[IC] The Dead Rising [HOTD Closed]

[joeycbee]

The Next Morning

Anselma awoke once again from a short nap. It seemed that everyone else was up and moving, getting ready to leave. That boys was also up helping, which was good since he actually was still alive. She was a bit scared before the way he just collapsed. She walked through the halls till she reached where she first met the boy. It seemed that all the zombies had either walked off or had been taken care of. By the increase of dead zombies from last time one was more likely that the other but you never know these days.

She removed the knife and blade from the body and took a rag from one of the carts and cleaned it. The blood came off with ease on the knife but it seemed to have stained the katana. Wiping off the rest of the dried blood from her tools she put them in there sheathes and walked back to the group. It had seemed they had finished up packing and were nearly finish loading up the bus. Anselma hurried over to help with the last remaining supplies. After loading up the bus everyone took a 10 minute break to take care of miscellaneous business. After everyone got on the bus and with Miki behind the wheel and the pull of a lever they were off again.

They made a few turns left and right driving very slowly avoiding as mainly cars as possible. They eventually made it to the strange drawbridge with railroad tracks underneath it. The bridge was still up and the console was still just as far away. Under the bridge there were about twice as many zombies on the tracks than were on the streets. It seemed overtime a great deal had fell in and became trapped there, due to their lack of sight. A small group shouldn't have trouble passing through them if all went well. There were ladders every so often along the wall for people who fell in to climb back out. Selma sighed and said, "So how do we want to go about this," as she looked through the window at the path that laid ther before them.

[Shoe Thief]

Hunter looked into the pit of dead things. His ideas were extremely basic. But ideas. "I have some ammo left in my rifle? If we are fast one of us could provide cover fire well another runs across to drop the bridge." He stopped and thought about this, he had no idea how many bullets were left in the gun. "Or maybe we could draw there attention away from here somehow? Set off an alarm a bit farther down the tracks or something? just an idea, Not a professional so if anyone has a better idea let me know."

He still held onto his rifle like it was his lifeline, Mainly because he was too scared to go hand to hand with an infected. Though he knew the rifle had less then 15 bullets, He just didn't want to know what was left.

[karamonnom]

Amaya sighed as she looked over to the pit crawling with zombies. "I really don't know how I feel about having one of us running across that sea of zombies... There has to be something we can do though," she said, trying to think of something better to do. While they could try to cover for that one person, who knew if they had enough ammo to get them across safely and back, and they also needed to save some bullets for emergency as well. Well actually, there was one person they could send off who would most likely survive with limited need for help, but there still was a chance that it wouldn't work and she was afraid of that chance. Maybe it would be better to go through a different route....

Her eyes drifted towards Miki's direction, and she wondered what her thoughts on the situation was. She always had a plan, kind of.

@RumikoOhara

[RumikoOhara]

Miki observed the railroad tracks and the annoying raised bridge. She had given this particularly troubling problem a lot of thought and had even come up with a crazy kind of distraction.

She drug out a large garbage bag filled with smaller prepared waste bags filled with two spray cans of disinfectant a sterno can and shredded news paper. The general idea was while untested simplicity it's self.

"Okay I made up 8 bags to give us plenty of noise, in each of these bags are flammable disinfectants and an a sterno can. I've used wire clothes hangers to bundle the cans together so that that should make a satisfying bang when they go off which hopefully will draw every shuffler down there up the tracks so two people can cross an lower the bridge. she says as she looks at the group assembled around her

"I'll do bomb detail but hope I can get a partner because it's safer in pairs. Then we need two who can cross and those left can secure the bus and drive it across. Who ever goes with me needs to be able to go the distance because we'll have to run back to the bridge an cross or we could be cut off

[TheHangedMan]

Jose stood up and approached Miki. "I can make the run, Miss Miki" said the large teen. He had to hunch over a bit because his head was hitting the top of the bus. "In fact, I'll be fine with doing it alone. There's no need to put more people in danger than we need. I can even make the run with minimal supplies. At best I'll need a bat, if we have one."

That was all he had to say on the matter. He wasn't feeling one hundred percent better from last nights encounter, however, he was fairly well rested, so that should be enough to make the run, especially if he's careful in avoiding the walkers. In any case, he certainly wasn't going to let anyone else do the run if he had anything to say about it.

A thought flashed through his head for a moment. It didn't seem appropriate at this time but . . .

"Oh yes, my name is Jose. Sorry for not introducing myself earlier."

[Shoe Thief]

Hunter liked the idea, Probably much smarter then using what bullets he had left in the rifle. he still wanted to pitch in though. "I'll cross, My hand to hand is okay and these things are not too hard to avoid." Truth be told his hand to hand was rusty, he did a lot of practice with a hunting knife a year ago but he was unable to travel with it so his hand to hand is... unprofessional.

