Marianne sighed to herself and rubbed her arm, feeling a chill across her body. It wasn't cold out but that didn't stop her from shivering. They needed a game plan. Whatever happened wasn't good obviously and from what she could see, all she had on her was a gun. The Asian kid looked like he didn't have any weapons and they were both bitten. They needed supplies and attention. She doubted they'd get help at a hospital though considering most of the town was probably there seeking attention if this little hamlet of blood and guts was any indication. At least they had houses around here. Time to collect some gear. Marianne gripped her gun tighter and got the next shot ready before pointing it to the ground for now.
"We are going to raid these houses and see if we can get some information and gear. Specifically, look for some weapon to arm yourself and medical supplies. I will collect weapons and food." When she received a nod from the kid, she motioned him to follow her and brought her gun up in case whatever maniac was attacking came out at them. Since they were already beside a house, she figured it was a good first stop. She moved to the front of the house and saw it was already open. She quietly moved up the stairs to the porch and glanced around before entering the abandoned home. It looked pretty normal aside for the few items that were scattered about. It looked like it had been tidy and organized before this. There had obviously been a struggle. She moved to one of the tables against the wall to look down at the photographs there. They were scattered as if someone had been interrupted from a project. Marianne's eyes widened. Some of the pictured looked like the Asian kid behind her. Well, that was good and bad. She was not hopeful that the kid's family escaped.
"Hey kid, be real careful. This looks like it is your house. Try and find an ID or something to identify yourself."
Aru looked up from where he had been staring at a streak of blood on the wall. This was his house? "...okay," he answered quietly. He was getting a very ominous feeling about this. Was his family dead? He swallowed dryly as he made his way up the stairs. Might as well start there to look for his identity. At the top of the stairs he saw a door right in front of him. He opened it up as quietly as he could and peeked inside. It wasn't the master bedroom but it was rather spacious. It looked like a teenagers room; his room he had to assume. He left the door open as he entered and did a turn to make sure nothing was hiding in the room. Once he was sure he wasn't going to get jumped, he turned his attention to a bow and accompanying arrows mounted on a wall. Well, that was a good weapon. He hurried over to the bow and rested them on his back. He sifted through his papers then and found a name: Aru Fuujinn. Aru. He did feel better now that he had an identity, even if he didn't quite remember it.
Aru turned his attention back to the task at hand then. He opened his closet door and found a backpack. He dumped the books out of the bag and set it on top of his bed. he quickly took off his ripped thin jacket and replaced it with a heavier black coat that also had a hood. It may not be hot now but he didn't want to be caught in a situation where he froze to death. He could bear some heat. Plus it had more pockets to store things. He placed the empty bag on his good shoulder then and adjusted his weapons. He was about to leave the room when he saw a dagger sitting on a shelf. That would be good in a pinch if he needed it. He grabbed it and used the belt harness beside it to attach the weapon to his hip.
He exited the room and found the bathroom next where he tossed the first aid kit into his backpack along with the alcohol and Iodine disinfectant. He even threw in some pain killers and cold medicine. You never knew when you'd need it. He was about to go back downstairs but the other room up here was beckoning him. What if his parents were there? He was sure he was going to regret this. He took a deep breath before he headed towards the door at the end of the hall that was open a crack. He slipped inside but found that there was no one there. The place did look like someone had been in here, but he saw no trace of anyone else there now. He wasn't sure if he was relieved or upset that they weren't there. He didn't even know where to look for them. With a sigh, he headed back down the stairs.
Marianne had grabbed a fire poker during the tour of the house before she entered the kitchen. She quickly stocked up on some canned goods and non-perishables. They'd hold them for a little while. They were going to have to find some place to stay and accumulate more things. She did not want to stay here and she doubted that cellar was going to be safe forever. They needed a real place to haul up and safe resources. She didn't know if other places were like this after all. She wanted them both to be prepared. She shook her head before she grabbed the bag she found and stocked with supplies. She looked up when she heard someone enter the kitchen and smiled at the kid."You got what you needed?"
"Yes. My name's Aru."
Marianne gave a nod before she led them out of the house. The two of them raided two more houses then and stocked up on some lighters and brass knuckles. All good things to have on you person when shit hit the fan. "Once we have secured a good place to hole up for now, we will get our wounds treated. I don't want to use our supplies just yet. I want to see if there is anyone else around that needs help to." Aru simply nodded. Dang, the kid didn't talk much. She supposed that was better than a chatter-box. Marianne began limping down the streets with Aru, using the houses as some shelter as they scanned the area. And no matter where they went, they were met with the same scene. Carnage was everywhere. Though she didn't really see too many bodies. It was mostly blood and items thrown about. She felt like she was in some sort of survival video game.
Aru reached out and grabbed Marianne suddenly to get her to crouch down behind a large boulder they came across on their way away from the houses. Marianne turned towards him confused. Why had he stopped her. He placed a finger to his lips and pointed straight ahead. Marianne looked up over the rock but she didn't see anything. What the hell was he seeing? Aru drew his bow but it was several minutes before she saw a woman walking in the distance with two weapons. She couldn't exactly see what weapons she had but from the stranger's right, there were four of the crazed things racing towards her. Before Marianne could process all the information, Aru had moved forward with the bow fully drawn. He loosed an arrow and hit one of the creatures in the stomach. It went down but it didn't stop crawling towards the other girl. Aru fired more arrows at the others, slowing them down and hopefully alerting the girl to what was happening and giving her time to attack and defend herself. They were just too far for Aru to feel confident in aiming for their heads. They were fast to. Aru rushed towards the scene then.
"Aru!" Marianne hissed as she tried to catch him before he got too close but he was too quick and she did have a bum leg. Damn it, she wasn't sure if she was happy Aru was quick to fire so easily in a situation where they had no idea who was friend or foe without a second thought.