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Cαrl Grιмeѕ ([personal profile] postocular) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2018-06-11 12:55 pm

Don't Dead, Open Inside || Action

Who: Carl Grimes, a bunch of zombies, and you
Broadcast: kinda?
Action: Waystation
When: Right now


(( ooc: This is a blanket content warning for blood/gore/death. So! There are zombies ahead and you’ve found yourself on the waystation! You have two options: evacuate, or fight them off. Things of note to remember: Being bitten or scratched are the easiest ways for infection. We don’t suggest being eaten. Magic will be hit or miss depending on player preference/discretion. Characters who become zombies will be treated as in-character deaths. Standard rules apply! The event will last a total of 24 hours. Have fun, and enjoy all the undead things. If there are any questions or anything at all, feel free to pm this journal or hit me up at [plurk.com profile] skorozima. ))

[ The Fleet has been floating along its predetermined path for the past few days, getting further and further away from the Yadrolla System and toward unknown territory. Along the way, those oh-so convenient waystations continue to pop up at their usual intervals. Identical in every way to every other, boring waystation. Neat, right? There are even some of those familiar orange-skinned aliens and some human travelers milling about and generally minding their own business. It’s a good place to stretch your legs, get sodas of questionable flavor, and take those nifty new pets for a walk!

Interrupting the general peace of the waystation, a shrill siren starts, and a robotic voice comes over the intercom as well as all communication devices on the station and surrounding spacecraft, repeating a monotone message. ]



ATTENTION. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. LOCKDOWN IMMINENT. ATTENTION. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. CALMLY EVACUATE USING THE NEAREST EXIT. LOCKDOWN IMMINENT..

[ Soon, it becomes apparent to those on the waystation what the emergency is. A gaggle? A murder??? Just.. a lot of undead. They’re not in any particular hurry, shambling and stumbling along.. until they spot what looks like some good eats. That seems to get them excited, arms stretching forward, teeth gnashing, and more growling than any sort of verbal mishmash meant to be words. THEY’RE NOT A WORDY PEOPLE, OKAY?

For those looking to escape, it’s quite easy to outrun them unless you’re not paying attention to your surroundings. Corners can be tough! Just don’t get bit or scratched and all is well, except for their incessant attempts at making you a snack. For those who haven’t come across them before, or have run into some variation of them in another world, they’re resilient up to the point of losing their head or the brain being destroyed. Limbs being broken or missing don’t seem to slow them down, just send them a little off-balance.

All they know is attack and eat.

For those of the fleet still on their ships, they gravitate around the waystation, seemingly not wanting to go anywhere. There is a short window of time from the emergency alert to the entire waystation going on lockdown. Those wishing to help evacuate can do so- but they have to be quick!

Once the lockdown is in place, communication ceases with the waystation. All the rest of the fleet can do is sit and wait, and hope for the best. The doors will re-open twenty-four hours later, once it’s clear the situation is handled and they can regroup, count their losses, and wait once again for the perished to rejoin their ranks. ]
therewerefifty: (fight - haru-no-okina)

Makie | OTA

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-12 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
[And now, on her ever-current search for a decent packet of tea leaves: the walking dead.

It's a curiosity. Or it would be, if she didn't know there were a lot of panicking people on board this waystation, passengers and tourists from other locales alike. She wonders if the Atroma is to blame. Kitty's here, somewhere, but Kitty is untouchable when she wants to be. She's not too worried about that captain, at least. She's not worried about herself, either. She has a bladed weapon with an eight foot reach, and it's hardly as if these creatures pack guns or magic, apart from a strange tenacity to just keep moving.

She moves through the waystation, avoiding a fight where she can, engaging only when a zombie gets too close or she can intervene and save someone from being bitten. But one by one, she'll track down the innocents she can and ferry them back to the shuttle bay to barricade themselves in safety.

It's a test of her newly rebuilt stamina, anyway. She hasn't had to lift a weapon since she arrived. She can process the rest later.]
Edited 2018-06-12 06:17 (UTC)
throwsdown: (The key to faking out the parents)

[personal profile] throwsdown 2018-06-12 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Hang on, I got you!

[The familiar young voice isn't yelling at Makie, but instead at a fully grown woman he's dragging around on his back; she's not bit, just has a broken ankle from her attempts to get away from the things, and Takeshi's not about to leave anyone to their dooms. But with someone on his back, it leaves very little room to fight. He can only flee.

Don't mind him rushing in your general direction with a hoard right behind him.

It's all good.

Alllll goooood.

Under control, 100%.]
therewerefifty: (fight - come and get it)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-14 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[She passes him with quick touch of her fingers to his shoulder.]

Keep going.

[Planting herself between Takeshi and the oncoming hoard. Well, in a manner of speaking. She never stops moving, fingers already flicking her weapon up and out to scythe through the air. Look, they're steady and tenacious, but they're slow as hell. Allow her to get their attention off you by beheading two in her first attack.]
throwsdown: (SC304)

[personal profile] throwsdown 2018-06-14 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, Miss Makie!

