Karelia
"Yeah," she answered Aidan, calming a bit to realize that she really was okay, "I think my arm's gonna heal before my ego. Lil' girl's got spunk, gotta give her that."
It was true. Karelia was more bothered by the fact that Autumn had so quickly thrown her into an awkward and hopeless situation. After the grenade, there was really nothing she could do to retaliate, only stand there stupidly and take the insult, which she did. It made her seethe inside. But seething could wait. She was exhausted from her long journey and their subsequent adventures in Haven.
"Where were those beds?" she asked, "Delta terminal? Am I still allowed in there?"
Full Version: The Flying Bullets
Jonathan Guntherson
Jonathan was surprised when a hand suddenly closed around his wrist. Looking for its owner, he found out that it belonged to a silent woman, who apparantly tried to tell him something using nothing but sign language.
"Wuh, who the hell are...Oh right! I've got to check if it's loaded first! Gun safety first, make sure never to pull the trigger when there is a bullet in the chamber!...something sounds off about that." He said, calming down while simultaneously misinterpreting the message.
"It’s a pity, but think of how much better it will be once you repair it.” A man said, before turning to Karelia to inquire about her wound. Those words completely changed Jonathan's train of thought. While he was first focussed on finding someone to blame and punish, now he was focussed on what he could do with the remains.
"You know what, you're right. Obviously there were a few flaws in the design. What it needs is some 30 millimetres of reinforced Titanium to protect all the vulnerable sections, as well as switching over to a more robust tracked system for propulsion and hey you guys! Aren't you using some kind of engine to move that gate? Mind if I borrow it for a while, I need the extra horsepower to move the armour. Oh, and an anti-grenade laser turret! Got one of those?"
Jonathan was surprised when a hand suddenly closed around his wrist. Looking for its owner, he found out that it belonged to a silent woman, who apparantly tried to tell him something using nothing but sign language.
"Wuh, who the hell are...Oh right! I've got to check if it's loaded first! Gun safety first, make sure never to pull the trigger when there is a bullet in the chamber!...something sounds off about that." He said, calming down while simultaneously misinterpreting the message.
"It’s a pity, but think of how much better it will be once you repair it.” A man said, before turning to Karelia to inquire about her wound. Those words completely changed Jonathan's train of thought. While he was first focussed on finding someone to blame and punish, now he was focussed on what he could do with the remains.
"You know what, you're right. Obviously there were a few flaws in the design. What it needs is some 30 millimetres of reinforced Titanium to protect all the vulnerable sections, as well as switching over to a more robust tracked system for propulsion and hey you guys! Aren't you using some kind of engine to move that gate? Mind if I borrow it for a while, I need the extra horsepower to move the armour. Oh, and an anti-grenade laser turret! Got one of those?"
Hannah
She was left feeling a little awkward when Karelia started talking a man and Jonathan rambled madly to himself. Linda stood off to the side looking about the same as Hannah felt. Hoping she remained unnoticed to avoid any questions she slipped away to find something else to do. No one would miss me here anyways, she thought, and slipped under the gate into town.
She was left feeling a little awkward when Karelia started talking a man and Jonathan rambled madly to himself. Linda stood off to the side looking about the same as Hannah felt. Hoping she remained unnoticed to avoid any questions she slipped away to find something else to do. No one would miss me here anyways, she thought, and slipped under the gate into town.
Haven Militia, Irene
Irene was pleased to see someone calm the enraged man before Ethan had to pacify him forcibly. When he started asking about the motor for Haven's gate, she shook her head. "We like to keep the same unit installed for as long as possible, but perhaps you could inquire the scavenger parties, they'd be willing to sell or exchange one with you."
Then the traveler Autumn had identified as a former raider asked whether she was still welcome to Delta Terminal Quarters. "For now you may use them, but an extended stay could prove troublesome for all of us."
Karelia
She nodded and headed in that direction after slinging her rifle back over her shoulder and lighting a cigarette for the walk. Her arm was still bleeding slightly, and Karelia grew tired of holding it, so she let go.
It wasn't long before she saw the sign for Delta Terminal, and as she kept on, she found another sign that read 'Accomodations'. Beside it was another pointing to the Clinic. Remembering Lexie, she headed for the latter. Jonathan was so upset about his contraption now that he'd seemingly forgotten his friend, and Karelia guessed the girl would want some company. She didn't usually do this type of thing, and wasn't sure why she was now.
Maybe militia girl's right, in a way. Maybe nothing can make up for what I've done...
No, she decided. That girl had been out of line. The past was the past; what mattered was the present. And the future, though that was always less certain.
