The high sunlit clouds drifted lazily across the clear blue sky as Cecily strolled about through the desolated road. Aside from the wrecked cars and the occasional grunt of a lurker, it appeared to be an ordinary day. One of those rare days from before, where people weren't dropping like flies and reanimating shortly after. "If I didn't know any better..." Cecily sighed, fastening the straps of her backpack. "I would think I was just on my way home from class." But of course she wasn't. And things aren't ever going back to those days. As if to reassure her of that thought, a rotting soulless body moaned towards her, acknowledging her existence. Lucky for Cecily, that was the closest one to her, and as long as she didn't make any loud noise or wrong moves, she wouldn't need to engage the reanimated corpse. Instead, she quickened her pace, effortlessly leaving the thing behind and sticking to turned cars and the occasional tree. She was done scavenging for the day, so it was time to leave the town and walk to the nearest house.

"I still have enough time," Cecily murmured, as she looked up at the sun's position. She turned her attention back towards the road, making sure that her field of view wasn't obstructed.

After a few minutes of walking, hustling and avoiding the troublesome lurkers, Cecily finally arrived near the outskirts of the town, where all the houses were mostly located. She walked past the first few, immediately crossing them off her list since they weren't to her taste. Sure it was an apocalyptic world, and the only thing of her mind should be survival. But come one, a house with smashed windows? a red roof with a yellow garage door? Forget it, she had exquisite preferences that needed to be met. Her eyes stole a quick glance at the sky, ever so often, noting the position of the sun. Eventually, she would have to settle with one of the houses. And she probably had to make sure it was clear of lurkers, so she needed to make up her mind.

Wait...Something doesn't seem right.. Cecily stopped in her tracks and concentrated on her surroundings, trying to see and hear as much as possible. Almost as soon as she stopped, Cecily's ears twitched to a soft rustling behind her. A Lurker? She thought, not daring to turn around yet. That's impossible. At this distance I should hear a moan or two...that means... Without wasting another second contemplating it, Cecily turned around, spotting two figures from the corner of her eye. One was dangerously close to her while the other a few feet away. She decided to deal with the closest threat, and while still turning around, sweeping her foot along with her and colliding it with the stranger's side. However, since she did it all in one sweeping motion, there was barely any strength involved.

Cecily straightened her stance and took a few steps backwards. She was still in full defense mode, her eyes flickering between the crazy bat girl and what appeared to be a genderbent clone of that girl. Twins...? He got closer to them and helped the girl up. However, Cecily didn't relax a single muscle of hers. She was still debating on whether she should bring out her weapon or not. After all, she might have to fight against two people. She needed an escape route, and fast. But how?

"...stay with us for a while?"

What? Cecily turned her attention back to the twins, realizing the male one had been speaking with her the whole time. Maybe they weren't hostile? Doesn't matter. I still can't trust them.. Her eyes then rested on the sky, where the sun was slowly setting on the horizon, ready to end the day. Forget it, getting shelter is more important right now, Cecily. She turned her attention back to the twins and relaxed her stance. Although she hadn't heard a single word they had said to her, she assumed they were inviting her to their shelter. "Lead the way."