Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2012 21:50:39 GMT -5
Continued from The Beginning of the End
Topic Summary
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Oct 14, 2012, 5:15pm
Ayden heard the shot and took off like it was the starting pistol at the begging of a big race. No way to be certain if the shot had injured them, best not to look back. He just had to hope that the girl would keep up and keep laying down a few shots for them to deal with. If they followed into the sewers, there was a ton of backup there waiting. If they didn't, a short wait till they left and then this could be over. It was a simple plan, and hopefully it ended with two humans still very much alive.
The terrain wasn't nearly as covered as he would like, but Ayden made do. He vaulted over what has once been a bus stop bench and ducked around a rather defunct looking blue car. It would shield them from view, though only for a moment. Hopefully that would be enough.
The manhole cover was still slightly ajar, and he tucked the club under a corner. With a grunt he hauled upwards and heard the unhappy squeal of metal as the thing moved The gaping mouth of the sewer awaited him, homey, comfortable after all this time. Only now did he look up to see if the girl was there.
"Climb in!" he barked to her.
No telling how close those gifted would be by now. They'd have both get in as fast as they could, then he could pull the thing shut and they'd be home free.
Posted by Maris Henley on Oct 14, 2012, 8:32pm
Maris felt her teeth rattle as she jumped down through the manhole. Climbing was for wusses and those who weren't being chased by an Angel from Hell and a giant Serpent. Shed fired blindly three more shots on her way to the manhole and had caught glimpses of the devil creatures following her.
When the man told her two climb in she automatically decided she didn't have time for that. Sewers were never very deep, and Maris estimated it was about only a story jump. Now what was waiting at the bottom for her to jump onto was what worried her. It was flat concrete, Maris was in luck, she had been trained how to jump from two stories, not quietly safely, but in a way that would minimize the amount of injury.
Her teeth clashed together as she bent her knees to absorb the fall. Her eyes wouldn't adjust to the dimness of the sewers but her goggles quickly switched to night vision so she could absorb her fall. The quickly took opportunity of the moment and pulled down her hood so she could reach her earpiece. Her red hair tumbled down and she pushed it aside to feel for her earpiece, her fingers were met by sticky blood. She moved the tiny earpiece to her good ear, cringing at the gooey feeling. Now that she could contact the Bunker, codenamed the Nest. She felt a little better about being in this dismal place.
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Oct 15, 2012, 3:08pm
Ayden gritted his teeth. The gifted were perusing them, just as he had feared they might. The two blow-eyes were close on their heels alright, and one looked to be some sort of giant reptile. Great, dinosaurs were back in town, exactly what this world needed.
The girl, to her credit, leapt down into the sewer like she was skydiving. No attempt at preventing the fall, just right down into the musty darkness. Good, that gave him time. He was about to follow then the lizard thing made a leap. It sailed past him, missing his face by inches, and sending his long tail down into the darkness. Crap, if that had hit the girl...
No time to think, he told himself. Get down there. Get inside. Then think.
He dove into the manhole, hauling the top down behind him with a definitive clang. Small spikes came through the metal to the left of his hand, like shards of glass but thinner. Ayden didn't even want to guess what those were.
He let his feet leave the top rung of the ladder up and dropped safely down into the darkness. His eyes adjusted to the dull torchlight that the other's like him were maintaining and focused on his new ally. She didn't look bloodied or hurt, but it was hard to tell with that suit on. Others of his group were already approaching, curious at the newecomer, and notably frightened by the commotion outside. They looked downright terrified, to be honest. Ayden thanked whatever powers there were that the two glow-eyes hadn't followed him down. These people had been in no state to back him up had he needed it. He was lucky this bad judgement call hadn't resulted in any deaths.
"Hey, you ok?" Ayden panted out to the girl, trying to stop the pounding in his chest. "Some run in up there, should be a few hours before they clear out."
Frank, one of the older members of the group approached the pair. He had a club in one hand, better made than Ayden's, and he looked none to pleased about the new arrival.
"Ayden, what the hell is this?" He demanded. Ayden just groaned.
"I'll explain in a damn minute Frank, just let us breathe.
Posted by Maris Henley on Oct 17, 2012, 6:16pm
Maris perked up when Ayden slammed the grated closed. Safe?
