Derp Tank

Walter: *wishes he knew how Mia and Harry are doing*

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Harry: *rests his head on his knees* ...

Key: *her sleep is thankfully dreamless--otherwise, she would probably be having a nightmare*

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Mia: *approaches the metal door, looking outside (Where ARE they...?) she sighs* ...

Walter: *he hopes that the next time they find a safe house, it'll have Mia and Harry*

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Harry: *silently cries*

Key: *sleeps, oblivious*

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Mia: *looks back at him and frowns, wishing she could DO something...*

Walter: *he guards the window for half the night. Then he crawls over to Key and taps her shoulder* ...

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Harry: *he cries, cries for Key, and cries for Todd*

Key: *wakes up* ...? Oh. *stretches, then climbs out of the chair*

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Mia: <:( ... *goes to sit next to him, and tentatively puts an arm around his shoulders*

Walter: *he climbs over, into the chair, and passes out immediately from exhaustion*

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Harry: ! *he looks over at Mia, tears still rolling down his cheeks* ...

Key: *sits and watches the window, trying to keep her mind off of Harry and Mia* ...

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Mia: *gives him a sad smile, hugging him just a bit more tightly, trying to be reassuring*

Walter: *sleeps, looking almost dead*

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Harry: ... *he hugs her back, crying into her shoulder*

Key: *glances back at Walter, and shivers slightly. the thought of being alone, here, truly frightened her*

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Mia: ! *hugs him with both arms, letting him cry. he needed it. the hug helped her as well--she felt less ALONE...*

Walter: *The gas mask is nearly suffocating while he sleeps, the stuffiness truly getting to him. His own sweat drips from the mask back onto his face. Uncomfortable, he turns over onto his side*

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Harry: *he cries, and those cries turn into sobs as he lets everything out*

Key: ! *wonders if she should take his mask off, but she isn't sure if the air in the RV was clear...*

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Mia: *lets him cry, rubbing his back, encouraging him to do so. she comes very close to crying as well, tears welling up in her eyes* ...

Walter: *he lightly paws at the gas mask in his sleep, still very uncomfortable*

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Harry: *after a while, he calms down* Th-thank you...

Key: <:( ... *decides to take that chance, and takes the mask off his face. she hopes she won't end up regretting it...*

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Mia: *nods* Mhmm... I think you needed it...

Walter: *now that he can breathe easier, he grows a comfortable smile on his face*

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Harry: ... I think you needed it, too...

Key: *smiles a bit, and sets the mask down on his lap. she goes and checks all the doors, to make sure they were tightly shut--not need to let anything in*

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Mia: Heh... *lets go of him* I guess that means I should be thanking you too.

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Walter: So that's why Harry's so miserable all the time, except when he's around you?

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Harry: ... I don't think I'll ever stop missing him... he was my friend. My closest, DEAREST friend... And I had to kill him. Me. I was the one who shot him...

Key: *nods* I'm... pretty much all he has left. <:(

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Mia: It wasn't your fault he got infected, though... <:(

Walter: Well... let's focus on getting you and him back together, alright? <:/

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Harry: ... Y-yes it is... i-if only I stopped him from leaving the apartment... i-if I had been more FORCEFUL... and GOD, when he got infected... it was the most heartbreaking thing I'd ever seen... he was in pain - in SO MUCH PAIN - and whenever I tried to help him... to do SOMETHING to make him more comfortable... he yelled at me -- s-screamed at me! He was DELIRIOUS and I HATED it...

Key: *nods* Right...

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Mia: D: W-Well maybe try thinking of something else... Like... Key! What are you gonna do when we find her?

Walter: *walks with Key. It's getting very dark out*

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Harry: ... I dunno. Be happy, I guess...

Key: *looks around, hoping to find the safehouse soon...*

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Mia: Oh no no no, that won't do. Be more specific.

Walter: *slows to a stop* ... Key... I-I can't... I can't find a safe house... I can't find one anywhere...! Not a single SIGN of one!

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Harry: ... I really don't know, Mia. I don't even know if we'll ever see her again...

