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A small town in the midwest called Highgate is a part of 
The Will to Survive.
16 Characters Here
Darcy Morgan [227] Zombies? Piece of cake! I've survived worse brain dead people in El Lay.
Marcus "Freelancer" [189] Freelancer to Mother Eagle...the problem is taken care of....no more loose ends.
Natalie Williams [143] "Um, that was... messy. With all the... brains. And whatever [i]that[/i] is."
Leon Joseph Silver [139] The only need is to survive
Lilith R. Avery [123] I'll keep myself alive, whatever it takes.
Jin Bou [122] I wanted society to fall apart. This is not what I had in mind.
Leo Diaz [89] This Is Messed Up...
Layla Camdon [80] Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception
James Hill [62] What ever they are, they're not going to stop. Not till we are all dead.
Matthew Plains [55] Everyone dies. It's just the way God had us made.
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"I know you're there! Just come out before I have to come over there and drag you out!" Marcus shouted at the top of his voice.
Darcy looked in the direction that Marcus was shouting at. She could clearly see he wasn't over joyed by the discovery.
Well what do you know?. Thought Darcy equally as displeased as Marcus. Another bloody one. And she still didn't have a top on, good thing it was boiling out here.
Darcy looked in the direction that Marcus was shouting at. She could clearly see he wasn't over joyed by the discovery.
Well what do you know?. Thought Darcy equally as displeased as Marcus. Another bloody one. And she still didn't have a top on, good thing it was boiling out here.
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Jin looked at soldier boy and his smitten female pet. They really were made for each other.
"Tell me robot, what the difference is between you shouting and me shouting " he said with a grin. They seemed so single minded that they didn't hear his suggestions involving the internet or yellow pages.
Jin was worried for those that rallied around this man. The smitten girl seemed to be clinging to him possibly because of fear which turned into attraction.
'Luckily Natalie seems to be more self reliant.' He thought. He made a note to tell her his concerns to her. His nature to help had caused him to consider joining the group to make sure the robot didn't leave anyone behind.
"Tell me robot, what the difference is between you shouting and me shouting " he said with a grin. They seemed so single minded that they didn't hear his suggestions involving the internet or yellow pages.
Jin was worried for those that rallied around this man. The smitten girl seemed to be clinging to him possibly because of fear which turned into attraction.
'Luckily Natalie seems to be more self reliant.' He thought. He made a note to tell her his concerns to her. His nature to help had caused him to consider joining the group to make sure the robot didn't leave anyone behind.
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Leon looked from the shadows, they all looked unpleased at the sound he had made. Why in the blue hell did he have to scream? He stared at the dead body. This is all your fault
"I know you're there! Just come out before I have to come over there and drag you out!" said a man
"Oh, I knew it.. know I have to." Leon muttered.
He poked his head into the light, his eyes sparkling. His hand waving, he hesitated before coming out. He thought to put his hands out and looked at all the people staring at him. He put his hand on his duffel bag bringing out his crossbow just incase. His hand was at the ready incase someone thought to pull out a gun on him.
"Uhh... hi."
He said awkwardly at all the eyes meeting with his. So much pressure, it was obvious that they were all pretty angry and were arguing. He would've just made the situation worse and they would only want him if he had use to them. Ecspecially to the dude that was straight and military-like. His father had been a soldier, he would've survived this whole thing ... if he didn't turn. He knew they weren't ready to welcome him in with open arms but someone was better than no one and they were actual people. He felt safer with them even if they didn't want him here...
"I know you're there! Just come out before I have to come over there and drag you out!" said a man
"Oh, I knew it.. know I have to." Leon muttered.
He poked his head into the light, his eyes sparkling. His hand waving, he hesitated before coming out. He thought to put his hands out and looked at all the people staring at him. He put his hand on his duffel bag bringing out his crossbow just incase. His hand was at the ready incase someone thought to pull out a gun on him.
"Uhh... hi."
