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 Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:30 am
______________________________________________________________Ｗ ｅ ❜ ｒ ｅ x ｕ ｎ ｓ ｔ ａ ｂ ｌ ｅxxxxxxxxxx They told you that as well, didn't they?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The accusation,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthe cold b***h behind those words
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxShe didn't even bother to hidexxxxxxxx ❝ Yeah, but I never had a partner. ❞xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Matter-of-fact statement.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx She'll probably hate me more.xxxxxxxxx❝ If I did, I wouldn't have left him.. or her.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I don't trust chance for s**t. ❞xxxxx If I cared enough,
xxxxxxxxxxxxx I guess I'd be hurt,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx But I have bigger things to worry aboutxxxxxxxxxxxxxx LIKE WHO THE HELL KILLED DAVEY.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI run down the list of the seven of us.______________________________________________________________Ａ ｌ ｒ ｅ ａ ｄ ｙ xxxxxSeeing that they wouldn't do it
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTwo other girls, and one boy.
xxxxxxxxOne group in the lower area
xxxxxxxxxxxxAt least they'll be safe.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWhoever did this is up herexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWITH USxxxxxx Since the elevators don't work.
xxxxxxxxxxxxI wouldn't trust them anyway.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxEyes on Briar,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI guess I should apologize,
xxxxxxxxxxxxWe'll destroy ourselves______________________________________________________________Ｆ ｉ ｇ ｈ ｔ ｉ ｎ ｇxxxxxxxxxxxBut it's not easy to let it go.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI'll just talk to her later xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIF THERE IS A LATERxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxShe's safe and with us,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxso the others come first.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Just a few more steps and
______________________________________________________________Ｗ ｅ ❜ ｌ ｌ x ｂ ｅ. xxxx Where we started.
xxxxxx Where I found Briar upset xxxxxxxxxxxxx A KNOB IN HER HANDxxxxxx Where Nate snuck up on us
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx W H E R E x W A S x H E x A N Y W A Y ?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx He said he didn't lose his partnerxxxxxxx I feel like a counselorxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AT A STUPID KIDS CAMPxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Briar, where's your partner?"
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Nate, where's your partner?"
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Why can't they just follow simple directions?xxxxxxxxx Back to Nate,
xxxxxx I realize suddenly
xxxxxxxxxxxxx I don't trust him.
xxxxxx Is his partner already D E A D ?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWith our backs turned,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx It would be______________________________________________________________Ｅ ａ ｓ ｙ xxxxxx For him to pick us off
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Before we even saw anyone else.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CAUGHT COMPLETELY OFF GUARDxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo, that doesn't work.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx He was with us,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx When we heard Davey fall.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx It couldn't have been him.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Either way,
xxxxxxxxxxx I'll keep an eye on him.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFULxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Openly, I'll be nicexxxxxxxxBUT I'LL BE WATCHINGxxxxxx We just can't fight.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx We'll be sitting targets.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThe most important thing
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Is not to become______________________________________________________________Ｔ ａ ｒ ｇ ｅ ｔ ｓ .
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:19 pm
 xxxno w a l k to m a k e ::xxxxxxxxno phone for miles.xxxxxxxxa fool's errand, in this cold.xxxxxxxxno sense in dwelling.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ They told y'all to stay in groups of two. ❞ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthat's quite an accusation,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxpushing a death on someone like that.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAnd they had seemed close,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxor maybe that was the guilt talking.xxxi d o n ' t l i k e i t .xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthis exchange they're tradingxxxxxxxxit's inappropriate, when lives could be at stakexxxxxxxxor have they already forgotten the death of our comrade ?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI wouldn't get involvedxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut it's disrespectful to our fallenxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf r i e n dx❝ Ta gueule! ❞xxxxxxxxxx ❝ we can argue when the others are safe ❞xx xxxd i d t h a t h a p p e n ?xxxxxxxxwhen did I grow thisxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxB A R B E D tongue ?xxxxxxxxmy time for speech has ended,xxxxxxxxand I fall back into my unassuming posturexxxxxxxxxxxI DO NOT MEAN TO OFFEND ! ! !xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI push my way pastxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxand throw open the door.xxxt i m e h a s n o t s o o t h e d . . .xxxxxxxxyour caustic perfume, my friend.xxxxxxxxand to think I hadxxxxxxxxxxxxfor just one momentxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxforgotten youxxxxxxxxthe stench is no less off-putting,xxxxxxxxwith my second visit.
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X x __ compos M E N T i S Captain
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:04 pm
xxxxHe hadn't been singing that tune,
xxxxxxxxxwhen we first got out here.
xxxxxCheeky f u c k i n g b*****d.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxB U T t h a n k G O Dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwe have Nathaniel
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxto put things in perspective.
xxxxxmaybe, I'd take a hit at him, too
xxxxxxxxbut a thought intervenes.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxjesus, BRIARxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdidn't your pop teach you better ?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmaybe this isn't time to be going for throats
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwe have someone else doing it, for us.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut, know this
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI sure won't be the first to apologize.
xxxNathaniel pushes open the door,
xxxxxxxand I, for one, am on my toes.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxit smells like d e a t h in here
xxxbut saying so seems a bad idea.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNathaniel didn't even flinch,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxI envy those
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxborn without a sense of smell.
