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The End
« on: September 14, 2008, 01:45:03 PM »

The thing about the end of the world/civilization/whatever is that it is a laughable concept that never, ever, ever occurs.

Until it does.

Then, well, it ceases to be funny. You go into shock. Was that a fucking nuclear cloud you just saw? Well, rub your eyes and look again. Holy goddamn shit. It is.

What direction? South? LA? What should you do? Cell phone? Family? Friends? Maybe it's just the one nuke. Maybe this was another act of terrorism. Maybe somehow a terrorist sneaked a suitcase nuke into LA. Can they do that? Fuck, you don't know. It's not like you're a nuclear physicist.

Jesus. You can't believe this is happening. (By the way, you've been standing stock still for about 2 minutes now, not doing shit.) You've gotta call someone. Anyone. People must know what's going on. But when you call your mom, she doesn't know shit either.

Oh. Shit. You remember that there were rumors of nuclear silos built around here. You've got to get to the hills. You've got to get your friends and family and get to the --

What's that?

I don't feel anything anymore. All I see... is light.

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You awaken. You can't move. Something is pinning you. Your eyes hurt. It is dark.

Time passes. Your entire body aches. You cannot move. One finger is all. Something is wrong with you.

You hear something. A voice. Calling.

You can't make it out.

Hell? Someone is saying something about hell.

You strain your ears.

"Hellooooooo?"

"Hellllloooooo? Is anyone..."

The voice fades. Passes by.

Darkness again.

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You awaken. You open your eyes. No change in the darkness.

Something has woken you. A scraping sound. Something, or someone, is above you.

Light. It sears your mind. You shut your eye.

Eye?

A voice.

"Holy shit. He's alive."

A hand touches you. Pulls you up.

"Mister, are you ok?"

You open your eye. A man, bedraggled, stands before you. Behind him is a woman, and a small girl. The woman looks franticly around, eyes darting left and right. The girl is hispanic, both adults are white.

The man is holding you up.

"whaaa", comes out of your mouth. You are surprised to hear your own voice.

The man leans in. "It's the end of the fucking world, brother. Listen. We've got to get out of here. They're everywhere now, and --"

His head explodes. Right there, in front of you. Gore and brains splatter onto your face. You stagger backward, but your legs do not support you. You fall, and from an angle see the woman scream. Your ears only register a high pitched whining noise. She lets go of the girls hand and runs. She makes it about 10 steps or so, out of your field of vision.

There is a blip in the noise.

Her body slumps back into your vision, onto the ground, headless. Blood squirts for a moment from the neck.

The girl is looking at you. Her eyes are huge.

You pass out.

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It is later. Much later. Your body registers that it has slept for some time.

You pull yourself to a sitting position.

First things first.

You raise a hand to your face. A probing finger touches your left eye.

Nothing. A hole. A socket.

Pain hits you. You vomit suddenly, onto the ground.

Slowly you raise your head and take in the area around you. Featureless rubble. You barely recognize the sign of the shop you were standing in front of when you saw the blast on the horizon. It is badly burnt.

The girl is nowhere to be found.

Choking back more bile, thirst hits you like, if you'll excuse the pun, a tidal wave. You get to your feet. Your clothes are badly burnt. Parts of you feel weird, but you manage to stand.

Turning a slow 360, you see nothing and no one for what appears to be miles. Your sense of direction is shot.

Hills. Hills to the west. They are on fire. Smoke obscures them.

You orient yourself.

"They"?

You cast your eyes around. A lead pipe. Bending, you pick it up. It seems solid.

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Location: Northern California, ruins of your hometown
Health: Poor-Severe (Possible unknown internal injuries) Left eye destroyed
Assets: Lead Pipe, rags, contents of wallet
Skills: None that would be useful spring to mind. Damn the school system!
Members in party: none

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Actions:

1. Search for the girl, both verbally and with what sight remains to you.

2. She'd only slow you down. Let's get the fuck out of here. South is probably a bad idea, so... >N

3. Perhaps you should head for those hills? They are on fire... but... if anyone is alive, they should be there. >W

First option to receive 4 votes will be explored. The others will be forever lost.
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Re: The End
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2008, 02:05:52 PM »

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Re: The End
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2008, 02:51:09 PM »

1.

If worse comes to worse, she can be the emergency ration.
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Re: The End
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2008, 03:25:40 PM »

2

I think she's bad news. I mean, the two other people she was with went  :scanners:
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Re: The End
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2008, 03:26:00 PM »

I don't want to be a part of Brentai's sick fantasies.

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Re: The End
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2008, 03:45:05 PM »

1.

If worse comes to worse, she can be the emergency ration.

 :tears:

I don't want to be a part of Brentai's sick fantasies.

