Todd Wants Key's Face

Harry: *looks down at her, head now fully turned* ... yeah, I know... thank you.

Key: *forces a smile, and lets her hand drop* ... *has to think about it, but she eventually holds her arms out, offering a hug*

Harry: ... *he accepts it, and hugs Key. It seemed somewhat awkward, considering that she only went up to his abdomen, but it was what Harry needed. He remembered back when he first met her, and how he had contemplated killing her before. She had developed into a such good friend over such a short amount of time*

Key: *hugs him, remembering how he had almost killed her once (Funny how things can change so quickly) she didn't think it was possible to make such a good friend that quickly* ...

Harry: *lets go* I'm glad to see you willing to forgive me. I'll try to find another room for me to stay in. *he walks back inside the apartment building, and bothers the soldier at the front desk for a different room key. Then, he wanders up the stairs to his new room*

Key: *was left outside the apartment building, alone. Harry had his own room now. Todd didn't want to talk. now what?* ...... *goes to wander around the toen. It's about time she got to know some of the people here.

Me: I think we need a timeskip. unless you wanted to do anything else.

THE NEXT DAY

Todd: *had cooled off a bit*

MEANWHILE

Harry: *wonders when he'll be able to join the military*

Key: *was quietly knocking on Todd's door* ....Can i come in now?

Todd: *he lets out a heavy sigh* ... yes... *he unlocks the door and opens it*

Key: *stares up at him, watching him carefully* .... *puts her arms around him, resting her head on his chest, and waits for a response* ...

Todd: *he doesn't move, and his expression never changes* Are you going to talk to me about Harry?

Key: *loosens her grip on him, and looks up* I was planning on it...

Todd: ... can we NOT talk about Harry?

Key: ...we don't have to talk about Harry, but I really think we should.

Todd: *he takes a step backwards* There's really nothing to talk about... he's one of THEM now - end of story.

Key: *releases him, but moves forward with him, staying directly in front of him* Harry's still the same person you became friends with, the same person I became friends with. That hasn't changed. D:

Todd: ... if he was the same Harry I knew, he wouldn't have joined them.

Key: Todd, the military's trying to bring everything back to normal again... Harry just wants to help.

Todd: *angrily raising his voice* They're trying to fix things in all the wrong ways!

Key: *tries to keep her voice level to encourage Todd to do the same* They aren't killing people anymore. You heard Harry, they were going to start distributing the cure as soon as they had enough made.

Todd: *he unconsciously lowers his voice back to a normal level* They're making a bomb. A BOMB. That's the quick and easy way out, and it could hurt people who are IMMUNE.

Key: That's a good point, but it's better than just KILLING every single carrier who gets here looking for sanctuary.

Todd: *snorts* y'mean like Harry's been doing? Before he met you? Before I was cured? THAT?

Key: .... *sighs, never breaking eye contact* Nothing I say will change your mind, will it?

Todd: *doesn't break eye contact either* Nope. Like I said before - Harry's gone, and in his place is a heartless slave to a group of killers.

Key: *maintains the eye contact. she remembers the day before, and how utterly defeated Harry looked* He's far from heartless. He's hurting, Todd, so much more than you realize.

Todd: Oh, I know he's hurting - he's got separation issues. Probably why he went insane. I'm not going to help him. He can crawl back to his soldier friends. *this bitterness that was coming from Todd had been built up over time, and, when looking back at how immature he acted before, it seemed almost as if he had grown up too fast, and this was the result*

Key: *is starting to realize this. she really didn't like it, not one bit. The change was too drastic, too fast. Too sudden. Where did the happy-go-lucky, always half-glass-full Todd she fell in love with go? She's unable to stop herself from speaking* ...What happened to you, Todd?

Todd: *snorts* What do you mean what "happened" to me? I'm ANGRY! THAT'S what happened to me.

Key: *finally breaks eye contact, and looks down. Yes, she's seen him get upset, but he'd never been ANGRY. True, she hasn't known him for very long, but she was pretty sure he hadn't been very different before he became infected* ....

Todd: Oh, what? what? What's with the silence?

Key: *looks back up, frowning* So you want me to keep talking? Because I can keep talking. >:/

Todd: Sure, as long as it's not more bullshoot excuses for Harry, then you can SURE AS HELL keep talking. >:(

Key: *is starting to become frustrated. (Why can't he just SEE it?) She takes a deep breath* Okay, fine. *crosses her arms, and goes quiet*

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Harry: Uh... you're probably going to yell at me more. I just wanted to tell you first. So it wasn't a surprise... uh - I joined the... military...

Key: You what!? *stops herself before she can start to argue. she leans against the counter, and taps on it with her fingers* ..I'm not gonna say anything. There's no use in getting into another pointless argument. I will warn you, though... Todd is not going to be happy with you. At all. He hates the military right now.

Harry: ... I think I've made the right choice... they were used to fight for this nation before, right? I want to be a part of it - and Todd's just going to have to learn how to deal with that. It wasn't them as a whole. It was the monsters who didn't follow their orders. *he glances at the closed door to his and Todd's bedroom* Is he asleep right now?

Todd: *is*

Key: yeah... he took a pill a while ago... that's gonna keep him out for a while...

Harry: ... alright... hopefully that'll put him in a better mood...

Key: hopefully... I hate seeing him like that... *throws something in the trash* I'm going to bed. I'll... see you in the morning, I guess.

Harry: Alright then... good night. *he goes into his and Todd's room*

Todd: *asleep*

Harry: ... *he wonders what will happen when Todd finds out. He knows that his friend would be angry with him, but... how angry would "angry" end up being? He got into bed with that question plaguing his mind. He wasn't able to go to sleep until much later*

*THE NEXT MORNING*

Key: *is not in the apartment. she had gone out earlier and left a note on the counter for whoever woke up first*

Me: She'll be back pretty soon >.>

Me: kay. XP

Harry: *has woken up from a non-slumber - about two hours of sleep, perhaps - maybe only a little more. He drowsily wanders into the main room to find Key's note, writer of the note not included. He picked up the note and read it*

Todd: *still asleep*

Note: *looks like a torn-off corner from her sketchbook* "Going out for a bit, needed to do something. I'll be back soon --Key"

Harry: ... I hope she gets back before Todd wakes up...

Todd: *asleep*

Key: *after a little while, she opens the door. she's carrying a notebook and a few sheets of paper in her hand* Oh. Hey, Harry. *shuts the door quietly* Todd still asleep?

