Carlyle — Roleplayer Guild

Kali Nordstrom

Location: New York Streets
Skills: N/A
Well, it seemed Isaac had more faith in her ability to drive than she personally did. Following him out to the car, Kali helped place their supplies inside before she climbed in herself. "Hopefully we'll make it in time," Kali explained as she buckled her seat belt. "It shouldn't take us long to reach Liana, so we should be able to get there before things get any worse."

Shifting the car into gear, Kali began to drive down the street. She drove with caution in mind, taking care not to wreck her boss' car, but also in consideration for any possible traffic or pedestrians that might be in their way to Liana. People were reckless today, they both well knew by now. Her neighbor had already been plowed by a vehicle, and Kali didn't want to add to that total because someone darted into the road.

BUZZ!

Stopping at a stop sign, Kali pulled out her phone. Noticing the messenger had been Liana, Kali handed her device to Isaac.

"Could you answer that for me?" She asked. "We're not far out from where her work is. It should only take us a couple more minutes."

▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅

▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
october 8th, 1994 -- echo point police department. | ♫
MORNING LIGHT CREEPED THROUGH THE STATION SHUTTERS.

It had been a long and terrifying night. The mysterious fog had rolled upon the town as it travelled across the United States, blanketing Echo Point and the surrounding areas in graying mist. Had it not been for the creatures the fog brought, Lex would've paid it no heed—to carry on like any other day. Fog had always been fog for all her life, there was no reason to think of it otherwise.

Yet now, such a simple aerosol had become death.

Exhaustion had been strewn across Lex's face, groggy from a lack of sleep. Her eyes were strained and red, longing for the sweet comfort of her bed. The fear that now ran in her veins, however, kept her awake. She tightly gripped a long ketch-all pole within her hands, turning her knuckles white as she listened for any sign of movement or life outside the emergency complex.

One Mississippi. 

Nothing.

Two Mississippi.

Continued silence.

Three Mississippi. 

Still nothing, not even a screech or a howl from within the town.

Whatever those things were, it seemed they had disappeared. Or so Lex could only hope. She had studied the wildlife surrounding Echo Point, but these creatures were different. They weren't just some bear or moose. These creatures had to be unnatural or demonic in origin, as if a portal from Hell had ripped through the earth. They may have looked human, but their pale white, almost-hairless bodies and dead eyes told a different story. God's retribution for their sins, perhaps.

"I..." Lex softly croaked, drumming up the courage to muster her dry, worn voice after spending the night in silence. "I think they're gone."

She turned to look at her companion—one of her fellow co-workers that were lucky enough to be in the station when the fog had appeared.

"Should we..." Lex spoke, clearing her throat with a cough. Uncertainty rung in her words. "Should we go outside?"
▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
@mickilennial

Carlyle Member

Status

Recent Statuses

Bio

Most Recent Posts