She entered the clinic; it was nothing special. There were two small rooms lined with beds and another room full of medical equipment Karelia couldn't name, and the two doctors there were always wheeling machines in and out of it.
"Um, excuse me, sir?" Karelia said, trying not to interrupt the doctor's work, but wanting to find Lexie.
"Hold on," the doctor said as he injected an unconscious patient with medicine. When he was done, he turned to face Karelia and noticed her arm, "Oh, my! I'll get that patched right up for you. It's not a major injury; ten caps."
Karelia shook her head. She didn't have the caps anyway, "I ain't here for that. I need to see Lexie, is she here?"
He shook his head, "I don't know a Lexie."
"She got shot outside the gate a few minutes ago," Karelia explained, "I just wanna make sure she's doin' alright."
"Oh, right. We just finished stitching her up after we pulled the bullet and gave her some stimpacks. She'll be fine, but she'll be hurting for a while. She's sleeping over there, but the anesthesia should wear off soon."
Karelia grabbed a chair and sat by Lexie, "How you doin'?"
She nodded and headed in that direction after slinging her rifle back over her shoulder and lighting a cigarette for the walk. Her arm was still bleeding slightly, and Karelia grew tired of holding it, so she let go.
It wasn't long before she saw the sign for Delta Terminal, and as she kept on, she found another sign that read 'Accomodations'. Beside it was another pointing to the Clinic. Remembering Lexie, she headed for the latter. Jonathan was so upset about his contraption now that he'd seemingly forgotten his friend, and Karelia guessed the girl would want some company. She didn't usually do this type of thing, and wasn't sure why she was now.
Maybe militia girl's right, in a way. Maybe nothing can make up for what I've done...
No, she decided. That girl had been out of line. The past was the past; what mattered was the present. And the future, though that was always less certain.
She entered the clinic; it was nothing special. There were two small rooms lined with beds and another room full of medical equipment Karelia couldn't name, and the two doctors there were always wheeling machines in and out of it.
"Um, excuse me, sir?" Karelia said, trying not to interrupt the doctor's work, but wanting to find Lexie.
"Hold on," the doctor said as he injected an unconscious patient with medicine. When he was done, he turned to face Karelia and noticed her arm, "Oh, my! I'll get that patched right up for you. It's not a major injury; ten caps."
Karelia shook her head. She didn't have the caps anyway, "I ain't here for that. I need to see Lexie, is she here?"
He shook his head, "I don't know a Lexie."
"She got shot outside the gate a few minutes ago," Karelia explained, "I just wanna make sure she's doin' alright."
"Oh, right. We just finished stitching her up after we pulled the bullet and gave her some stimpacks. She'll be fine, but she'll be hurting for a while. She's sleeping over there, but the anesthesia should wear off soon."
Karelia grabbed a chair and sat by Lexie, "How you doin'?"
Aidan
Karelia headed back into town leaving Aidan with owner of the charred fridge. He looked at the madman who was babbling something about lasers and motion sensors now.
"Hi," he nodded, "I'm Aidan, I see you've met Karelia." He paused wandering how to phrase the next bit, he'd seen someone stretchered off and given the reaction of the security force it wasn't one of them, "Did you know the... casualty?"
He took a seat on the burnt refrigerator and picked up the spirit Karelia had used on Lexie's wound. There were some dregs left anyway.
Karelia headed back into town leaving Aidan with owner of the charred fridge. He looked at the madman who was babbling something about lasers and motion sensors now.
"Hi," he nodded, "I'm Aidan, I see you've met Karelia." He paused wandering how to phrase the next bit, he'd seen someone stretchered off and given the reaction of the security force it wasn't one of them, "Did you know the... casualty?"
He took a seat on the burnt refrigerator and picked up the spirit Karelia had used on Lexie's wound. There were some dregs left anyway.
Sam
"Sam! Look out!"
As soon as he heard the cry Sam glanced over from his perch on one of the fridge thing's tyres, just in time to see the grenade bounce onto the vehicle. Without thinking, Sam threw himself flat as a wave of heat and whickering shrapnel tore through the air above him.
For a moment he lay on the floor, stunned by the noise and force of the blast, before he stumbled to his feet, ears ringing. He watched with a vague interest as a man began to yell at a crowd of onlookers, waving a rifle about. After a moment, the newest member of his company, Linda, calmed him down and Aiden led him over to the wreckage of the vehicle.
Sam smacked his head to clear the noise and stumbled over to Aiden, trying to avoid falling over.
"What just happened?" he asked dazedly.
"Sam! Look out!"
As soon as he heard the cry Sam glanced over from his perch on one of the fridge thing's tyres, just in time to see the grenade bounce onto the vehicle. Without thinking, Sam threw himself flat as a wave of heat and whickering shrapnel tore through the air above him.