Harry: Yeah. Good thing too - I don't want to tell him about what I did until you were here. I can't exactly do it alone.

Todd: *waking up. He shifts around a bit in his bed*

Key: Ah... right. *puts the notebook down on the counter and takes off her jacket* I understand. Well... I guess we just wait now.

Harry: Yeah. Alright.

Todd: *opens the door to the room* ...

Harry: <_< ... Todd.

Todd: Harry.

Harry: I've got some... news.

Todd: *he raises an eyebrow* Oh?

Key: *steps past Harry and closer to Todd, ready to get between them if she had to. she has a nagging suspicion she may end up needing to* ...

Harry: Todd, I... I, uh... joined them.

Todd: ... *he's trying not to believe it. His voice has become quiet with anger* ... joined who, Harry?

Harry: Th... THEM, Todd... the...

Todd: *tenses up*

Harry: *also does so, but more so as a way to brace himself* ...the military...

Todd: *suddenly moves towards Harry quickly, his intention was to ATTACK him* D8< !!!

Harry: D8> !!!

Key: !! *was already alert, and manages to move fast enough to get to Todd before he gets to Harry. she steps in front of him and holds her arms out, intending to catch him and hold him in place. she braces herself to avoid being knocked over* D:<

Todd: *at this point he only regards Key as an obstacle. He tries to move around her. He was SCREAMING at Harry* YOU TRAITOR!! YOU GODDAMN TRAITOR!!

Harry: Todd - PLEASE! Just hear me out - they aren't bad people - it wasn't THEM that did all that crap, it was the OTHER people! The ones who weren't even following the rules!

Todd: *he is furious - reasoning with him was a laughing matter* frack YOU, HARRY!! frack YOU, YOU BOOT-LICKING PASTY-GREEN SKINNED MOTHERfrackER!!

Key: *is doing her best to keep him from getting at Harry. she is completely appalled by his behavior--she's never heard someone get so violently angry like this... except for Harry. but that was a whole 'nother story* d-dammit, Todd, you're not even listening to him! Calm DOWN! D:>

Todd: I'M NOT LISTENING TO HIM!! NOT ANYMORE!!

Harry: D8> ...

Key: *glances back long enough to see Harry's expression-- she feels terrible for him, having to hear those words coming from his best friend's mouth* T-Todd, you don't mean that! You're just upset and you need to calm down...!!

Todd: HARRY, Y-YOU... GHH...!!

Harry: *he backs away* I-I feel l-like this'll be g-good for me, Todd... p-please understand...

Todd: GET OUT!!

Harry: D8> !!

Todd: GET OUT AND RUN TO THOSE SCUMBAGS YOU SOLD YOUR SOUL TO!! RUN!! GET OUT!! GET OUT!!

Harry: ... *he knows that Todd was done with him. This was the moment where he no longer considered Harry his friend. Harry knew that in Todd's mind, he was dead to him. Harry figured that... he had no other choice now, but to simply do as Todd said. Without a word, he left*

Todd: *he stands there after Harry leaves, huffing angrily*

Key: *watches in a shocked silence as Harry leaves the room. she can't say anything--she can't THINK of what to say* D8> ....

Todd: *not really knowing how else to express himself at the moment, he just covers his face in his hands and screams. Then, he goes to his room, slamming the door behind him*

Key: T-Todd...!! *runs to the door and knocks on it loudly* Come on, Todd!! Please let me come in...! D:>

Todd: *locks the door with an audible "click"* I don't want to talk right now!

Key: ....Fine! *runs back to the counter, grabs her jacket, and pulls it on as she runs out of the apartment, going after Harry*

Harry: *is outside the apartment building, trying to figure out where to go. He's trying not to cry - it shows*

Key: *runs out of the apartment building, and stops in her tracks when she sees Harry. The hurt in his expression was so obvious, it made Key want to hurt as well* .... *slowly walks over to him* ...Hey...

Harry: *he glances at her, and is unable to talk for a few seconds. Finally he does. His voice is a forced-out croak* He... took it a hellavuh lot worse than I thought he would...

Key: *doesn't try to deny it--she had been just as surprised as Harry had been* ...he did... I think... we told him too quickly. We should've given him time to cool off after... this whole ordeal... *is trying (and failing) to justify Todd's words, but she knew that wouldn't do much. Todd had meant every word he said, and she knew that* ...

Harry: ... I guess I can't live with you guys anymore... since Todd hates me, now.

Key: You don't have to leave the building, you know... I'm sure they can just find you another room... *looks down* ... I'm really sorry about this... I didn't know he'd...

Harry: Yeah. Yeah, you didn't know. I'm not going to hold it against you. I guess he... finally... I don't know. *he looks down* I'll get another room.

Key: .... *puts a hand on his arm (his shoulder's kinda far away...)* Harry, I'm not going to say this'll all blow over soon, because something's telling me it won't... Todd might disregard you as a friend right now, but I'm still your friend. Please remember that. :(

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Harry: He would've said no if he did that! And a cure to this thing was important - BEYOND important!

Key: They could've killed him! He could've died from that! D:>

Harry: *he becomes quiet, and speaks through his teeth* You think they'd kill him in a controlled experiment?

Key: *scoffs* Mhmm. Right. VERY controlled. Explain how Todd managed to ESCAPE, and kill EVERYONE IN THE ROOM then. I wouldn't call that "controlled." >:/

Harry: *facepalms* it's a TYPE of experiment.

Key: *suddenly stands* That's not the point! D:< The experiment went horribly wrong, you can't deny that! Dammit, now you're making me feel stupid.

Harry: YOU feel stupid?? You're making ME feel like the bad guy here!

Key: I'm not TRYING to make you feel like the bad guy, I'm just saying that the military's caused us nothing but misery ever since we got here! Sure, there are no zombies in here, and that's great and all, but with the military running everything... *shakes her head, and sighs*

Me: they're arguing like a married couple. XD

Me: lol yeah. XD

Harry: What? What do you think will happen - if the military's running everything? They've given us a HOME, a chance to live a normal LIFE! They could've gone, captured Todd again, execute him, and place you in a prison of some sort - but they DIDN'T! As far as they care now, you two didn't do anything - they just want to see the world back to normal! Like us!

Key: *has no response to this. she huffs, crossing her arms, and stares at a random point in the room. she hates losing arguments--and she's been losing quite a few lately* ...

