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1. Gun them down.
- 4 (66.7%)
2. Make a break for it.
- 2 (33.3%)
3. ssssssssssssss
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 6

Voting closed: December 04, 2009, 08:17:53 AM


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Author Topic: The Ends  (Read 59239 times)

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Re: The Ends
« Reply #380 on: February 08, 2009, 06:37:41 AM »

... it's sealed? 3.

else, 1.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #381 on: February 08, 2009, 06:39:29 AM »

Sealed.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #382 on: February 08, 2009, 06:39:53 AM »

Three
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #383 on: February 08, 2009, 10:19:39 AM »

Omg 3.  Ready for Pukefest.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #384 on: February 08, 2009, 10:24:24 AM »

3.

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Re: The Ends
« Reply #385 on: February 08, 2009, 11:08:56 AM »

3.  Tasting it would usually be good but at this point I might retch and drop the fucking thing if I don't do it all at once.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #386 on: February 08, 2009, 12:18:17 PM »

3. Down the old hatch.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #387 on: February 08, 2009, 12:24:55 PM »

"This isn't beer at all! It's water.  YOU'VE POISONED ME."

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"Oh wait."

That's prolly about the worst that happens.  At this point, who has time to bother fucking with you that way?  The chick's infected too so the beer + cage is a good thing.  Well not amazingly good, but we've been looking for alcohol so it's important anyway.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #388 on: February 08, 2009, 12:40:21 PM »

Maybe the girl is in the same predicament we are? That would explain why she knew exactly how to handle us.

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Re: The Ends
« Reply #389 on: February 08, 2009, 12:40:57 PM »

Yeah.  That's what I meant.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #390 on: February 08, 2009, 12:58:46 PM »

3. Gulp it down. This is exactly what you need.

Without hesitating, you pop the can open, tilt your head back, close your eyes, and dump it down your throat, knowing it's going to make you react negatively.

It feels (and tastes) like you're pouring acid down your gullet, but you manage to down about half of it before you cough, gasp, and convulse, spilling some from both can and your mouth onto the floor.

You shudder, breathing heavily as dust motes dance in the beam of light from the window. The birdsong is joined by another.

After a minute you grimace, open wide, and drink the rest. A few minutes later, it's like a fog in your mind that you didn't even notice before has lifted.

Jesus, you think. I wonder how much 'fog' is left? Or did I get it all?

There's no way to tell. You feel fairly normal. No hissing in the back of your mind, as far as you can tell, at least. The first time, you had to get piss drunk, but maybe you overdid it? It's not exactly like you've had time to perform the scientific method.

More time passes. You stare at the empty can, the room, the cage you're trapped in. Birds continue to chirp, as regular as a clock ticking, from somewhere close outside.

About an hour later, you hear footsteps on the porch, and the front door opens.

The young woman who captured you walks in.

Ripped jeans, black shirt, green jacket. Her strawberry blonde hair is done up in a ponytail. Black shades obscure her eyes. Brown hiking boots. Each is neatly laced all the way to the top, her jeans bunched up above.

Eyes?

She's also carrying the rifle she had before, and you can see your flaregun at her hip. She looks to be a teenager. Sixteen, seventeen, maybe.

She places the rifle on the table and raises a hand to take off her sunglasses.

One eye. The other is just clean gone, like Benny's.

or your own, once upon a time

"You drank the beer," she says, her voice hard and clear, the same as last night. "That's good."

"Why have you done this to me?" you ask, gesturing to the cage, the beer, the cabin.

"I had to be sure you weren't an infected," she replies, staring at you with her one blue eye.

You shake your head, confused. "But... you're missing an eye... and you said you knew you were infected."

In reply, she opens a fanny pack on her opposite hip and brings out another can of beer. Popping it open, she chugs it with a look of distaste.

"Man, I didn't even like beer before I had these fuckin' things inside me," she grimaces.

You get to your feet, walk forward to the bars. "So, uh. How about letting me out of this cage?"

She looks at you evenly for a long moment. "Not sure it's safe yet," she says finally.

You sigh. "Fine, I guess. What do I have to do to convince you I'm not a danger to you?"

She sits down. "What's your name?" she asks.

You tell her. She blinks.

"And yours?" you ask.

She doesn't reply, just continues to stare at you.

"Come on, what's the deal, here? Am I a prisoner? Are you all alone out here? What the hell is going on?"

"Where'd you get the car?"

You shake your head. "Back a ways. Why is that important?"

"Just seems odd, a guy, alone, in the middle of nowhere, in the dark."

"I was looking for supplies, if you must know," you say. "I didn't expect to find anyone, really."

She doesn't reply. The silence stretches.

"What the hell do you stick me with, anyway?" you ask.

She just stares. Finally her eye narrows.

"No... I don't think you're one of them. You drank the beer, after all. But you still seem... odd."

You throw up your hands. "Join the club, lady."

She takes a few steps forward, bringing out a set of keys. She holds one up in front of you, just out of reach.

"If I let you out of there, are you gonna behave? I don't want any trouble."

"Of course. I don't want any trouble, either."

"Good. Because I'm gonna be watching you. You just get in your car, and go."

She steps forward and unlocks the padlock, then immediately takes a few steps back to her rifle, pointing it at you.

You come out through the gate. She motions you toward the door.

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1. Leave.

2. Try to talk to her.

3. Try to attack her.

4. Ask for your flaregun back, then leave.

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Re: The Ends
« Reply #391 on: February 08, 2009, 02:55:45 PM »

2.  Where can I has beer nao?

As much as I'd like to, I think asking for our weapon back is simply out of the question.  Which blows.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #392 on: February 08, 2009, 03:00:27 PM »

1.  Not much to gain from her at this time; I have a feeling she'll still be around if we need another cyclopean freak later.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #393 on: February 08, 2009, 03:55:50 PM »

2 only if that means I'm smart enough to chatter with my hands where she can see them and moving towards the car.  I don't want her getting impatient or freaked out.

If it means I'm rooted to the spot, then forget that.  1.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #394 on: February 08, 2009, 04:12:03 PM »

2. Really, we could do with some non-benny company. Might keep us sane. Also, maybe she knows a place to get delicious alcohol without getting helicopter'd.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #395 on: February 08, 2009, 04:14:29 PM »

We should drink as much alcohol as possible now, then drive off.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #396 on: February 08, 2009, 11:28:27 PM »

We should drink as much alcohol as possible now, then drive off.

Something tells me you haven't thought this cunning plan all the way through.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #397 on: February 08, 2009, 11:56:21 PM »

That'd be more than a little pathetic if our main man died of drunk driving.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #398 on: February 11, 2009, 09:34:45 AM »

2. We can either leave, and be at square one, or talk to her, leave, and be at square one.
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Re: The Ends
« Reply #399 on: February 11, 2009, 09:55:17 AM »

2 is locked in. Will update soon.
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