElizabethJune 11, 2014 at 1:14 PM
She nodded, "Yeah. No need for coffee when you have some creep trying to eat you. Anyways, where do you think Sam went? He couldn't have gone far, especially since our electricity still isn't up. Should we go and see how far he got with the rewiring?" Riley nodded to the rear of the house, where she had seen some electrical panels when they scoped the place out.

"Where would the mop be... Well I guess I should first get rid of the body." Quinn got to work moving the body. Grunts and groans could be heard all the way up to the area where Lily was. He first grabbed the feet of the zombie, dragging it outside and laying it in a spot that wasn't viewable from the door so he could dispose of it later. He then went back and retrieved the head, placing it by the body. Once the disgusting part was done, Quinn began searching the kitchen for a mop and bucket.
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UnknownJuly 29, 2014 at 11:34 PM
Wondering through the city Jack hadn't found any survivors, but he had found plenty of zombies. He'd just finished beating in a zombies face with his gauntlets that he almost didn't realize the party that started behind him. "Dang it they just keep coming" he says to himself, but with the death of his family still fresh in his mind he keeps attacking, relentlessly pushing back the 5 zombies that had cornered him. After a minuet his anger leaves him long enough for some clear thoughts to come to him. "I could have swore I heard gunshots and screaming coming from somewhere around here, but they must have moved one. And I guess I'd better do the same."

So taking off his gauntlets, Jack continued on his way. He'd only been up for an hour and already he had re-killed so many of those things that had been infected by the very thing he had been studying. "If I keep traveling and take only a few brakes I should be able to find a safe place to sleep before dark." Unfortunately as he rounded a corner he was greeted with the site of an entire streets worth of the creatures. Fortunately none of them had seen him. He backed back around the corner took a few deep breaths and made a run for it in the opposite direction.
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1: No excessive swearing. It's understandable if the character is in pain or just does every now and then, but not every other word.
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8: Listen to the Mods. They are Kitty and Max. That means if we say no, then no means no.

The Refugees

Riley Wolfe - (Kitty's Character)

18 years old, 5'8", has dark brown hair, bright green eyes, she is Quinn's younger sister. She wears a black gemstone necklace, black converse, dark cargo pants, a black "Monster" brand hoodie with a white tee thats torn and bloody underneath. She is hardened, cold, but is very agile and stealthy. the only person that is able to crack her shell is Quinn. She carries a rucksack for her essentials, a sword strapped to her belt and two daggers strapped to her calves. The sword and daggers are a set that used to be her mother's, before the outbreak. She doesn't let people in easily, after she had to kill her sister, Willow, when she was bitten by a rogue zombie.

Quinn Wolfe - (Kitty's Character)

20 years old, 6'2", he is an exact replica of his sister, with dark brown hair and dark green eyes. He wears a dark red tee and dark jeans, his shoes are brown hightop converse. He carries a camping back pack for the supplies. His weapons are a .22 pistol and a .17 rifle that were his dads. He is very overprotective of his sister, mainly from brotherly love, but also because he feels guilty for not being there to protect them. He is in general friendly and outgoing, very open, but can be deadly when called to do it.

Lucy Sevy - (Max's Character)

17 years old, 5'5", with red hair, deep blue eyes, and glasses, Lucy comes off as a sweet, smart, and sometimes snarky, girl. She has been mainly depressed since the outbreak, the cause being her parents and brother one of the first turned. She wears a tiny silver cross necklace and her mother's wedding ring. She tends to be a bit of a know-it-all, but she puts on a strong front. Deep down, she's really scared. She relies on her friend John to keep herself going. Her talent with knives and throwing them, along with her skill with a bow, shows what her weapons are, but she would rather have John protect her.

Jonathan "John" Hanson - (Max's Character)

19 years old, 6'0", blonde hair, light blue, almost grey, eyes, John is fast thinking and always ready to speak his mind. Before the zombies started to take over, he played rugby, which attributed to his never-back-down attitude. He is very brave and loyal, willing to protect his loved ones at any cost. He grew up an orphan, so he didn't lose anyone, but he does care deeply for lucy, who he loves like a sister. He would doe to protect her if needed. He is very handy with any melee weapons, but he carries with him a sawed-off shotgun he found and a two-and-a-half sword.