Me: lol to both sides. XD

Harry: Right. I can't believe this. I'm going out. *he leaves the apartment*

Key: h-hey! .... *frustrated, she goes into her room. (hopefully we all just need some sleep)*

Me: huhwhat? her thoughts?

Me: She lost to both sides of the argument. XD

OUTSIDE

Harry: *wanders around a bit* ... hrmph. Y'know what? Maybe I SHOULD join the military. *he looks around* ... but where exactly can I...?

Me: yes, yes she did. she's terrible at arguing. XD also, thanks for the totally discreet opening there. XDDDD

Soldier: *is talking to a civilian nearby* Yes, he was found.

Loud: *has a black eye and a few bruises from the fight he started. he seems very concerned* What about--

Soldier: The girl was found too. They're both safe.

Loud: *now looks relieved* Oh, good.. Well, thanks. *walks past Harry, back to the apartment building*

Harry: *glances back at the injured man as he walks past Harry, then looks back at the soldier* Oh wait... *he walks up to the soldier* Excuse me, do you know where I could maybe join the military?

Soldier: Yes, I do. *turns to look at him-- she seems a bit surprised to see that he had recovered so quickly--she hadn't been sent out to search for the two fugitives, so she hadn't seen him at all* Weren't you the one who got in the way of the firing line? :/

Harry: Uh... *he rubs the back of his neck* yeah... sorry. Were you one of the soldiers that accidentally shot me?

Soldier: ...Yes. I apologize for that, though you didn't give us much time to react.

Harry: That's a good thing though - now no one's dead.

Soldier: *nods* I suppose so... You were asking about joining the military, right? There's a man in the CEDA building you can talk to.

Harry: What's he look like?

Soldier: Really light hair, dark eyes. You can't miss him.

Me: i think i accidentally made a Lightning expy. XD I will fix.

Me: aha, ok.

Harry: *nods* Thank you. *he wanders off until he reaches the CEDA building. From there, he enters it, and looks for the man described by the soldier*

Man: *is standing behind a counter, looking somewhat bored* ... *notices Harry* Oy! Can I help you?

Harry: Uh, yeah... I was kinda wondering if I could join the military? I mean, I know you guys are still looking for people, and all that...

Man: oh, yeah, yeah, of course! lemme see here... *rummages around for something* Ahah. *puts a form and a pen on the counter in front of Harry* Just fill that out and you're basically set.

Harry: Right, thanks. *he takes the form and starts filling it out there*

Man: *waits* ...Hey, you're the guy that interrupted the execution, right? Gotta have some guts to do that.

Harry: *shakes his head* Nah, you just need to be completely out of your mind... but thanks, anyway. *he finishes filling everyone out, and hands it back to the man*

Man: If ya say so. *takes the form* We'll come and get ya once we decide what to do with ya.

Harry: *nods* Alright. Thank you again. *he walks out of the CEDA building, and heads back to the apartment* ... maybe they're less mad at me right now... even though they're probably going to be mad at me for JOINING them...

Key: *was just about to go to bed... she was eating something in the kitchen. She was somewhat upset with herself, really. she has to stop getting into things she can't win...*

Harry: *trudges up the stairs and opens the door to the apartment* ... oh, hi Key.

Key: *looks up* ...Hey. Umm... sorry for yelling at you.

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Todd: *mumbles under his breath* military bastards...

Helicopter: *lands on a landing pad*

Harry and the pilot: *step out*

Soldiers: *get out of their armored vehicles*

Harry: *walks over to them* You're probably frustrated as hell, huh?

Todd: *he is bitter and confused* Yeah, you could say that - you were DEAD, Harry! Goddamn DEAD!

Harry: ... Well, I can tell you right now, I thought I was dead too. Turns out I'm just a really lucky son-of-a-dog.

Key: *decides that an "i told you so" would be rather cruel, so she keeps her mouth shut. instead, she just squeezes his hand* Well... we're all here, aren't we? I'd say we're all lucky... ('specially after last night...)

Todd: *grumbles* We're back in the Safe Zone - how is this lucky?

Harry: *finds his change of attitude odd* I already told you guys - you're freed of all charges against you. Todd, without you, there wouldn't be a cure, and these people respected that.

Todd: ... how did you survive a firing squad execution?

Harry: Oh, actually... it turns out that when I got infected, my bones hardened, or something. *he smacks his arm with the back of his fist his wrist, as if to prove it* Somehow, the bullets all ended up lodged into my bones. That's why infected don't go down so easily. Hard-as-frack bones.

Todd: ...

Harry: I had to get them all removed. I was walking again the very next day.

Todd: ... all this time, and I thought you were DEAD. ALL THIS TIME.

Harry: Todd... I'm okay, alright? And... and the world's gonna be normal again. They're turning the cure into a bomb. Something like a nuke, but it'll get everything back to normal.

Key: *is rather surprised by the idea* ...So they just drop it, and everyone gets cured...? That's... surprisingly simple.

Todd: It's a quick-fix solution that reeks of failure.

Harry: Okay, true, there'll be stragglers, but it's not like they wouldn't be able to handle them.

Todd: You're certainly looking up to these thugs, hm?

Harry: ... I... I respect them, Todd.

Key: At least... At least they're trying. It's better than what they were doing before.

Todd: Shooting innocent people?

Harry: They were CARRIERS, Todd!

Key: That can be cured now! D: They don't need to keep doing that anymore...

Todd: I don't like them.

Harry: Go ahead and not like them, then - but keep your opinions to yourself. You're in THEIR home, and YOU are a guest. D:<

Todd: What the frack is wrong with you?? D8<

Key: What is wrong with you two?! D:> You're finally reunited, and the first thing you do is go at each others throats?!

Harry: What's wrong with ME?? D8> It's all HIM!

Todd: Why the hell are you being such a damn kiss-@$$ to them?? D8<

Harry: If you haven't noticed, Todd, they saved my life! I was kinda sorta BLEEDING TO DEATH WHEN YOU GUYS LEFT! D8<

Todd: After SHOOTING YOU! THEY SAVED YOU AFTER SHOOTING YOU!

Key: *throws her arms up in the air in defeat. they seemed determined to keep yelling at each other, and she wasn't going ot get herself involved in that. she just didn't get WHY they were doing that-- they were the best of friends until they got--...to the safe zone...* ...

Todd: Why are you forgiving them so easily, HARRY? They're part of the GOVERNMENT, who are against shoot that you've DONE BEFORE.

Harry: It was necessary.