He said awkwardly at all the eyes meeting with his. So much pressure, it was obvious that they were all pretty angry and were arguing. He would've just made the situation worse and they would only want him if he had use to them. Ecspecially to the dude that was straight and military-like. His father had been a soldier, he would've survived this whole thing ... if he didn't turn. He knew they weren't ready to welcome him in with open arms but someone was better than no one and they were actual people. He felt safer with them even if they didn't want him here...
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Come on just lift your arm and kill him...you can do it...kill him. Freelancer could kill everyone here just for seeing him, and this kid deserved it. He began to raise his weapon to the kid. It could be done...then he stopped himself before it was pointed at the kid...but it didn't have too. If he killed this kid he risked losing his guide to Ghostfather, Lilith. Plus, he thought of Darcy, there was her. Why did he care so much about her? He just killed his sexual partner of more then six months in cold blood and here he was worrying about losing a women he just met.
"Because I don't sound like a pussy while doing it. Plus with those squinty eyes of yours do you even realize what your yelling at?"
Just then the new burden came from the shadows waiving
"Uh..Hi" hmm a Brit huh? and his hand in a duffel bag
"Just so you know, you draw you die." Freelancer said without even raising his pistol then like he hadn't just threatened his life said "So who is this now that comes to spread joy to me?" he asked the newcomer.
"Because I don't sound like a pussy while doing it. Plus with those squinty eyes of yours do you even realize what your yelling at?"
Just then the new burden came from the shadows waiving
"Uh..Hi" hmm a Brit huh? and his hand in a duffel bag
"Just so you know, you draw you die." Freelancer said without even raising his pistol then like he hadn't just threatened his life said "So who is this now that comes to spread joy to me?" he asked the newcomer.
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James awoke a couple times throughout the next few hours, shifting and turning on his bed. It was hard to sleep; he had a kid in the other room, zombies outside, and no idea what to do next. James had some ideas, but he would keep them in his head, for now. It was important to wait till morning, when the zombies were not as active. It was a longshot, but it had to be done. He told Leo that they would go check out his aunt's place, if she was alive he would reunite them, and possibly let them go, or join in with him.
Times were about to get hard, people needed to stick together. If this disease really did infect the country then no place would be safe. Only if a large group or community were all somehow immune, like how James and Leo were, then they would be able to find safety. But did such a place exist? Probably not. If anything most of the population would be dead and turned into monsters, the others would die from starvation, insanity, accident, sickness, zombie attack, or even worse: murder.
The thought came to James, people these days did not trust, they were selfish, and did not care about others. If someone felt endangered by others what would be stopping them from killing the living. No one would enforce the laws, were there any laws still? Yes. Just because the people who make laws and the people who enforce them are dead doesn't mean the laws are gone.
To what lengths would James go? He would steal from stores, homes, and the dead. James thought about this. He decided he would not harm anyone, not hurt, and definitely not kill. No, it was wrong. James had so many thoughts, but he fell asleep before he could continue.
Times were about to get hard, people needed to stick together. If this disease really did infect the country then no place would be safe. Only if a large group or community were all somehow immune, like how James and Leo were, then they would be able to find safety. But did such a place exist? Probably not. If anything most of the population would be dead and turned into monsters, the others would die from starvation, insanity, accident, sickness, zombie attack, or even worse: murder.
The thought came to James, people these days did not trust, they were selfish, and did not care about others. If someone felt endangered by others what would be stopping them from killing the living. No one would enforce the laws, were there any laws still? Yes. Just because the people who make laws and the people who enforce them are dead doesn't mean the laws are gone.
To what lengths would James go? He would steal from stores, homes, and the dead. James thought about this. He decided he would not harm anyone, not hurt, and definitely not kill. No, it was wrong. James had so many thoughts, but he fell asleep before he could continue.