Sam Steinway - (Trevor's Character)

27 years old, 6'2", red haired and blue eyed. Sam wears an Air Force Uniform, tactical vest and gloves. He has a tattoo of an angelic grim reaper on his chest. He is outgoing, very protective, agile, moderately strong, has knowledge of advanced military strategy, and extensive hand-to-hand combat training. Trevor was on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV as a fighter pilot. He has a wife 2 sons and a daughter. He has been through 3 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He regularly works out to stay in shape. He is very handy around mechanical equipment and prides himself in being able to fix majority of equipment. He was Prepping his plane for the daily routine flight when the outbreak hit his base. all flights were grounded, base was put on lock down but a little too late. The infected had already breached the perimeter. He could not get a hold of his family, and rushed to his home. His family was nowhere to be found. He is now wandering around searching for his family and some kind of hope that they are alive. His preferred weapons are a pistol holstered to his thigh, an assault rifle slung over his back, and a knife.

Shortly after joining the group, he goes to look at the electrical panel and never returns. When the group searches for him the next day, they find him with multiple bite marks and long gashes. They bury him and give him a funeral, but not before putting a final bullet in his skull as a precaution so he won't come back.

Jason Stenway – (Ryan’s Character)

30 years of age, 6’5” tall, with brown hair and green eyes. He generally wears a t-shirt with overalls, the straps of the overalls tied at the waist, black work boots, and a dirty, oil stained hat with a bit of chin stubble. Kind, and goofy, yet stern when it comes to it, he was the father of a young boy who died of cancer at the age of 6 and his wife left him for another man. He worked in a mechanics shop, working on electrical components mostly. He was at his house, working on his car, when he heard screams and shouts. He saw zombies attacking his neighbors. He had a bug out kit stashed in his truck. He drove out of there as fast as he could. His truck has a radio, so he can listen for other survivors along the way. He searches now for the outpost he heard of over the CB radio, hoping it could be close. His weapons that he has with him are his trusty hunting rifle, bowie knife, and set of six inch throwing knifes.

Jack "J" Steinweld – (Undead’s Character)

22, 6'2" tall. His hair is brown with red streaks while his eyes are green with gold around the edges. He wears thin edged glasses, a Grim Reaper tee-shhirt, with a red stained hoodie, shorts no matter what, and has a tattoo of a dragon on his upper arm. He carries a bag of fantasy novels and college grade books. He also carries a doll with his dead sisters name on the bottom of the foot. He is a nerd at heart, but is physically built from years of bullying. He is very nice, but mumbles to himself about mathematical equations and scientific theories if left alone for too long. He is extremely loyal, but has a dark side, as well as being a pacifist at heart and hears everybody out. Jack was a college student that had graduated high school early for he had a very high intellect. Before the events that destroyed the planet he was studying the same virus that has infected numerous billions. On the day the virus escaped the lab, he was trying to get home only to get a terrifying call. It was his 14 yr old sister screaming that mom and dad were trying to get into her room and wouldn't stop. He told her he would be there to help, but was to late. He decided to put his family out of there misery with a sword that his grandfather had given him from WW2, and grabbed up his sister doll as a memento for what she had told him a few days earlier. "Never change, no matter what people do to you, you will always see the light they cannot find." On his way through the destruction he grabbed up a few throwing knives that his father and grandfather had taught him to use. And because he knew he was physically built he picked up a few gauntlets from the museum and using what little he knew from welding with his uncle, he reinforced the knuckles with sharp studs for a bigger impact. With all this he sets out to find survivors hoping that his knowledge of the virus can help concoct a cure for the future of the human race. His weapons are gauntlets he found at a museum that cover all the way to his elbows. Made of plate metal, and have reinforced studs on the end for a bigger impact and also inlaid with leather and rubber to avoid blood contamination. Also carries a small arrangement of throwing knives for a quite kill, and a katana as a last resort.

Zombie Encounters

Monday, October 7, 2013

Day 4: First Light, First Fright

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