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Kei Takeda

"Life is full of surprises, not all of them good" [Picture Update]

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a character in “Love School Drama”, as played by The Illusionist

Description

•Name: Kei Takeda
•Grade: Senior
•Gender: Male
•Nationality: Japanese
•Appearance: Has a tribal tattoo on his right shoulder that is barely covered by regular sleeves.

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"Get your own food..."

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Angry Kei

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Kei looking at something/someone he finds cute

•STATS:
-Intellect: 5
-Physical/Sporting Ability: 22
-Charm: 2
-Popularity: 20
•Your most important stat: Physical/Sporting Ability or Intellect
•Which stat appeals to you most: Physical/Sporting Ability

•Secrets:
-Kei has a serious shoulder injury which still affects him every once in awhile. It is not sure whether it is going to completely heal and deep down he is terrified.
-He was abused by his father and while he does his best not to let it affect him it still does, even if only subtly.
-Is good at anything related to housework, learning how to do just about anything household related to help his mother out. Cooking is his specialty and because he is use to doing it he often finds himself cleaning up behind people.

•Family members and your relationship with them/Who you live with:
-Yuki Takeda: Kei's loving mother. She is a single, working mother who works to the point of exhaustion for her son, making sure he has everything he needs. While she has little time to do anything besides work she does not mind, choosing to do so as long as it means Kei can live happily. Kei would do anything for his mother and tries his best to make sure all the little things are taken care of. He is careful not to make any trouble, knowing it would only make her life more difficult.

Time for school!

Relationship Statuses

Aeon Shirokami:

Akira Miyuu: Acquaintance
"Haven't talked to her much but she is fun when she is around. I think she is cute as well..."
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"Well now she hates me... I really did it this time..."
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My feelings haven't changed but I'm not going to bother her, she doesn't seem to need me causing trouble, even if I don't mean to."

Bishop Trander: Acquaintance
"Seems like a nice guy, I think I should make an effort to get to know him."
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"I still don't know him, could be my fault for not making much of an effort. Regardless he seems like a good guy."

Kaoru Inoue: Acquaintance, Kinda
"Let's just go with interesting to start."

Keiko Misao:

Devone Kim: Acquaintance? Friend? Not too sure.
"Seems kind of confrontational, not really sure what to think about her at this point though."
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"Still not exactly sure what to think about her but she doesn't seem so bad."
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"There is something more beneath her exterior, I'm just not sure what it is and where I will end up if I go looking."

Jonathan Fenix:

Miyuki Yoshide: Acquaintance
"Saw her at the party, looks a lot like Akira but I didn't get much more than that, wasn't paying too much attention to be honest..."

Momo Yakamoto: Friend
"Like how she handles herself, will try my best to help her as a Senior. Glad I got her as my Junior. A Friend..."
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"She is a really sweet girl, I am glad I am getting to know her."
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"I don't know what more to say, she is a sweet girl and fun to be around, especially when she gets competitive."

Sera Katoshida: Friend
"Haven't said anything to her, she is tall and looks sort of athletic though."
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"She is a surprisingly nice girl, good friend to Momo and seems to like Silas. We don't talk much but I like her."
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"Definitely as adventurous as she looks, but she is easy to get along with and I can see how much she adores Momo as a friend."

Silas Fuerst: Friend
"It is kind of a surprise but I think he is kind of cool. Think we could become good friends."
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"We're friends now, he is a good guy in most senses of the word. Kind of the opposite from me but we get along pretty well."
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"Could become complicated since Akira is so anti-me right now but who knows what will happen."

Varthur Laurence: Acquaintance
"Didn't peg him for a bully..."
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"Not a bully but the situation between him and Momo has me concerned. At least he isn't as bad as I originally believed."
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"Not a bad guy but definitely a bad drunk, I really expected more from him..."

Yumi Lee:

So begins...

Kei Takeda's Story

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Kei

Kei hadn't started out as a brave man, or more a brave child. He was a coward when it started, his mother was the strong one and she had been the reason for his survival as a youth, while his father was still around. It was only towards the end and after it was over that he became brave, being shown by his mother that bravery and hard work could accomplish anything, that she could take care of him without his father around and that they were better off. However in the situation he currently found himself in he was anything but brave, in fact he was incredibly frightened and if it wasn't for Keiko he wouldn't have put on a brave front. Yet that was what he had to do, he needed to make sure she remained okay and in order to do that he had to remain as calm as possible and do his best to put her at ease. None of that was easy, not with the amount of blood splattered everywhere and the student seemed to be out of it and hyper aggressive. He tried to think of what could be happened, if perhaps some kind of toxin or chemical bomb had been unleashed but that didn't explain the blood, unless of course himself and Keiko had both managed to sleep through an attack of some sort, which then didn't make sense due to where he had woken up. None of it made sense and for the moment he didn't have the information or reasoning skills to put anything together, he was too concerned about what was right in front of his face and the fear for his and Keiko's safety that came with that.

Keiko's hand in Kei's kept him rooted to reality, it kept him from zoning out or becoming more freaked out than he could afford to be with the situation. Yes, his only method of keeping himself from losing focus was protecting the girl who was much more openly distraught than himself, he could do that much, he could keep her safe. "Kei!" Keiko seemed to have an idea of what to do however, or simply a great desire to escape the situation and change locations. Whatever he reason Kei soon found himself being pulled along, though with someone his size it was more being guided than forced. The quick movement and lack of stealthiness seemed to attract some attention however and growling snarling students rushed them as they went down the stairs. Luckily there were only a few students on the stairs, they were easy enough to push to the side and move past, but he had seen quite a few on the floors, this was not a small scale thing. That was evident not only due to the amount of crazed students but the amount of blood, there was no way that much blood could be caked all over the walls and floor from a few people, a lot of people had died to produce that amount of fluid. It was disturbing.

The nightmarish situation took a further turn when they made it outside. There were more students and no trace of anyone there to help, in fact as he looked off into the distance he could see some sort of smoke, perhaps from a fire, which probably meant this was not a localized incident. That also meant that getting away from the school could be dangerous as well, though as he looked at the large amount of crazed students wandering about outside he wasn't sure it was any safer to stay. In Kei's mind he was trying to think of the best option, how to best protect the girl he had with him and find a place of safety to formulate a further plan. He knew one thing, there were people he wanted to protect, his mother and friends he had made at school, but he needed time to think and a chance to find them before anything could be decided. So in a very Kei like manner he simply took a deep breath and tossed any idea of a solid plan out of his head, he was going to stay at school until he was sure there was nobody else he could find, and only then would he head out, with all of the people he could gather. "I don't want to die!" "Please.. Please God I don't want to die!" Kei wrapped his arms around Keiko, and felt how badly she was trembling, he could understand her fear, what he was seeing was terrifying him and while he didn't let it show he was incredibly horrified by the spectacle around them. "Don't worry Keiko... I won't let you die..." His voice was confident, strong and as usual quite calm. It wasn't a good representation of his inner turmoil but more than anything else he wanted to help her calm down, to soothe her fear as best he could, a tall order but one he wouldn't abandon. "Shhh... It'll be okay Keiko... It'll be okay."

"Hey!" As he tried to comfort Keiko he heard a voice and turned his head sharply to the sound. It was a nice change from the growling and snapping of teeth but he wasn't exactly in an easygoing mood despite his calm exterior, in fact he had never been so pumped full of adrenaline in his life, not even during a fight. "I'm Kaoru Inoue.. J-junior class.. Can I go with you guys? You're the first living people I've seen since I woke up by the pool.." Kei recognized the kid, he didn't know him well but he could recall the name from the beach excursion, Kaoru. "My bad.. I didn't realize.." Kei looked back down to Keiko and then back to Kaoru. "H-hey.. I'm alive.. We can't be the only people alive. I thought I was the only one and I found you two." Alive, that was right there were now three of them alive and that could mean there were others alive too. He began think of all of the people he had come to know a bit better such as Momo, Sera, Silas, even Akira. Hell while he didn't know some of the others that well he hated to think they were dead as well, especially with such a gruesome end lying in wait for whoever these monsters caught.

Kei had zoned out for a moment when he was thinking of the others, he would have ventured guesses towards where people were but seeing as he had woken up in such a random spot he didn't see that being reliable. "Do you know where you're wanting to head to?" Kei looked to Kaoru, his mind racing, he looked around to see that they were being watched and several of the students were moving towards them slowly and he made is mind up quickly. "They're horrible in the pool building. I saw like thirty at one time." "Well we can't stay out here that's for damn sure, we need to get inside and find a place to hold up and fortify, we have no hope of helping anyone else or ourselves if we don't have a safe location to rest and pool resources." He looked around one more time trying to decide exactly where to go, though no option seemed very sound at the moment. "Okay let's go to building A, that will be a good place to gather supplies and if we can find somewhere to hold up we should be able to figure out what in the hell is going on, or at least survive until we do. Regardless we don't have time to stay here any longer. Come on Kaoru, keep close." Without hesitating Kei reached down and picked Keiko up into his arms, she was light and easy enough to carry. With that he began to move in the direction of building A, not too quickly as he wanted to ensure Kaoru could keep up and that they didn't make much noise, but he wasn't walking either. They needed to get inside quickly and find a place to set up, that or he was afraid they would be surrounded or get unlucky just once and something horrible would happen.