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Darcy moved closer to Marcus when she saw the guy put his hand in the duffel bag. She was unarmed and really wanted to get some clothes on the top half of her body now. Her gun also lay in the front seat of the truck. She wouldn't make the mistake of leaving without it ever again. Plus, she didn't like very much the way the Asian guy was looking at her all judgmental, as if he was all clued up on her and her life. When in fact he knew nothing!
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"My name is Leon... Leon Joseph Rivers, and yourselves?"
He kind of bowed and lowered his weapon. Why the hell did he do that? It's not like he was a part of the royal family or anything.
"Sorry its kind of a reaction now."
He looked around at the people and then behind him if any zombies came, he walked a little faster until he was at the gas station.
"Whats with the fighting and racist remarks?"
Leon didn't usually like to fight but he would if he needed to and this soldier-looking guy seemed the type to start trouble but so did the rebel. He didn't think so many girls would usually survive things like this.
Things like this. As if it had happened before, in every movie they always are on of the first to die unless its one of those romantic types where they usually have hot steamy sex to repopulate the world. He shook the thought from his mind.
He kind of bowed and lowered his weapon. Why the hell did he do that? It's not like he was a part of the royal family or anything.
"Sorry its kind of a reaction now."
He looked around at the people and then behind him if any zombies came, he walked a little faster until he was at the gas station.
"Whats with the fighting and racist remarks?"
Leon didn't usually like to fight but he would if he needed to and this soldier-looking guy seemed the type to start trouble but so did the rebel. He didn't think so many girls would usually survive things like this.
Things like this. As if it had happened before, in every movie they always are on of the first to die unless its one of those romantic types where they usually have hot steamy sex to repopulate the world. He shook the thought from his mind.
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This guy looked deranged thought Darcy slightly amused and like the rest of them wasting her time! Josh was loosing time. She hoped he was safe until she got to him. It wasn't like he was a child, he was as big as Marcus and could handle himself in a fight. But he was the only living relative she had. That reminded her, she had to call her mothers shrink. Darcy hoped to God the women was there and liquored up. Easier to handle her that way.
The new guy, Leon, kept babbling, Darcy just stood there and listened, letting Marcus deal with this new crazy person.
The new guy, Leon, kept babbling, Darcy just stood there and listened, letting Marcus deal with this new crazy person.
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"No you just sound like a retard," Jin said with a calm tone. Getting caught in the pace of racist machines was not something Jin would allow to happen.
Just then a young male stepped out with a crossbow. Jin groaned in frustration as the robot threatened yet another survivor.
"You are more of a grunt than anything else. Simple minded, and single purposed. Hey topless, I don't know what he promised you, but doesn't care about you and will leave you as soon as you lose your purpose"
Just then a young male stepped out with a crossbow. Jin groaned in frustration as the robot threatened yet another survivor.
"You are more of a grunt than anything else. Simple minded, and single purposed. Hey topless, I don't know what he promised you, but doesn't care about you and will leave you as soon as you lose your purpose"
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"Can't you tell Leon, we are one big happy family." he said sarcastically "The women behind be is Darcy, and I'm Marcus from the NSA. Lilith is the young girl with the dog. I could tell you the rest of their names, but they don't seem to like me very much." he grinned at the Asian sarcastically. This kid seemed okay, as long as he didn't feel like talking Freelancers ear off.
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"Maybe." Darcy said to the Asian guy. She didn't really have a purpose concerning Marcus, at least not a useful one to him. It was actually her who needed him. "But I have more of a chance of getting out alive with him than with you and for your information he hasn't promised me anything." Yet.
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Leon nodded, he would have to shut his mouth if he wanted to stick with these guys, still not sure if they were good people. But people are people and thats what matters. He could tell that the shirtless woman didn't like him but what did he care he had a shirt and she didn't.
"Can't you tell Leon, we are one big happy family."
