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Post by Rose Karter on Aug 26, 2008 22:16:38 GMT -5
Shit shit shit SHIT! Rose nearly tripped as she stumbled into town, squinting through the dark as she tried to make out any familiar signs. What the f**k is going on here?
It's been a quiet night. She'd been walking Kibbles in the park, the same as every night, when she'd spotted someone she'd recognized from the bar limping toward her. Rose had started to wave but something seemed off about him. It wasn't until he'd lunged at her with a groan that sounded ravenous that she realized something was terribly wrong. He'd tried to take a big chomp out of her forearm and he very well might have if Kibbles hadn't bitten his ankle. Even then it took all her strength to shove him off, gather up her dog and run for town. She'd almost been attacked two more times but whatever was effecting her neighbors slowed their reflexes enough for her to get away.
Jack, Eva, Cain. Shit, where are they? Jack and Eva had a date tonight, they're probably at the theatre. Rose sprinted toward the theatre, her mind not bothering to process how silent and empty main street was at eight on a saturday night.
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 26, 2008 22:38:03 GMT -5
“So, another shitty werewolf movie.” Jack grinned, wrapping an arm around Eva’s waist as the headed out of the theatre and seeming totally oblivious to the near empty streets, oblivious to everything besides Eva. “You pick next time.”
Cass kicked the dishwasher closed, picking up her drink and stomping to the living room to plop onto the couch next to Carrie. “Less cartoons, more news.”
She’d run down a human a few months ago and she’d been not so surreptitiously checking to see if they’d found the body.
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Post by Rose Karter on Aug 26, 2008 22:48:37 GMT -5
Rose ran faster toward the theater, her squirming Kibbles clutched tightly to her chest. "Jack! Evie!" She knew she must've looked like hell. Her clothes were torn and covered in dark stains. Warm, sticky fluid dripped from the end of her hair and she was sure it wasn't hers. "Something really fucked up is going on here."
Carrie rolled her eyes and reluctantly changed the channel to appease her Alpha. "You're lucky it's a Will and Grace rerun this time." She picked up her beer off the floor and took a long swig. "Ooh, could it be there's some kind of live action news going on in this backwater town?"
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 28, 2008 16:35:49 GMT -5
“Jesus, Rose.” Jack gagged as she approached, wrinkling and covering his nose with a hand. “Are you hurt? What’s in your hair?” A man shuffled down the street towards them, smelling sickingly similar to the liquid in Rose’s hair. His arm was severed below the elbow.
“Oh, f**k.”
“You’re lucky it wasn’t you.” Cass murmured under her breath, too enthralled by the screen to either watch her mouth or scold Carrie properly.
'We will return to our regular programming following this report.' Cass sucked in a breath, scooting to the edge of the seat, and then let out a breath she didn’t realize she’d been holding. On the screen a reporter faced a man in a uniform.
'I'll take your questions.'
'ls it a virus? '
'We don't know.'
'How does it spread? Airborne? '
'Airborne is a possibility. We don't know.'
'ls this an international health hazard or a military concern? '
'Both.'
'Are these people alive or dead? '
'We don't know.' A pause.
'I’ve just spoken with the President. He's in contact with CDC and FEMA. No more questions.'
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Post by Rose Karter on Aug 28, 2008 19:14:48 GMT -5
"Jack, Eve. Inside. NOW." Rose sprinted inside the theater, glancing over her shoulder to make sure her friends were close behind. "Something really f***ed up is going on here. Do you guys know where Cain is?"
Carrie sat up strighter on the couch. She furrowed her brow as she squinted at the screen, trying to make sense of the press conference. "What the hell...? This is sounding like the script to a George A. Ramero movie."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 29, 2008 23:30:05 GMT -5
“Rose…” Jack hesitated a moment but rushed after her, pulling Eva along. “That guy…”
“Shut up, Carrie.” Cass said happily and let out a relieve sigh, even smiling a little. “Where’s Frank?”
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Post by Rose Karter on Sept 1, 2008 19:54:39 GMT -5
Rose swallowed hard. Her throat felt done dry. "I know."
"Don't know, don't give a s**t." Carrie quickly flipped the channel back to her show. "I think he said something about going into town."