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Kaoru

Kaoru wasn't too sure about how welcome he was, had he not remembered the other boy's name from the night before (Kei) then he probably wouldn't have been on a name-to-name basis with him at all. He still didn't even know the girl's name (Keiko). Though he supposed names were the last thing to worry about. If it came down to it he decided he'd go zombieland style and give everyone a nickname instead of using their real names. He ran his hand through his blue locks, unsure. He was trying to calm himself down, he couldn't freeze again like he did in the pool room. He'd get laughed at or get himself killed, or worse. The last thing he wanted to be was a burden on the newly formed group.. but he was scared. He couldn't hide the fact he was scared, it was in his eyes, his voice, his trembling figure. Kaoru was an open book of emotion, which usually was quite the opposite. The happy-go-lucky junior was finally revealed. He was terrified of dying. When push came to shove, death was Kaoru's only fear, well, other than someone finding out his sexuality.


Kaoru looked around about as quickly as Kei, perhaps quicker. He'd woken up completely on his own. It was a horrible metaphor, just reminding him that he was always on his own anyhow. Sure he lived with his roommate.. but he had no living family. He was an orphan, sixteen with no one to rely on. He blinked a little startled when Kei began cussing, but he realized how stressful the situation had to be, Kaoru and the brunette girl clung to Kei (Keiko) pretty much had him silently chosen as the leader of their little hastily formed alliance without giving him much choice in the matter, "Yeah I understand.. I was just letting you know it's an infestation in there. I barely escaped."

He wasn't sure how well this partnership would work. This guy was really serious and there was plenty of room for them to misunderstand each other in communication, but Kaoru merely nodded, deciding to just listen. His attention peaked when Kei mentioned building A. Kaoru didn't know which building that was, he was completely new to the scene of the school. This was his first year. He was completely new to the scenario. Once Kei picked up the girl, Kaoru tapped each one of his sneakers against the ground, making sure they were snug. He was prepared to go where ever he turned, "I'm not very big, but I can keep up.." He assured Kei. He gripped the broken broom in his hands, quickly moving behind him. His heart was racing. He wasn't only afraid for himself, he was afraid for them too. He wanted to help somehow.. but he couldn't think of a way. He couldn't protect them because he was too small, he couldn't be her shoulder to cry on.. they were strangers.. he needed a way to prove himself.. Then it hit him. That's perfect. Dangerous, but perfect. If I succeed then they might start to like me and come to accept me more..

"Is the cafeteria in this building? I'll go scout for something to eat.." Then he trailed off, looking over the girl (Keiko), "It might help calm her nerves.." he bit his bottom lip. They needed food, but the cafeteria was definitely going to be a red zone. It always had a lot of people inside, so it was going to be a dangerous place in this apocolyptic scenario, "One of us has to go..and you're better suited to protect her." He was accepting his unmanly build once, the situation calling for it. He couldn't afford to kid himself. A mistake due to pride could cost someone their life. He was tired of being a burden and a coward.. though in this case, being a coward was useful. His fear would keep him alive. He was small, the smaller the body the less room there is to rip and bite into. He was ideal for zombie apocolypse scavenger and scouting missions. The build, the personality, the energy. Figures it would take the end of the world as we know it for me to find my calling.

"I have less chance being noticed.."

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"I'm not very big, but I can keep up.." Kei hoped to god those words were true, if Kaoru fell behind and something happened it would make the situation messier than ever and he would prefer not to have anything worse happen than what already had. Of course that was fairy tale thinking, it was only going to get worse and he knew that more than anything else, knew that this situation, as ridiculous as it was, felt real enough to be taken seriously. The smell of death, the blood and the crazed students, there was no room for mistakes, not if they wanted to live longer than the countless dead bodies. To ensure no mistakes were made, or at least that they had a chance to really do anything to further their survival, Kei knew one thing was true, that they needed a location to group up, a place they could talk and formulate plans, and for now that was priority. That meant Kaoru's idea about splitting up was just not safe, not for any of them, and especially not until they knew where they were going to be meeting back up. "Is the cafeteria in this building? I'll go scout for something to eat.." If Kaoru went out on his own and they hadn't already established a base of operations of sort then they stood a chance that he wouldn't be able to find him even if things went perfectly in his food run and that was not a risk Kei was willing to take if he could help it. So he looked over to Kaoru and took a deep breath, slowing down as they got close to the building, not wanting to go smashing through the front door in case there were more of the students right inside, that would be a death sentence. "It might help calm her nerves.." He had a point and Kei knew food was a priority but as they approached the door to building A he spoke up, "Not yet, if we split up now we run the risk of not being able to find each other and it will be dangerous more so than ever. Just keep together until we figure out where we are going to hold up, once we've found a place suitable for keeping us safe we can discuss the supply situation and know that it won't end in possible permanent separation.

"One of us has to go..and you're better suited to protect her." "I have less chance being noticed.." "Agreed, so once we've found a place we will discuss our options." He reiterated his thoughts before nodding to give him the message to keep up and went slow up to the door, his back pressing up against it slightly so that when he opened it Keiko wouldn't be in harms way even if they were right inside. Above all else Kei, who was just as scared as the other two with him, wanted to protect them and keep them safe as best he could, it was the only thing keeping him from showing his anxiety. Luck had no been on Kei's side in recent days but it had found him in his hour of need, as he pushed the door open with his back he found himself able to slip in without any of the students being right on him, though that didn't stop a few from beginning to look at him, two being slightly close. He preferred to run at that moment however, he couldn't fight well with Keiko in his arms and he didn't want to risk her getting hurt if he tried. So he looked back to Kaoru and spoke in a soft voice, not wanting to alert any other nearby danger. "Come on, let's move this way and avoid them." He moved quickly enough, the students weren't exactly slow but they didn't seem to be able to full out sprint either. That didn't mean Kei was being careless, he was watching ahead cautiously, even having to weave through several of them and kick one out of the way as he moved. It wasn't easy, he kept wondering what would happen if one grabbed him or got a hold on Kaoru behind him, his ears listening for the faintest sound from the boy behind him while at the same time keeping his eyes ahead and trying to think of where they could hold up. Then it hit him, the infirmary. That would be the best location to start as the medical supplies along with the beds, not to mention out of everything in the building it was probably the most unique room which meant they could siphon other supplies from countless rooms in the building while the infirmary supplies would have been more difficult to obtain.

With that on his mind Kei begin to move in that direction, darting over to a new hallway and slamming one of the students into a wall with his hand to get them out of the way, a wincing expression on his face despite it being necessary. He hoped Kaoru would still follow him, looking back to make sure he still had the boy's trust. If it seemed like he was running around randomly it could make it more difficult to keep the kid behind him. The only reason he wasn't talking aloud was to keep the noise to a minimum, the only thing coming from his mouth was a comforting word or two for Keiko as they went though the hall, Kei still having the girl held tightly in his arms. They would be at the infirmary soon and with luck there would be a lack of whatever the things roaming the halls really were and they could take a breather, until then they had to keep moving, though it wasn't much farther and unless something happened they would make it to the room all in one piece, which was the only thing he could hope for in the current situation.

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Keiko


Keiko could feel her throat dry up as she started to choke from crying like that. She couldn't remember the last time she cried.. it definitely wasn't at the hospital when she woke up with no recollection of past events and her identity. She had taken the sudden information or rather lack thereof neutrally. It was hard to get upset or worked over something you can't remember. Maybe the last time she cried was when she finished watching a soap opera? Either way, she had never cried this badly. It was uncomfortable and she could feel her chest tightening as her eyes would briefly turn to the side to gawk at the horrid view of dead people walking. Amidst the nightmare, her trembling slowly diminished as she felt strong arms comfort her. "Don't worry Keiko... I won't let you die...""Shhh... It'll be okay Keiko... It'll be okay." Keiko closed her eyes and slowed her breathing trying to calm down. Although she didn't know Kei well enough, she believed every word he said. It made her smile as she wiped her tears away with her uniform's sleeve to not feel so alone.

"I'm Kaoru Inoue.. J-junior class.. Can I go with you guys? You're the first living people I've seen since I woke up by the pool.."Huh...? Keiko turned her head slightly to see a blue haired boy approach them. He was stuttering a bit making him appear nervous. "My bad.. I didn't realize.." Huh...? "H-hey.. I'm alive.. We can't be the only people alive. I thought I was the only one and I found you two." Keiko's cheeks suddenly heated up. Did the little boy think he was disturbing a romantic scene like from one of those soap operas she watched? N-noo it's not like tha-that... She tried to voice her thoughts but her cheeks only continued to heat up and her mouth kept moving with no words escaping. She placed her hands on her cheeks to hide it but was practically squirming on the spot making her awkwardness a little too apparent.

Due to Keiko being distracted by embarrassment, she had missed out on a lot of the conversation between the blue-haired one and Kei, only snapping back to reality as she felt herself being picked up. Huh...? "Oomph!" Keiko made a childish sound effect as she felt herself land somewhere. Hey it's kinda comfortable up here.. Keiko thought as she stared at the ground.. then spotting an arm carrying her weight. ...Hang on... Keiko looked up and saw Kei's face and then looked back down to where the blue-haired boy was. It's...it's... IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!!!!! Her mind yelled as she recalled a cheesy soap opera episode where the main characters get married and the groom picks up his bride. Keiko was thinking of matters way over her head and in the worst of times considering it was looking like the apocalypse. Unexpectedly, she was so overwhelmed with emotions that she felt dizzy and started to doze off. As Keiko was sleeping, she could hear traces of Kei's voice but wasn't sure what he was saying. It felt nice though. In fact, she forgot about the walking dead for a while. "--to eat.." Despite being asleep and missing out on a lot of convo, Keiko started to sleep talk or somewhat, sleep sing about her weakness for... "Fooood.. glorious food~ Keiko is anxious to try it... Zzz.." Luckily, it was just mumbles and quiet enough as to not attract attention from the dead walkers.