"Hey topless, I don't know what he promised you, but doesn't care about you and will leave you as soon as you lose your purpose"
Leon tried to hide his grin at the sarcastic quote and almost chuckled when the asian said 'Hey topless'. It seemed as if this woman was showing herself to the world, suprised after how long they had spent arguing that she still hadn't found a shirt to put on. He seemed to like Lilith, she didn't talk as much as the others and she seemed respectable. She looked a little bit older than him and she had a dog. Animals. Animals were his weakness as well as family, he looked down at his necklace than to the survivors. If he had gotten to close to them he would get attatched and he would go all protective over them all, which he couldn't do. Hopefully they could look after themselves which most of them looked like they could, well everyone except Darcy who stilll stood there shirtless.
"Can't you tell Leon, we are one big happy family."
"Hey topless, I don't know what he promised you, but doesn't care about you and will leave you as soon as you lose your purpose"
Leon tried to hide his grin at the sarcastic quote and almost chuckled when the asian said 'Hey topless'. It seemed as if this woman was showing herself to the world, suprised after how long they had spent arguing that she still hadn't found a shirt to put on. He seemed to like Lilith, she didn't talk as much as the others and she seemed respectable. She looked a little bit older than him and she had a dog. Animals. Animals were his weakness as well as family, he looked down at his necklace than to the survivors. If he had gotten to close to them he would get attatched and he would go all protective over them all, which he couldn't do. Hopefully they could look after themselves which most of them looked like they could, well everyone except Darcy who stilll stood there shirtless.
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This was pissing her off now. They were all just wasting her time. The quicker Marcus got this James Hill asshole guy, the sooner she could convince him to help her find her brother.
"I'll wait in the truck for you." She said to Marcus as she walked passed him and jumped in the front passenger and slammed the door shut. Darcy sighed. It was nice and cool inside the truck.
Grabbing her Louis Vuitton pack, she found her iPhone and dialed the number to her mothers shrink. "Yes!" It was ringing.
"Dracinda Morgan." Said a mans voice. "I was waiting for you to call. Just wanted to let you know your mothers fine. She's passed out on my couch. The City's on lock down at the minute."
"Great." Replied Darcy, it took a load off her knowing she didn't have to worry about her mother. "Keep her there. I'll be there as soon as I can."
"Will do." Then the line cut.
Darcy breathed another sigh of relief. Then turned to look in the back seat. Lilith's pack was there. She didn't feel right going through it but she needed a shirt and she found an big ugly black one, just as bad as she'd imagined. Throwing it over her head, it was way too long. She rolled up the bottom just under her breasts and pinned it with the safety pins she'd got from the gas station. It came just above her midriff, leaving a little skin open keeping her from boiling.
"I'll wait in the truck for you." She said to Marcus as she walked passed him and jumped in the front passenger and slammed the door shut. Darcy sighed. It was nice and cool inside the truck.
Grabbing her Louis Vuitton pack, she found her iPhone and dialed the number to her mothers shrink. "Yes!" It was ringing.
"Dracinda Morgan." Said a mans voice. "I was waiting for you to call. Just wanted to let you know your mothers fine. She's passed out on my couch. The City's on lock down at the minute."
"Great." Replied Darcy, it took a load off her knowing she didn't have to worry about her mother. "Keep her there. I'll be there as soon as I can."
"Will do." Then the line cut.
Darcy breathed another sigh of relief. Then turned to look in the back seat. Lilith's pack was there. She didn't feel right going through it but she needed a shirt and she found an big ugly black one, just as bad as she'd imagined. Throwing it over her head, it was way too long. She rolled up the bottom just under her breasts and pinned it with the safety pins she'd got from the gas station. It came just above her midriff, leaving a little skin open keeping her from boiling.
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Okay there had been enough of this "Okay here is the deal Leon, We have been wasting our time here so I'm going to go in the truck. You guys introduce yourselves to each other, get what ever jaw jacking you have to do out of the way in the next fifteen minutes. Anyone who is coming with me better be ready by then or your getting left behind." He didn't care about the newcomers, Leon seemed okay, but Freelancer had to take a break or he was going to end up killing someone. He looked at the Asian, he was going to work some stuff out with him when it was more private.