For a moment he lay on the floor, stunned by the noise and force of the blast, before he stumbled to his feet, ears ringing. He watched with a vague interest as a man began to yell at a crowd of onlookers, waving a rifle about. After a moment, the newest member of his company, Linda, calmed him down and Aiden led him over to the wreckage of the vehicle.
Sam smacked his head to clear the noise and stumbled over to Aiden, trying to avoid falling over.
"What just happened?" he asked dazedly.
Jonathan Guntherson
Jonathan shrugged.
"Who? Oh, you mean lady Lexie. Yeah, I know her. In fact, we were travelling together. Till this happened." He answered, just as they were joined by the blonde man from earlier.
"Were is the keyword. Seeing how things have turned out, I'll just stay out of her way and hope she stays out of mine. It would be much safer if she just stayed behind those walls now. Out here, she'll only get shot at again." He continued, bending down to stop the still spinning wheel.
"Bloody hell, and I'd fixed the engine this morning! What do they think, that lawnmowers grow on trees? So anyway, if you want to meet her, she'll be in the local equivalent of a hospital by now."
Jonathan shrugged.
"Who? Oh, you mean lady Lexie. Yeah, I know her. In fact, we were travelling together. Till this happened." He answered, just as they were joined by the blonde man from earlier.
"Were is the keyword. Seeing how things have turned out, I'll just stay out of her way and hope she stays out of mine. It would be much safer if she just stayed behind those walls now. Out here, she'll only get shot at again." He continued, bending down to stop the still spinning wheel.
"Bloody hell, and I'd fixed the engine this morning! What do they think, that lawnmowers grow on trees? So anyway, if you want to meet her, she'll be in the local equivalent of a hospital by now."
Aidan
Sam staggered over and asked Aidan what happened.
"We beat the raiders and the damned locals attacked us. One of their militia threw a grenade at Karelia. God knows what she said to provoke that. If I were you I'd find us a job sharpish and get out of this hole before I blow up their barracks." He drained the dregs from the bottle and threw it across the battle-zone, "No one was hurt, but at least we know not to buy their grenades."
He turned back to Jonathan. The man was clearly insane but there was something about him which Aidan found interesting, or at least refreshingly entertaining. He didn't seem overly concerned about the woman he was travelling with but Aidan didn't want to push it. Instead he said, "What's the story with the fridge anyway? And as far as engine go... well I'm short of caps and booze, and I need some more gear. Those raiders must have come from somewhere and that leaves one seriously undermanned camp nearby..." He shot a questioning look at Sam, "Easy money?"
Sam staggered over and asked Aidan what happened.
"We beat the raiders and the damned locals attacked us. One of their militia threw a grenade at Karelia. God knows what she said to provoke that. If I were you I'd find us a job sharpish and get out of this hole before I blow up their barracks." He drained the dregs from the bottle and threw it across the battle-zone, "No one was hurt, but at least we know not to buy their grenades."
He turned back to Jonathan. The man was clearly insane but there was something about him which Aidan found interesting, or at least refreshingly entertaining. He didn't seem overly concerned about the woman he was travelling with but Aidan didn't want to push it. Instead he said, "What's the story with the fridge anyway? And as far as engine go... well I'm short of caps and booze, and I need some more gear. Those raiders must have come from somewhere and that leaves one seriously undermanned camp nearby..." He shot a questioning look at Sam, "Easy money?"
Jonathan Guntherson
"Ah, that is a very interesting tale of heroism and great battles for the future of all mankind...not. The truth is, I was once hopping around an old junkyard looking for neat stuff when it started to hail. Hail as if a mother of all north poles came falling out of the sky. I swear, pebbles bigger than my thumb!" Jonathan said when asked about his refrigerator, sticking up a thumb for emphasis.
"Now naturally, I needed a place to hide and behold, FRIGERIZER Z appeared before me right at that moment! I must say I've never slept inside a refrigerator before, but it is quite comfy....except I had to force the lock next morning because they're not designed to be opened from the inside. Err...one thing led to another. I didn't want to leave behind such a good hiding place and it's a bit too heavy to just drag around...So I gave it some wheels! And a fan! And...all the other things that got trashed!" He finished, kicking the dust in frustration.
"Hah, if you guys are going to give those raiders some of their own medicine, I'm in. And if they don't have any good parts for me to use, I'm going to sue them into next friday!"
"Ah, that is a very interesting tale of heroism and great battles for the future of all mankind...not. The truth is, I was once hopping around an old junkyard looking for neat stuff when it started to hail. Hail as if a mother of all north poles came falling out of the sky. I swear, pebbles bigger than my thumb!" Jonathan said when asked about his refrigerator, sticking up a thumb for emphasis.