Key: A-Are you serious?? We can't stay out HERE...! D8>

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Mia: Wrong. We WILL find them. You have to believe that.

Walter:*he glances around again and spots a broken-down RV* ... I have an idea.

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Harry: ... Believing doesn't WORK... I tried to believe that Todd was going to get better, but that never happened, I tried to believe that my father might one day realize how awful he was and stop beating me, but that never happened, and I tried believing that attempting suicide would let me be with Todd again, but that... th-that didn't happen EITHER...

Key: ??? *looks in the direction he's looking* ...OH.

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Mia: D: ... *doesn't really know what to say to ANY of this*

Walter: It's not... it's not secure, so we'll have to take shifts. Come on. *he sneaks into the RV, checking for zombies and grateful to find none*

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Harry: ... I just can't get my hopes up... or they'll be shot down again...

Key: *follows him in, glancing over her shoulder to make sure there weren't any infected around* ...

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Mia: ...But you can't just give up...

Walter: I'll take the first shift if you want to sleep right now. :/

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Harry: *gives Mia an icy glare* Watch me.

Key: Okay... thanks. <:( *gets into one of the still--intact seats, and tries to sleep*

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Mia: *is frozen there for a moment, shocked by the intensity of his glare* D: ...

Walter: *he watches for zombies through a window while he lets Key sleep*

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Harry: ... *his glare softens, and he looks away from Mia*

Key: *was tired enough to fall asleep without too much of a problem*

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Mia: *relaxes a bit, and moves away from Harry, seeing as her attempts to cheer him up have been completely futile*

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Walter: ... He meant something to you, didn't he?

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Harry: ... I'm okay... I'm awake now... may as well stay awake.

Key: ... Yeah. I had a a huge, unrequited crush on him. <:/

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Mia: Mruuuh, fiiine... Do you mind if I try for a nap, then? <:/

Walter: D:> ! ... I'm sorry...

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Harry: ... Go ahead... don't let the zombies wake you up...

Key: It's fine. <:/ It wasn't your fault...

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Mia: Thanks... *curls up against the wall and tries to sleep*

Walter: ... Then who's fault was it?

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Harry: *he watches the door, thinking of Key* ...

Key: Whoever started the infection, I guess...

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Mia: *is trying to fall asleep, but can't keep her mind from wandering* ...

Walter: ... Was there really anyone to start it?

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Harry: *he tries not to think about the possibility that Key may be dead*

Key: It had to come from SOMEWHERE...

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Mia: *tries to think of anything BUT their two missing friends*

Walter: The flu? Maybe it mutated from that. The flu can mutate, right? Not that this "green flu" actually BEHAVES like a flu...

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Harry: *he watches the door and... thinks of Todd*

Key: I'll blame the infection itself, then, if there's nothing else to blame.

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Mia: *ends up thinking ONLY of Walter and Key*

Walter: ... Was he a good man? This... Todd fellow?

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Harry: *he thinks of Todd until... he begins to cry, shaking*

Key: ...He was the nicest guy I've ever met... He was a really good friend.

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Mia: *hears this, and looks up* D:> ... *gets up, and goes over to him* Harry...? D:>

Walter: ... And then the infection made him not-so-nice. I'm awfully sorry that happened. If only I knew him. I think we would have gotten along. <:/

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Harry: *quietly* G-go to sleep, Mia... it's n-nothing...

Key: I'm pretty sure you would have... *sniffles a bit* ...I still miss him...

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Mia: Oh, this is DEFINITELY not nothing. Come on, you can talk to me..! <:(

Walter: ... Do you think Harry's helping you feel better about Todd?

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Harry: ... I-I was just thinking about Todd...

Key: ... *nods* We're helping each OTHER... those two were practically brothers.

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Mia: Ah... Still miss him, huh? <:(

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Walter: Oh really? :P *he stabs an incoming common*

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Harry: ... *he smiles a bit from this*

Key: You're definitely DRAMATIC enough. :P *shoots another few commons, grateful that none of the "special" infected have appeared yet*

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Mia: *smiles back* So, naptime? Or at least, an ATTEMPT at naptime?