Freelancer opened the door to the drivers side of the truck and threw his backpack on his lap. He ignored Darcy and unzipped the backpack and pulled out a file from the lab. He opened it, then looked at Darcy "Not to shabby your highness, you look okay." He said as he looked to the section, making sure nobody was reading over his shoulder "Project Antmen". Maybe there was something here about the infection mutating.
Freelancer opened the door to the drivers side of the truck and threw his backpack on his lap. He ignored Darcy and unzipped the backpack and pulled out a file from the lab. He opened it, then looked at Darcy "Not to shabby your highness, you look okay." He said as he looked to the section, making sure nobody was reading over his shoulder "Project Antmen". Maybe there was something here about the infection mutating.
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"Not to shabby your highness, you look okay" Marcus commented as he sat down besides her and opened some sort of file.
Darcy scowled at him, not that he noticed so engrossed he was in his file.
"It's better then what it started out as." she replied, looking down at the black short sleeved t-shirt she had just redesigned and pinned.
She could tell he was in no mood to discuss the file and didn't want to make him madder then he already was, thanks to the assholes outside. She seriously hoped they left them behind.
Darcy scowled at him, not that he noticed so engrossed he was in his file.
"It's better then what it started out as." she replied, looking down at the black short sleeved t-shirt she had just redesigned and pinned.
She could tell he was in no mood to discuss the file and didn't want to make him madder then he already was, thanks to the assholes outside. She seriously hoped they left them behind.
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"Yes, uhh sir." Leon hesitated to speak.
Stupid, he should have just nodded. He looked towards the others and just nodded, they knew who he was and if they told him their names that'd be great, he didn't like to waste time either but was there to waste time on anyway? Where was he supposed to go? He'd stick with Marcus, that was for sure. He waited around to see if they would tell him their name and then put his crossbow in the duffel on the way back to his bike, he hopped on and signalled the truck in front that he'd follow them. He didn't fancy Darcy much though, she was a spoilt little brat. I mean Leon was spoilt and rich but he loved his parents and had manners towards others. If they didn't show manners towards him. Even if she was super hot...
Stupid, he should have just nodded. He looked towards the others and just nodded, they knew who he was and if they told him their names that'd be great, he didn't like to waste time either but was there to waste time on anyway? Where was he supposed to go? He'd stick with Marcus, that was for sure. He waited around to see if they would tell him their name and then put his crossbow in the duffel on the way back to his bike, he hopped on and signalled the truck in front that he'd follow them. He didn't fancy Darcy much though, she was a spoilt little brat. I mean Leon was spoilt and rich but he loved his parents and had manners towards others. If they didn't show manners towards him. Even if she was super hot...
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Freelancer smiled as he looked at the file "For once since I met you I wasn't being sarcastic." he commented as he continued to read, on...about what they had done to James without him knowing all those years ago.
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Darcy stared at Marcus for a moment and then moved a little closer and kissed him on the cheek.
"Thanks." She said softly. "I mean, for saving my life."
"Thanks." She said softly. "I mean, for saving my life."
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Leon sat on his bike waiting for them, he could hardly see anything that was happening except for a peck on the cheek. Ew. Guess the asian dude was right. He hated the waiting but if he spoke up he knew he'd annoy them plus he didn't want to walk in on them if they led onto something more, he looked away beside him checking for zombies with his sword ready.
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Freelancer smiled, then a thought hit him. This just got way more complicated then it should have been. But part of him didn't care, the part of him before he was a trained killer for a living. The little kid in him that longed for this...longed for something real. He looked to Darcy and patted her hand, "It was no problem, I couldn't just let you die."
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Darcy smiled back, although she wanted more than a pat on the hand. It would do for now. . . Actually it wouldn't and without another second's thought she leaned in and kissed him full on the lips.
