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oasislogs2016-03-20 10:00 pm
strangelic) wrote in oasislogs2016-03-20 10:00 pm
This is a curse that can't be stopped
WHO: OPEN MINGLE
WHERE: The Warehouse, The City, The Forest
WHEN: However long the rain falls and the siege lasts.
WARNINGS: Undead, violence, gore, murder. Note in comments anything else and I'll add.
SUMMARY: With sloppy zombies and cannibals running the show out in the city, everyone is feeling a little cooped up back at the warehouse. But as much rainwater as they have to drink, people still need to eat
WHERE: The Warehouse, The City, The Forest
WHEN: However long the rain falls and the siege lasts.
WARNINGS: Undead, violence, gore, murder. Note in comments anything else and I'll add.
SUMMARY: With sloppy zombies and cannibals running the show out in the city, everyone is feeling a little cooped up back at the warehouse. But as much rainwater as they have to drink, people still need to eat
The Warehouse
After a day or two, the perimeter had been secured far enough back to light a fire out of sight of the top windows of the warehouse, so that everyone could keep warm, even when the rain was pouring outside. There was plenty of water, consequently, to drink, but food and dry firewood was limited, both difficult to get back to the warehouse without coming upon one predator or another outside. The longer the siege went on - and that was exactly what it was - and the longer the rain poured, the more miserable their confinement was. Food came in the form of meat, mostly, and the occasional tropical fruit found on the forest floor, with no way to go out into the forest to scavenge for berries or nuts. Even hunting was risky, with the forest alive the way it was. At night, when the fire was lit, it was the only place to get warm. There were blankets, enough barely not to have to share, and conversation murmured around the fire from those who stayed close to it, even if some of those trapped there were more inclined to mope in their own silence. Visitors, of course, were more than welcome--unless they were the maneating kind, and perhaps one night, with a crash, some uninvited guests might slip through the cracks, and come upon the survivors in their sleep.
The City
It was enough to try and survive. Closing up the sewer entrances was crucial, of course, in order to keep those things still down there confined, but driving back the intruders was work that needed organizing, needed strong hands together, and no small effort. Trips out into the city were more dangerous that trips into the forest, but they were essential too, to reconnaissance how to take back the city - if at all - and then to go out and do it. Bringing together a team to do so meant organizing them, in the warehouse, around the campfire. Then it would be time to press out into the city itself. Who is this brave leader? Who fights beside them? Or shall we hide away until we starve? Perhaps, though, someone just needs rescuing, someone who's hid away elsewhere in the city, or just arrived, and needs a little help getting somewhere safe. Maybe their run just went a little bit...wrong.
The Forest
Food was essential to survival, and wood, too, was running low. Of course all the trees in the forest were just as damp, not to mention enormous burdens to sneak back in past the city walls to the warehouse. Trips out into the trees were risky, but they had to be made by the ambitious and the strong, or the brave and the foolish. The rain still poured down, of course, obliterating tracks, making it hard to move, or to pick out landmarks, the luscious undergrowth dulled to a thick, monotonous gray-green, soaking anyone not already wet through the moment they brushed against it. The animals cowered too, the rainfall making it impossible to hear when predators were creeping up on them, and the same applied to the zombies, stirred to life by all the commotion, hunting the hunters. Perhaps it's just a case of one wanderer coming upon another, unplanned, or is there purpose in this woodland meeting?
After a day or two, the perimeter had been secured far enough back to light a fire out of sight of the top windows of the warehouse, so that everyone could keep warm, even when the rain was pouring outside. There was plenty of water, consequently, to drink, but food and dry firewood was limited, both difficult to get back to the warehouse without coming upon one predator or another outside. The longer the siege went on - and that was exactly what it was - and the longer the rain poured, the more miserable their confinement was. Food came in the form of meat, mostly, and the occasional tropical fruit found on the forest floor, with no way to go out into the forest to scavenge for berries or nuts. Even hunting was risky, with the forest alive the way it was. At night, when the fire was lit, it was the only place to get warm. There were blankets, enough barely not to have to share, and conversation murmured around the fire from those who stayed close to it, even if some of those trapped there were more inclined to mope in their own silence. Visitors, of course, were more than welcome--unless they were the maneating kind, and perhaps one night, with a crash, some uninvited guests might slip through the cracks, and come upon the survivors in their sleep.
