No Rest (IC)

[Defilement]

Bel ran to the gate, with Az in tow. "Wait! Let us in!"
Az grabbed the gate. "C'mon, Miss Lamont, you know me!"

Amberlin spun around quickly at the sudden noise. She strained her eyes to see the faces of those a few yards back, but she could definitely see them through the extra wire that had been out on on the gate. She stopped dead in her tracks. One of her students who had left the day of the infection, and another man who she didn't know. "Asmodeus?" She asked, taking short steps over to them. She looked back at the other two she had just let in, and wondered how many Ethan would be okay with. But it was a former classmate of his. "I..." She trailed off, looking at the locks again. How many could they possibly let in?

"Please, Miss Lamont!" Az pleaded. "We've been running for days. We haven't slept in a week."
Bel turned, scanning behind him. "And its not safe out here in the open. We can help you."

[Vesperis]

Amberlin spun around quickly at the sudden noise. She strained her eyes to see the faces of those a few yards back, but she could definitely see them through the extra wire that had been out on on the gate. She stopped dead in her tracks. One of her students who had left the day of the infection, and another man who she didn't know. "Asmodeus?" She asked, taking short steps over to them. She looked back at the other two she had just let in, and wondered how many Ethan would be okay with. But it was a former classmate of his. "I..." She trailed off, looking at the locks again. How many could they possibly let in?

"Please, Miss Lamont!" Az pleaded. "We've been running for days. We haven't slept in a week."
Bel turned, scanning behind him. "And its not safe out here in the open. We can help you."[/quote

Amberlin, though internally confused and conflicted, found herself taking out the set of keys once more. She was unlocking the gates feverishly, fumbling around with the keys. She unlocked the gates and yanked them open once more, leaving room for them to give in. For whatever reason, she felt like she needed to help them, if not just because she knew them.

[Defilement]

"Please, Miss Lamont!" Az pleaded. "We've been running for days. We haven't slept in a week."
Bel turned, scanning behind him. "And its not safe out here in the open. We can help you."[/quote

Amberlin, though internally confused and conflicted, found herself taking out the set of keys once more. She was unlocking the gates feverishly, fumbling around with the keys. She unlocked the gates and yanked them open once more, leaving room for them to give in. For whatever reason, she felt like she needed to help them, if not just because she knew them.

Az ran in, quickly followed by Bel. "Thank you so much, Miss Lamont!" he said.
"We need to get inside. Quickly. Whoever fired that shot's probably dead, and now the infected are going to be active. Very active," Bel said, peering over his shoulder, rubbing his scar nervously. "And if any one of them sees us..."

[Aona]

"Please, Miss Lamont!" Az pleaded. "We've been running for days. We haven't slept in a week."
Bel turned, scanning behind him. "And its not safe out here in the open. We can help you."[/quote

Amberlin, though internally confused and conflicted, found herself taking out the set of keys once more. She was unlocking the gates feverishly, fumbling around with the keys. She unlocked the gates and yanked them open once more, leaving room for them to give in. For whatever reason, she felt like she needed to help them, if not just because she knew them.

Az ran in, quickly followed by Bel. "Thank you so much, Miss Lamont!" he said.
"We need to get inside. Quickly. Whoever fired that shot's probably dead, and now the infected are going to be active. Very active," Bel said, peering over his shoulder, rubbing his scar nervously. "And if any one of them sees us..."

"Then we're fucked?" Vi interjected.

"Yeah. Then we're fucked. Let's go." Nate started to jog towards the entrance, already hearing the faint groans of the undead.

[Vesperis]

Az ran in, quickly followed by Bel. "Thank you so much, Miss Lamont!" he said.
"We need to get inside. Quickly. Whoever fired that shot's probably dead, and now the infected are going to be active. Very active," Bel said, peering over his shoulder, rubbing his scar nervously. "And if any one of them sees us..."

"Then we're fucked?" Vi interjected.

"Yeah. Then we're fucked. Let's go." Nate started to jog towards the entrance, already hearing the faint groans of the undead.

Amberlin shook her head. This was a bad idea, a very bad idea. She hurried the others to was the front door to the hallways and unlocked it promptly, shooing them all inside before following them. She locked the door frantically, her hands trembling with the keys. Once it locked, she stood there, staring outside at the gate where a few of those damned undead were gathering at the gate. "Ethan...." She whispered, her eyes widening. He was still outside and she had rung the dinner bell for their hungry, decaying, friends.