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Kaoru

Kaoru nodded, "Of course. I meant afterwards.. sorry. Nervous talker." He apologized, biting his bottom lip. He needed to shut up. Half the population was dying out and he still couldn't seem to converse properly with the remaining males. Girls were different.. He was so charismatic with girls. Other guys he just felt he needed to prove himself. He was so small compared to the males he'd become acquainted with, what if they thought he wasn't useful? His expression was hidden, he looked determined, like he was paying attention. Only his eyes told the truth. He was extremely distracted. His whole existence was about proving that he was just as useful as any other guy. How was he supposed to do that when moments ago he was running from the biters like a scared child? He knew that Keiko and Kei hadn't seen that, but he destroyed his own pride. He'd played plenty of Zombies on Call of Duty Black Ops.. but now that they were staring him in the face... he wasn't near as confident. What if he was bitten? Being eaten alive wasn't how he wanted to go out. The chance of dying terrified him almost to paralyzation..

He nodded again as Kei responded, following closely behind. The short boy quietly but quickly sliding inside the door after Kei. His eyes widened in panic when he noticed the biters. Immediately Kaoru slapped one hand over his mouth to avoid making any unnecessary noise, mentally thanking himself that his palm didn't make a smacking noise against his skin. He almost became fixated on the undead shuffling through the hall, but a whispering noise caught his attention.

He nodded as Kei said something to him along the lines of avoid conflict, maybe? He didn't hear the whole thing. Staying out of the line of fire was totally fine with the blue haired junior. He picked his feet up as soundlessly as he could manage without inhibiting his pace, his eyes glancing back at the undead students now and then. He had to make sure they weren't gaining on them! He almost let out a gasp of apprehension, but a voice in the back of his mind helped him stifle any sounds of terror attempting to sneak past his lips and alert the walkers. I really wish Kei would have warned me that he'd be slinging biters at me! Kaoru felt like he was playing dodge ball, the way he had to avoid the students attacking Kei. Bloody, life threatening dodge ball. He bobbed and weaved his way behind the older boy, until Kaoru felt a bloody hand clasp hold of his shirt, striving to get a better grip on him. A zombie slid it's way out of one of the classrooms after Kei walked by and took hold of the small living boy. It's face was half torn off, loose intestines hanging out of his abdomen. The uniform on the walking corpse was Airdalen, but that was the only simularity they held now. He felt his breath stop and in his panic he slammed the owner of the hand with his weapon he found in the first building, the snapped broom handle jamming into the zombie's skull, right through his eye socket. Blood splattered on his clothes, but he paid no mind. I survived my first one on one encounter with the enemy.. I did it! He felt the ability to breathe return to him, speeding up behind Kei to catch back up. The boy's chest was tensed up, his heart beat speeding as he grew close behind Kei once again. He felt guilty, like he'd killed the boy, but he did it to survive. Was that a bad thing? He ended up leaving his weapon in the falling corpse's head. He didn't want to slow Kei down, getting bitten wouldn't have turned out very positively for the three man group. He was too small to escape a biter's grasp before getting torn into, he had to defend himself.. If he got bitten his life would have ended before it even began. I wonder how many of us are still alive.. He thought to himself, shivering at the thought. He'd just started making friends, he forced his voice to level out, glancing behind them, "It grabbed me.. sorry.." He whispered to the boy in front of him (Kei). I wonder if I handled that properly.

Kaoru sensed a bit of worry from Kei, he kept looking back at him.. Either he's panicking too. or he thinks I'm a weak link.. Kaoru wasn't sure which it was, but now that he'd faced his fears, Kaoru was much more self-assured in his ability to support the team if needed. He winced as well when Kei had to strike a walker into the wall, but it was inevitable. They just weren't human anymore, or even alive for that matter! It didn't phase him, his steps moving briskly behind Kei. He wasn't exactly sure where they were headed, but following Kei was a better chance than challenging the situation on his own, "Almost there.." he breathed softly.

Kaoru blinked, "Wow I guess I will have to make a trip to find food.. she's dreaming about it.." he quietly snickered under his breath, "Kawaii~" He smiled a bit at the girl's actions. She was sleeping amid all the chaos.. it was pretty adorable considering the circumstances.

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Kei

Kei had always been able to deal with just about anything. He made it through the abuses of his childhood, he had managed to take care of himself from a young age as his mom worked to keep them afloat, every time he stepped in the ring he dealt with whatever came his way and triumphed over it. He never let anything stop him, always moving past one situation and dealing with the next, and yet here he was having to smash students against walls, do things that he knew would have killed regular people. Yet they weren't regular, they didn't even seem human anymore, though if their appearance had matched the attitude of a hungry animal things would have been easier. No, they weren't really human, they had turned in to something else and while it was certainly not easy to ignore what they appeared to be and what they once were he was not going to sacrifice his life or anyone else's due to hesitance. He had to do as he always had, deal with it. Deal with the fear of killing someone else, something he had never done even if they had transformed into a monster. Sure he had hurt people but that wasn't enough for the situation they were in, it wasn't enough to guarantee the survival of himself and those with him, those they could possibly find. So he began steeling himself to match his outer calm, preparing for what he was going to have to do.

It wasn't long before his preparations were to be tested, having reached the infirmary and finding the door open. He took a deep breath and slowly approached, his head slowly craning around to see what was inside. Laying on the floor was the school nurse, a pool of blood around her head but it wasn't very large, signs of a recent kill, apparently they had barely missed someone. He looked around outside, only seeing a few zombies off in the distance and no actual living person without sight. Kei didn't look for long, for now he had to worry about the two people with him, they could worry more about finding other people when they had somewhere safe to go back to, a place Kei planned on getting suitably prepared as quickly as he possibly could. He signaled for Kaoru to follow him and ducked in to the infirmary, moving quietly as he searched the room for anyone else, living or dead. He found nobody, which was certainly a relief, and so he walked over to one of the beds and lowered Keiko down gently, smiling at the sight of her sleeping before turning around and attending to the mess in the middle of the floor. That had to be taken care of if they were to stay in the room and so he walked over, doing his best not to let the sight get to him, and grabbed the nurse moving her over and placing her down out in the hallway, doing his best not to get any more blood on the infirmary floor than he had to. Not that blood would really change the scenery in the school at the moment but of all the rooms he had seen the infirmary was rather blood and corpse free, that little pool being just about all of it, so if that could be dealt with it would give some feeling of normalcy to the room.

Of course that was not the first thought on Kei's mind, the blood could be cleaned up at any time, if they were to truly get this place prepared they needed to get started on more important issues, one of which was food since Kaoru seemed to intent on heading out to get some. He decided to handle that first, it would be quick and he could move on to safety and finding out where people were as soon as possible, though one thought did cross his mind, where his little Junior was. "Kaoru, if you wanted to go get food now would be the opportune time. I'm thinking you'll need a way to carry a good deal of food and we should probably plan a time limit just so I know not to worry until a certain point." Kei glanced back at Keiko and took a deep breath, "And so as not to worry her, she's scared enough as it is." Kei was certainly not completely fine with all of this, one would have to be stupid not to be scared at all considering the disaster zone that was their school, but he was dealing with his in his own way. As Kei waited to hear what Kaoru had planned, or if they needed to figure something out to help him in his scavenging efforts, he reached down to his pocket and pulled out his phone, flipping it open and immediately going to send a text to Momo, finding himself glad she had given him a number, at least it was someone he could try and get in touch with. He kept it simple, hoping she would see if and still be okay. 'Momo, it's Kei, I'm hoping you're okay. I'm at the sickbay with a few others.' He didn't know if she would respond, if she was even still okay, or what was going on but he sent the message and looked right back up at Kaoru, wondering how long this nightmare of a reality was going to last.

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Kaoru


Kaoru knew why he was reacting so childishly. He never knew his parents, his grandfather died when he was fairly young, a car accident. He'd been hit by a drunk driver, Kaoru and his grandmother barely got through it. For months life was on pause. Dinner was silent, and nobody spoke. Eventually they got over it, but Kaoru just wondered if he was a black cat, so to speak. It was almost like everyone he'd ever gotten close to died. His grandmother died shortly before his arrival at Airdalen, he was still coping with the loss. He was already alone. Death took everything from him, he was terrified of it. Kaoru noticed Kei seemed to be focused on something, he wasn't sure what exactly, but the boy wasn't looking back quite as much as he had before. Kaoru bit his bottom lip. He had to come to better terms with his fear of death. Ironically, if he didn't, it would be, well, the death of him. Funny how irony comes to kick me in the ass at the worst of times.. Kaoru thought bitterly to himself.


Kaoru looked around them as Kei inspected the infirmary. He didn't want any more zombies sneaking up on them.. Not that he really had a weapon.. He nodded when Kei gave him the sign, taking a deep breath before he followed Kei into the infirmary. Keep it cool.. He tried to ignore the feeling of his muscles tensing up, his mind preparing for the worst. When he saw the nurse in the floor, he let out a sigh of relief. It threw him off, but in their situation a dead zombie is better than anything. At least they attacked her head.. she isn't going to be getting back up again.. Unless she turns into a mutant indestructible zombie.. Kaoru shivered at his overactive imagination. Too many video games.. Too many video games.. He shook his head to clear his thoughts, blue hair whipping with the motion. Pull yourself together! You can't wig out on Kei now.. Kaoru began checking the medicine cabinets, "Killer. We got everything we need. Thankfully this school holds onto student's medicines.. There are antibiotics in here." He grinned. Medicine, Food, Shelter, and weapons. The four necessities of long term Zombie survival. Kaoru opened his mouth to speak when he noticed Kei moving the nurse's corpse, but quickly closed it. Too late anyhow.. I would have helped him though.. He rubbed the back of his head, feeling pretty useless right about now. He looked around in the cabinets and grinned. He found two dufflebags . Just what he was looking for. This will be perfect. I don't know how much Kei really trusts me at this point, but maybe this will help out. He couldn't help grinning. He was exactly like a child, constantly willing to prove himself capable of helping. He looked down at the blood on the floor, it was becoming a common sight, but he still wasn't exactly accustomed to it just yet. Ugh, disgusting.. I never realized how disgusting a zombie invasion would be.