Todd: Murder is never necessary.

Harry: Why the hell are we fighting? What the hell is this shoot?

Key: Thank you, Harry. I have to agree with Todd, killing people isn't the solution to everything, but you guys could at LEAST try to contain yourselves somehow. D:<

Harry: Ugh... just... just frack, alright? I'm going to the apartment. *walks off*

Todd: *snorts*

Key: *turns to face Todd, looking both upset and confused* I don't get it. He takes half a dozen bullets for you, you think he's dead, and the first thing you two do is yell at each other?? D:>

Todd: Don't you get it?? He's giving us both the finger by acting like this! They TORTURED me to get their cure! They were going to EXECUTE me over something that was THEIR fault! AND HE'S SIDING WITH THEM!

Key: *can't really argue with THAT logic. she huffs, unable to come up with a reply* ...Okay, FINE. There's something wrong there.

Todd: *makes a face* I highly doubt they brainwashed him, though. That's just a silly conspiracy theory.

Key: *snorts* right... *looks in the direction Harry walked off in* ...you know what sounds really good right now? a BED. Without zombies. Or freezing.

Todd: ... Fine. Fine, whatever. Let's go. *walks with Key to the apartment building*

Key: *is silent the whole way to the apartment, hands shoved in her jacket pockets* ...

*they enter their room, having received the key back from the soldier at the front desk, who didn't give them more than a glance. They entered the apartment room, which looked just as they had left it*

Harry: *sitting on the couch* Oh. Hey.

Todd: *bitterly* Yeah. Hey.

Key: *can almost feel/i the tension in the room* ....I'm gonna go change my shirt. *goes to her room*

Harry: Aw, shoot, KEY... *he doesn't want to get into another fight with Todd - especially not on his own*

Todd: ... whatever. I'm grateful for you being alive, and stuff. *his head lowers* And that's that. I'm heading off to bed. The pills are still here, anyways... *he wanders into their room*

Harry: *to himself* yeesh, why's he so mad at me...?

Key: *comes back out of her room, and sighs in relief at the lack of conflict* ... *she approaches Harry, and sits down next to him* ...Todd really is happy to see you alive. he really is. He just... doesn't get why you're joining the military, of all things...

Harry: *he raises up his hands defensively* Hey, I never said I was going to JOIN them... (even though that's actually a pretty good idea). But I respect them. Even in all this, they got their shoot together and built this Safe Zone - built the SAFEHOUSES in a way, by replacing the doors with the metal barred ones, and putting the supplies in them. They were just doing their job when they... wanted to execute Todd... I mean, it wasn't even on their orders - that doctor guy acted on his own free will. But he was dead, and people were falling into a mass hysteria over the massacre, so... y'know... not to say I support that. I just think they can do things right. Get them done fast in a world where "fast" means life or death.

Key: ... I just wish that we didn't have to go through all this. They made the Safe Zone sound like some kind of promised land-- and we've had nothing but horrid luck ever since we've gotten here.

Harry: There's no zombies here. They did a great job keeping them out. It's not their fault that we've had bad luck.

Key: You can't say the military had no involvement in any of this. That freaky scientist guy might not've been under orders, but he had soldiers with him. They could've easily stopped him. And then they sentence Todd to DEATH because they couldn't accuse the real culprit. >:(

Harry: Those soldiers where just as in it for the cure as the doctor guy was. They didn't WANT to stop him.

Key: *snorts* They could've at least ASKED Todd if he wanted to do it...

Harry: Ask him if he wanted to be TORTURED? Yeah, that's a great way to start a conversation.

Key: I meant ask him if he wanted to help find the CURE! They should've TOLD him what they were going to do to him...

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Todd: *glances out the window again, then sits next to Key* ...

Key: ... *puts half the blanket over Todd's shoulders, and scoots a bit closer to him* ...

Todd: *lets her do so, and scoots into her* ...

Key: *kind of just plunks her head onto his shoulder. the encounter with the witch left her exhausted and shaky* ....

Todd: *stays completely still, hoping she'll fall asleep* ...

Key: *does fall asleep there, being too tired to even try to do otherwise*

*THE NEXT MORNING*

Todd: Wake up, Key. Time to move.

Key: mff. Kay.... *staggers to her feet. she hadn't slept well* ...

Todd: There's stuff in the pantry - I already checked.

Key: Alright... You want anything specific or did you already eat...?

Todd: I ate, then propped you back up on my shoulder.

Key: ...okay. *goes into the kitchens and searches through the pantry for something to eat. she's rather surprised when she finds a box of poptarts in there* ...huh. *opens up the box and takes out a package, then heads back, eating the first one. she sticks the second one in her pocket*

Todd: *he stands up* Alright. Finish up quick. *moves over to the door*

Key: *eats the poptart as quickly as she can, deciding to save the other one for later. better that than another nasty cereal bar. she grabs her pistol and stands in front of the door, a hand on the bar* ...Ready?

Todd: Yeah. Open the door.

Witch: *its body was still dead, near the door*

Key: *nods, and opens the door, feeling it bump into the dead Witch. she avoids looking down, instead trying to see if there were any more infected around* ....

Todd: *he listens* there's some commons, but I don't hear any specials. You're out of ammo. Let's avoid them.

Key: okay. *lets him lead--he's the one that knows where they are*

*they walk and walk, avoiding as many infected as possible. Suddenly a helicopter flies overhead, and passes by them*

Todd: !! frack! The noise that thing made...!

Commons: *poke there heads out, attracted by the noise*

Horde: *forms and attacks!*

Todd: D8 !!

Key: !! *levels her pistol, but she knew it wasn't going to be much help. she only had a few rounds left* This isn't good.. i hope that helicopter saw us...!

Todd: Are you NUTS? Let's hope it DIDN'T see us! It probably belonged to those military soldier bastards! D:<

Zombies: *THEY COME*

Key: It's better than getting killed...!! *only shoots the ones that get too close* ff...

Todd: *slashes zombies down* Better than getting killed?? WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'LL DO WHEN THEY FIND US??

Zombies: *KEEP COMING*

Key: *is shooting zombies, when she hears the dreaded noise... click. click-click-click-click* No, no, no, NO!

Helicopter: *has turned around and is coming back*

Todd: frack! NOW WE CAN DIE BY GETTING SHOT OR EATEN! frack!! frack!!