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Sept 2, 2008 14:21:57 GMT -5
"You know?" Eva said shrilly. "Great, cause I don't. What the hell's going on?"
"What's happening, ladies?" Xander grinned, walking into the room in nothing but a pair of boxers, a towel around his neck.
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Post by Jack Lupus on Sept 2, 2008 14:27:58 GMT -5
“We should,” Jack paused to clear his throat. “We should call an ambulance.”
“A plague.” Cass grinned happily, holding out her arms for him.
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Post by Rose Karter on Sept 2, 2008 14:28:11 GMT -5
"I don't know either, Evie! I just know something really screwed up is going on!" By now Rose was clearly shaking. Kibbles squirmed in her arms, whining to be put down. "Some guy attacked me in the park like, like he wanted to eat me or something!"
Carrie grinned as he entered the room. "Aroo-oo. Lookin' good, Der Der." She glanced at the TV. "You just missed the news. Something big's goin' down in town. Something about dead people."
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Sept 2, 2008 14:32:33 GMT -5
"An ambulance?" Eva demanded shrilly. "You call, Jack. I don't- I don't have a cell phone, I'm in heels, and people are getting eaten?!"
"A plague?" Xander grinned, picking Cass up and sitting in the empty spot with her on his lap. "Locusts?"
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Post by Jack Lupus on Sept 2, 2008 14:43:46 GMT -5
Jack flipped open his cell, punching in the numbers. After a few moments he dropped his hand. “Busy.”
“Not a biblical plague.” Cass smirked, kissing him. “Maybe the black plague’s making a comeback. ‘Humankind destroyed by fleas, ‘Wolves suffer from flea collar shortages.’”
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Sept 2, 2008 14:46:52 GMT -5
"We should have gone to see I Am Legend..." Eva mumbled, starting to calm down
"You know, people have a lot less fleas than they used to." Xander pointed out
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Post by Rose Karter on Sept 2, 2008 14:50:55 GMT -5
Rose finally, and relectantly, put down her dog. Kibbles scrambled over to Eva and Jack, his tail happily wagging.
"Tell that to Frank." Carrie snorted lightly. She wrinkled her nose suddenly, looking mildly sick. "You guys smell something rank?"
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Post by Jack Lupus on Sept 2, 2008 15:02:46 GMT -5
“Wouldn’t have learned much,” Jack grinned. “He almost dies like five times.”
“Did you forget to put the steaks in the freezer?” Cass glanced at Xander before looking around to identify the source of the smell.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Sept 2, 2008 15:10:17 GMT -5
"This isn't horseshoes, almost dying doesn't count." Eva smirked
"Freezer? I ate them." Xander frowned
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Post by Jack Lupus on Sept 2, 2008 15:16:56 GMT -5
“Or hand grenades.” Jack smirked then glanced around. “We should probably get somewhere safe.”
Cass sniffed again and went white as a sheet. “It’s blood.” She looked down at her hands and clothes, but they were clean. She’d washed everything when she had come home last night but- maybe the bottom of her shoes. They were clean too.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Sept 2, 2008 18:07:34 GMT -5
"Good plan." Eva said, frowning. "Where?"
Xander paled, looking around. "I thought it was just one of you two..... you know...."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Sept 2, 2008 19:15:24 GMT -5
“My house first, I have to get-“ He was cut short as the doors flew open, a blood covered Frank panting in the doorway. Jack stepped in front of the girls, growling.
“It’s called a period, Xander, and you won’t burst into flames for saying it.” Cass grinned a little before kissing Xander’s cheek and standing up. “I’ll go investigate and you, unfortunately,” Cass looked him over, letting out a sad sigh. “will have to go get dressed. We’re going to go find Franklin.”
She sighed again, lamenting the cruel fate that made a clothed Xander necessary. “Someone probably ran over a cat. And no, Carrie, you can’t keep it.”
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Post by Rose Karter on Sept 2, 2008 19:35:16 GMT -5
Rose instinctively wrapped her arm around Eva. Kibbles stood protectively next to Jack, snarling at the bloody intruder.
"Damn and the one I have is starting to smell too." Carrie rolled her eyes and huffed lightly. "I'll go find the car keys."
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