Kaoru nodded when Kei mentioned he could run off to get the food. He listened to the senior speak before giving out his own input. Carry food? I got that right here.. He thought to himself with an almost creepy cheerfulness. He remained quiet, continuing to nod his head as Kei mentioned the points they had to address before he went on his scouting mission. He went over to the fire drill map, looking around, "The food is probably kept somewhere in a storage room.. I mean we eat in our classrooms, or outside..and students are required to bring our own lunches.. but lunch is provided on some school trips.. peanut butter, crackers, stuff like that might be kept in a storage room. Nonperishable things. Most importantly water bottles.." He scanned the sheet before poking at the storage room, "Aha. It's two hallways down.. I could be in and out with everything in about thirty minutes worst case scenario.." He nodded, "If I take longer, I've either been trapped somewhere or I've been bitten...in that case I'm getting as far away from here as possible. I'm not putting anyone here in danger." He responded, "Oh and as far as something to carry the food.. I found these while you took care of the nurse." He held the duffle bags up with a sly grin, "It should be enough for three people. I can always get more once we've settled and cleared out some of these zombies.. We'll have to sneak out and do some clean up or eventually they'll bust this door down.." He put the empty dufflebags over his shoulder, grabbed a broom, broke it over his knee, and tested the jagged edge, "I'll see you soon."

With that he walked out of the infirmary, not waiting for any further instruction. He gave Kei his timeframe. He knew where the storage room was, now he just had to get there in one piece.. He crept quietly through the hall, stepping over the nurse's corpse, biting his bottom lip but continuing his stride. He kept his body close to the wall, looking into classrooms and keeping his feet quiet to keep from alerting the walkers inside, having their human happy meals. He noticed several down the hall he needed to cross into, picking up a stray bloody shoe and throwing it down a decoy hallway. He ducked against the wall out of sight, watching a horde pass by. His heart was racing, pounding in his chest as he risked exposure, but there was no way in hell he was getting through the pack of biters by force.. not with a pointy stick at least.. once the decoy caught their attention, he quickly crept down the hallway, keeping his eyes peeled for stragglers. This is not how I planned to spend my day.. He swallowed hard, quickly stabbing a crawler that was on the floor, "Quiet down.. all that groaning and hissing will bring them back.." he rolled his eyes. He stepped over the mess of blood, guts, and brains pressing his back to the brick wall again, peering down his second hallway. Smooth sailing.. there wasn't many rooms down this one. Bonus feature! He smirked, slowly sliding down the wall to keep himself unnoticed. Now to just get in the st- As he sneaked towards the door, he finally thought about something he stupidly missed while trying to impress Kei and Keiko.. What if there were zombies inside? They'd end up jumping out at him. He stood in front of the door for a moment, biting his bottom lip. Just stab it.. whatever comes out...stab it.. It's a small room.. it can't fit too many of them.. He nodded to himself, Okay.. One... Two... Three! The boy jumped back after slinging the door open. Thankfully so. Crouched down on the floor was a Janitor, ripping into another of the school faculty. He couldn't even recognize the mess as a person anymore.. The plump zombie pulled itself to it's feet, Kaoru's eyes widening. It was the size of like eight of him! The biter was missing one of it's eyes and it's left arm was hanging by a thread, but it was still a death hazard. Kaoru gripped tightly to his weapon, charging at the zombie that was shuffling towards him. A quick kill. Until it tripped over a piece of wood, the large undead man falling upon him, attempting to gnaw into his skin, Kaoru held the zombie back by the hair, having dropped his weapon. He could feel the rotten skin starting to tear, but if he didn't come up with something quick, he was about to become this fatty's next manwich. He reach for something, anything, grabbing a piece of broken wood from a chair and stabbing the monster in the back of the head right before it lunged into his throat. He let go of the thing's hair, shimmying his way out from under the giant. He hissed when he ran his hand across broken glass, but he had no time to stall. The victim in the floor would soon become a threat. He dusted himself off with his good hand, picking up the broken broom and stabbing it. He closed the door and began his inventory. Hoping he was quiet enough that no more walkers were attracted. He was already bleeding, he wasn't sure how well he'd fair this time.

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Akira


Akira waited outside the building, keeping her mind alert. She didn't want to get caught off guard in the current state of madness. She looked around, taking a deep breath. All she could think about was her friends, but she knew if she ever wanted to see them again, she'd have to take a good look at all the violence taking place. I'll probably have to do a few things I'm not comfortable with, I'll have to.. She felt her breathing hitch. What if I have to..? Her hands were shaking and her mouth became dry. She appeared confident before, but after taking in the situation, reality hit. She might have to kill someone.. Flashes of memories hit her like a metal pipe. Blood, Water, a body. She clenched her eyes closed, her hands reaching up to her head and clasping around large portions of hair, gripping on her brunette locks. She fell to her knees, holding her hair desparately. The pain of her nearly ripping her hair out felt like her only lifeline to the present. You can't do this right now.. Akira.. you can't.. She dug into her pocket, only to remember her prescription hadn't come in yet. Dammit.. breathe.. breathe.. he's dead.. It's not real.. It.. It wasn't your fault..

Akira heard a growling noise, snapping back into reality when she noticed directly above her was another student. He didn't sound very healthy, and as she looked up, she understood why. His eyes were gouged out, The sockets completely empty. Part of his face was hanging off, bits and pieces of flesh dangling freely. He reach towards her and instinctively, Akira kicked him, scrambling backwards across the ground and pushing up on her feet "S-stay away!" She stammered, swallowing hard. He smelled...rotten. What'd happened to him?

"Y-your wounds.. they're infected.." She tried to reason with him, but he merely lunged for her again, an angry raspy sound coming from him. She punched him once he got too close. She felt horrible, but she'd watched students rip eachother apart with just their hands and teeth.. Hurry up Jonathan.. She thought to herself. It's worse than I thought.. this isn't a prank..someone barracaded us in to protect us.. She was thrilled when she saw him jump down. She took the leg of the chair, and slammed it across the attacking student's head, just as he lunged for her a third time. The hit had impact, his neck breaking from the force of the blow. Blood splattered onto her clothes and face, but she merely closed her eyes. Breathe.. he was attacking you...

"If anyone gets too close.. don't hesitate to act. They've.. been killing each other.. They're sick or something.." She swallowed, "Hopefully we can barracade up in the infirmary. It's got medicine, and the non-perishable food should be in that building.. we can wait out rescue forces there or something.."

She took Jonathan by his free arm, her hand holding his wrist as she led him along, running across the grass towards building A. They made it along with little interuption, but she merely tugged her companion through the horde. She was a strong runner, plus the students seemed rather slow and mindless in their new sickened state. She tugged him along through the double doors leading into the building. Her pace was quick until she abruptly stopped moving, turning to face Jonathan as she placed her index finger to her lips then pointed ahead. About a dozen of their previous classmates crawling, stumbling and swaying through the hall ahead. She took him by the hand this time, not really thinking about his reaction or the reprocussions, but brought themselves close to the wall, waiting. She really didn't notice how bad it looked, her pressing him to the wall and all... Her eyes and thoughts weren't even on Jonathan currently. For all she knew Jonathan had her pegged as a guy still, but she wasn't thinking about looking homosexual. Akira had her mind wrapped around only one thought. Their survival. The halls, quieter now after a few of the sick students shuffled along their way, seemed safe enough to pass through. Being attacked inside the building wasn't favorable, not enough room. An attack could prove deadly.

She unknowingly squeezed his hand in her nervousness before leading him through towards the sickbay. She crept towards the door, seeing the nurse laying on the ground. She gripped her weapon, ready to strike if needed. Then she realized she was really dead, like for real this time though. I never thought I'd be happy someone is dead.. but it's better than a pair of hungry snapping jaws trying to tear into you.. She tapped the door with her finger, looking around, praying it wasn't loud enough to alert any of the infected possibly nearby. She gave a moment, so anyone inside could have a second to react to the sound before she reach for the knob. She didn't want a baseball bat to the head being mistook for one of those things. She proceeded in opening the door to the infirmary. Taking the quiet as a good sign, she slid in, bringing Jonathan behind her. She was startled once she saw someone else, bringing her weapon about to strike, freezing in place when she noticed who it was. She knew that face anywhere... it was Kei. There was another girl she wasn't so familiar with, but they'd been bus-mates.. (Keiko) sleeping in the room, giving her hope. She looked relatively healthy, Kei looked relatively healthy.. She dropped the chair leg Jonathan had given her, mouth agape, "K-Kei..?" She asked questioningly, her voice weak, like she'd suddenly developed a huge knot in her throat. She waited for a response, something to prove he was still the person she knew..not one of those sick things.

She waited, but at the first sign of health and sanity he gave her, she readily threw herself on him, arms around his neck taking him in a firm hug. It was a little awkward, seeing as how short she was.. but she'd accomplished it. Also there was the minor detail that until now, she'd hated his guts... "Thank god.. are you okay?" she whispered in relief. The first sign of...sober... positive recognition she'd given him since their tense situation they'd had on the bus. She was just so happy to see a familiar face that wasn't growling or attacking her.

