This is long overdue, sorry guys. I graduate in a couple of weeks, then I'll have you guys back on a regular schedule... End of the year testing is a bitch and a half. I can't apologize enough for my slowness
Suzaku Kensei
Health: 100
Stamina: 100
Mental Health: 70
There's nothing behind you.
Weird... You think.
But... There it is again. You definitely hear running feet now. Multiple sets, in fact.
But which direction?!Intelligently, you decide not to stick around and find out, however. Having just rested in the movie theatre, your muscles are in prime condition and you easily adopt a loping run.
The buildings flash past you, but you keep running. Vaulting over a fallen newspaper stand, you suddenly find yourself next to a large alleyway. The sound of running feet is loudest here, so you take a quick pause and glance down the alley. A boy, about your age, in a jersey, baggy jeans, and a beany hat is running towards you, followed by two or three angry people, blood flying from their open mouths. The boy has a battered golf club clutched loosely in one hand.
"OUTTA MY WAY!" He yells, because you are in fact, in his way.
Darsh Bainwol
Health: 90
Stamina: 80
Mental Health: 90
Your gamble pays off, and you manage to flip the man on his back. Gouging out his eyes seems to have little effect, but once you start bashing his head in, he seems to get more desperate. Finally, the man's head empties like a cracked egg all over the pavement, and you sit up, panting and victorious. The man has torn a few bloody rents down your chest and stomach with his jagged nails, but it only stings a little.
Turning, you watch a hunched old Japanese lady approaching Aoi. She raises the pistol and fires, one shot going straight through the lady's face, ricocheting off a dumpster, and winging Melanson's helmet, tipping it to the side a bit. Melanson, who had regained control of his faculties, was moving to help you both, but the shot knocks him on his ass again, surprise painted across his face.
The three of you look over the bodies, and then at you, fuming about your helmet, and about Aoi's headshot, and Melanson's subsequent fall. Then you all start to laugh, which helps lighten the mood a bit. Of course, you don't forget where you are, so Melanson grabs his rifle, checks the ammo, and offers to take point. You can tell by his body language that he's taken a liking to you two.
"C'mon there, Beauty and the Beast, we can't stay here forever." He jokes goodnaturedly, peering around the corner. "Yeah, that looks like a good place to start. Follow me!"
Melanson leads you down the street some, and into an abandoned icrecream parlor, the machines still in operation, frosty glass windows protecting various buckets of tasty treats. There is some clattering from the backroom, but neither seem to notice. Maybe it's just you being paranoid, or maybe it's your heightened alertness.
Nathan White
Health: 94
Stamina: 80
Mental Health: 80
The frying pan clangs off of the head of the attacking dog, causing it to release Wadsworth's leg. Wadsworth yelps, but takes a chunk out of the zombie dog's flank. The dog is confused, and you take the opportunity to bash its head in, causing it to go limp. Takeshi is the first to reach you and Wadsworth. He immediately stomps on the zombie dog's head, smashing what was left after your furious frying pan assault.
The woods are quiet again. Wadsworth, for his part, looks perfectly fine, though he has an obvious limp. He cocks his head at you, tongue lolling out, and his face almost seems to say "See? We're friends forever!"
Thomas Mullaney
Health: 98
Stamina: 100
Mental Health: 100
As you depart, the sound of goodnatured coversation between Kouta and the newcomer drifts through the house.
Kouta: "Hey, are those--"
Rin: "Hands off the package, bro."
Kouta: "No, the guns--"
Rin: "My Hardballers?"
Kouta: "Yeah, can I see them?"
Rin: "wat"
Kouta: "I've always wanted to see if they're better than--"
Rin: "WAT"
Luckily for you, when you open the door, Saeko is already beginning to stir. Eyes still closed, she moans softly, not seeming to notice you. She rolls over onto her side, and this stupidly big grin plasters her face. She utters something that sounds like "Unyunyuuu."
Faced with this spectacle, you can't help but cough and slap your hand to your nose to prevent any bleeding. She snaps fully awake at this, face turning beet red in an instant. "W-w-w-w-what are you d-d-d-oing h-here?!"