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 Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:48 am
. Arrival .
Switch had been reading this...rather interesting book. It was called "The Book With No Name" written by an anonymous author...but every now and then there was a chapter or two from a book called Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by a woman named Mary Roach. The book itself was...everywhere. From a Bourbon Kid who went on a murderous rampage after drinking one shot of Bourbon to Vampires...but the Chapters on Cadavers were interesting. From Body Snatching and the early years of human dissection, The nature of decomposition, Beating Heart Cadavers, the soul and finally to being buried alive. She'd only got about half way through the book when a customer distracted her...and when she had dealt with that customer, the book was gone!
Blinking, the blue haired woman started to search for the book. Every sign pointed to the obvious...that customer had stolen her book! God...damnit! She'd never had anything stolen from her before! That...actually seriously pissed her off! With a huff she went to go outside, to see if the guy had stuck around which....was very unlikely.
She didn't find the guy, but she certainly found the book. It was on the ground just outside of the shop door. It was closed, just sitting there. As Switch watched it the colours bled away, seeping into the ground in a puddle, the smell of formaldehyde perforating into the air. Something around her snapped and flashed, causing her to flinch away and close her eyes. When she turned back, there was...someone standing there. Wearing a hat and a sweater with the hood, hands in it's pockets.
They stared at each other for a bit, Switch staring down at the formaldehyde smelling child, the Formaldehyde smelling child staring right back at her. Probably...it was hard to tell, she couldn't see the child's face.
"I'm sor---" Switch was cut off as the...boy...startled, grabbed the lifeless book at it's feet, and ran. The green eyed woman could only stare down the street as the figure retreated, disappearing around the corner.
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:50 am
. Solo .
The...boy...kept running, holding his book under his arm. It was getting dark, very dark, and before he knew it he found himself in the Graveyard, all alone. Unsure of what to do and where to go from here, he paced the length of the fence, back and forth, back and forth...until eventually he went inside. After some wandering he found a relatively fresh plot of land, and after looking around to make sure he was alone, he started to dig with his hands, taking off his gloves just for this occasion. When he reached the casket, he dropped his lifeless book inside and crawled out of the hole and filled it back in, again with his hands.
Just as he finished, the glow of a torch illuminated him and he glanced back, his hat and hood shadowing his face.
"Whattcha doin, Buddy?" The gruff voice of the worker came, looking down at the boy. He stood, brushing his hands off on his jeans and putting his gloves back on, shrugging at the question that had been posed to him.
"Whooo boy, you stink!" The gruff old man had leaned in close to sniff at the little grave digger. "Where's yer Mama?" The boy shrugged, ducking his head away from the old man. After a moment or two of contemplation, there came a massively hoarse laugh. "Ah, so yer a runaway! Whelp, cannae have yeh on the street...ye stay here until yer willin' ta go home, mkay?" A thick, probably too understanding hand clamped down on the hooded boy's shoulder. "Whats yer name, boy?"
Then the boy shrugged again with a shake of his head, the Grave watcher blinked in surprised. There was a moment of silence, and then that same loud laugh echoed through the dark, clear night.
"Ahlright then...Wanna keep ah low profile, gotcha...Mmkay, c'mon, lemme show yeh the rest a' the crew" He drawled, releasing the odd smelling boy before turning his back and walking away; he was followed of course, but the boy glanced back at the grave, taking a note for future reference...just in case. When they got to the "office", which was a back room in a nice reception area. The large man, the smaller boy, and a group of about three other people.
"Yoh, listen up! We got ourselves a runaway! 'Is name's Anonymous...Anon m'boy, say hullo to the Crew." A gloved hand raised, lightly and stiffly waiving his fingers.
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:53 am
. Playing Catch up . What has happened since then... Anon's First Autopsy: On Jack's insistance, Anon goes to see a Medical Examiner - Specifically Matthew Paul, a Coroner. He performs an Autopsy on Anon to prove that he is different from the Graveyard Zombie's. Anon scratches most of the information off of the sheet, however...
Zombie Outbreak!: Apparently, this happens a lot in this Cemetery. Jack teaches Anon how to deal with Zombies. Which, right now, consists of using his shovel to keep them at bay while running to find Jack.
Meets Deimos: What was I thinking - When Deimos goes wandering on his own and gets lost, Anonymous finds him, and buys him a map before guilding him home.
Meets Victoria: Isnt it a little late at night? - On another grocery store run for his coworkers, Anon meets Victoria...who suggests he learns Sign language. She promises to learn it as well, and then hugs him! He panics, covers her face, and then she goes back home.
Meets Kay: (Solo in Kay's Journal) - Kay comes across Anon while wandering the streets, and the two 'chat' for a little bit before Kay goes home.
Meets Mrrh: (Done over AIM) - Having first met Mrrh as a Shrunken Head, Anon is mildly delighted to find someone as lonely as he was. He pushes a few buttons by accident, but Mrrh still promises to visit him more.
Meets Pilot: Checklist - Bumps, quite literally, into Pilot at a grocery store. The other Curio takes an interest in the silent, hooded one...and then promises to figure out some device that will let him talk! Needless to say...he is quite excited about that.
Meets Quint: Dont wake the Dead! - Quint tries to seek refuge in the silence of the Graveyard...only to be stuck in the coming zombie rising! Anon makes him go inside, and the pair play Left 4 Dead 2 until it is safe for Quint to go home.
Growing Up!: Anon becomes a Teenager!
New Hoody Shopping: (Done over AIM) - Anon is visited by Deimos again, and the pair end up sleeping (innocently) together. In the morning, Anon braves the sunlight and goes shopping with Deimos as his guide since, well, he needs new clothes.
Zombie Outbreak!: Since he's bigger now, Jack trusts him a little more to handle himself during an outbreak. Now, aside from his trusty shovel, Anon learns how to use a shotgun.