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Kei

Kei had never imagined being in a situation such as the one he found himself in, it was insane and nothing made sense. Everything in the world that had been so peaceful was now in shambles, flesh eating fiends roaming around the halls of the school, no help seeming to come despite the horrors being so widespread and obvious around the school grounds. With Kei finally being in a place where he could think, in a safe place, it began to make less and less sense. It didn't make it less scary, the realness of it all, the feeling of solid ground and the genuine feelings and pain, that was too much to deny even this most ridiculous of scenarios. So while there was no proof to anything other than the complete truth of the world around him he had to act like it was all happening, that he wasn't laying on his bed having the most real and horrifying dream of his life, that he hadn't been drugged or fallen unconscious, that it was all one hundred percent real. That was not easy, he didn't want to believe what he had seen, that those people were all dead and that the world for whatever reason had abandoned them, especially since the most likely reason would be the incident being widespread. Yet as much as he wanted to believe it was fake, that there was something more innocent occurring, that just wasn't an option. No, he had to protect those who were still alive, protect Keiko, Kaoru, anybody that was still okay, not turned or eaten by one of those abominations roaming the halls. It was all he could do, all he could do to stay sane and keep his head in an impossible situation.

There was nothing easy about it, especially when he couldn't do it all himself, he could be there for everyone at once. Kaoru leaving to go find supplies was the first part of that difficult realization. It proved that while he could protect whoever he found, or at least attempt to, that he couldn't do it all, he couldn't go help Kaoru and stay with Keiko. It made him wish he had woken up with more of the people he had come to know, been with them, had more people so he didn't have to leave anyone alone. Yet that was not how things were, in order to ensure the safety of anyone there was work to be done and as hard as doing it was he had to ignore his worries over the younger Kaoru and focus on the 'base of operations' as he had taken to thinking about the Infirmary. If he did that right he could rest assured the people inside would be safe, he could protect them while still going out and helping others, or at the very least he could make sure whoever did come back would have some degree of comfort from the shit raging right outside.

Kei's thoughts didn't get far however, while he had missed the sound of someone entering a weak voice soon caught his attention, a familiar sound to it. "K-Kei..?" His head turned slowly, hope that it was who he believed it to be, his heart beating faster, louder, until he saw her, Akira. It was incredible, the knowledge that Akira was alive, that yet another person he knew and cared for was alive. It floored him, he didn't know what to say and for a brief moment just stood there. Her arms around his neck snapped Kei out of his thoughts entirely though, emotion coursing through him and even in such a situation embarrassment was part of what he was feeling. He was so happy she was okay, a smile spread across his face as his arms wrapped around her, returning the hug with relief and hope coursing through him. To make things even better she wasn't mad, in fact she was hugging him and speaking with a hint of relief that he was okay, a sentiment he wouldn't have thought she would give him in the mood she had been in. Apparently the situation had removed that particular emotion from mind and while it wasn't important as long as she was okay, it was nice. "I'm... I'm fine... Are you okay?" Kei released Akira from his grasp, though he would have much rather kept her close, and looked down at her, a sincerity washing over his face that made it obvious how welcomed a sight she was. Not that the person with her wasn't a welcomed sight as well, Kei was happy for anyone to be alive, but for the time being Kei was focused on the sight for sore eyes right in front of him.

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Kaoru


Kaoru hastily stuffed several water bottles and boxes of crackers into the two duffle bags he'd found in the nurse's office. He knew he didn't have much time, soon Kei and Keiko would start worrying about him. He had to act fast. He'd grabbed enough for at least 24 people to have a bottle and a box of crackers to themselves. He knew he could always make another run to get more if they needed. After zipping up both of the bags Karou wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at his weakened hand. Shit.. I just had to get hurt. Good going Kaoru.. I wonder if they can smell this.. He looked to the door, fear instantly filling up his stomach. He couldn't fight this time around.. He bit his bottom lip, reaching for the door and taking a deep breath before getting an idea. You're a genius! Kaoru smirked to himself and took his shoes off, tying them together and wearing them over his shoulder as well, sprinting down the hallway. They won't hear me this way.. I hope.

He knew the smell of blood would eventually attract them, so he made his pace as fast as he could now that he didn't have the sound of his shoes stopping him from moving as quickly. He avoided piles of filth and glass as best he could. Once the nurse's office was in sight Kaoru almost cried tears of joy, but he didn't want Kei or Keiko to see him like that so he withheld it. Maybe another time.. He ran to it, shakily knocking twice, counting to five inside his head. One.. Two.. Three.. Four.. Five! As soon as he reach five, he slid the door open and shot inside quickly. He dropped the bags to the floor, sliding down the door once he'd closed it, panting and examining his hand in the light, "I ran into the janitor." He laughed, a huge grin on his face despite his injury. He no longer had his weapon, but there was enough food and water to go around.

Then he looked up, noticing an odd turn of events. Kei and that girl from the camp fire, was it... Akira? Yeah. He looked over his blue eyes widening once he saw familiar red hair. His grin growing even bigger, if possible, "Hey man." He looked like a human incarnation of a fox with his eyes squinted like that and his big huge grin, "Nice to see you made it." He then noticed Keiko was whispering in Jonathan's ear, blinking curiously. What did I miss? He noticed they all moved away, laughing really hard, "So did everyone decide to start an apocalyptic hookup or something while I was gone?" He wiped his eyes with his free hand, "I understand, but I didn't expect that coming from you lot..!" He was almost breathless.

When his laughter calmed down, he looked to his hand again, "Any clue on how to get this glass out?" He asked the group, childlike and innocent again after he'd just insinuated that everyone was trying to have an orgy.

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Character Portrait: Akira Miyuu Character Portrait: Keiko Misao Character Portrait: Kei Takeda Character Portrait: Jonathan Fenix Character Portrait: Kaoru Inoue
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Jonathan Fenix


It had only been mere seconds after recovering from his jump did Jonathan see some sick student, if sick was the correct term, lunge at Akira, only to have their neck and head smashed in with one of the metal legs that he had jumped down with. Directly following the strike, Akira was telling him firsthand that these other students had been attacking each other as if they lost their minds.

Now why does this seem familia-- Jonathan's thought was interrupted as Akira had grabbed him by the arm, taking literally minutes dodging any incoming strikes from these... infected as the duo had made their way through the horde of students. While [the infected] were shambling around and striking at pretty much anything that moves, Jonathan and Akira were quick enough not to be grabbed, or worse bitten, and he had held up decently, despite having a "slight" head injury. They had made it through the horde, and Akira had successfully led him to their location and through a set of double doors...

Until all of a sudden, Jonathan felt himself being pinned with his back towards the wall by the other student. He realized that while Akira had secured him to the wall momentarily, their eyes weren't fixed on him, but rather towards those infected that had been shuffling their way through the halls before them. However, he had also noticed something peculiar about Akira's neck while he took a quick glance at them. There was something peculiar about the shape (or rather, the lack of) of a particular structure. - that Akira wasn't a male student, for she is a she indeed.

Interesting, but this is just not the time, he thought to himself as he forced his attention back onto the looming threat of nearby infected, as she squeezed his hand right before continuing on through the sickbay. They had discovered a faculty member that Jonathan would assume as the nurse, and had tapped on a nearby door with her hand before opening it... revealing another duo of students (one boy and one girl) - whether they were infected or not, Jonathan couldn't exactly tell, though they didn't seem like it to him.

He had recognized the female student of the two as Keiko, and she appeared to be in a mostly healthy state, but he didn't know the male (Kei) until Akira had released her grip on the metal leg-pole and questioningly called his name out. Jonathan still had a quick reflex by catching the pole with his foot to reduce the crashing sound of it landing onto the floor, and after a few seconds he had watched her flung her arms around him.

As the two talked to each other, he hadn't noticed that Keiko had sneaked to his side, until she began whispering into his ear. The whisper somewhat startled him, but settled back down as the last few minutes of running around - especially through a horde of zombies - were frantic enough. "I don't have the slightest idea. Don't know either one of them."

As he replied to what Keiko had asked him, he moved slightly towards a wall post, and tried to lean on it to support him. "It seems that we're in the infirmary, I believe," he answered back when keiko further asked him where they were, before another door had opened from across the room.

Luckily, what had emerged from the door was the little blue tuftball that went by the name of Kaoru, And it had appeared that he had brought food with him. By judging the size of the grin on the kid's face, Jonathan knew that he was probably happy to see him, and the blue-haired kid began asking various questions. Jonathan simply shrugged as he didn't know the answers, and his headache was fading, except that he had no longer felt the weight of his phone in his shirt pocket...

His eyes widened slightly, realizing that he must have dropped his phone either during his jump or when Akira have pulled him through the horde outside. However, while his phone was dead, it had reminded him of something... "So, before I start interrupting things between you all, who here has a phone that works and has service? I seem to have dropped mine when we moved across the yard."