Walter: What's that supposed to mean? D8|

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Harry: ... I guess so.

Key: It's a GOOD thing, Walter! XD;

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Mia: Yay. Here, you try to sleep, I'll stay up for a bit in case they come around, okay?

Walter: Sure. No hidden insults or anything. :P *he slices up more zombies*

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Harry: Okay... *he curls up against a wall and tries sleeping*

Key: *shoots more zombies* Of course not! :P

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Mia: *leans against a wall opposite the door, and waits, trying not to think too much*

Walter: A liar! That's all you are... XP

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Harry: *desperately trying to sleep*

Key: But why would I lie to you? <:P

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Mia: *hums quietly in an attempt to distract herself, and maybe help Harry fall asleep*

Walter: To secretly insult me, yes. :P

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Harry: *he does, indeed, nod off after a while of this*

Key: But why would I want to insult you?

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Mia: *smiles a bit when she notices, and continues humming, watching the door. she hoped the others would show up soon...*

Walter: Fun and prof - AH, HANG ON! *he ducks and slashes his sword upwards, impaling a leaping hunter*

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Harry: *asleep*

Key: *yelps, startles, and backs away, watching the dead hunter all to the ground with a thump* JEEZ...!

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Mia: *wonders how they're doing... she knows Walter can take care of himself, but what about Key? She was injured... And what if some of those huge infected showed up too?* ...

Walter: What if all of them were athletes before? Wouldn't that be funny...

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Harry: *he sleeps, comfortable there. Sleep is his only happy place, and even then, it isn't half of the time*

Key: Heh... who knows? Todd was one...

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Mia: *would really like someone to talk to, if only as a distraction, but she doesn't want to bother Harry. he looked almost... peaceful. it'd be wrong to disturb him just because she was a bit lonely* ...

Walter: *he goes silent and just looks at Key* D: ...

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Harry: *sleeps*

Infected: *crashes against the safe house door, reaching in and waving its arm at them, screaming angrily*

Harry: *he wakes up from this* !!?

Key: *looks up at Walter, a but sad, but trying to hide it* ...What?

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Mia: !? *grabs her gun, steps a bit closer to the door, and shoots the infected through the bars*

Walter: ... If I'd known, I wouldn't of said that... D:>

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Harry: *rubs his eye* ... Stupid... stupid infected...

Key: *waves it off* It's fine... really.

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Mia: Mhh. *lowers the rifle* Go back to sleep, Harry...

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Walter: I was joking, Key. XP

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Harry: ... Sorta... I dunno... I slept okay, I guess.

Key: Not a good time for it. 8C

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Mia: Ah... well, alright. Is there anything here that's of use besides canned spaghetti? <:P

Walter: Sorry. XP *puts his gas mask on*

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Harry: Ammo.

Key: It's okay. 8C Let's go.

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Mia: Splendid~ Gimme me a moment, then-- *goes to grab ammo still feeling tired*

Walter: *nods and opens the door for them, walking out*

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Harry: ... You know ,you can go back to sleep if you want. We're not leaving until tomorrow. <:/

Key: *follows Walter out, shooting a few infected that were nearby*

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Mia: --Oh? So we're waiting for them?

Walter: *slashes apart commons without breaking a sweat*

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Harry: ... For another day, yeah.

Key: *shoots a smoker off a roof* ..nnh...

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Mia: Oh. Good plan... Maybe you should try getting some sleep too. <:/

Walter: Good shot.

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Harry: ... Sleep? Hah. When I try I only think of them.

Key: Thanks... you know, I wonder what makes them like that...

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Mia: ...So... Okay, I'm not the only one.

Walter: Who knows... genetics maybe? Well, I'm no scientist...

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Harry: If you could sleep easily with those two separated from us, I'd have to call you heartless.

Key: Eh. Sounds plausible enough, I guess...

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Mia: Well, contrary to popular belief, gingers DO have souls. <:P

Walter: Well, heh, maybe I COULD have been a scientist if I didn't want to be an actor.