[Of planets]

Zac cursed himself "Sorry, I'm worried. I need a place to hide and this kind of place would be a good bet. Zees are in the houses and I just need to be here for a while" It was a clever lie; he wasn't sure what he was hiding from but he'd work out something. Zac had been living on his wit and weaving clever lies as he'd went since the start of this, exaggerating his skills and... Well there's an idea "I'm an electrician. I can help with anything that's stopped working. Just please let me come in." He sounded desperate, he may have fooled himself if he hadn't made it up.

[Vesperis]

Zac cursed himself "Sorry, I'm worried. I need a place to hide and this kind of place would be a good bet. Zees are in the houses and I just need to be here for a while" It was a clever lie; he wasn't sure what he was hiding from but he'd work out something. Zac had been living on his wit and weaving clever lies as he'd went since the start of this, exaggerating his skills and... Well there's an idea "I'm an electrician. I can help with anything that's stopped working. Just please let me come in." He sounded desperate, he may have fooled himself if he hadn't made it up.

Ethan listened to this guy, and all of this stuff he was going on about. Of course the houses were overrun, of course the entire city was overrun. On more than one occasion, when they were fending for more of his fellow students, they let nobody in. But now... He shook his head.

"Can't do it man, good luck though." He said, looking down to begin hopping down the side of the fence, but then he heard it. From all sides, he heard it, the low groan of the undead. He looked around and saw them, stumbling towards the poor guy. They were coming in from all sides over on the other side of the fence. "God damnit..." Ethan murmured, steadying his footing on the fence. "Get your ass in here." He said, offering out a hand for the man. While he would normally have the poor sucker just climb up, the other side had plastic sheeting on it to make it impossible to climb on your own.

[Of planets]

Zac scrambled up the fence, almost getting nipped by the closest Zee. As he just got up hisshoe clipped with the top and he fell over the other side, making sure he didn't take the kid with him, he let go of his hand. Zac roughly got up and dusted himself off.

[Vesperis]

Zac scrambled up the fence, almost getting nipped by the closest Zee. As he just got up hisshoe clipped with the top and he fell over the other side, making sure he didn't take the kid with him, he let go of his hand. Zac roughly got up and dusted himself off.

Ethan yanked the guy over, his muscles straining to even hold the guy up as he struggled. He made it over, but nearly got stuck on the fence. As he rolled over he let go, and Ethan winced a little as he heard the thump. He climbed down from the fence and gathered up his baseball bat. There was a sudden clash of plastic against the fencing, and he knew immediately that the biters were throwing themselves against the gate.

"Run, just run run run, now." He said quickly, beginning to sprint across the field.

[Of planets]

Zac loaded the shotgun as he took off after the kid, Zac didn't keep great shape but he was taller than the kid which gave let him keep pace. "Sorry"

[Vesperis]

Zac loaded the shotgun as he took off after the kid, Zac didn't keep great shape but he was taller than the kid which gave let him keep pace. "Sorry"

Ethan was sprinting as fast as he could. He knew they probably couldn't break through the gate, but he had to get up to the stands. From the box up the he could see all of the athletic fields and the fences surrounding them. If things went wrong, they could go down there and kick some ass. As they got closer to the stands, he noticed the guy wielding a shot gun.

"Are you insane?" He asked, running up the stairs to the bleachers. "If you fire that off we'll have more biters on our neck than ever!"

[Defilement]

"Then we're fucked?" Vi interjected.

"Yeah. Then we're fucked. Let's go." Nate started to jog towards the entrance, already hearing the faint groans of the undead.

Amberlin shook her head. This was a bad idea, a very bad idea. She hurried the others to was the front door to the hallways and unlocked it promptly, shooing them all inside before following them. She locked the door frantically, her hands trembling with the keys. Once it locked, she stood there, staring outside at the gate where a few of those damned undead were gathering at the gate. "Ethan...." She whispered, her eyes widening. He was still outside and she had rung the dinner bell for their hungry, decaying, friends.

"Ethan? He's here? Where?" Az asked Lamont.
"Shhhh..." Bel said. "Do you hear that? Sounds like infected. And running."