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Character Portrait: Momo Yakamoto Character Portrait: Raiden Kon Character Portrait: Kei Takeda Character Portrait: Cassiopeia Elegy Argyris Character Portrait: Mai Kon
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Momo


When Momo was done dealing with the zombie onslaught, she bit her tongue and covered her mouth in surprise. Did I really just scream the word ‘scum’? "Uhm... Thank you very much!" Momo turned her head, eyes widening as she noticed there was still one more zombie to go. “AUH—“ she was about to warn her new acquaintance but as luck would have it, the silver-haired girl had unconsciously dodged the attack with the zombie ending up trapped under falling lockers from a domino effect. Phew.. Momo wiped her brow with her forearm, only to glance back at her messy self and the messy state of the locker room. There was no way she would get used to the stench and sight of splattered guts. It took all her self-control not to puke. "Thank you very much for saving me." The girl bowed to which Momo blinked confusedly before smiling. "My name is Cassiopeia." “Cah-ss-ee-oh-pey-ah?” Momo attempted to pronounce or clarify her name with a head tilt. It was one of the longest first names she had ever heard of but it sounded beautiful. Analysing her new company, Cassiopeia looked very foreign and surely not Japanese which helped explain the unique name She appeared really pale in complexion, as if she was not used to the touch of the sun’s rays and had been raised indoors for the most part of her life. Momo snapped out of her thoughts as the girl returned her mobile phone. She seems okay but I’ve never seen her before.. is she a transfer student?"What's your name?" "Oh, you have a message from Kei." Momo’s head started to spin as she realised there wasn’t really any time for pleasantries and small talk. Sera could still be trapped in an elevator, and there was still the reality of zombies to face.”I’m Momo.” The junior said in a rush as she pressed a few buttons on her phone to access Kei’s message: 'Momo, it's Kei, I'm hoping you're okay. I'm at the sickbay with a few others.' "Uhm, do you have any idea where we could go and be safe, and then think what happened to our school?"

“Yes..” Momo replied then immediately started getting teary eyed as her thumbs went to work on her reply: ‘I’m okay. I have another survivor with me named Cassiopeia…’ Before she could continue texting, she dropped on her knees and started rubbing her eyes feeling like a baby. Momo just couldn’t stop crying. She was so relieved that her senior and whoever the few others were, were okay. Momo had been holding up a tough act ever since she woke up to the horrors of the walking undead but now that she had a moment to really sit and think about it, she was bawling. “I’m sorry..” she apologised to Cassiopeia for having to see her cry. She wasn’t used to crying in front of others. In the past, back at elementary, she would hide or deny her tears to the point of seeming emotionless just so the bullies wouldn’t get any pleasure of seeing how hurt she was. Airdalen, making friends, attending a party for the first time and really belonging with everyone had changed that. She sniffed the last bit of her waterworks and continued texting, ‘Is Sera there? Has she been rescued from the elevator? We’ll head over now. Take care.’ Momo pressed to send, stood up again and flexed her shoulders before tossing her mobile phone back to the girl. “Cassiopeia, I’ll fight the zombies okay? Can you promise me you’ll hold onto that?” Momo asked politely as she turned to gaze at the girl. She was taller than Momo so it felt strange for Momo to be leading. “You’re probably older than me. I’m sorry if I seem bossy.. I do respect my elders but I’m just really eager to be united with my friends and think we’d stand a better chance as a group too.” Momo picked up her dual poles before rubbing the back of her head apologetically.

Momo was alerted to the sound of something, or someone falling with a thump and had taken a new stance and attitude, turning her full attention towards the door leading out of the room. “We’re not alone..” Momo’s expression became serious, her eyes sharpened and her grip on her twin poles tightened preparing to launch an attack. It was just like in the movies. When chaos had settled down, hope been delivered, there would be an attack. Of course.. Momo without warning leapt out of the room and swatted the first thing she saw hard where the head would be located. When her adrenaline rush had faded, she realised she had made a mistake and attacked a non-zombie male (Raiden). “Oops..” Momo’s grip on her poles loosened out of guilt before she turned her head to see another girl with orange eyes and white hair (Mai) who seemed to know the boy she had just whacked. “Uh.. I’m sorry!” Momo apologised immediately, jumping aback as someone had witnessed her error which could start a misunderstanding. The last thing she’d want would be to upset or make enemies with the living right now.

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Akira blinked a bit in her own embarrassment. She hadn't really thought about her actions all that much until she felt a pair of arms return her embrace. She had just been enormously happy to see a familiar face and acted without thinking during her wave of excitement and relief. S-shit I'm hugging Kei.. She bit her bottom lip. She pulled away slowly at the question, nodding her head, "Just a few minor scratches from breaking out a window.. Nothing treatment worthy. Not even any blood." The girl grinned, looking over to Jonathan though, "But.. my friend.." She pointed to him, then looked to him apologetically. I didn't mean to get caught up with Kei, it was an accident..


"He got hurt." She bit her lip even harder. She felt guilty for not getting Jonathan immediate treatment upon arrival. Returning to the situation at hand wasn't exactly Akira's favorite idea, but she knew how necessary it was to get him treated, "His head was bleeding when we woke up.. someone locked us in a classroom, to protect us I guess. We didn't discover the madness outside until roughly.. I'd say, ten minutes ago.. What happened? How..?" She retold the situation, starting to get scared again. She didn't have to protect anyone at the moment, the emotions had no excuse to bottle up anymore. Akira nearly jumped out of her skin as images mentally reminded her how she was forced into attacking the student outside. Just like that boy..

Then she saw Keiko whispering something to Jonathan in her peripheral vision, her attention moving over to Keiko. What are they..? They can't be thinking.. She instantly blushed putting her hands up in her defense, "I-It's not like that!" She squeaked out, waving them back and forth, "F-friends, just friends!" She slammed the words down quickly, but then the boy she met at the camp fire, Kaoru, decided to add his two cents in, "ORGY!? You are sick!" She was utterly embarrassed by now, her fists clenched and her body shaking as her face finally exploded through several shades of red, "You can't be that injured if you're talking about orgies, Baaaaaaaaaka!" She snapped out irritatedly. She asked in disbelief, covering her face with one hand, twitching in her frustrations. I can't believe how he's managed to turn something as serious as this into complete retarded chaos.. It was taking every bit of self control to keep from grabbing the blue haired boy by the collar of his shirt and pumble him! He's already hurt though.. She felt her anger subsiding, looking to the floor. Her eyes softening in regret for going off on the kid. He had to be a junior, he looked so young. He doesn't know any better.. Akira reasoned with herself. "We have more important things to worry about, q-quit being so.." She crossed her arms, "Quit being so childish.." She almost whispered the last part. Is this how everyone feels when they're around me..? She started to question herself, looking the the small boy. He annoyed her beyond belief.

"I like someone else.." She trailed off, not looking up from the ground, "I have since last year.." She hadn't gotten a single clue of Silas being okay. I hope he's alright.. Please don't be dead.. She bit her quivering bottom lip, continuing her explanation, "Not that it matters now.. He could be.." Tears almost filled her eyes as she felt a knot in her throat. She wasn't aware of Kei's feelings toward her, or she probably would have withheld that information for another time. Not in the beginning and she made it pretty clear she was still unaware. Akira was quite the dense one when it came to these things.

She stood there for a few moments, fighting off tears, "I can't do anything about it though.." She whispered, messing up her hair in attempt to shake the thoughts. She had no way to find out if her crush was alive. It was out of her hands so Akira decided to do something productive instead. Silas would laugh at me right now if he could see this.. She didn't want to be seen as the basket case for the rest of her life. She wanted to prove she could change, more than anything in her life. When did it get so hot in here? She thought to herself, ripping off the overcoat to her uniform, in slacks, tie, and her white button down, "Sorry I'm still trying to take all of this in.. but enough moping.. What can I do to help..? I'm not really skilled anywhere in first aid.. but I want to help." Akira asked Kei, smiling a little, regaining a bit of determination.

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There were certain things Kei had always been bad at, but one thing more than any other was communication. Kei had never really been able to communicate well, he was often serious and literal and his lack of practice talking with people had him behind the usual social curve. In fact he could be considered socially inept in some ways. It all stemmed from his childhood, the abuse he suffered had caused him to withdraw into himself and while he did grow up and get past the traumas inflicted on him he never quite outgrew his habit of hiding from conversation. It wasn't as bad as it had once been, Kei had been working on it and this year more than ever he was dedicated to coming out of his shell and attempting to find a way to fit in, as hard as that would be for a guy like him. Yet even with his lack of communication skills or social understanding he go the awkwardness of the situation, him and Akira hugging in the middle of the room. It was innocent, both were simply glad to see the other alive, but that didn't mean it wasn't a slight bit embarrassing after the initial moment ended and they were still embracing.

"Just a few minor scratches from breaking out a window.. Nothing treatment worthy. Not even any blood." Kei smiled, glad that Akira had escaped everything unharmed and as he settled back into a more natural position, getting over the previous embarrassment he looked over to the friend Akira had referred to. "He got hurt." Kei hadn't talked to the other guy (Jonathan) but he looked a tad familiar, enough so that Kei recognized him by appearance from the bus back to school. "His head was bleeding when we woke up.. someone locked us in a classroom, to protect us I guess. We didn't discover the madness outside until roughly.. I'd say, ten minutes ago.. What happened? How..?" "I woke up in a classroom as well and Keiko was in there with me. Luckily neither of us were hurt but the chaos outside... I have no clue what's going on." He motioned over to Keiko and only then noticed their whispering and what happened after that was a rather confusing segment of exaggerated guesses and the running wild of imaginations, enough so that the word orgy somehow got thrown into the mix and Kei could only reach up and pinch the bridge of his nose in frustration. He wasn't mad but it was curious to him how in this situation people could still have such thoughts, though it was better than panic or depression.

"You can't be that injured if you're talking about orgies, Baaaaaaaaaka!"Of course while it was ridiculous and Akira was right Kei couldn't help but start to become amused, perhaps the stress of the situation getting to him as he started to laugh a bit, not loud but just a small little chuckle. "Good to see your still as spirited as ever Akira." He stopped his laughing and took a deep breath, childish wasn't so bad for the moment, but they did have to focus on the more pressing issues than the imagined scenario people seemed to have because of the reunion hug. Besides, as Akira soon mentioned Kei knew she had feelings for another person, and anyone who knew her or Silas knew exactly who is was, so when she started to get a bit upset he reached over and touched her shoulder. "Don't worry Akira it's going to be fine, just keep strong and let's get the injured cleaned up so we can be ready to help when we do figure out what we can do." More than ever Kei had that determination to remain strong and help those around him even if he had some inner turmoil and wasn't handling the situation better than any of the others. Of course that was a way of coping in and of itself but that didn't matter, he just had to keep moving on and try and keep everything up and everyone together.