*a stream of bullets come out from the helicopter. The zombies are dying, but the user of the gun is careful not to hit the two of them*

Todd: Nnnh?? D8

Military Cars: *drive up form behind them. Soldiers come pouring out, and surround them, guns raised*

Todd: D:< ...

Key: *is scared, to be quite honest. she's rather useless without a gun--she can't fight like Todd* ....

Soldiers: *keep their guns raised at them*

Helicopter: *it circles around them, lowering itself, then coming to a complete halt in the middle of the street. Out steps Harry, who was wearing his armor again*

Todd: *freezes up when he sees him - Harry! Alive! With the military...?*

Harry: Sorry for the unfriendly hello, Todd. They had to make sure you two wouldn't run again.

Key: *was just as surprised as Todd* H-Harry...! We thought you were... *suddenly remembers the situation they're in, and goes quiet* ...

Harry: I'm fine, Key. And you and Todd are also quite fine. The cure has finally been developed, thanks to you, Todd - you're both lifted of all charges against you. :D

Todd: Key had charges against her? D:

Harry: She helped you escape. I guess. :/

Todd: How did you... survive...?

Harry: We can discuss that later - get in one of the army vehicles - they'll drive you back to the Safe Zone.

Todd: Bwah?? D:

Harry: Just do it guys, trust me. *he walks back over to the helicopter and climbs into it*

Key: ...we... we can trust Harry, right? *lightly tugs on Todd's arm* come on.

Todd: *doesn't like the thought of going back to the Safe Zone... but if Harry said it was okay... Todd walked over with Key to one of the heavily armored cars, and got in*

Helicopter: *takes off and heads back to the Safe Zone*

Key: *gets in with Todd, watching the soldiers warily. she shoves the gun in her pocket, then hears a crinkling noise--poptart? she pulls the package out her pocket, and is surprised to find it mostly intact* .... *lightly prods Todd with her elbow, and offers him a piece* ..

Todd: *he silently shakes his head, then looks out the window*

Car: *plows through zombies*

*they drive back to the Safe Zone within four hours*

Todd: ... *he gets out of the car, looking around at the place he had escaped from with Key* ... fff...

Key: *notices this, and takes Todd's hand, looking up at him* W-We'll be okay.

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Todd: *he turns around, snapping angrily* I DON'T -! *his tone softens, and he puts a hand over his eye sockets* ... I don't... *sighs* Fine... *he drags his feet over to her, and sits down beside her, wrapping the spare end of blanket around himself*

Key: *doesn't look at him after he starts moving towards her, and just stares at the fire. she ignores him when he sits next to her, but she's inwardly glad he did, if only because he got out of the cold*

Todd: *silently stares at the dancing flames. His mind is numb at the moment. Buzzing. He is so confused, and hurt, and angry. He has no idea what to do anymore. He is lost without Harry - he really is. He had grown to be dependent on the tall man, and without him... Todd didn't really know. No. He had to move on. He had to get over it. If not for his own survival, for Key's sake. He had already snapped at her once, and almost did so again. Enough was enough. Be strong (like Harry was)* ... Key. I... I need help getting over Harry...

Key: *stares at the flames for a moment, then closes her eyes and sighs. She looks up at Todd* ....I... don't know what to do. *is being brutally honest. usually all she had to do was sit there, hug him, and that was enough... but she knew that wasn't going to help him at all. she looks back down, ashamed*

Todd: *he looks down* Oh... okay... *looks back up at her* I... I'll try my hardest to focus on survival. I'm gonna try to not think about it.

Key: *nods slowly* .... *she suddenly turns and kisses Todd, a bit more forcefully that usual. She hopes it would distract him, if only for a little while.. it was pathetic that it was all she could think to do, but it was better than sitting and doing nothing*

Todd: *is surprised by the surprise kiss, but kisses back, though not as forcefully*

Key: *relaxes a bit, realizing she was being a bit too forceful. she breaks the kiss after running out of air* .... *briefly kisses him again, then rests her forehead against his, closing her eyes and trying to catch her breath* ....

Todd: *he lets her, quite silent after the kiss. He was somewhat dazed, having been taken completely off guard* ...

Key: *noticed that he was rather quiet... she hoped that her idea had worked... she wraps her arms around him and pulls him closer, so his head rested on her shoulder. the fire was blazing now, brightening the whole room*

Todd: ... *his empty thoughts suddenly snap back into reality when he hears it again - louder - LOUDER! He gasps and sits back up quickly. He is now whispering* Key - Key, it's coming closer - CLOSER - can you hear it??

Witch: *it's crying was now barely loud enough for a human being to hear it. It was getting closer to the safehouse*

Key: *can hear the crying as well--was it really that close?! she whispers as well* I-I can hear it...

Todd: *it got louder. He was stiff, sitting next to Key, still as possible. Quivering. Witches were dangerous. He had learned this from when Harry got infected. Soon it was loud enough that Todd could have sworn it was right next to him. He turned around to look, and was forced to stifle a cry of horror*

Witch: *was there, it's glowing red eyes looking into the safehouse. It had been attracted to the light, like any other infected, but didn't like it one bit. She growled angrily at them. A warning growl*

Key: *refuses to look, knowing that she wouldn't be able to contain her fear as well as Todd. she sits completely still, hoping the Witch will just leave...she could almost feel its burning red gaze on her back* ...

Witch: *it starts yelling, shaking her head, her hands in half-closed fists (as much as her fingers would let them close), then the warning was over. The Witch screamed and started clawing at the safehouse door with a demonic force. The door was DENTING*

Todd: *he panics, his breathing getting quick and short. Turning around fully and standing up, he watches the infected* frack frack frackfrackfrackfrack! It can't get in here, can it?? The door should be strong enough, RIGHT??

Key: I-I-It should be! *is panicking. she stands, almost tripping over her own feet, and frantically looks around for her gun. not that it would do much if the witch got IN (oh god, oh god, don't even THINK about that!!) she snatches it off the table. Her nightmares come flooding back... She knows they won't last NEARLY as long as Harry did--they don't have any protection besides their coats, and that was nothing to a witch's claws...* W-We need to get out of here...!

Todd: No - no, it'll just follow us! Kill it! We need to kill it before it gets in!

Witch: *still screaming and clawing at the door*

Key: *nods, and nervously approaches the door, flinching every time the Infected hits it. she looks down through the small window, and tries to get a good opening* ...

Witch: *shoots her arm through the window, trying to get at Key, screaming*

Todd: !!!!!! D8

Key: *backs up and barely avoids getting her face clawed off* shoot! *shoots the Witch's arm*

Witch: *cries in pain, but doesn't give up*

Todd: f-f-f... f-ffffuuuck...!