Meets Bug: Night Owl...Bird...s? - What is a little girl doing out so late at night, and by herself for that matter?! After offering her chocolate, Bug tackles Anon from a tree, and after watching her scarf the candy down, takes her inside the Employee lounge to actually feed her.
A Cut for a Cut: (Done over AIM) - Anon meets Mrrh again, and discovers that his friend frequently cuts himself...because he enjoys it? Anon gets mad, takes the dagger from Mrrh and cuts his own right arm twice, to prove a point to Mrrh. He takes Mrrh back to the graveyard to clean up, and after falling asleep together, Mrrh sneaks away before Anon wakes up.
I need your help...: (Done over AIM) - Mrrh's cut too far now, nicking a vein in his neck. He goes to Anon for help, and Anon is far from pleased...he was already hurt over Mrrh's sudden leaving! He bandages Mrrh up, absolutely furious with the young man, and Mrrh gives him his dagger. After burying the Dagger in a place Mrrh wouldn't be able to find, Anon allows Mrrh to stay in the Crypt with him, if only to keep him from hurting himself again. Anon threatens him; if Mrrh cuts himself again, Anon is going to match him; Every time Mrrh hurts himself, he's going to be hurting Anon now, too.
Relapsing: (Done over AIM) - After shadowing Mrrh for a week, Anon goes to change Mrrh's bandages only to have Mrrh relapse on him, clawing at his healing wounds! A little struggle ensues and Anon is hurt; this calms Mrrh down out of guilt, and he clings to the Cadaver teen until the need for pain subsides.
I...I am a DAD?! PT 1: Surprise! - (Solo done by Pales) - A pair of items sneak their way into Anon's duffle bag when he visits the shop to get some extra clothes for Mrrh.
I...I am a DAD?! PT 2: Meet your Kids! - (Done over AIM) - Uhh...Anon...becomes a Father...?! WHAT! Meeting his kids for the first time, Anon...is a little overwhelmed with it all. Luckily, Jack was there to translate his sign language to the little ones! After feeding them, the three of them fall asleep on a makeshift bed on the crypt's floor.
I can't do this without you...: (Done over AIM) - Mrrh wakes up before Anon does, and quickly connects the dots; Anon has kids now, clearly there isn't any room for Mrrh now, is there? Anon is startled awake when the lights turn on, and though he was angry at first, he calms right down when Mrrh admits to being scared and worried. They have a little bit of a fight and Anon convinces Mrrh to stay with him; he's gotten used to the younger man being around, and he needs help with the kids, especially communicating with them. They hug, and Mrrh briefly gets to see Anon's face...and then the kids wake up.
Odd little Family: (Done over AIM) - The kids wake up after Anon and Mrrh's little fight, and Anon introduces them to one another. There is a bit of tension between Mrrh and Cheryl to start, but it subsides. Everyone seems to get along after that...and that is when the Morbidly Odd Little Family is born.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:23 am
. Playing Catch up . And Then... Note: Most of this is done over AIM and I'm too lazy to transcribe it right now so if there is no link that is why, yes.
One of the twins rushes up to Anon to tell him that 'Uncle Stitches' is passed out. Anon gets very worried and goes to take Mrrh somewhere safe. Mrrh grows up, but Anon is more happy about the whole Mrrh-not-being-hurt thing.
Festival Happens. Anon is out during the day. He is very uncomfortable and obviously secretly hates Jack for making Festivals sound OMGAWESOME to the twins.
Mrrh asks to start sleeping separately. Anon gets VERY WORRIED and frets to himself, scared that Mrrh would leave, but agrees anyway.
Comforts Cheryl when some inconsiderate visitor makes her cry. Anon should probably worry about his daughter's mentality, but he mostly isn't.
Apparently the sleeping separately thing doesn't work and Mrrh is more of a girl than anything, because he changes his mind a couple days later.
In an epic cute moment, Mrrh confesses feelings for Anon, and kisses him. Anon just kind of goes 'wuh', but somehow figures out that he should probably kiss back.
Then he does.
LIFE GOES BACK TO NORMAL. Gravedigging. Parenting. Gravedigging. More Gravedigging. An Exhumation or two. Zombie fighting. Gravedigging.
Mrrh gets increasingly frustrated with Anon's lack of initiative. Anon responds by apologizing and going somewhere secluded. They get to second base.
Harry has a run in with some Zombies. Anon doesn't take kindly to (flesheating) Zombies in these here parts.
Hello Zombie, Meet my friend Shotgun.
Cheryl and Harry wander by to give him Pilot's plans for a voice box. He doesn't understand the plans whatsoever.
Meets Fremere and Seidh. Anon finds he is scared of Fremere, at least a little bit.
EVARI KIDNAPS CHERYL and I'm not sure what else to put in here right now because it's not done yet and Anon really doesn't know if he partook in this or not. He probably did.
Gets a love letter from Fremere. He tries to hide it.
It fails. Mrrh finds it. They get into a fight, then they stop fighting and be cute instead. But then...
Mrrh manages to (kind of) get to third base, only to find...
Anon can't get it up WHAT. Oh wait, he's dead. That makes sense.
So they watch porn.***
Then they get uncomfortable and go back to their normal lives.
LIFE GOES BACK TO NORMAL. Gravedigging. Parenting. Gravedigging. More Gravedigging. An Exhumation or two. Zombie fighting. Gravedigging.
QUINT COMES OVER TO PLAY. Which is good, he misses Quint. Also got a new hoodie out of the deal.
*** = Anon has no natural reproduction instincts (HELLO HE'S MOSTLY DEAD 83) and Mrrh...is Mrrh. This was for RESEARCH. They were both very uncomfortable.
Caught up!
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