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Harry: ... Heh. Heheh.

Key: *this catches her attention* You wanted to be an actor? :o

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Mia: *grins* Yesss. Mission Successful.

Walter: I did. And I was bloody GOOD at acting, too. X3

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Harry: ... You wanted to make me laugh?

Key: Oh, I can believe it! XD

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Mia: Mhmm. It helps, you know?

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Walter: ... Better luck tomorrow, right? <:/

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Harry: ... I guess...

Key: *nods* Right... *sighs* We should get some sleep...

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Mia: ... Come on, it's sleepytime. *sits down against a wall*

Walter: Alright, alright. Let's get this "sleep" thing over with. :P *he sits down against a wall and tries sleeping*

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Harry: ... *he sits against a wall and tries sleeping*

Key: *sits near him, and also tries to sleep* ...

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Mia: *tries to sleep, but can't. For Harry's sake, she pretends to--she doesn't need to worry him further* .......

Walter: *he falls asleep after a while*

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Harry: *he also can't but pretends to for the same reason*

Key: *has a hard time falling asleep, but she eventually does due to exhaustion*

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Mia: *stays this way for the rest of the night* ...

The Next Day

Walter: *awake and looking around for supplies to scavenge*

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Harry: *is tired and sluggish, but awake*

Key: *wakes up* Nnh... Good morning...

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Mia: *is finally nodding off after a night of worrying*

Walter: Morning, Key. Don't mind me, just looking around the joint fer some supplies.

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Harry: *seeing Mia asleep, he decides to quietly look around for extra ammo and food and things*

Key: Alright... *stands up, and stretches, noting that her wound didn't hurt nearly as much as it did before* ...heh...

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Mia: *dozes off*

Walter: What's with the "heh"?

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Harry: *he finds some bullets*

Key: Hunter wound doesn't hurt anymore. :)

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Mia: *zzz*

Walter: Well that's good! Maybe you can run around and such again! :D

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Harry: *watches Mia* ...

Key: Yep. ^^ We should try to catch up to the others today.

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Mia: *her head bobs back and bumps the wall--she wakes up with a jolt* !! ... *rubs the back of her head* ow...

Walter: Good plan, ma'am. I've got some pistol rounds for you. *hands them over*

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Harry: ! Are you okay? D:

Key: ! *takes them* Thank you very much... *looks out the barred window* ...We really need to be careful...

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Mia: Yeah, I'm fine... *gets up with a tired sigh*

Walter: Careful? Careful's for blokes with no sense of fun.

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Harry: ... You, uh... you sleep okay?

Key: I'd rather stay alive, thanks. Don't want Harry and Mia to wind up finding dead bodies. D8

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Mia: You could say that. <:P *stretches* You?

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Walter: ... Thank you...

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Harry: *he paces the room, looking out the window every so often*

Key: ...come on, we need to find a safehouse... it's getting dark. *glances around to make sure the area was clear of infected before she continues forward*

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Mia: *comes back over to Harry after a few minutes* Hey, I found some canned pasta... wanna have some dinner?

Walter: We need to find MIA and HARRY'S safe house.

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Harry: *quietly* ... Sure.

Key: Well, we have to see if we can get past that blocked off part, first... do we have TIME? D;>

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Mia: *hands him a can, and pulls the top off of hers* Yum.

Walter: We NEED to have time. <:/

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Harry: *eats quietly*

Key: ... Have you considered the fact that we might not MAKE IT that far in one day? D;

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Mia: *also eats* ...

Walter: If they can get that far in one day, then so can we! D:

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Harry: *eats quietly and thinks of Key*

Key: Well, they didn't have to go BACK...

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Mia: *isn't quite sure what to say to Harry* ...

Walter: Then what do you suggest we do? D:>

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Harry: ... They... they'll find us. They'll survive and find us. *he nods to himself, then continues eating*

Key: Find a safehouse--ANY safehouse. If it's theirs, then... then we're lucky. D:>

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Mia: *nods in agreement* They will.