Key: I-It won't go down! D8> *keeps shooting the thing, but i starting to run out of ammo* shoot shoot shoot...

Todd: *quickly combs through the safehouse for anything of use. He finds a frying pan. Running back, he bashes the Witch's arm with it as hard as he could*

Witch: *screams in pain and swipes at Todd*

Todd: *steps backwards* D8 Maybe we can set it on fire??

Key: !! *runs to the fireplace and grabs the metal tongs next to it. she picks up one of the burning pieces, and brings it back, then waits for an opening, and thrusts the flame at the Witch's arm, hoping it'll catch fire right there* D8>

Witch: *catches fire. It screams and screams, the fire blazing. Then, it falls down and dies*

Todd: Agh... agh... thank god it's dead... just... nnfgh...

Key: *is still jittery from the adrenaline rush, and just nods, trying to catch her breath. she staggers back to the fireplace and tosses the still-burning piece of wood back in the fire, then simply drops the tongs, and falls to her knees, shaking. that was probably one of the most terrifying things she had ever experienced, if not the worst* b-burn the witch, huh? heheh...

Todd: *he can't help but stare at the inwards dents that the witch had created* ... at least it wasn't a Tank...

Key: *laughs nervously, trying not to think of what the outcome would be* That would... n-not have ended well.... *reaches for the blanket and wraps it around herself again, shivering--not just from the cold, but from lingering fear* ...

Todd: ... You should go sleep. Seriously.

Key: *refuses to leave the warmth of the fire (i'll never stop shivering if i do)* ...the r-rooms are cold...

Todd: You can sleep by the fire.

Key: .... *nods. she wraps the blanket a bit more tightly around herself* ....

Todd: fracking Canada, y'know? *laughs nervously*

Key: *stares at the flames* ....yeah....

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Me: pffft. XD

Todd: *his smirk turns into a toothy smile* Sorry. I'm just trying to be a pillow.

Key: *sticks her tongue out at him, then laughs and rests her head back against his chest*

Todd: *wraps his arms back around her, and tries to be as comfortable for her as possible*

Key: *is very comfortable where she is right now* g'night, Todd....

Todd: g'night. *tries not to shift around too much for Key's sake*

*THE NEXT MORNING*

Key: *wakes up on her own a bit earlier than usual. she feels rather rested compared to the day before* ....g'morning...

Todd: *is happy to see her awake* Good morning. :) So... ready for our shootastic adventure to continue?

Key: *laughs a bit at this--she was glad to see him in higher spirits (sort of)* I guess so. *grabs the cereal bars she had put down next to her the night before, and offers one to Todd* Breakfast?

Todd: *sarcastically* My favorite. Cardboard boxes. *takes it from Key*

Key: Hey, better than nothing. *starts to eat it* ....blehhh..

Todd: *eats his* Better than people.

Key: D: ..... *chokes the rest of it down* ...ngehh... *we should get going... you done yet?

Todd: *finishes his* Yeah. Let's get out of here. See the countryside. Meet new zombies.

Key: Live to eat more crappy cardboard bars... *releases Todd and stands up, offering him a hand to help him up*

Todd: *He doesn't take it. He stands up on his own, that frown on his face again*

Key: *notices this, and frowns* .... *pulls out her pistol* Let's go. *lifts the bar, and opens the door, making sure not to step out without looking first*

Todd: I don't hear anything. Let's go. *he steps out*

Key: *follows him out*

*AND THEN THEY WALKED, AND WANDERED TO NOWHERE*

*Deeper into Canada, it got colder. More bitter. The same happened to Todd's personality. Harry's death, and their exile from the Safe Zone was getting to him. The depression nipped viciously. Inside the safehouse, there was a pantry full of food, four beds, and a fireplace. It was a house*

Todd: hrmph...

Key: *has noticed Todd's mood change drastically, and with it, hers. She's finding it hard to stay positive... she sets her pistol down on a nearby table* ... I guess we should get some rest...

Todd: *snaps at her* frack! Whatever! You go do that! D8< *he stands near the door, the icy wind blowing in his face. He didn't care. His depression was turning into anger and bitterness* fracking... fracking MILITARY! *he then punches the steel door, growling a bit at the sharp pain it brings him, then shakes himself off*

Key: .... *approaches him, and goes to put a hand on his shoulder* Todd...

Todd: *pushes her hand away from him* NO! No, this is all fracked up because of WHAT I AM! BECAUSE THE MILITARY ABUSED THAT PART OF ME! Now Harry's DEAD! And it'll be just ANOTHER day ON THE JOB for them!! frackING - !! HEARTLESS -!! *he yells out in anger and frustration. Then he holds his head in a hand* ...

Key: D:> *was truly saddened by his outburst, and doesn't know what to do. fearing he would lash out again, she slowly backed away and vanished into a room, without a word*

Todd: *he lets her leave, and looks down at the floor* ...I can't believe he's gone...

Key: *climbs into bed and just lays there, staring at the wall. she sighs* ....i hate this.... so much...

Todd: *he tries not to think about it, but ends up remembering many happy memories with Harry. They were best friends. No he was dead.

Key: *Wonders how long it'll take for them to just lose it, or die, or something else... thinking about how much Todd misses Harry already made her think of Alex, and how horrible she felt after he died. Surely, Todd felt worse. The two had known each other longer than Key had known Alex; from what she's heard, the two were like brothers. She shivers suddenly (jeez, it's cold...) she gives up on trying to sleep, and gets out of bed, sitting on the edge* .... pretty sure i saw a fireplace coming in....

Todd: *he sniffles, his hatred for the military increasing, leaving him a bitter husk of his former self*

Key: *grabs the blanket off the bed and leaves the room, in search of a heat source. she avoids Todd, seeing that he was still standing where she left him, and finds the fireplace on the opposite wall. she puts the blanket down on the floor, then proceeds to hunt around for some kind of firewood, or at least something to burn*

Todd: *growls at her* the hell are you doing? *immediately regrets doing this*

Key: *snaps right back, not very appreciative of his tone* trying to keep from freezing to death. *she manages to find a small stack of wood in a box not too far from the fireplace itself, and grabs a few pieces. she places them in the fireplace, and hunts for a box of matches, and maybe some newspaper* ....