3

My intentions are completely honorable.  Lee's the one that wants to devour her.
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Re: The End
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2008, 05:13:12 PM »

The grues will come as a result of option 1.
It's probably safer to steal Ice Man's weapon before picking 3.
Option 2 might be fun, as it drives the narrative down the least humane (barring LH's rations idea) possible, but there was nothing visible to the north, and an empty wasteland is a boring wasteland.

I...I can't decide.
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Re: The End
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2008, 05:18:46 PM »

You could always use the grues for rations.
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Re: The End
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2008, 05:24:04 PM »

1.  No real harm in trying if the other options are either barren or already on fire.  Can always give up and move on later.
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Re: The End
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2008, 10:07:08 PM »

1 then, if only due to eagerness for the next installment.
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Re: The End
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2008, 10:27:00 PM »

RAPE TIME!!!!!!!

I mean, er, good job guys.  You totally chose the righteous path here.
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Re: The End
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2008, 11:07:33 PM »

1. Search for the girl, both verbally and with what sight remains to you.

Grasping the pipe in your right hand, you begin to wander somewhat aimlessly, peaking behind piles of rubble, bent concrete, and the occasional skeletal tree.

"Hello?" you cup your hand to your mouth. "Little girl? Are you there? It's ok, I won't hurt you. You can come out now."

Nothing. Clouds move above you.

Ten minutes or so of this. You poke at a few piles of smoldering debris with your pipe. Your calls go unanswered. You notice something shiny on the ground. Bending, you lift a watch from the rubble. Miraculously, it appears to be functional. Nice looking watch, too. You strap it on. Is that gold? Probably a fake.

You start to get the distinct sensation that someone is watching you.

Shit. Did your yells attract "They"? Or...

You realize the girl may not even understand English. She didn't look like the kid of the couple who dug you out earlier. Adoption? Useless conjecture. You need to either find the girl, or get the hell out of here.

Something touches you from behind. You whirl, pipe raised, heart racing.

The girl. Relief floods through your veins like ice water.

Jesus, you're thirsty.

Those big eyes, looking up at you.

"Do you understand me? I'm not going to hurt you."

A slow nod. The eyes do not flicker.

Something about her strikes you as not quite right. You can't quite put your finger on it... but...

"What's your name? Can you talk?"

Those eyes continue to bore into you. Her mouth moves, but you don't hear anything.

"What? I'm sorry, what did you say?" You lean in closer.

"... Nicole..."

"Nicole? That's your name?"

Another slow nod.

Christ. Something about this girl seems really off. Maybe it's just because she's in shock, or you are, but, despite the fact that she's standing in front of you, the sensation of being watched has not faded.

"I'll... take... care..."

The words begin to form in your mouth. Take care of her? How? Where? You can't even take care of yourself at the moment. You probably need medical attention, though the girl looks OK, apart from the strange feeling you're getting off her.

Jesus. Are you really contemplating leaving her after all this? Something about her just does not seem right. Or is it your imagination?

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1. Take her. Whatever you're feeling is probably a side effect of getting hit by that nuclear blast, or whatever the fuck it was. You'll head north.

2. With the girl, head west, into the hills.

3. Fuck this. The skin on the back of your neck is literally crawling. You'd be no good to her anyway. Leave her and head north.

4. Leave her and head west, into the hills.

First to four votes.

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Location: Northern California, ruins of your hometown
Health: Poor-Severe (Possible unknown internal injuries) Left eye destroyed
Assets: Lead Pipe, rags, contents of wallet, Nice watch (Showing 3:23)
Skills: None that would be useful spring to mind. Damn the school system!
Members in party: Nicole?

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Re: The End
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2008, 11:19:59 PM »

2. It'd be discourteous to leave her here now that she's introduced herself.
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Re: The End
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2008, 12:29:09 AM »

Nicole's probably key to figuring some shit out rather than simply existing until something gets me.

To that end, 2, for similar reasons.
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Re: The End
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2008, 12:34:13 AM »

1.  Still don't think heading towards an inferno is a good idea.
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Re: The End
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2008, 02:52:22 AM »

1. Because Nicole? is probably the main character and you're like the guy in the tutorial that's gonna get killed by a plot event.
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Re: The End
« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2008, 06:10:25 AM »

1, It will be nice to have someone in the party not about to die of massive internal injuries.
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Re: The End
« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2008, 10:56:40 AM »

Just a girl, get out of here!

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Re: The End
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2008, 11:05:32 AM »

1.

If she turns out to be Zarflax, hey, lead pipe amirite.

(the correct answer was 3, btw)
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Re: The End
« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2008, 11:07:27 AM »

There's nothing to the north, right? And it might be burning, but there seems to be something to the west.

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