The City
It was enough to try and survive. Closing up the sewer entrances was crucial, of course, in order to keep those things still down there confined, but driving back the intruders was work that needed organizing, needed strong hands together, and no small effort. Trips out into the city were more dangerous that trips into the forest, but they were essential too, to reconnaissance how to take back the city - if at all - and then to go out and do it. Bringing together a team to do so meant organizing them, in the warehouse, around the campfire. Then it would be time to press out into the city itself. Who is this brave leader? Who fights beside them? Or shall we hide away until we starve? Perhaps, though, someone just needs rescuing, someone who's hid away elsewhere in the city, or just arrived, and needs a little help getting somewhere safe. Maybe their run just went a little bit...wrong.
The Forest
Food was essential to survival, and wood, too, was running low. Of course all the trees in the forest were just as damp, not to mention enormous burdens to sneak back in past the city walls to the warehouse. Trips out into the trees were risky, but they had to be made by the ambitious and the strong, or the brave and the foolish. The rain still poured down, of course, obliterating tracks, making it hard to move, or to pick out landmarks, the luscious undergrowth dulled to a thick, monotonous gray-green, soaking anyone not already wet through the moment they brushed against it. The animals cowered too, the rainfall making it impossible to hear when predators were creeping up on them, and the same applied to the zombies, stirred to life by all the commotion, hunting the hunters. Perhaps it's just a case of one wanderer coming upon another, unplanned, or is there purpose in this woodland meeting?
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"She ain't the only one gone missing lately. Did a head count earlier, we're down at least four others. Maybe five or six. Not sure. There's some people I saw early on, but ain't seen since. And some the others mentioned I never saw at all. We got maybe fourteen right now. There's another group out in the woods. Three of them, I think. They're not ours, but they ain't enemies, neither."
So far.
Daryl sucked in a deep breath and let his gaze drift in the other direction, "Glenn mention anything about Castiel?"
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Maggie looked back when he asked about Castiel, a name she recognized. "He said something about him having some pretty magical abilities, but nothing really more than. Why, is there something I should know?" she asked cautiously, knowing Daryl wouldn't have brought it up if it wasn't important.
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"We uh... we don't got no Bibles here," he started, coming at it a little laterally. "Haven't been able to find much paper that ain't completely rotted. I think Padme has a notebook, but it's in bad condition... Castiel is uh... he don't really look it but he's... he's a man of God. Not a priest, but... something else."
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"What kind of something else?" It was blunt question. If this was as important as it seemed, then Maggie would rather just have it out in the open and deal with it. She'd always been a rip the bandaid off all at once kind of girl.
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Daryl lifted his eyes, really hoping Maggie didn't laugh in his face.
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And she didn't doubt Daryl now. He wouldn't mess with her like this, he knew what her faith had meant to her, what it had started to mean again after everything... But she was incredibly confused and suddenly a little wary of the entire subject. Glenn hadn't said anything about angels, just magic, which was strange enough on its own.
"An angel," she repeated slowly, as if tasting the words on her tongue, trying them on for size. Crossing her arms as if to shield herself, her voice was small and, she hated to admit it, a bit shaky as she asked, "Like an archangel?"
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He knew it was hard to believe. And really, he knew it was probably stupid for him to believe. But Castiel had done a lot of shit that wasn't easily explained. And if the man believed himself to be an Angel, then - even if he wasn't - he might as well be. Didn't mean Daryl suddenly believed in God. But he'd been telling Castiel the truth when he'd said he believed in him. Daryl believed Castiel was real. And as such, he accepted that Castiel was an angel because that's what Castiel believed.
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Blunt and to the point might not have been the most polite route to take, but they were beyond that now. Had been for a long time.
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Daryl shrugged in his usually way, "Just do."
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So she just nodded slowly and let out a deep breath. "Okay. Angels. Right."
And then something occurred to her and she froze, looking at Daryl like a deer in headlights. "...is he the reason Beth's here?"
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He shifted on his feet again, "You should go find him. I already told him you're probably gonna wanna talk to him."
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"I will," she assured Daryl with a nod, glancing in the direction Glenn had gone, anxious for her husband to reappear - he was supposed to be bringing someone with him. "Tomorrow, I'll find him."
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"Got it." She paused for a moment, then called after him with a smile, "Hey, Daryl? I'm really glad you're here." Not that she was glad that any of them were there, but... He'd understand. If they had to be stuck in this place, then it was nice to at least have family around.
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