Matches: *on top of the fireplace*

Todd: *continues looking out the window* ... I hear the crying again... I dunno if it's real, or my imagination...

Key: ...i wouldn't know... *finds the matches on top of the fireplace* ...my hearing's not as good.... *unable to find newspaper, she tries to light the fire without it. after a few tries, she succeeds* ah... *steps back, grabs the blanket, and wraps herself in it, waiting for the fire to burn a bit more. half of the blanket is sprawling off to the side, as if she had left it there on purpose*

Me: lol blanket.

Todd: *continues staring out the window* ... Now I'm sure. It's a Witch. It's on the move.

Key: *notices how she had left that much of the blsnket out, and that she hadn't done so on purpose... but couldn't be bothered to pull the rest of it closer. She was already warming up, and she didn't want to move...* Let's just hope she'll be gone by tomorrow.... *stares at the fire for a bit, then realizes that if she's cold, Todd must be freezing his @$$ off* .... *looks over her shoulder at him* Todd. Come over here.

Todd: *he shivers, now notices the cold* ... I'm fine.

Key: *sternly, in an almost motherly tone* Todd, I can see you shivering over there. *tone softes a bit* Just... come sit down...

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Me: Yes.

*AND SO THEY WALK, AND THEY TRUDGE, AND THEY REACH THE NEXT SAFEHOUSE*

Todd: And here we are again. Another safehouse. *as they walked, his mood seemed to have gotten worse and worse. Depression was sneaking up on him like a snake, and he didn't even realize it. It turned his usual cheerful tone of voice into a droll mumble, while his upright stance was now slouched. He was having a hard time thinking of anything positive*

Key: *had noticed this change, and now it was almost obvious. she opens the door into the safehouse, lets Todd in, and closes it behind him, lowering the bar* ....I'll go look for some food, okay? *goes to do so*

Todd: ... right... right. You go do that. *he finds a spot on the floor, and falls down on it. He kept his head down, an arm on his raised knee, other arm resting on his lowered leg, back against the wall*

Key: *comes back after a while, with a pair of cereal bars in her hands* This is all i could find... again... *frowns, and sits next to him* ....Are you okay? *kicks herself for asking such a stupid question*

Todd: ... I dunno... I feel kinda sad, I guess...

Key: ... *draws her legs up to her chest and wraps her arms around them, resting her chin on her knees. she speaks quietly* I...... guess there isn't much to be happy about.... besides the fact that we're still alive....

Todd: ... that's something, eh? But how long will that last?

Key: .... we got to the safe zone, and we've made it this far with only a pistol... i think we're doing okay...

Todd: Luck. That was only luck. What if we run into another Tank? Orr piss off a Witch? What THEN?

Key: *was very much disliking Todd's negativity. It was his positive attitude that kept them going on the way to the safe zone, and one of the things she loved about him... but that seemed to be slowly fading away* ......I... don't know...

Todd: Yeah, well... and knowing our luck, we're bound to stumble into one. Just... just knowing our luck, y'know...?

Key: *looks at Todd. She's starting to get upset, and it shows* it would be our luck, wouldn't it?

Todd: ... *he puts both his knees up* ... what the hell was I thinking... thinking that life would get better after we reached the Safe Zone?

Key: *somewhat bitterly* That's the whole point of the Safe Zone, isn't it? You're supposed to be SAFE there.

Todd: No kidding. *snorts* fracking military...

Key: *stares at the floor* ....It's like dying, going to heaven, then finding out it's just as bad as hell.

Todd: Hey, who knows? *he throws his hands up in the air* MAYBE WITH OUR LUCK, HEAVEN DOESN'T EVEN EXIST!

Key: *goes silent, and buries her face in her arms, forehead resting on her knees* ....

Todd: ... God, what's the point, anymore?

Key: *remains silent, Todd's words echo in her mind. What WAS the point? There WAS no point. All they could to was run, and not die. There was absolutely no reason for them to continue* ....

Todd: *for the rest of his time in the safehouse, he sits in bitter silence, glaring at the floor*

Key: *sits there and doesn't move. she doesn't even try to go to Todd for comfort--she knows he has none to give her right now (hell, i think he needs it more than I do...) she doesn't really fall asleep at all, she just sits there...*

Todd: *notices this* shouldn't you be asleep?

Key: *voice is muffled by her arms* I can't.

Todd: Why not?

Key: ....i'unno... just can't. *looks up at Todd* too much to think about.

Todd: ... *scoots over to her, and puts an arm around her* hellavuh lotta stuff to think about, huh? That IS a problem...

Key: *puts an arm around him as well* It's like my mind doesn't want to stop thinking. Is this how you feel every night, or do you just get bored as hell?

Todd: The second one. *he smirks a bit* Sometimes I would consider shoving Harry over just to wake him up. Just to make the time pass as he may have screamed at me. But I never did. Of course, I'm sure you WILL fall asleep eventually. We've been running around all day. I bet you're exhausted.

Key: heh. you're probably right, but i doubt it'll happen... *suddenly yawns* ...i stand corrected.

Todd: *rubs her shoulder* There, see? Just let that take you over. *He pulls her closer to him, into his chest*

Key: *hugs him with both arms* ...heh... i feel bad... it feels like i'm taking advantage of you or something.

Todd: Oh, no... this is actually quite comfortable for me. I like it when we cuddle.

Key: *laughs a bit* in that case... *snuggles into his chest a bit more*

Todd: *with his arms wrapped around her, he lifts his right hand up to touch her left cheek* ...

Key: *looks up at him, leaning her head into his hand*

Todd: *presses his forehead down on hers. He smirks* Hey. Go to sleep.

Key: *smirks back* You're distracting me.

Me: stop flirting. XD

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Todd: Uhh... oh! There! Over there! *points, and takes Key over there*

Clothing Store: *is dark and boarded up*

Key: can you open that up? I'll cover you...

Todd: Right. *starts pulling at the boards*

Key: *watches for any Infected, pistol leveled* ....

Infected: *don't come*

Jockey: *suddenly falls from the roof onto Todd's head*

Todd: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHGHAAAAAHHHHH WHYYYYYYYYYYY?? *smacks into the building's window* ow.

Key: AAH! *shoots the jockey* (JEEZ!)

Jockey: Ahah! AHAH! HEEEE HAHAHAHHAA!! Hurrrr *wheeeze* heehee hee hee *smacks Todd into the building again*

Todd: SHOOT IT AGAIN - IT'S HUMPING MY FACE!! IT'S HUMPING MY FACE!!