"Now naturally, I needed a place to hide and behold, FRIGERIZER Z appeared before me right at that moment! I must say I've never slept inside a refrigerator before, but it is quite comfy....except I had to force the lock next morning because they're not designed to be opened from the inside. Err...one thing led to another. I didn't want to leave behind such a good hiding place and it's a bit too heavy to just drag around...So I gave it some wheels! And a fan! And...all the other things that got trashed!" He finished, kicking the dust in frustration.
"Hah, if you guys are going to give those raiders some of their own medicine, I'm in. And if they don't have any good parts for me to use, I'm going to sue them into next friday!"
Sam
"Doesn't sound like a bad idea to me," Sam said. "As long as there aren't too many of them."
He glanced over to Johnathon.
"You want to come and avenge your fridge you're welcome to," he said. "And you can probably find some guns to stick on your new one so it doesn't happen again."
Hopefully getting rid of some raiders, who would probably be a menace on the town otherwise, would put him in a higher standing with that lawman. Sam had a feeling that he wasn't well loved, but that was the usual lot of a mercenary. They weren't wanted, weren't loved, but more often than not were needed to do a job a mere militiaman, or whatever the local title was, couldn't do.
"Doesn't sound like a bad idea to me," Sam said. "As long as there aren't too many of them."
He glanced over to Johnathon.
"You want to come and avenge your fridge you're welcome to," he said. "And you can probably find some guns to stick on your new one so it doesn't happen again."
Hopefully getting rid of some raiders, who would probably be a menace on the town otherwise, would put him in a higher standing with that lawman. Sam had a feeling that he wasn't well loved, but that was the usual lot of a mercenary. They weren't wanted, weren't loved, but more often than not were needed to do a job a mere militiaman, or whatever the local title was, couldn't do.
Jonathan Guntherson
Jonathan smirked and flung the rifle over his shoulder where it went off with a loud bang.
"Ah, oops! I forgot that some fool removed the safety from this hunk a junk!" He muttered, rolling his eyes.
"Anyway! I'm the sharpest sharpshooter with an unloaded gun you'll ever find. Just say the word and I'll be right behind you, beside you or wherever you want me to be."
OOC: Lessee. He had three bullets, fired one into a tree and now another into the air. That leaves just one till he finds some more at that camp. Yep, I'm keeping track. Oh wait, it's a different gun. And now that I think of it, the guardman's rifle he probably left underneath the Frigerizer, so it got blown up with the grenade.
Err, zero bullets in the revolver and...let's say one in the raider's rifle. I'm going to claim that it's got two barrels (and two triggers), but only allows one round in each barrel. I think they used to have hunting rifles like that quite a while back. That sound good? It's not as if he's going to hit anything with it.
Jonathan smirked and flung the rifle over his shoulder where it went off with a loud bang.
"Ah, oops! I forgot that some fool removed the safety from this hunk a junk!" He muttered, rolling his eyes.
"Anyway! I'm the sharpest sharpshooter with an unloaded gun you'll ever find. Just say the word and I'll be right behind you, beside you or wherever you want me to be."
OOC: Lessee. He had three bullets, fired one into a tree and now another into the air. That leaves just one till he finds some more at that camp. Yep, I'm keeping track. Oh wait, it's a different gun. And now that I think of it, the guardman's rifle he probably left underneath the Frigerizer, so it got blown up with the grenade.
Err, zero bullets in the revolver and...let's say one in the raider's rifle. I'm going to claim that it's got two barrels (and two triggers), but only allows one round in each barrel. I think they used to have hunting rifles like that quite a while back. That sound good? It's not as if he's going to hit anything with it.
QUOTE(Dantrag @ Jul 20 2009, 12:47 AM) 
Karelia
She nodded and headed in that direction after slinging her rifle back over her shoulder and lighting a cigarette for the walk. Her arm was still bleeding slightly, and Karelia grew tired of holding it, so she let go.
It wasn't long before she saw the sign for Delta Terminal, and as she kept on, she found another sign that read 'Accomodations'. Beside it was another pointing to the Clinic. Remembering Lexie, she headed for the latter. Jonathan was so upset about his contraption now that he'd seemingly forgotten his friend, and Karelia guessed the girl would want some company. She didn't usually do this type of thing, and wasn't sure why she was now.
Maybe militia girl's right, in a way. Maybe nothing can make up for what I've done...
No, she decided. That girl had been out of line. The past was the past; what mattered was the present. And the future, though that was always less certain.
She entered the clinic; it was nothing special. There were two small rooms lined with beds and another room full of medical equipment Karelia couldn't name, and the two doctors there were always wheeling machines in and out of it.