He looked over the rail lines, then too the control booth. "Also I may have a decent idea on how to run the control booth over there, May take a sec to get use tot he controls but those things are not as easy to operate as you may think. One wrong move and the bridge will either shutdown or break." He held the rifle ready to go, No idea how many bullets he had, but he may not even need it. Would it have been a good idea to count last night? yes, did he? No.

[RumikoOhara]

Miki listens to Jose and Hunter make their offers and can't help but smile.

"I am happy you feel that way Jose and Hunter but as I see it no matter how good a person is they will need backup . she said as she checked the bags

"Chivalry is a lovely institution but we are locked in a battle of survival here and that means no solo heros. I'll go with you Jose and Hunter you'll need a partner because they can watch your back as you figure out the bridge controls.

[TheHangedMan]

Jose frowned. "Not chivalry, Miss Miki, caution. I don't think we need to risk so many people for a single run." By so many, he of course meant anybody but himself. "But I recognize your point. I'll abide by your decision, then. It's good to know that you have my back, in any case."

As he spoke, Jose began wrapping his hands with tape that he had found earlier this morning. Perhaps these things would be useful only to him now, he thought. He made sure the layers of tape were extra thick this time; this way, even if it wouldn't completely null the force of his punches, it would abate them by a good percentage.

[karamonnom]

"I'll go with Hunter if he wants," Amaya volunteered, stepping forward towards them. "If so, then Anselma could just watch the bus while we go." She hoped he would be okay with her, though she supposed it didn't make a different whether he took Anselma or her. Still, it might be better for her to go. Anselma seemed to be unsteady about 'killing' those monsters still and she doesn't want her to undergo too much stress at a time, it would be bad for her physical and mental health.

[Shoe Thief]

Hunter liked how well these people were working together, they had a plan, and he believed that they could get it done. "So me and Amaya will cross and get the bridge down, Jose and Miki. We will need to be fast and smart, one wrong move and we are all screwed." He chambered a round in his rifle. "Alrighty, who's ready to cross this damn bridge?"

[RumikoOhara]

Miki smiled as she listened to the others then said "Then we should continue with haste before we are stumbled on by the horrors.
Hunter, you and Amaya wait till our noise maker bombs clear you a path. Don't wait for perfection run as soon as they thin enough. When you make the other side if you can't lower the bridge hold up in the control tower or a nearby building and we'll find a way to come and retrieve you"

She then looks at Jose and says to him as much as to the rest "Jose and I will run 300 meters up the tracks and drop twa bombs then move another 200 meters up the track setting off the rest in 30 second intervals. If we don't make it back 10 minutes after the bridge lowers leave so that the bus isn't surrounded and if feasible return in 30 minutes and we will signal from where we are hiding near the bridge. If on the second trip we aren't here then proceed to the nearest marinia and find a cabincruiser with GPS navigation. Take her out about 500 meters and anchor on one of the harbor buoys and wait two days. We will attempt to set three fires on the docks where we will be at daylight. If we don't signal in two days then set the GPS to 26°30′N. 128°00′E which will place you in the Nansei Islands which will grant you the opportunity to seek among them a safe place among the 100 islands there.

Miki then unbuckles the Glock 21 40 cal pistol she got from the dead american officer and holds it up to Jose.
"Here Jose please accept this pistol so that we both shall be armed ." she says as she pats her free hand on the but of her 9 mm pistol.

[Shoe Thief]

Hunter nodded in approval. "Alright lets do this, Amaya you ready to go?" He had the rifle in his hands and walked to the ladder. "Once the distraction is ready we will head across, There will still be commotion from near by dead but if we are fast we should be fine." He stopped for a moment, a realization just hit him. "What do we do once we get to this island? I mean do we rebuild, do we just hold up until we are rescued or something? what? I mean think about it? What do we have so that we could somehow survive long term on an island?" He definitely thought the island would be safer then where they were now, but what would they do after a few weeks, or days depending on supplies?

@RumikoOhara@karamonnom@TheHangedMan

[karamonnom]

@Remipa Awesome
Amaya nodded, her expression serious, which was rare for her."I'm as ready as I'll ever be," she replied, looking straight ahead towards the control panels where they needed to head to.

She sighed as Hunter began to ask questions about what they were to do after this. She gave him a reassuring pat on his back. "We'll be fine, it's not just any plain island, it's Marina. And in regards to any other problems we may face later, we'll cross those bridges after we cross this one." If she wasn't busy being so serious and ready to go, she would have laughed and enjoyed her little joke.

[TheHangedMan]

Jose nodded, feeling as ready as could be. Doing a little stretch, he picked up a baseball bat that was lying around, and test swung it a few times. Nodding to himself, he walked to Miki's side. "Anytime you're ready, Miss Miki," Jose looked as casual as he could, though if one were observant enough, they would catch the hint of tension in his shoulders.