Luckily Kei had some knowledge that would help in their current situation and with what they needed, he could perform first aid. Being a fighter Kei was use to getting hurt and helping other fighters when they got hurt. That didn't mean he knew much or could call himself a medic or anything of the sort but he had enough knowledge to help with most minor injuries. "Akira if you could go find some alcohol and bandages and I will help get these two cleaned up, injuries are definitely not good, especially with what appear to be zombies outside." He gave a lightening smile and moved over to Kaoru first seeing as his injuries were fresh, and he would get to Jonathan as soon as he was done. "Both of you go sit down on one of the beds, being off your feet for a bit is recommended." He took them over to the beds and went over and grabbed a pair or tweezers to help with Kaoru, moving back over and getting to work. It wasn't going to be gentle exactly, he wasn't graceful enough or practiced enough for that, but at least they would have their injuries fixed up by the end.

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Akira's eyes widened when she felt Kei's hand on her shoulder, chocolate eyes looking up at him. She was envious.. How is he so calm in the midst of all this? Just who are you Kei? What have you been through? She thought to herself in amazement. However she didn't allow her gaze to linger.. That little blue haired punk might get the wrong impression again. Her blush had faded a little before her worries about Silas, but it was back again to taunt her. Kei is too close to Devone.. Even if I didn't like Silas.. I can't look at this person romantically when he could be just another plot Devone has schemed up to hurt me with..

She nodded her head before her silence became awkward, "You're right." she agreed with him, forcing a smile on her face, "I'll do my best." she rolled up her sleeves, still looking boyish as ever., "At least I'm not Ms. Roselle's slave.. That was punishment for wearing the boy uniform.. I was supposed to switch tomorrow." she laughed. Maybe me being found out brought on an apocalypse."

Akira nodded her head, bolting over to the other side of the room with almost lightning speed. She flung open the first set of cabinets, removing alcohol, Q-tips, and gauze. She went over to Kei, placing them on a side table before continuing her search. She began opening every compartment, slinging doors and drawers open and closed in a rushed manner, "Its here somewhere..." she bit her lip Where does the nurse keep the bloody shit!?

Akira was tempted to send everything on the desk flying in her irritation before a thought came to her. Smirking, the brunette made her way toward the Nurse's desk. Now if I was her...where would I put it? She thought for a moment, scatching her head. She checked the interior of the desk, but her efforts were in vain. Bollocks... Then she remembered her favorite quote. "The closer you are, the less you actually see.." It's obvious.. She'd put it out in the open because we'd least expect it! Akira knekt down into the floor, grinning when she found the purse under the desk. She stood up walking over to Kei as she opened the purse she'd discovered, digging through until she found it. She shook the bottle before tossing it on the bed, "Ibuprofen 800 mg it'll help a little bit, without doping him out."

With that, she walked over to Jonathan, placing her hand on his forehead, "You alright? Doctor Takeda will be with you in a minute.." she snickered. It was lame, but she had to make a few cheap shots to get him back for laughing at the orgy ordeal.

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Kaoru listened to everyone relive their first encounter to their current situation. Kaoru looking down at his injured hand as they spoke. At least you had someone.. I woke up by myself.. His blue eyes softened as he came to the realization. He hadn't made any real friends other than Varthur, and he hadn't seen him since they got off of the bus. He wasn't even sure if his friend was alive anymore. He felt so alone. He woke up alone, maybe it was just a sign he was meant to be by himself. The pool building, struggling to survive, having no one to rely on but himself, it all frightened him. He tried to flex his hand, wincing in regret. It felt like the rage of a thousand angry bees attacked the palm of his hand all at once.

He was called an idiot by the brunette girl Akira, but he only gave a small chuckle, faking a big grin, laughing it off before anyone noticed his mood. He didn't want to burden them, but it was starting to really suck that he didn't know how to make genuine bonds with people. Kei's speech gave him a much better sense of purpose, even if it wasn't directed at him Per Se. He's right, we should worry about the things that we can change. This is something that we have the ability to change.

Kaoru nodded, as he was asked to sit on one of the beds, hoisting himself up, keeping his incapacitated hand protected from unneeded stress, "Thanks.." He muttered embarrassed, a little bothered that his attempt to take care of everyone resulted in Kei having to in turn, take care of him. Flopping on the hospital-like bed, Kaoru's confident and sad expression totally changed. His expression was worried, and frightful. He'd never spent a single day in a hospital aside from his physicals and mandatory shots. He had a pretty strong immune system, so doctors offices made him nervous.. and since Kei was playing 'Doctor', so did he at the current moment. How bad is this going to hurt? He thought to himself, swallowing hard. He let out a groan of pain when the first one came out, closing his eyes tightly. He wasn't exactly being a 'man' about it, but after the first few, Kaoru silenced himself. He bit into his lip and clenched the bed with his other hand, only an occasional hiss when the pain became far too much. He wasn't a tough guy, but he didn't want to look like a sissy in front of two girls.

The brunette threw him some Ibuprofen, one blue eye opening to eye the bottle, "T-thanks.." He couldn't help but smile, even if removing the glass was far more painful than the initial accident. He closed his eyes tight again, remaining silent as much as he wanted to complain. I'm such a burden to them.. They probably are all thinking about how I'm an annoying little kid.. They all seem to have to babysit me.. Jonathan could have a concussion but poor little Kaoru cut himself on some broken glass.. Let's get him a band-aid first..

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Devone watched and ever so closely observed her surely short-lived companion Sera for a reaction but was almost surprised to have the moment butted in. "I have no interest in you girls' preferences. Yet, it would be preferable to stop with the mind games." “Oh goodness, what a.. kill-joy~” Devone expressed the final word in a sing song manner as she felt scolded by their temporary male leader (Aeon). Sera had simply said nothing and turned her attention away from Devone, neither confirming nor denying a sense of fear. No matter.. I’m not sticking around for them anyway. "Stay close to me." The male (Aeon) seemed to order them again, much to Devone’s dislike. “Stay close to who? I don’t even know your name.. stranger~” Devone repeated her sing song tone again, as if she was enjoying herself when really she was far from amused right now. It wasn’t fun thinking about being filmed by an unknown person for a reason she was yet to uncover. She still didn’t possess the means or the information to deduct who was responsible for this… ‘experiment’. It was perhaps unwise to keep mocking their so-called saviour but it was really grinding against her nerves to have to bare following orders and following behind others. It had of course occurred to her that splitting up was a more preferable choice she could make but then again, she couldn’t see what that would achieve except lessening the headache. She still didn’t have Atsushi to attend to her and the mysterious male (Aeon) was as close to services as she could get as he dealt with the proposed ‘zombies’ invading their school and threatening their way of life.

“Oh bother..” Devone mumbled to herself as the blood she had been playing with started to dry and stick to her skin. It was a generally unpleasant feeling and she was very urged to find a nearby bubbler or tap to wash it off. Well we’re in building A.. the sickbay should be somewhere around here and have a tap, shouldn’t it? Devone wasn’t sure because she had never been in the school’s sick bay. She would rather be attended to by a personal private doctor than risk settling somewhere where many other students had been sick prior and probably coughing, sneezing, generally spreading unwanted disease. It only made common sense that the sickbay would have taps though so she began to look around for the sign.
Mildly distracted, she hadn’t noticed the man’s (Aeon) next order being "Go over there." and left him to the attention of the incoming zombies as she started to wander in another direction to where she believed the sick bay was held at. Looking above doors, she managed to find the correct sign and placed her hand on the door handle to the sick bay. Devone hesitated, unsure if the door was the type that moved inwards or outwards and that was when she felt something, some liquid drip upon her neck. “Pardon me but that’s disgu—“ Devone had looked over her shoulder to find herself face to face with a wretched-looking thing that resembled a classmate she had bullied in another year. Her heart missed a beat as she started to shake, starting to believe that maybe this wasn’t simply a prank. That’s.. that’s awfully good for make up… The sight of the rotting female student whose stomach appeared ripped open combined with the strong stench left Devone feeling sick to the point she was about to faint. This can’t.. The liquid had turned out to be the monster’s drool as it enclosed in on her, moving to grab and take a bite as Devone’s vision started to blur to black. be…. The weight of her hand on the door’s handle had been enough to open it in that split second before she collapsed, not quite bitten yet. happening…

[ooc: Rushed sorry u_u I know it's going to make one heck of a big group but special zombies incoming soon XP]

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"No problem." She winked to Kaoru, before noticing Kei's eyes on her, "S-something wrong..?" she asked, unsure of the look he was giving her. Why is he looking at me for? The look was making her nervous so she took the first distraction she could think of. Akira found herself looking over at the sight that fell into the room. Akira's eyes widened at the zombie attacking Devone. She thought she'd rejoice seeing Devone so helpless, but she was scared for her. Akira thought about leaving her that way, but she was torn from her cruelty when she heard Kei's order for someone to help her.

The girl sighed to herself before speedily making her way to Devone, hooking her arms under her's before dragging her to a safe distance. Then Akira got to do something she'd always wanted to, "Snap out of it Devone!" and before anyone could argue with her method, Akira's hand collided with Devone's cheek. It was a reality slap, and it definitely wasn't as hard as she could possibly manage. She'd used just enough force to jolt the girl into reality. That felt surprisingly good.. Akira indulged in the moment for a second. I'm terrible.. There isn't time for me to hold a grudge like this.