"Um, excuse me, sir?" Karelia said, trying not to interrupt the doctor's work, but wanting to find Lexie.
"Hold on," the doctor said as he injected an unconscious patient with medicine. When he was done, he turned to face Karelia and noticed her arm, "Oh, my! I'll get that patched right up for you. It's not a major injury; ten caps."
Karelia shook her head. She didn't have the caps anyway, "I ain't here for that. I need to see Lexie, is she here?"
He shook his head, "I don't know a Lexie."
"She got shot outside the gate a few minutes ago," Karelia explained, "I just wanna make sure she's doin' alright."
"Oh, right. We just finished stitching her up after we pulled the bullet and gave her some stimpacks. She'll be fine, but she'll be hurting for a while. She's sleeping over there, but the anesthesia should wear off soon."
Karelia grabbed a chair and sat by Lexie, "How you doin'?"
Lexie
Lexie was drifting along, engulfed in dark clouds...which suddenly faded a bit, she actually heard sounds, abd the pain! The pain came back, strong and burning. She yelped. Then she heard a voice, a soft voice, saying something she couldn't really grasp. But she felt she was coming out of the clouds, that is the anaesthetic was wearing off... Oh bugger
"Uhhh...where am I? What's happening?"
When she opened her eyes, she spotted the girl from the fight, Karelia was it? >What the heck was she doing here?
"Karelia? Hmm I think I'm ok, it hurts of course, but that's no surprise. Why are you here?"
OOC: I know, it sounds rude, but Lexie is not used to strangers showing her kindness, hope Karelia understands and forgives her
QUOTE(minque @ Sep 3 2009, 02:25 PM)
Lexie
Lexie was drifting along, engulfed in dark clouds...which suddenly faded a bit, she actually heard sounds, abd the pain! The pain came back, strong and burning. She yelped. Then she heard a voice, a soft voice, saying something she couldn't really grasp. But she felt she was coming out of the clouds, that is the anaesthetic was wearing off... Oh bugger
"Uhhh...where am I? What's happening?"
When she opened her eyes, she spotted the girl from the fight, Karelia was it? >What the heck was she doing here?
"Karelia? Hmm I think I'm ok, it hurts of course, but that's no surprise. Why are you here?"
OOC: I know, it sounds rude, but Lexie is not used to strangers showing her kindness, hope Karelia understands and forgives her
Karelia
"I'm here 'cause of this," she lied, showing Lexie her wounded arm, "Got caught in a lil' bit of not-so-friendly fire, but nothin' as bad as the bullet you took."
She took a quick breath of jet when the doctor wasn't looking and offered the inhaler to Lexie, "Take your mind off that pain a little if you want."
QUOTE(Dantrag @ Sep 3 2009, 09:10 PM)
Karelia
"I'm here 'cause of this," she lied, showing Lexie her wounded arm, "Got caught in a lil' bit of not-so-friendly fire, but nothin' as bad as the bullet you took."
She took a quick breath of jet when the doctor wasn't looking and offered the inhaler to Lexie, "Take your mind off that pain a little if you want."
Lexie
She took a beath of the offered inhaler and felt the immediate relief, since she wasn't that used to the drug, she was pretty high instantly
"Uhhh Karelia..uhh..jeez, that doesn't look so good...but I know...hehe I...ehhh know how to treat burns, I'm probably a better doctor than the one ..hehe who stitched me up!"
She gggled and showed Karelia her wound
It was poorly stiched up and she would probably get a nasty scar
"Mebbe I shud tear it open and do the sewing myself" She swayed a bit from side to side, then put her hand on Karelia's arm (not the wounded one)
"Thank you for coming...you're nice..I...I should treat your burn, it's in my bag, the ointment...the one in..."
Then she fell back in the bed with a happy smile in her face
Ohh...I'm flying
Suddenly she was clearly awake, grabbed her bag and took out a small tin box which she gave Karelia.
"Rub this directly on the wound every four hours, you will heal within 24 hours"
She fell back again...
QUOTE(jack cloudy @ Aug 31 2009, 12:48 PM)
Jonathan Guntherson
Jonathan smirked and flung the rifle over his shoulder where it went off with a loud bang.
"Ah, oops! I forgot that some fool removed the safety from this hunk a junk!" He muttered, rolling his eyes.
"Anyway! I'm the sharpest sharpshooter with an unloaded gun you'll ever find. Just say the word and I'll be right behind you, beside you or wherever you want me to be."
Sam
"Right," Sam said, looking doubtfully at the hole Jonathon's stray bullet had torn into the dirt. "That'll be good. Yeah, thanks."