[Of planets]

Zac stopped below the stand and waited until the kid asked a question "Excuse me, you have my baseball bat." Zac uneasily looked around, shifting at the moans. "Well... See anything?"

[Vesperis]

"Ethan? He's here? Where?" Az asked Lamont.
"Shhhh..." Bel said. "Do you hear that? Sounds like infected. And running."

Amberlin nodded and began to hurry down the hallways. She prayed and hoped that they wouldn't break the gate. She knew it wouldn't be likely, but there were sure a lot of them riled up out there. She turned a corner and headed straight down towards a pair of doors that lead out to the athletic fields. She prayed she would find Ethan there.

"He was the last one left of us." She said in a quick, but hushed voice as she nearly ran towards the doors. All of the classroom doors were open, desks and tables missing, having been used for the barricades. Lockers had their locks ripped of them or were smashed in, as people hoped to find extra clothes or food in them. It left the hallways looking wrecked and barren.

Zac stopped below the stand and waited until the kid asked a question "Excuse me, you have my baseball bat." Zac uneasily looked around, shifting at the moans. "Well... See anything?"

Ethan looked around at the fences. There must have been hundreds, swarming at every possible inch of the fence. He continued climbing, further up the tall bleachers, and to the home side's box. He tugged himself on top of it and continued to look around. "Nothing." He said finally. "They're...everywhere, but all of the fences are secure." He nodded to assure himself.

[Of planets]

Zac breathed a sigh of relief as he turned the safety "Thank god." Zac reshouldered his shotgun and extended his hand towards Ethan "Thanks, My name's Zac."

[Vesperis]

Zac breathed a sigh of relief as he turned the safety "Thank god." Zac reshouldered his shotgun and extended his hand towards Ethan "Thanks, My name's Zac."

Ethan looked down at the guy. How was he acting so casual in the face of all this? He could only wonder. He laid down on the top of the box and extended his own arm to Zac. "Uh, Ethan." He said. It had been a very long time since he had met someone new.

[Neo Arcad]

In the chaos of the Zombie plague, most of the small towns were abandoned, instead of overrun. Large cities saw masses of people swept up and infected, creating the massive hordes that survivors so feared, which kept them away from urban areas. But little towns were often simply left "with the suds in the bucket and the clothes hanging out on the line", as it goes. People packed up only what could fit in their cars, and tried to outrun the inevitable. When the hordes came through, the remaining people who hadn't managed to escape were rapidly devoured and infected. That meant that small towns often had some sparse food and fuel resources left, and plenty of scavengeable items were available too. But you had to be careful, because there were always a few dozen zombies lurking around the corner. Make enough noise and you would attract every brain-starved zed in the village.

It was for these resources that Aspen Douglas entered the little town of Lakefield. Specifically, she needed food and gasoline. Her Jeep CJ-7 had a diesel engine, which meant it ran on anything from kerosene to vegetable oil, but even that was sparse after 3 months of surviving. Picking through houses yielded some oils, but the big prize was the Food Lion. It sat right in the middle of town, the biggest building, looking out of place with the dilapidated little brick structures surrounding it like ducklings around their mother. There were no zombies in sight as she parked the Jeep about half a mile away, walking the rest of the way. Shotgun at the ready, Aspen cautiously moved through the parking lot, looking in the windows of the few cars remaining. Nothing moved inside. It didn't look like there was anything else alive or undead in the area; big "CLOSED" signs adorned all the windows and doors, none of which were shattered. Good signs all around. She pried the doors open; there was no power, so it didn't set off any alarms. The poorly lit aisles could have harbored any number of dangers, but they were pretty desolate, it seemed. There was a decent amount of food, but most of it was long perished. Aspen continued to try to find some vegetable oil; the place was starting to give her a bad feeling, and she was almost positive that the liquid on the floor in the cereal aisle was blood.

[Defilement]

"Ethan? He's here? Where?" Az asked Lamont.
"Shhhh..." Bel said. "Do you hear that? Sounds like infected. And running."

Amberlin nodded and began to hurry down the hallways. She prayed and hoped that they wouldn't break the gate. She knew it wouldn't be likely, but there were sure a lot of them riled up out there. She turned a corner and headed straight down towards a pair of doors that lead out to the athletic fields. She prayed she would find Ethan there.