Maris holstered her gun clicking the safety back on, might as well show she wasn't aggressive towards the people here. Next she pulled her goggles off her face and down so they hung around her neck like a necklace. With her hood down, hair freed, and eyes visible she looked more like a young woman and yes like an impersonalized being. Her eyes went wide, not from fear but in attempt to see in the dimness. She didn't feel as terrified to be underground as she thought she would be. Truthfully she was used to being a miles underground and the pressure of the earth above here was a welcome weight. Though she was used to the searing bright white of the walls, lights, and furniture of the Bunker.
Maris took a dragging breath in, slowly, in attempt to drastically slow her heart rate. Like a bullet hitting a wall, she wanted to be calm immediately, refusing to show any weakness in front of these people. She stood straight even though her knees were in searing pain, the force of the wall was harder on her joints than she'd like to admit. She popped a hip and rested a hand on it, trying to seem as unphased by anything.
"I'm fine, I can't stay for hours. She told Ayden choosing to ignore the other ones, Frank she believed, aggression towards her. "Is there anyway you can led me out a different way? Maybe somewhere towards the north side of town." Maris suggested her voice slightly muffled by her air filter mask. She didn't want to be here much longer than she needed, and from the looks she was getting she wasn't wanted her for to long either.
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Oct 24, 2012, 12:48pm
Ayden eyed the woman as she adjusted her gear. She was, in face, female as he'd suspected, and seemed utterly untouched by the plague from what little he could tell. He could feel the eyes of women, children, other men on them. Sure, he'd brought back survivors of the plagues ravages before, but never one so wholly uninfected. Jealousy could sometimes breed violence in this little community. It wasn't safe to stay here much longer.
Frank looked seriously pissed about it. He'd wanted food, supplies Ayden knew. He wasn't looking for another mouth to feed. But he seemed to relax perceptibly as she made it perfectly clear that she wasn't staying. he snorted.
"Alright whatever Ayden. If she eats, it'd from your portion," he muttered. "Sorry for the cold welcome miss, enjoy your stay." With that, he gave a fake, mocking little bow to the lady then turned and walked back into the darkness.
Ayden again turned back to the woman. She certainly looked uncomfortable, but more than that he wondered how long she could stay uninfected down here. She was absolutely right, she couldn't possibly stay for more than a few hours. He nodded in answer to her question.
"Yeah, the system leads out to the north, towards the bay. It's blocked off part way down though, a little cave in, so we don't get much sea air. We can exit towards first street, if that works for you." He gestured with a tilt of his head to a small, very dark side tunnel. "This way, if you're up for it."
Posted by Maris Henley on Nov 5, 2012, 8:01am
Maris nodded when he told her there was a way out. Good. perhaps she could use this opportunity to get some intel on the sewers layout. The Bunker had little to no information on the sewer. Other than the original plans from Before, they didn't know where there were cave ins, new tunnels, or even what parts of the sewer system the berserkers frequented. She kept easy pace with Ayden as he led her away from the less than friendly on lookers.
"Why do you live down here?" She asked skirting a suspicious looking puddle. "It's so dank, and wet......and cold." She complained, surprising even herself. She was one to complain, but this trait finally showing its head probably had something to do with how uncomfortable she was with her surroundings. She was going to get sick and die if she stayed down here any longer. She needed out now.
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Nov 12, 2012, 4:05pm
Ayden glanced over his shoulder to make sure she was following close. It was far too easy to get lost down here if you didn't know where you were going, and it could be awfully dark if you weren't accustomed to the dark. Pinpoints of light dotted the floor in front of them from manhole covers and sewer grates like a trail of breadcrumbs leading out.
"This way," he said, gesturing down a narrower looking tunnel.
At her question, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Well, where else would we live, up there? It's a mess." he shook his head. He pointed to a small puddle in front of them and made a motion to go around it. The water was cold and could be deadly to those uninfected. "The people who aren't infected," he continued. "Don't want to be near us so we don't spread it to them. Some have even been killed to prevent the spread. The homes are slipping into ruin, and besides, the glow eyes are everywhere. We're not exactly equipped to go after them. Down here? Well, we're on better ground. There are more of us, we're more used to being here, and they can't use the skies against us. It's pretty good shelter from...well...everything."
Here, he paused to smile at the sewers around them. Once they had seemed a prison to him, and he still often complained. But now they were home. They were safe. Still, the girl seemed very uneasy.
"It's not much further," he assured her, turning down a yet narrower tunnel. "Just a few more blocks then up a long ladder. You doing ok?"