He realised then that the Jonathon said that we was the best shot with an unloaded gun.
"Hold on," Sam said. "Are you any good with a loaded gun?"
Autumn
In spite of the recent unpleasantness, Autumn felt good to be out in Detroit's ruins again. She had visited on of the armories to pick up an M1 Garand rifle for her patrol. The 30-06 was heavier and less accurate than her Soviet bolt-action, but it packed more punch against heavy targets like mirelurks, not to mention it had a higher rate of fire.
While not her normal choice of weaponry, Autumn could appreciate its usefulness in close quarters. She grabbed 8 clips of 30-06, totaling 64 rounds for the M1. Anyone in the militia would have known 64 was too much ammunition for a group where ammunition could be shared. As she slipped through the baggage area, she planned out in her mind how to approach the raider holethat the attack had most likely come from.
Jonathan Guntherson
"But of course! That's what I just said, didn't I? While it takes a moment or two to figure out the wind direction, mass and aerodynamics of the involved objects, amount of force exerted by the firing mechanism and of course the amount of dirt in the barrel. I usually hit what I want in four or five shots. And if that isn't enough...well, I can usually make up a catapult or something from random objects lying around." Jonathan replied.
"Which reminds me, I'd better remove the one bullet still left in the chamber. I'd hate to waste that one on good air."
"But of course! That's what I just said, didn't I? While it takes a moment or two to figure out the wind direction, mass and aerodynamics of the involved objects, amount of force exerted by the firing mechanism and of course the amount of dirt in the barrel. I usually hit what I want in four or five shots. And if that isn't enough...well, I can usually make up a catapult or something from random objects lying around." Jonathan replied.
"Which reminds me, I'd better remove the one bullet still left in the chamber. I'd hate to waste that one on good air."
Karelia
Karelia was surprised by Lexie's reaction to the jet. Usually people were more energetic, not passing out. Then again, she had just been shot and heavily anesthetized.
In the meantime, she took the ointment and rubbed some on her arm as Lexie said. It stung, but she endured it for a few moments and it went away. She stuffed the tin in her pocket, waiting for Lexie to wake up again.
Karelia was surprised by Lexie's reaction to the jet. Usually people were more energetic, not passing out. Then again, she had just been shot and heavily anesthetized.
In the meantime, she took the ointment and rubbed some on her arm as Lexie said. It stung, but she endured it for a few moments and it went away. She stuffed the tin in her pocket, waiting for Lexie to wake up again.
Lexie
Lexie just passed out for a short while, she enjoyed the feeling that jet gave her, the pain was clearly diminshed. But she suddenly felt hunger, raving hunger...
"Karelia! You're still here? Wonderful...so can you get me out of here? I can walk...and if I could please have some more of thatr stuff you gave me earlier, I promise..I can even fly!"
She sat up in bed, all smiling, her hair was in a mess, her clothes were probably hidden somewhere , all she was wearing was a long white shirt.
"Come on my friend, let's go, I'd like to ...to do something!"
She jumped out of bed, her legs did shake a bit but she tool a deep breath and grabbed Karelia's shoulder...
Lexie just passed out for a short while, she enjoyed the feeling that jet gave her, the pain was clearly diminshed. But she suddenly felt hunger, raving hunger...
"Karelia! You're still here? Wonderful...so can you get me out of here? I can walk...and if I could please have some more of thatr stuff you gave me earlier, I promise..I can even fly!"
She sat up in bed, all smiling, her hair was in a mess, her clothes were probably hidden somewhere , all she was wearing was a long white shirt.
"Come on my friend, let's go, I'd like to ...to do something!"
She jumped out of bed, her legs did shake a bit but she tool a deep breath and grabbed Karelia's shoulder...
Sam
Sam nodded at Johnathon's explanation, but mainly not to upset the man.
"Speaking of which," he said. "Should probably check my stocks."
He picked up a cloth sack from his belt and pulled three heavy metal drums from them, magazines for his shotgun. A quick count revealed one had its full complement of twelve shells, one with nine and one with ten. Unless there was a small army of raiders at their encampment, which Sam doubted (too many raiders simply antagonised each other immensely, and the only way to keep a lot together was to have them led by a leader more dangerous and ruthless than most sane men.
A quick check through another pouch strapped to his waist revealed he had another six bullets for his magnum, as well as the other four inside the chamber. After a moment's thought, he emptied the powerful revolver and put the bullets in his pouch. The last thing he wanted was an accident like's Johnathon's.
Sam nodded at Johnathon's explanation, but mainly not to upset the man.
"Speaking of which," he said. "Should probably check my stocks."