Pulling away she smiled and said "So we ready to go? Guess Leon's coming with us. Great." Voice dripping with sarcasm.
Pulling away she smiled and said "So we ready to go? Guess Leon's coming with us. Great." Voice dripping with sarcasm.
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Freelancer was a little shocked but he leaned into the kiss until Darcy broke it. It had been a long time since he had a kiss like that. It was....good. He then stuck the folder away after seeing that is was nothing that he didn't already know...he was there for some of it after all. He then turned to Darcy "He doesn't seem that bad, a little weird. Better then that Asian prick." he looked to the kid out the window, then checked his watch to see the time. It had been a long time since he talked to anyone like this "So tell me about yourself Darcy." Damn when was the last time he asked somebody that? His questions usually were things like, Whats the launch code? or do you want me to keep peeling your skin off or are you going to talk now?
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Darcy was a little dazed when she pulled away from the amazing kiss with what little sense she had left.
"So tell me about yourself Darcy." Marcus asked.
It took a few seconds before she actually understood what he was saying. Darcy didn't know what to say. Nobody had ever asked her that, in fact people were to scared to ask her anything most of the time. But Marcus wasn't afraid of her. Isn't this was she was thinking about the earlier today when she was out shopping with Frankie. It was like she wished this guy into existence and here he sat next to her, all that she'd listed and more . . . much more.
"Well," She said finally "What do you want to know?"
She guessed he'd already made some assumptions about her, most of them not good and probably all true, she thought with a sinking heart.
"So tell me about yourself Darcy." Marcus asked.
It took a few seconds before she actually understood what he was saying. Darcy didn't know what to say. Nobody had ever asked her that, in fact people were to scared to ask her anything most of the time. But Marcus wasn't afraid of her. Isn't this was she was thinking about the earlier today when she was out shopping with Frankie. It was like she wished this guy into existence and here he sat next to her, all that she'd listed and more . . . much more.
"Well," She said finally "What do you want to know?"
She guessed he'd already made some assumptions about her, most of them not good and probably all true, she thought with a sinking heart.
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He knew Darcy didn't like him and didn't want him to come along on this little 'trip' I think its what made him want to go even more, he laughed at the thought and tried to picture what expression on her face would be noticing he had come along. Well if he didn't get that image out of his mind, he put his glove on his right hand and checked the time. What was taking so long, we can have a bloody coffee when we are done and safe. He missed Britian, for sure England never had zombie apocolypse. America. Something always happens here. He shook his head in grief holding his necklace.
"Hope things are alright up there Brother." he whispered quietly.
He sat there in silence reflecting everything that had happened the past days. A whole zombie thing, killing his parents, meeting these people. Thank god his little sister were in Britian with his grandparents. He knew moving to America was a bad idea but his father didn't care and look what happened to him. No. He couldn't and didn't want to think of them in vein, ecspecially in the way they died. By his blade, his hand, his sword. He himself killed his parents. Ever since the morning it felt like he was holding his whole world on his shoulders.
"Hope things are alright up there Brother." he whispered quietly.
He sat there in silence reflecting everything that had happened the past days. A whole zombie thing, killing his parents, meeting these people. Thank god his little sister were in Britian with his grandparents. He knew moving to America was a bad idea but his father didn't care and look what happened to him. No. He couldn't and didn't want to think of them in vein, ecspecially in the way they died. By his blade, his hand, his sword. He himself killed his parents. Ever since the morning it felt like he was holding his whole world on his shoulders.
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"Well, I have a clean slate. I'm a man of facts. So give me the facts, tell me about your life I suppose." He checked his watch once again and checked out the window, Lilith was semi having a conversation with the three newcomers they had found in the gas station and Leon looked like he was having some deep inner soul searching. They would leave soon, find James...and then...then what?
(OCC, it's up to you guys after a few more posts we can push the story along or wait for the others.)
(OCC, it's up to you guys after a few more posts we can push the story along or wait for the others.)