[Takeshi worries for her taking over the defense like that, but he also knows she's way tougher than he thinks a lot of people would give her credit for. Yeah, she's kinda pale and skinny looking, but she can really kick some butt. Even so, he is sure to look back often as he carts the poor lady toward safety.

Hang in there a little bit, he'll be back to help!

Unless you, like, murder them all way ahead of time.]
therewerefifty: (fight - swing arm)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-17 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Omg don't look back it's a slaughterhouse back here, let Makie think she's sheltering your poor eyes >:|

...but she can down a group of actively skilled fighters in a matter of seconds, this handful of zombies are probably gonna be dead within the same amount of time, a pile of twitching bodies and carefully separated limbs and heads. Don't worry; by the time you return there's probably more. Makie wants to know where they're all coming from, honestly.]
throwsdown: (SC363)

[personal profile] throwsdown 2018-06-18 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[It's okay, Makie, he's seen some s h i t.

At some point he comes rushing back, of course, ready to throw hands — but at the sight of the pretty much devastated zombie hoards, he breathlessly slides to a stop and stares at her with a confounded look.]


Man, you're so good!

[A nine-year-old is complimenting your battle abilities, how do you feel about that?]
Edited 2018-06-18 08:00 (UTC)
therewerefifty: (...you.)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-20 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a better opinion than the last nine year old, I'm telling you now. She's reminded; there's a ghost of a smile when she glances back, though it's gone quickly given how serious this is.]

I would hope so. People rely on me for their protection. [Or they did.] Did your passenger make it to safety?
throwsdown: (pic#10376682)

[personal profile] throwsdown 2018-06-22 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
[He gives a nod, rubbing his forehead of sweat.]

Yeah, I got her out of here safely...! [He glances from her, brow pinching, the aura of prior defeats heavy in his eyes.] But there's so many people I can't get to in time...
therewerefifty: (no eyes)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-23 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
Given the choice, would you prefer to find safety or help others?

[This is a genuine question, she's not about to lecture you.]
Edited 2018-06-23 11:04 (UTC)
throwsdown: (Default)

[personal profile] throwsdown 2018-06-24 09:52 am (UTC)(link)
[There's not a shred of hesitance in his tone, when he replies:]

I wanna help others.

Not just as a captain, but as Takeshi, too.

[It's the role he's fallen into — and with all the earnesty and want in the world, too.]
therewerefifty: (intimidation +5)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-26 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I will cut you a path to the ones that need your help. We will halve the time, and help those we can.

[And she can give a quick death to those they can't. Who cares if you're only nine, Takeshi, you've clearly seen some shit.]
throwsdown: (Default)

[personal profile] throwsdown 2018-06-27 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
[I SURE HAVE, MAKIE, AND I WILL SEE MORE TODAY.

He turns and nods, hands clenching into steady fists.]


Lead the way, Miss Makie! I'm not afraid.
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (I EAT YOU!)

After the lock down ends | Voice

[personal profile] goldenglasses 2018-06-13 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Makie! [Do you hear that voice shouting at you over the communication device as soon as the lock down ends, Makie? It's your captain and he's been worried sick!] Are you there?! Are you alright?
therewerefifty: (folded arms 2)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-14 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
[...this talk could be awkward. She picks up, leaving it on voice.]

I am unharmed, Mr Vash.
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (Hey!!! Me likey!)

[personal profile] goldenglasses 2018-06-14 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
Oh thank goodness. [He lets out a sigh. His voice relaxes quiet a lot upon hearing that.] What happened? All we heard was there was an emergency and then the doors shut and we couldn't get anything through.
therewerefifty: (no eyes)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-17 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Some sort of infection they needed to quarantine. I believe the issue has been dealt with.

[Neutrally.]
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (Huh? What you say?)

[personal profile] goldenglasses 2018-06-18 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. So no need for a quarantine anymore? Well, I suppose that's good. I hope no one was too sick. It sounded really serious from the warnings.
therewerefifty: (misery)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-20 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
[...oh, Vash. She's not going to sugar coat it any more than she already has.]

It was serious. There were many deaths.
goldenglasses: (Why'd I have to get the hicky there?)

[personal profile] goldenglasses 2018-06-20 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
[There it was.] Ah, I was afraid of that. I am glad that you're alright. You managed to not get sick, right?
therewerefifty: (yeah I should have thought that through)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-20 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Kitty and I are fine.

[She's silent a moment, wondering whether to add to that. There's no way it won't get back to Vash what really happened here, but this isn't a conversation that needs to be pushed. When it happens, then. She sighs.]

We'll return as soon as we can.
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (At peace - halfway there)

[personal profile] goldenglasses 2018-06-21 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad to hear you two are alright. I offered to come pick you up, but Kitty said there was a shuttle already there. You okay coming back on that or would you like a pick up? [He had been so useless during the shut down that offering a lift home seems like the least he can do.]
therewerefifty: (rueful smile)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2018-06-21 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
I will be fine, Vash. But thank you for offering.
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (Just smile and nod)

[personal profile] goldenglasses 2018-06-21 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
Alright. Get back safe.