Topic Summary
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Oct 14, 2012, 5:15pm
Ayden heard the shot and took off like it was the starting pistol at the begging of a big race. No way to be certain if the shot had injured them, best not to look back. He just had to hope that the girl would keep up and keep laying down a few shots for them to deal with. If they followed into the sewers, there was a ton of backup there waiting. If they didn't, a short wait till they left and then this could be over. It was a simple plan, and hopefully it ended with two humans still very much alive.
The terrain wasn't nearly as covered as he would like, but Ayden made do. He vaulted over what has once been a bus stop bench and ducked around a rather defunct looking blue car. It would shield them from view, though only for a moment. Hopefully that would be enough.
The manhole cover was still slightly ajar, and he tucked the club under a corner. With a grunt he hauled upwards and heard the unhappy squeal of metal as the thing moved The gaping mouth of the sewer awaited him, homey, comfortable after all this time. Only now did he look up to see if the girl was there.
"Climb in!" he barked to her.
No telling how close those gifted would be by now. They'd have both get in as fast as they could, then he could pull the thing shut and they'd be home free.
Posted by Maris Henley on Oct 14, 2012, 8:32pm
Maris felt her teeth rattle as she jumped down through the manhole. Climbing was for wusses and those who weren't being chased by an Angel from Hell and a giant Serpent. Shed fired blindly three more shots on her way to the manhole and had caught glimpses of the devil creatures following her.
When the man told her two climb in she automatically decided she didn't have time for that. Sewers were never very deep, and Maris estimated it was about only a story jump. Now what was waiting at the bottom for her to jump onto was what worried her. It was flat concrete, Maris was in luck, she had been trained how to jump from two stories, not quietly safely, but in a way that would minimize the amount of injury.
Her teeth clashed together as she bent her knees to absorb the fall. Her eyes wouldn't adjust to the dimness of the sewers but her goggles quickly switched to night vision so she could absorb her fall. The quickly took opportunity of the moment and pulled down her hood so she could reach her earpiece. Her red hair tumbled down and she pushed it aside to feel for her earpiece, her fingers were met by sticky blood. She moved the tiny earpiece to her good ear, cringing at the gooey feeling. Now that she could contact the Bunker, codenamed the Nest. She felt a little better about being in this dismal place.
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Oct 15, 2012, 3:08pm
Ayden gritted his teeth. The gifted were perusing them, just as he had feared they might. The two blow-eyes were close on their heels alright, and one looked to be some sort of giant reptile. Great, dinosaurs were back in town, exactly what this world needed.
The girl, to her credit, leapt down into the sewer like she was skydiving. No attempt at preventing the fall, just right down into the musty darkness. Good, that gave him time. He was about to follow then the lizard thing made a leap. It sailed past him, missing his face by inches, and sending his long tail down into the darkness. Crap, if that had hit the girl...
No time to think, he told himself. Get down there. Get inside. Then think.
He dove into the manhole, hauling the top down behind him with a definitive clang. Small spikes came through the metal to the left of his hand, like shards of glass but thinner. Ayden didn't even want to guess what those were.
He let his feet leave the top rung of the ladder up and dropped safely down into the darkness. His eyes adjusted to the dull torchlight that the other's like him were maintaining and focused on his new ally. She didn't look bloodied or hurt, but it was hard to tell with that suit on. Others of his group were already approaching, curious at the newecomer, and notably frightened by the commotion outside. They looked downright terrified, to be honest. Ayden thanked whatever powers there were that the two glow-eyes hadn't followed him down. These people had been in no state to back him up had he needed it. He was lucky this bad judgement call hadn't resulted in any deaths.
"Hey, you ok?" Ayden panted out to the girl, trying to stop the pounding in his chest. "Some run in up there, should be a few hours before they clear out."
Frank, one of the older members of the group approached the pair. He had a club in one hand, better made than Ayden's, and he looked none to pleased about the new arrival.
"Ayden, what the hell is this?" He demanded. Ayden just groaned.
"I'll explain in a damn minute Frank, just let us breathe.
Posted by Maris Henley on Oct 17, 2012, 6:16pm
Maris perked up when Ayden slammed the grated closed. Safe?
