RedBalloon

The New Recruits (private)

Z huffed out a breath, reaching into her bag to dig out her phone. She clicked it open and pulled up an app that said whatever she typed in, in case she was around someone who didn't know ASL or she was being lazy. "We could've been cursed," the electronic voice spoke for her. She yawned into the back of her hand, but as she put her hand down, a flicker of someone standing in front of the TV flashed. She jumped at the sight, her steel eyes growing wide. Her heartbeat began racing again, and the feeling of fear and safety washed over her like it had after the blast. The soft ringing in her ears slowly came arise, causing the headache she thought she got rid of to come back again.

The New Recruits (private)

Z pursed her lips in thought before shaking her head. "I saw a dark mist cover everything then shadows of people and a man who looked familiar reach out his hand," she explained. "Nothing slowed down though." She crossed her arms over each other and leaned back against the couch. She looked at Brand, raising her eyebrows at him as to silently ask him if he had seen anything.

The New Recruits (private)

Z hobbled through the door, having to shuffle with the crutches into the house. She gave Lukas a thumbs-up in response. Without another thought, she limped over to the couch and plopped down. Blowing out a sigh of relief, she was glad that she didn't have to be on her feet anymore. She looked out at Lukas, and signed, "Are you sure you're fine now?"

The New Recruits (private)

Z made an annoyed face at Brand stating they were going to get more coffee. She never understood his obsession with coffee she personally hated the taste and preferred tea over anything else. "I have something to help with the scratches," she managed to sign with one hand. Glancing over towards Lukas, she nodded in agreement before swinging after Brand.

The New Recruits (private)

Z took the crutches, adjusted them for her height, then stood up to test them. Once she was satisfied with them, she slung her bag over her shoulder and began towards the other two. She looked over at Brad and narrowed her eyes at him, giving a suspicious look. Without having to sign, her face seemed to ask 'what are you planning?'

The New Recruits (private)

Z was grateful that she had such strong (and hot) friends. Barely having to touch the ground, she limped over to the ambulance and was seated on the edge. She did take the liberty of sneaking a glance of Lukas's bare back. She silently grinned to herself, her mind going else where, before she was pulled back into reality as the paramedic bandaged her ankle. She winced at the pain, but, regardless, she signed 'thank you' to both the medic and the boys. She rummaged in her cloth bag and pulled a small pill capsule filled with who knows what. She popped it into her mouth, grimacing slightly at the taste. "My mom is going to flip when she finds out I was here," she signed with a huff. Her mother was extremely protective of Z since the time she had been abducted as a kid. And knowing her mother, she would probably blame the boys for bringing her there just for blaming's sake.

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Z frowned at Lukas and shook her head in response to his question. She tried to take a step forward but she stumbled on her hurt ankle, making her drop to the ground and hiss at the pain. She looked up at the boys, giving a lopsided grin to silently ask one of them for help. Typically, she avoided going to a nurse or doctor for reasons of her own, but she didn't really see a way around it this time.

The New Recruits (private)

Z slowly opened her eyes and uncovered her ears. Everything around her seemed to be shrouded in a smoky mist. A contradictory feeling of fear and safety overwhelmed her. She was frantically looking around, even though none of the others could see what she was seeing. Figures of people that appeared as shadows surrounded her but they all stood in one spot. A tall man with skin the color of burnt wood grinned at her from a few feet away, towering over her as he reached out a hand. Then everything disappeared.
Z scrambled to her feet as her misty surroundings dissipated, hardly paying attention to her friends. A look of extreme confusion over came her frantic look. She had herbs and potents that could mess with someone's mind bad, but this was beyond what she's experienced even if she messed with voodoo. Now that it came to her mind, what had happened reminded her of something that happened once when she was younger, but the memory was hazy. Blinking her steel eyes, she turned her head towards the others. "Did you guys see that?" She signed, hands still shaky.

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Z couldn't hear a single thing Brad said but she was decent enough at lip-reading to make out what he said. Even thought she couldn't hear the hum, Brad's reaction gave her enough initiative to look at the source. She felt the blast as it shoved her against the ground, making her scrap the side of her leg more so than it already was. The ringing in her ears was replaced by the buzzing. The sound reached an intensity that she tried to cover her ears with her palms. Squeezing her eyes shut pushed tears to the corners of her eyes. Then suddenly it was over. Both the ringing and buzzing stopped, leaving the effect like she was underwater for her hearing. Her head was swimming in pain: her temples were throbbing, she could feel her fast heartbeat in every vein of her body, and everything felt like a dream, not real but somehow there.

The New Recruits (private)

Z had had her eyes shut as the chaos stirred around her. The ringing in her ears was so loud that it was giving her a splitting headache. Daring the look up, she found that even though people were rushing around like crazy, it appeared safe to come out. She slowly slid against the column until she was standing. Her legs were scrapped up from sliding on the asphalt and burned a little from the explosion. Other than that, the intense ringing in her ears, and a twisted ankle, she was fine.
Z came out from her hiding place, her cloth bag still slung over her shoulder. Her eyes widened when she saw Lukas. Trying to limp as fast as she could over to them, she dropped to her knees next to Lukas. She attempted to sign something, but her hands were shaking so bad that it wouldn't be eligible. She mouthed 'Are you ok?' to Brad, seeing no use in asking Lukas.