"As much as you might think I'm lying.. I only did it cause they do it on TV.." She told Kei, once he'd calmed the madness down. She began tapping Devone's cheek softer this time, but repeatedly, "Oooooi Devoneeee.." She rang out, looking to Kei wearily, "Mind getting her some water?" She asked her fellow brunette, laughing a bit, "She's a tad spoiled, so she's probably not used to this much physical activity.. plus the scare.." Akira was full of pride that she'd dealt with the epedemic better than her enemy, but she had to let go of her hatred, "It was so hard to rescue her.. I wanted to just stand there.. I had to though." She closed her eyes, "Even after everything she's done to me, put me through.. I don't hate her. Not really. If she'd stop manipulating and tormenting me, if she'd just leave me alone. I'd be okay." She finally confessed. She only disliked Devone because Devone didn't like her. It was a confusing, childish game that she just hoped would end soon.

"I don't want her to hate me. I don't want to have to keep hating her." She frowned, "I just want to know what I did. She's hated me since day one."

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"Finally done..."



These rotting annoying critters are truly getting on his nerves. They continued to come his way like a swarm of locusts. It would be wonderful if he would have some kind of pesticide sprayer to eliminate these maggots. Nevertheless, Aeon did not show any signs of fatigue nor did he show any other emotions than indifference. He was given a reprieve when the crowd of zombies became a meager amount of 3. It was possible for him to divert some of his attention. That is when he managed to glance at his two companions. It seemed that one of the girls went to the direction where he came before hand, the sickbay. Unfortunately for her (Devone), there was a zombie after her. He would not be able to reach her in time. Furthermore, there was also the other one (Sera).

"Move." Aeon stated as he ran towards Sera. He hacked the incoming monster which was about to bite a piece of meat from her (Sera). He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him. As such, Sera's head would be placed on his chest. The bulk of the blood was on him as he shielded her (Sera) from it. When the threat was disposed, he pulled her away from the scene towards where he had last seen the other girl (Devone). "Let's go." He was not sure what happened however, he needed to be certain if she (Devone) was fine, injured, or dead. Of course, he would prefer that the girl (Devone) was alive and unharmed physically. Whether he liked it or not, the girl (Devone) was his responsibility until he founds a safe haven for these two (Devone and Sera).

Fortunately, this area had fewer undeads than what he had faced earlier. Aeon glanced at the girl (Sera) still left by his side. "We need to breakthrough." That was all he said as he began to hack away as he created a clear pathway to the sickbay where he had come from. He even dealt with the zombie which attacked Devone along the way. As far as he knew, that place was empty except for the first encounter he had upon waking up to this low-budgeted horror film he was currently in. It should be tentatively safe as far as his observations go. Soon enough, he was able to reach the sickbay door with Sera in tow. "Be ready." After saying that, he reached for the door handle while he made sure that he was ready to swing his fire ax just in case. For precaution, he was the one who opened the door. There was something heavy against it. His eyes narrowed ever so slightly to indicate he was thinking. "Open up." That's all he said and when the door did open, the sickbay was rather different from what he remembered prior.

His eyes of mauve traveled to the various individuals he could assume as one of those rotting props of meat. Aeon signaled Sera to enter as he closed the door behind even making sure to lock it. It would seemed that those writhing corpses were not the smartest, but there was no reason to believe in the possibility that one of those things will be able to open the door. "It seemed you two will be safe here." He said with his ever monotone voice as he looked at Sera and then Devone who seemed to be shocked about the circumstances. It was then he noticed the presence of the girl (Akira) which Cassiopeia was talking to during the elections along with another senior male (Kei). As for the others, he recognizes his assigned Junior (Keiko) and the one (Jonathan) who sat beside him at the bus on the way home from the beach. There was another boy (Kaoru), however he does not know him.

Releasing the hand of Sera which he had held to keep her safe, Aeon then approached Devone. Without even announcing anything, he picked her up and placed her on one of the beds, gently. It was unsightly to see any girl laying still on the floor and all. He also did notice that her (Devone) cheeks are slightly red. He touched one of her cheeks to inspect and then looked at Devone's eyes. "You'll be fine." After saying that, he glanced towards his Junior. This girl (Keiko) was also his responsibility in a sense. "Misao, are you hurt." His tone may not be questioning, but he was indeed asking for her well being. As for him, one would say that he was truly fighting his way outside the sickbay. His uniform which he really liked to keep clean was now tarnished with dirt, grime, and blood of those who he had hacked away recently. Actually, he hated feeling a bit sticky and dirty. However at the moment, this would be an exception.

Once, Aeon heard her answer. He approached the girl (Keiko) and patted her head. It was something he would do with his little brother (Brinx). The gesture seemed to bring comfort in a sense. He stepped back and prepared himself to leave. He took of his jacket which took a lot of blood stains and threw it on the bin. Afterwards, he looked at the other occupants and then to the Senior Male (Kei) he recognized from before. "I'm leaving. Take care of them." That is all he said as he approached the door. He still needed to find Cassiopeia. There were still other fine and well like here in the sickbay. So, he was clinging to a hope, that she (Cassiopeia) too will be safe. As such, he needed to find her (Cassiopeia).

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Sera

Sera could not claim to be accustomed to anything like what was going on and she found herself distracted in a way. It wasn't that her eyes were stuck in one place, they were actively watching for immediate danger, though danger of some sort was a given in the current situation, but she was missing things at the same time. Her mind was having difficulty not letting it all get to her while also paying complete attention to her surroundings, she was having to block some of it out to truly keep herself calm, or as calm as she could be. It was one of those situations where emotions just seemed to change rapidly, she was not in control as she usually would be, and not with Aeon leading the way as it was hard to relate or feel completely comfortable with someone so detached. In the moment Sera was becoming a bit oblivious and she was missing things, perhaps on purpose to some degree as Aeon dispatched of further undead. She had completely missed the departure of Devone, that was until she was pulled from her state of absence by Aeon grabbing her, apparently saving her from an unfortunate fate, and pulling her to his chest. She was more impressed by him shielding her from the blood more than anything else, his chest brought not incredible feeling and while his saving of her was appreciated the most impressive thing was the act of chivalry. "T-Thanks..." She said in an almost meek voice, still not quite herself even if she was doing her best to appear so on the surface. "Let's go." Even as she was pulled along moments later Sera simply went along with it, letting herself be guided as she disappeared into her head yet again, a solemn look on her face as she caught a glance of yet another zombie, though this time one that she recognized, if only vaguely. She hadn't known her, not even a passing greeting but it was a face she had seen and one that had her grimace and turn her head as Aeon dragged her along.

"We need to breakthrough." Sera wasn't sure how Aeon could keep himself so calm and also cut through the creatures with such ease, as if they hadn't been human or caused him no fear at all. She simply knew that she wasn't able to do so, though she had yet to try and that was as disheartening as anything else, that she was being protected and allowing others to do such things where she simply stated she could not without giving it the slightest attempt. Regardless she would not be changing in that moment and she only continued to follow Aeon's lead. "Be ready." Sera swallowed hard as she looked to the sickbay door, wondering if what was inside could possibly be as bad as what was roaming the halls, and also wondering if that had been where Devone had run off to. She hoped Devone was alright because as much as the woman knew how to poke a nerve she was not someone Sera would wish dead. In fact she wasn't sure who Devone really was, she probably wouldn't have been so hopeful that Devone was still alright but she had seen, or more precisely heard, hints of a person underneath the venom when in the elevator. She wondered just who Devone was and at the same time had her doubts that Devone was as evil as she tried to come across, or perhaps simply still capable of being redeemed.

"Open up." Sera swallowed again as she waited what would come next, what would be behind that door and whether Devone would still be alright, as she hoped many others were as well. It was only when the door opened that everything changed. Instead of more undead and horror she was instead greeted with a group of familiar faces, a few very familiar faces. "It seemed you two will be safe here." Sera nodded just slightly as she looked over the people in front of her and took special note of Kei. The senior was definitely a sight for sore eyes, she had already figured out he was a reliable guy and knowing how he was with Momo as her senior it definitely made her feel more at ease instantly, even if Aeon had proven himself capable by protecting her numerous times already. She looked to Devone, a sigh of relief at seeing she was unharmed, though she did look to be finally accepting their situation as truth and not some sick prank, further proof that she wasn't completely indifferent to everything. Then there was Akira, a sight for sore eyes even if they had a little rivalry going, and several other people she recognized from the bus, even the cute shorty Kaoru.

She didn't run in the room however, once Aeon released her hand she still just stood there, her face showing very little of anything despite the relief she was feeling. She looked at Aeon as he went around the room, speaking to carrying Devone to a bed, speaking to Keiko, even saying something to Kei and then heading back towards the door. She almost wanted to stop him, tell him to stay with the others to ensure safety but from what she had seen Aeon didn't fear what was outside and didn't feel attached to others, or seem to need them. So she said nothing and as he declared his departure she just moved from her place near the door over to a chair in one of the corners, sitting down and being much unlike her usual self, though not quite as absent as she had been previously. In fact she was looking around the room, everyone seemed to be handling things well enough and she was curious how long they had been enduring all of this, how long they had known what the hell was going on outside the sickbay doors, or at least had figured out the dangers. She herself was still acclimating, Devone seemed to be as well. Sera took in a deep breath, a hand moving up as she brushed some hair out of her face, eyes looking down as she began to twiddle her thumbs, curious where others may be, Momo, Silas, Bishop. There were still many unaccounted for.