"He was the last one left of us." She said in a quick, but hushed voice as she nearly ran towards the doors. All of the classroom doors were open, desks and tables missing, having been used for the barricades. Lockers had their locks ripped of them or were smashed in, as people hoped to find extra clothes or food in them. It left the hallways looking wrecked and barren.

"Az, stay here. What weapons do you have?" Bel asked, running alongside her, glancing at her face. "Just that pistol?"

[Vesperis]

Amberlin nodded and began to hurry down the hallways. She prayed and hoped that they wouldn't break the gate. She knew it wouldn't be likely, but there were sure a lot of them riled up out there. She turned a corner and headed straight down towards a pair of doors that lead out to the athletic fields. She prayed she would find Ethan there.

"He was the last one left of us." She said in a quick, but hushed voice as she nearly ran towards the doors. All of the classroom doors were open, desks and tables missing, having been used for the barricades. Lockers had their locks ripped of them or were smashed in, as people hoped to find extra clothes or food in them. It left the hallways looking wrecked and barren.

"Az, stay here. What weapons do you have?" Bel asked, running alongside her, glancing at her face. "Just that pistol?"

Amberlin gave Bel a stern look as they approached the doors, she unlocked them quickly. "Yes, and I don't plan to use it." She pushed the door open and started outside, beginning to run around a building that would lead to the fields. "It was damned gun that set those things upon us today and it will be a gun that kills us if we use one."

[Defilement]

"Az, stay here. What weapons do you have?" Bel asked, running alongside her, glancing at her face. "Just that pistol?"

Amberlin gave Bel a stern look as they approached the doors, she unlocked them quickly. "Yes, and I don't plan to use it." She pushed the door open and started outside, beginning to run around a building that would lead to the fields. "It was damned gun that set those things upon us today and it will be a gun that kills us if we use one."

Bel ran with her. "Just making sure." He looked around, his eye watching for any movement. It was still. Way too still.

[Vesperis]

Amberlin gave Bel a stern look as they approached the doors, she unlocked them quickly. "Yes, and I don't plan to use it." She pushed the door open and started outside, beginning to run around a building that would lead to the fields. "It was damned gun that set those things upon us today and it will be a gun that kills us if we use one."

Bel ran with her. "Just making sure." He looked around, his eye watching for any movement. It was still. Way too still.

Amberlin took Bel out on to the football field before looking around. Nothing. Ethan had possibly already moved on to the other fields, or worse. She panicked, and began sprinting around the stands to the baseball field. She wanted to call out to him, figure out where he was, but she knew the noise would draw even more of the undead than she had intended. They were already clawing at the gates, causing even more noise. She ran around and peered up at the stands for the baseball field, and there she saw it, Ethan, and someone else that didn't look dead, as he was standing still.

"Ethan!" She choked out, trying to keep her voice down.

[Defilement]

Bel ran with her. "Just making sure." He looked around, his eye watching for any movement. It was still. Way too still.

Amberlin took Bel out on to the football field before looking around. Nothing. Ethan had possibly already moved on to the other fields, or worse. She panicked, and began sprinting around the stands to the baseball field. She wanted to call out to him, figure out where he was, but she knew the noise would draw even more of the undead than she had intended. They were already clawing at the gates, causing even more noise. She ran around and peered up at the stands for the baseball field, and there she saw it, Ethan, and someone else that didn't look dead, as he was standing still.

"Ethan!" She choked out, trying to keep her voice down.

Bel ran up to Ethan and whispered, "If you two aren't going to kill each other soon, get inside. If you are, make it quick. We don't have time for you to dally."

[Vesperis]

Amberlin took Bel out on to the football field before looking around. Nothing. Ethan had possibly already moved on to the other fields, or worse. She panicked, and began sprinting around the stands to the baseball field. She wanted to call out to him, figure out where he was, but she knew the noise would draw even more of the undead than she had intended. They were already clawing at the gates, causing even more noise. She ran around and peered up at the stands for the baseball field, and there she saw it, Ethan, and someone else that didn't look dead, as he was standing still.

"Ethan!" She choked out, trying to keep her voice down.

Bel ran up to Ethan and whispered, "If you two aren't going to kill each other soon, get inside. If you are, make it quick. We don't have time for you to dally."