He picked up a cloth sack from his belt and pulled three heavy metal drums from them, magazines for his shotgun. A quick count revealed one had its full complement of twelve shells, one with nine and one with ten. Unless there was a small army of raiders at their encampment, which Sam doubted (too many raiders simply antagonised each other immensely, and the only way to keep a lot together was to have them led by a leader more dangerous and ruthless than most sane men.
A quick check through another pouch strapped to his waist revealed he had another six bullets for his magnum, as well as the other four inside the chamber. After a moment's thought, he emptied the powerful revolver and put the bullets in his pouch. The last thing he wanted was an accident like's Johnathon's.
QUOTE(minque @ Sep 6 2009, 02:47 PM)
Lexie
Lexie just passed out for a short while, she enjoyed the feeling that jet gave her, the pain was clearly diminshed. But she suddenly felt hunger, raving hunger...
"Karelia! You're still here? Wonderful...so can you get me out of here? I can walk...and if I could please have some more of thatr stuff you gave me earlier, I promise..I can even fly!"
She sat up in bed, all smiling, her hair was in a mess, her clothes were probably hidden somewhere , all she was wearing was a long white shirt.
"Come on my friend, let's go, I'd like to ...to do something!"
She jumped out of bed, her legs did shake a bit but she tool a deep breath and grabbed Karelia's shoulder...
Karelia
Karelia almost fell when Lexie grabbed her shoulder for balance.
"Whoa, there. Slow down. At least get some clothes on..." she glanced around the room quickly before her eyes rested on a footlocker near the bed.
"All your things are in here," she said, opening the thing up.
QUOTE(Dantrag @ Sep 7 2009, 07:34 AM)
Karelia
Karelia almost fell when Lexie grabbed her shoulder for balance.
"Whoa, there. Slow down. At least get some clothes on..." she glanced around the room quickly before her eyes rested on a footlocker near the bed.
"All your things are in here," she said, opening the thing up.
Lexie
"Oh? Ah good" she said with a smile.
It took some time for her to get dressed, the jeans were ok but her t-shirt was stained with blood, so she decided to keep the shirt instead. She tied it around her waist, got her boots finally, it caused her quite some pain to bend down.
"So, can we please go now? And can I have some of that thing ...it hurts now"
She bit her lip, sweat was forming on her forehead, but she wes eager to get out of the hospital...
QUOTE(minque @ Sep 7 2009, 06:56 PM)
Lexie
"Oh? Ah good" she said with a smile.
It took some time for her to get dressed, the jeans were ok but her t-shirt was stained with blood, so she decided to keep the shirt instead. She tied it around her waist, got her boots finally, it caused her quite some pain to bend down.
"So, can we please go now? And can I have some of that thing ...it hurts now"
She bit her lip, sweat was forming on her forehead, but she wes eager to get out of the hospital...
Karelia
Lexie seemed to have a hard time, but finally got herself dressed and gathered her things.
Karelia handed Lexie the jet, "Take the rest, but try to go easy, okay? And I'm gonna need the inhaler back when you're done."
They left the hospital, and Karelia lit up a cigarette, "Now that we're out, where to?"
Autumn, near the Raider hideout
As she slipped through the rubble of crumbling neighborhoods, Autumn slipped her bayonet over the Garand's muzzle with a reverant air. She began working out how to storm the hideout. The raiders that resided there had never been considered a threat to Haven, but Haven's militia had done recon from a distance in case that ever changed.
Autumn made her way to the dillapitated building on the far side of the stronghold from Haven. From there she would have a commanding view of the area once she flushed the raiders out of their pit.
QUOTE(Dantrag @ Sep 8 2009, 02:42 AM)
Karelia
Lexie seemed to have a hard time, but finally got herself dressed and gathered her things.
Karelia handed Lexie the jet, "Take the rest, but try to go easy, okay? And I'm gonna need the inhaler back when you're done."
They left the hospital, and Karelia lit up a cigarette, "Now that we're out, where to?"
Lexie
"Uhh, you tell me! I'm not familiar here, I have no idea where I am...you seem to know everything, I'll follow you"
Lexie looked confused...
OOC: is the plan still to go after the raiders and 'save' Autumn? that's kinda what my post was geared towards.
Karelia
"I guess we'd better find Sam and the others," she said. It was nighttime, and the streets of Haven were mostly empty, save the tavern-goers and the militia. They checked the bar first; where else could Sam and Aidan be found?
They stepped inside, and were greeted by the smells of smoke and liqour; two of Karelia's favorites. The sights though, were less welcome. No sign of her crew.
"They ain't here," she said to Lexie before stepping outside again, "I swear, if they're still by that gate..."
They weren't off to a good start in Haven. Between the raiders, grenades, and extreme lack of communication, Karelia had a bad feeling about the near future.