Walter: <:/ ... *he walks with Key*

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Harry: Yes. Exactly. *he finishes his food*

Key: *walks along quietly, constantly glancing around for infected*

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Mia: *soon loses her appetite, and sets her half-empty can down. she was just too worried* ... *sighs*

Phil: ... There's a safe house over there.

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Phil: ... This is killing me...

Key: I see it... *goes towards it with Walter*

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Mia: *looks over at Harry* ...Me too.

Walter: *enters it with Key, barring the door behind them* ... Damnit all...

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Harry: ... I don't know if I can sleep tonight...

Key: *glances around, and as much as she expected it, she is dismayed to find that the others weren't there* D:> ...

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Mia: Can you at least try? Don't want you dying before we find them...

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Walter: Well, bugger. Guess so. Keep your eyes and ears open, then. No telling what we'll encounter in this blasted mass of cement, plastic and glass...

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Harry: *he walks with Mia, scared for the other group's safety - though mostly for Key. His concern shows on his face* <:( ...

Key: *nods, still incredibly nervous. It was just the two of them now, and neither of them had any powerful firearms to use against stronger infected--she felt vulnerable, and it showed* ...

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Mia: *notices. in truth, she was worried too...* ...They'll be fine, Harry... They know how to take care of themselves.

Walter: ... It'll be fine, Key. Don't worry. :)

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Harry: ... With a sword and a pistol...?

Key: *isn't quite convinced, but she nods anyway, staying close to him* ...

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Mia: Walter managed on his own, and he didn't have anything but his sword. <:/

Walter: *heads back with Key, trying to find some way forward* Guhhh...

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Harry: ... But he... he's DIFFERENT. Kinda almost not human. How's Key gonna defend herself like that?

Key: *notices a clear side street* ! Hey, think we can go through there?

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Mia: He'll protect her if she can't protect herself... As strange as he may be... he really IS a good guy. He won't let her get hurt.

Walter: Oh! Oh, maybe! :D

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Harry: ... I believe you... I'm just worried about what would happen if they came across something... bigger.

Key: Then let's TRY it before something shows up! D;

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Mia: ...I was trying REALLY hard not to think about that...

Walter: Alright! D: *he cuts through to the other side of the makeshift wall that was blocking their path*

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Harry: ... I can't help it...

Key: *waits for him to go through before following him* ...hopefully the street won't be blocked on this side..

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Mia: ...Let's just try and get to the safehouse, okay? We can wait for them there. <:(

Walter: Hopeful -- !!! *quickly pulls Key aside, pressing them both against some rubble in a shadowy area*

Boomer: *waddles around like a drunk, it's grotesque stomach-noises being the only warning of its appearance*

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Harry: ... *he nods*

*they walk until they manage to find the safe house*

Key: !! *stays still, practically holding her breath. she wonders if she should shoot it, but no, it was already too close* ......

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Mia: *opens the door and waits for Harry to come in before closing it* ...

Walter: *stays still, silent, watching the boomer as it passes by*

Boomer: *waddles off, away from them*

Walter: *creeps out, away from the boomer*

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Harry: *he's sad and nervous. Part of him thinking Walter and Key are already dead. Part of him still hopeful but scared for them* ...

Key: *silently follows Walter out* D: ...

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Mia: *takes her gas mask off* Phew... and now we wait.

Walter: *after he's at a safe enough distance, he whispers to Key* I don't mind any of the other infected as far as infected go... but boomers? Boomers scare the balls out of me.

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Harry: ... How long should we give them before we get moving? <:(

Key: *nods* I can understand why...

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Mia: ...A few days, at the very least...

Walter: ... It's not just the swarm of zombies that come when a Boomer vomits on you... those things could easily infect you. You're lucky, since you're immune.

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Harry: ... Alright.