Maris holstered her gun clicking the safety back on, might as well show she wasn't aggressive towards the people here. Next she pulled her goggles off her face and down so they hung around her neck like a necklace. With her hood down, hair freed, and eyes visible she looked more like a young woman and yes like an impersonalized being. Her eyes went wide, not from fear but in attempt to see in the dimness. She didn't feel as terrified to be underground as she thought she would be. Truthfully she was used to being a miles underground and the pressure of the earth above here was a welcome weight. Though she was used to the searing bright white of the walls, lights, and furniture of the Bunker.
Maris took a dragging breath in, slowly, in attempt to drastically slow her heart rate. Like a bullet hitting a wall, she wanted to be calm immediately, refusing to show any weakness in front of these people. She stood straight even though her knees were in searing pain, the force of the wall was harder on her joints than she'd like to admit. She popped a hip and rested a hand on it, trying to seem as unphased by anything.
"I'm fine, I can't stay for hours. She told Ayden choosing to ignore the other ones, Frank she believed, aggression towards her. "Is there anyway you can led me out a different way? Maybe somewhere towards the north side of town." Maris suggested her voice slightly muffled by her air filter mask. She didn't want to be here much longer than she needed, and from the looks she was getting she wasn't wanted her for to long either.
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Oct 24, 2012, 12:48pm
Ayden eyed the woman as she adjusted her gear. She was, in face, female as he'd suspected, and seemed utterly untouched by the plague from what little he could tell. He could feel the eyes of women, children, other men on them. Sure, he'd brought back survivors of the plagues ravages before, but never one so wholly uninfected. Jealousy could sometimes breed violence in this little community. It wasn't safe to stay here much longer.
Frank looked seriously pissed about it. He'd wanted food, supplies Ayden knew. He wasn't looking for another mouth to feed. But he seemed to relax perceptibly as she made it perfectly clear that she wasn't staying. he snorted.
"Alright whatever Ayden. If she eats, it'd from your portion," he muttered. "Sorry for the cold welcome miss, enjoy your stay." With that, he gave a fake, mocking little bow to the lady then turned and walked back into the darkness.
Ayden again turned back to the woman. She certainly looked uncomfortable, but more than that he wondered how long she could stay uninfected down here. She was absolutely right, she couldn't possibly stay for more than a few hours. He nodded in answer to her question.
"Yeah, the system leads out to the north, towards the bay. It's blocked off part way down though, a little cave in, so we don't get much sea air. We can exit towards first street, if that works for you." He gestured with a tilt of his head to a small, very dark side tunnel. "This way, if you're up for it."
Posted by Maris Henley on Nov 5, 2012, 8:01am
Maris nodded when he told her there was a way out. Good. perhaps she could use this opportunity to get some intel on the sewers layout. The Bunker had little to no information on the sewer. Other than the original plans from Before, they didn't know where there were cave ins, new tunnels, or even what parts of the sewer system the berserkers frequented. She kept easy pace with Ayden as he led her away from the less than friendly on lookers.
"Why do you live down here?" She asked skirting a suspicious looking puddle. "It's so dank, and wet......and cold." She complained, surprising even herself. She was one to complain, but this trait finally showing its head probably had something to do with how uncomfortable she was with her surroundings. She was going to get sick and die if she stayed down here any longer. She needed out now.
Posted by Ayden Fenberg on Nov 12, 2012, 4:05pm
Ayden glanced over his shoulder to make sure she was following close. It was far too easy to get lost down here if you didn't know where you were going, and it could be awfully dark if you weren't accustomed to the dark. Pinpoints of light dotted the floor in front of them from manhole covers and sewer grates like a trail of breadcrumbs leading out.
"This way," he said, gesturing down a narrower looking tunnel.
At her question, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Well, where else would we live, up there? It's a mess." he shook his head. He pointed to a small puddle in front of them and made a motion to go around it. The water was cold and could be deadly to those uninfected. "The people who aren't infected," he continued. "Don't want to be near us so we don't spread it to them. Some have even been killed to prevent the spread. The homes are slipping into ruin, and besides, the glow eyes are everywhere. We're not exactly equipped to go after them. Down here? Well, we're on better ground. There are more of us, we're more used to being here, and they can't use the skies against us. It's pretty good shelter from...well...everything."
Here, he paused to smile at the sewers around them. Once they had seemed a prison to him, and he still often complained. But now they were home. They were safe. Still, the girl seemed very uneasy.
"It's not much further," he assured her, turning down a yet narrower tunnel. "Just a few more blocks then up a long ladder. You doing ok?"