Key: D8 *shoots the thing again, this time in the head*

Jockey: *this time, it falls off Todd, dead*

Todd: *he shudders* I hate those things - I HATE THOSE THINGS SO MUCH. *he continues pulling at the boards*

Key: ...their laugh is freaky... *continues to watch for infected, making sure to look up now*

Todd: *finally gets the boars all down with no trouble. He opens the door* ladies first.

Key: thaaank you. *steps insidethe store, but keeps her pistol out. this wasn't a safehouse, there could be infected in here* ...we could try finding you a coat too, so you don't freeze...

Todd: That makes sense. Hey, I don't know what the lighting's like in this store, but stay close if it's dark, alright?

Noises: *are deep and gastric. Wheezing. Groaning. Burping*

Todd: ... *quietly* I hear something. Maybe it won't notice us if we stay quiet.

Key: *nods, and keeps an eye out for any movement... she spots a rack with coats on it and pokes Todd, then points at it*

Todd: *nods and walks over to quietly look through it. He finds a black, thick wool coat and takes it. Then he turns and gives Key thumbs up, coat in hand*

Key: *nods and looks around for a rack of lighter jackets... upon finding it, she quietly approaches it and grabs a dark blue windbreaker. she turns to Todd and gives him a thumbs up, then motions towads the door*

Boomer: *stumbles into their path*

Todd: *lets out a quiet gasp of horror*

Key: !! *hides behind the clothing rack, trying to avoid detection. she can't shoot it, because that would attract a horde for sure* ....

Todd: *hides with her* <_< ...

Boomer: *he stops and sniffs the air for a moment... then continues on its way*

Key: *lets out a breath she didn't know she had been holding, and quietly moves around the rack and towards the door*

Todd: *quickly moves with her, and opens the door for her*

Key: *goes out the door and quickly scans the area for any infected, and relaxes a bit when she sees the coast is clear*

Todd: *follows her out* Right... so... *he puts on his jacket, over his hoodie* Wow, this is much better. Curse you, cold climate. Let's keep... wandering.

Key: *puts on her own jacket* right...

*and so they wander*

Todd: Key... y'know... that doctor guy who tortured me... he was writing notes down every time he stopped the noise coming from the weird head-thing. Those notes must've been...

Key: ...they might still have them... so... they might be able to make the cure anyway....!

Todd: *he lightens up at the first bit of good news he's heard since they escaped the Safe Zone*

Key: heh... so some good might've come out of that after all, huh?

Todd: *he suddenly frowns* ... but it couldn't possibly have all the stuff in it, right? All of it written down... what needs to go into the cure... but the guy was bleeding all over the place, right? I remember the smell... it could have ruined the notes...

Key: that's possible... *doubts the fact that all the scientist did was take notes* ..are you sure he only took notes? Like, he didn't do anything else?

Todd: ... It was a little book... a little brown book... that was it...

Key: ....huh...

Todd: *shakes his head* Let's not think too hard about it, alright? Let's just focus on the now, and surviving it.

Key: *nods* right...

Me: Timeskip?

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Todd: *he nuzzles her with his head, and stays there, waiting for the morning* ...

*in the middle of the night*

Key: ... *suddenly grips Todd more tightly, mumbling something unintelligibly*

Todd: *this surprises him, and he suddenly looks at Key. He whispers out* ... Key?

Key: *seems to be getting more and more distressed, and her mumbling becomes more understandable* n-no... run...!

Todd: *realizes that she's having a nightmare, and shakes her* Key, wake up!

Key: *sits up suddenly, screaming. she stops when she realizes where she is, and suddenly looks at her hands. she sighs in relief, and buries her face in her hands* goddammit...

Todd: You had a nightmare, Key - just a nightmare. You're ok now, right?

Key: *nods* y-yeah, yeah... I'm okay... *takes a deep breath* ...god...

Todd: *worried* What was it?

Key: *puts her hands down, but looks away from Todd* ...I was reliving the whole trip... from when Alex and I got separated... *looks at Todd, looking worried, almost afraid* but it changed halfway through... That first time that Hunter attacked me, on the highway... I don't know how, b-but... it infected me. I turned into a Witch, Todd, a Witch!!

Todd: ... you're immune, Key. You've gotta remember that...

Key: I know, but... it was terrifying... *now knows how Harry felt when he had his dreams of becoming a smoker...*

Todd: *he hugs her tightly. He speaks to her gently* ... hey. Try going back to sleep if you can, alright? It's important.

Key: *hugs him back, though somewhat half-heartedly* right... i'll try...

Todd: Try hard. If you need me, I'll, uh, be right here.

Key: ...okay. *lays back down* ...

Todd: *lies down with her* ...

*IN THE MORNING*

Key: *had managed to sleep through the night. she had been very uneasy, hugging Todd tightly as if for protection*

Todd: Key. Time to get up. *he moves away from her, and searches for any food*

Key: mmmrnnn... *sits up, and stretches. she wasn't really looking forward to the rest of the day* ....

Todd: *he comes back with cereal bars* Disgusting, I know.

Key: yaaaay. *takes one, and starts eating it*

Todd: *he sighs, then eats his* ... so... our plan is to just keep running?

Key: We don't have anywhere else to go... if we try to go back, they'll shoot you on sight.

Todd: Right... let's pick a direction to go, I guess. How about we go further into Canada?

Key: We could do that... i just need to find a jacket first. o.o; *eats the rest of the cereal bar*

Todd: *eats the rest of his* I'm sure we can sneak into an abandoned store, or something.

Key: *nods, and stands* I guess we should get moving, then.

Todd: Alright. Uh... can you help me unbar the door? ^^;

Key: hmm? oh, right. *grabs her pistol off the table and approaches the door. she unbars it* ready?

Todd: No. Let's go.

Key: *frowns, and opens the door, pointing the pistol out, just in case*

Spitter: *shoves its face into Key*

Todd: D8 !!

Key: AH shoot--!! *stumbles back in surprise and shoots the thing in the head a few times* D8

Spitter: *dies with a cry on the first hit*

Todd: D8 ...

Key: D8> .... *stares at the thing in shock (it was THISCLOSE! she almost DIED)* q-quite a wake up c-c-call....

Todd: Yeah... well... um...

Acid: *evaporates*

Todd: Alright, NOW let's go. D:

*they begin their trek*

Key: *shivers, and hugs herself* s-see a clothes store anywhere...?

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