Karelia
"I guess we'd better find Sam and the others," she said. It was nighttime, and the streets of Haven were mostly empty, save the tavern-goers and the militia. They checked the bar first; where else could Sam and Aidan be found?
They stepped inside, and were greeted by the smells of smoke and liqour; two of Karelia's favorites. The sights though, were less welcome. No sign of her crew.
"They ain't here," she said to Lexie before stepping outside again, "I swear, if they're still by that gate..."
They weren't off to a good start in Haven. Between the raiders, grenades, and extreme lack of communication, Karelia had a bad feeling about the near future.
Aidan
They'd sat for a while outside the gate while it emerged that Jonathan only had a single bullet. It wasn't the problem it might have been, he was confident that Sam would kill a raider before too long, then there'd be more guns and ammo. Sam set about checking through his own weapons so Aidan got up to rake over the dead raiders once more.
The locals had done a fairly thorough job but he did manage to scavenge a couple of bits of makeshift armour and most importantly a half bottle of really awful vodka. He failed to find any weapons or explosives though so walked back towards where Jonathan and Sam sat, swigging the liquor as he went.
"We going to do this then?," he asked the other two, "It's beginning to get dark."
They'd sat for a while outside the gate while it emerged that Jonathan only had a single bullet. It wasn't the problem it might have been, he was confident that Sam would kill a raider before too long, then there'd be more guns and ammo. Sam set about checking through his own weapons so Aidan got up to rake over the dead raiders once more.
The locals had done a fairly thorough job but he did manage to scavenge a couple of bits of makeshift armour and most importantly a half bottle of really awful vodka. He failed to find any weapons or explosives though so walked back towards where Jonathan and Sam sat, swigging the liquor as he went.
"We going to do this then?," he asked the other two, "It's beginning to get dark."
Hannah
She had been heading towards the hospital to see Lexie when she saw Karelia and Lexie herself step out from the tavern. She caught on to the last thing Karelia said when she came into earshot. "I swear, if they're still by that gate..." She looked and sounded frustrated, and Hannah didn't blame her.
She caught on to the meaning quickly and walked closer telling the older women, "If you're looking for the rest of your crew, I haven't seen them come back in. They might be outside the gate like you said."
She had been heading towards the hospital to see Lexie when she saw Karelia and Lexie herself step out from the tavern. She caught on to the last thing Karelia said when she came into earshot. "I swear, if they're still by that gate..." She looked and sounded frustrated, and Hannah didn't blame her.
She caught on to the meaning quickly and walked closer telling the older women, "If you're looking for the rest of your crew, I haven't seen them come back in. They might be outside the gate like you said."
Lexie
She followed Karelia around. The bar pleased her she felt an urge for a drink.
Funny, I never craved alcohol before...
"Why the hurry? Can't we have a drink first?, I'm sure the others who they are won't mind"
She followed Karelia around. The bar pleased her she felt an urge for a drink.
Funny, I never craved alcohol before...
"Why the hurry? Can't we have a drink first?, I'm sure the others who they are won't mind"
OOC: i didn't know if this one was dead or not, but i like it so im going to try to keep it moving.
Karelia
"Umm...no," Karelia said to Lexie, noting the effects of jet on her, "You don't need no more drink, girl. Probably didn't need that jet either."
Karelia often forgot how much tolerance she'd built up for jet; it usually affected others in a much stronger way. Lexie, it seemed, was a bit unused to the drug.
"I gotta go get Sam and Aiden movin', 'cause that's how caps get in my pocket."
Hopefully we're leaving this damned place.
Karelia
"Umm...no," Karelia said to Lexie, noting the effects of jet on her, "You don't need no more drink, girl. Probably didn't need that jet either."
Karelia often forgot how much tolerance she'd built up for jet; it usually affected others in a much stronger way. Lexie, it seemed, was a bit unused to the drug.
"I gotta go get Sam and Aiden movin', 'cause that's how caps get in my pocket."
Hopefully we're leaving this damned place.
Lexie
Lexie shrugged, Karelia was probably right, she needed no more speed-stuff.
"Ok, I'm in. I'll follow you, just tell me what I shall do and I'll try my best. How's your burn? Doesn't hurt that much by now huh? That ointment is a killer!...ehh pain killer I mean"
She followed the other girl, feeling god about having a female friend...
Lexie shrugged, Karelia was probably right, she needed no more speed-stuff.
"Ok, I'm in. I'll follow you, just tell me what I shall do and I'll try my best. How's your burn? Doesn't hurt that much by now huh? That ointment is a killer!...ehh pain killer I mean"
She followed the other girl, feeling god about having a female friend...
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