Ethan looked up suddenly at the sudden arrival of both his teacher and someone who he had never seen before in his life. While he was hoping he would be the only person to bring in someone new, he guessed he was obviously wrong. He sat up straight and raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry to be rude but who the hell are you?" He asked.

Amberlin ran up and shook her head at them. "We don't have time for this, Ethan. Introductions later." She climbed to the highest point of the bleachers and looked around, examining all of the fences. "We don't have any breaks in the fences but..." She turned to Bel. "We can't let any get through anywhere. There's no going back once they've broken in once."

[Defilement]

Bel ran up to Ethan and whispered, "If you two aren't going to kill each other soon, get inside. If you are, make it quick. We don't have time for you to dally."

Ethan looked up suddenly at the sudden arrival of both his teacher and someone who he had never seen before in his life. While he was hoping he would be the only person to bring in someone new, he guessed he was obviously wrong. He sat up straight and raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry to be rude but who the hell are you?" He asked.

Amberlin ran up and shook her head at them. "We don't have time for this, Ethan. Introductions later." She climbed to the highest point of the bleachers and looked around, examining all of the fences. "We don't have any breaks in the fences but..." She turned to Bel. "We can't let any get through anywhere. There's no going back once they've broken in once."

Bel grabbed the two boys collars. "You heard the lady. Get inside, before I throw you in." He looked each boy closely in the eye. "You wouldn't want to make me mad, would you?"

[Konariona]

In the chaos of the Zombie plague, most of the small towns were abandoned, instead of overrun. Large cities saw masses of people swept up and infected, creating the massive hordes that survivors so feared, which kept them away from urban areas. But little towns were often simply left "with the suds in the bucket and the clothes hanging out on the line", as it goes. People packed up only what could fit in their cars, and tried to outrun the inevitable. When the hordes came through, the remaining people who hadn't managed to escape were rapidly devoured and infected. That meant that small towns often had some sparse food and fuel resources left, and plenty of scavengeable items were available too. But you had to be careful, because there were always a few dozen zombies lurking around the corner. Make enough noise and you would attract every brain-starved zed in the village.

It was for these resources that Aspen Douglas entered the little town of Lakefield. Specifically, she needed food and gasoline. Her Jeep CJ-7 had a diesel engine, which meant it ran on anything from kerosene to vegetable oil, but even that was sparse after 3 months of surviving. Picking through houses yielded some oils, but the big prize was the Food Lion. It sat right in the middle of town, the biggest building, looking out of place with the dilapidated little brick structures surrounding it like ducklings around their mother. There were no zombies in sight as she parked the Jeep about half a mile away, walking the rest of the way. Shotgun at the ready, Aspen cautiously moved through the parking lot, looking in the windows of the few cars remaining. Nothing moved inside. It didn't look like there was anything else alive or undead in the area; big "CLOSED" signs adorned all the windows and doors, none of which were shattered. Good signs all around. She pried the doors open; there was no power, so it didn't set off any alarms. The poorly lit aisles could have harbored any number of dangers, but they were pretty desolate, it seemed. There was a decent amount of food, but most of it was long perished. Aspen continued to try to find some vegetable oil; the place was starting to give her a bad feeling, and she was almost positive that the liquid on the floor in the cereal aisle was blood.

"Oh, shit, not again."
Joseph frowned. The roof of the Food Lion had been useful in the last few weeks; the upper floor the most stocked- unfortunately, the most well stocked with zombies in addition. Rocksmith had needed to kill about a half dozen of them, using most of his ammunition for the shotgun; breaking one of his arrows, even. He'd patched up the arrow since, but the ammo was gone forever.

The rest of the zombies were in a frozen-food refrigerator- he had lured them in using himself, ringing a bell, and then locking the poor, stupid bastards into the locker. They banged against the door every once in awhile, but not recently.

However, the Lion had been running out of reliable preserved food lately, and Joseph had been forced to scavenge around further. Then this woman had showed up. He'd seen her from about a half mile away, parking a car- a car, of all things- and walking up, sort of casually. Probably had a diesel engine, that Jeep- she seemed to be looking in the oil aisles, that'd make sense.

Joseph thought mentally for a second, and then crept over to the meat locker, and slowly opened it- then dashed away in the chaos that was sure to ensue shortly.