Key: I'll do my best to keep them from getting close. <:(

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Mia: <:( ... *sighs, and goes to look around for something to eat--it's true that she was worried too, but she was sure that if she showed it, it would only make Harry feel worse*

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Harry: KEY!! *he can't see her through the large pile of metal and concrete and flesh that separates them

Walter: *he gets caught in the debris and buried. He lets out a cry of pain and fear*

Key: HARRY! *spots Walter* D8!!!!! *runs over to him, and tries to pull some of the debris off him*

Mia: *can't see either of them* KEY? WALTER?! ARE YOU OKAY?! D8>

Walter: *pulled out, he coughs and hacks up dust for a while and is unable to respond*

Harry: GUYS?? D8>

Key: WE'RE OKAY!!

Mia: Harry, how do we get back over there?? D8>

Harry: I-I don't know - maybe there's a way around all this?? D:>

Walter: WE CAN FIND A WAY AROUND, DON'T WORRY!

Mia: DO YOU WANT US TO WAIT FOR YOU? D:>

Key: *is incredibly nervous*

Walter: NO! KEEP GOING! WE'LL MEET UP WITH YOU LATER, BUT STAYING HERE IS TOO DANGEROUS!

Harry: <:(

Mia: OKAY! WHERE SHOULD WE MEET?

Key: <:/

Walter: THE NEAREST SAFE HOUSE!

Harry: <:(

Mia: OKAY, WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!

Key: *wishes she was that confident* ...

Walter: Come on Key, let's find another way. *heads back out*

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Harry: ... <:(

Key: <:( ... *follows Walter out*

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Mia: *looks over at Harry* ...They'll be okay. <:( Come on, we need to get out of here somehow...

Walter: Don't worry, Key, we can catch up nice and easy. :)

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Harry: ... The exit's right there... I'm worried about THEM, though...

Key: ...Okay...

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Mia: They'll be fine... Walter can take care of them BOTH.

Walter: Now then... *he looks around for a way around the building* :/

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Harry: *he sighs* ... Let's get to that safe house, I guess...

Key: We might end up having to backtrack... this is all blocked off... D:

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Mia: Yup. Onward! *they go*

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Walter: XP *he gets ready*

Harry: *same, snorting*

Mia: *puts on her gas mask, and grabs her rifle, loading it*

Key: *does the same, remembering that she doesn't need the gas mask anymore*

*when they're all ready, they head out, the first few zombies dead within seconds*

Key: *struggles to keep up as they move along, the gash in her stomach hindering her ability to run*

Mia: *notices* Whuh oh. Guys, can we slow down?

Key: No no, don't! D;

Harry: <:/ *he slows down*

Walter: *follows suite*

Key: Mmh...

Mia: We're not letting you fall behind, okay? <:/

Key: Okay... but I'm gonna feel like crap of any of you get hurt...

Mia: We won't.

Harry: Of course we won't! D:

Walter: Well, I won't. XP

Key: ...okayyyy... let's just keep moving, then. D;

Mia: Right. :P

*and they continue*

*and then they reach an impassible blockade*

Walter: D:

Harry: There must be SOME way around this...

Mia: We could backtrack and try going down the next street over...

Key: I think that's all we CAN do...

Harry: Alright...

*they try that*

Walter: Still NOTHING! DX

Harry: There's the entrance to a factory over there, though, and THAT'S not blocked off.

Key: Hopefully there's a door on the other side, then. :I

Mia: Then in we go~ *enters the factory*

*they all enter the factory - a dark, gloomy, EMPTY place*

Mia: ...On second thought, maybe this wasn't such a good idea. D:

Key: *does not like the situation they're in. it's too QUIET* ......

Harry: *is nervous*

Walter: At least there's no zombies. Come on, then. *he walks further in*

Mia: !! *follows him*

Key: D: *glances back at Harry, then follows after the others*

Walter: *keeps walking*

Harry: *same, though he's incredibly nervous and he doesn't know why*

*suddenly there is a loud roar from above, stomping, and the ceiling collapses with a dead tank tumbling down with it*

Walter: !!! *is so startled he freezes a bit before trying to run out of the way, backwards*

Harry: *dives forward*

Mia: *runs forward, after Harry*

Key: !!? *stumbles back, nearly tripping and being crushed under the debris*

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