xxxxback on the first floor
xxxxxxxa door slams,
xxxxxxxxxxechoes like a gunshot.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxbut I'm sweating bullets.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxall
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxeyes
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxon
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxyou.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcan you handle that ?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxyou were never much worth envy
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdad was a riot, you know
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxeveryone loved him.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxshouldn't we be doing something ?❝xThere has to be somethingxxxxxx
we could use as a weapon here.x❞xxx
we can't be defenselessxx xxxxWhat's important here?
xxxxxxis it survival?
xxours or theirs ?
xxxxxxxxxxxI feel like I've missed something.
xxxxxxxwhat was there to miss?xxxwell, aren't we bitter ?xxxxxxxxyes is the answer I'm looking for.❝xxwe shouldn't bexxxxxx
taking any chancesxxxx❞
I have no intentions of dyingxx
not here, anyway xxxxx
and not now.xxx [OOC: Sorry that took so long, and it's short D;]
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:34 pm
______________________________________________________________Ｗ ｅ ❜ ｒ ｅ x ａ ｒ ｍ ｅ ｄxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx As soon as my eyes land on the broken pipes.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx They're rusty and oldxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxBUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN USELESSxxxxx❝ You're right, Briar xxxxxxxxx I think these will be fine.. ❞xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI say, wrapping my hand around the first pipe.
xxxxxxxxxxxx I guess I should be worried about tetanus,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx but there's something more dangerous out there.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxA METALLIC SHATTERxxxxxx suddenly fills the air,
xxxxxxxxxxxxmy foot breaks the pipe free.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ We can always find something better later. ❞xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI tell them,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx repeating my actions,
xxxxxxxxxxxxtwo more timesxxxxxxxxxxxI hand out two,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxkeep one for myself.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Now we're really armed______________________________________________________________Ｂ ｕ ｔxxxxxxxxxxxWho's the biggest threat now?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIs it whoever killed Davey? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOR THE TWO RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThe distrust comes creeping up again,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut I force it away.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I make myself admit that I'm
______________________________________________________________ Ｐ ｒ ｏ ｂ ａ ｂ ｌ ｙ xxxx just paranoid.
xxxxxx Yeah, that's it. I'm paranoid. xxxxxxxxxxxxx IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIMExxxxxx and I have a damn good reason.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx T H E x S L A M M I N G x D O O Rxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx still echoes in my mind.xxxxxxxStill makes me skin feelxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx LIKE IT'S CRAWLING WITH ANTSxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This room smells disgusting
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Even worse than my friend,xxxxxxxxx Nate seems unfazed,
xxxxxx his mind on surviving.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx Maybe he's a better ally
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx than I gave him credit for.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx It's important______________________________________________________________Ｎ ｏ ｔxxxxxx to underestimate your company
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or overestimate for that matter.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BOTH CAN LEAD YOU RIGHT INTO TROUBLExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTrouble is something
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx that we need to avoid.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Same thing with fighting.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTHERE'S OBVIOUS TENSIONxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxShould I apologize to Briar?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWould she even accept it?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx All of this can be taken care of
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx at a later time
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx when we're downstairs and safexxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Take a deep breath, remind yourself that
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx things are now much more______________________________________________________________Ｄ ａ ｎ ｇ ｅ ｒ ｏ ｕ ｓ . Murder, She Ugh. Sorry guys.. It's short and crappy. /: I think our killer should make an appearance soon. We also need three more people. D: I might just take one of them.
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:41 pm
xxxa t l e a s t w e a g r e e ::xxxxxxxxNone of us want to die,xxxxxxxxand we all know we're in danger.xxxxxxxxIt's not much, but it's a start.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxFor all of our understood danger, thoughxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwe're not being very careful.xxxxxxxxxxxdoes it truly matter ?xxxu n s e t t l i n g ::xxxxxxxxis the thought that our position is no secret.xxxxxxxxAnd we're not watching the noise.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝xWe can always find something better later.x❞xxxxxxxxxxxThese will do well enough, I think.xxxxxxxxxxxand I dare not complain, butxxxxxxxxxxxthe thought of having to use this makes my stomach churn.xxxxxxxxI wring the pipe in my hand,xxxxxxxxit's weight is u n n a t u r a lxxxxxxxxxxxto run from violence,xxxxxxxxxxxonly to find shelter back in its embrace.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi r o n i c , isn't it ?xxxm y c o m p a n i o n ::xxxxxxxxxxxxxthe dark, stinking onexxxxxxxxdidn't seem to bother me as much as the others.xxxxxxxxprobably, because it was not our first meeting.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxRepose en paix, mon ami.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt is a stupid sentiment.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOne that has come far too late.❝ We shouldn't stay here. ❞xxxxxxxxxx xxxh e r e , w h e r e ?xxxxxxxxthe room, for one, smells poisonous,xxxxxxxxWhat could be in the air, dangerous?xxxxxxxxWe had more immediate problems than ash inhalation.xxxxxxxxxxxBut standing here dumbly wouldn't help anyone,xxxxxxxxxxxunless our unnamed killer wasn't satisfied with Davey.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:35 am
[ not sure what to put for graphics here. feel free to edit the post
and put in anything you'd like. like... graphics. xD ]
MY TERRITORY.
Anyone who trespasses
can't be forgiven.
A necessity .
NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE.
The kid had bad luck..
He came way too close..
Saw something he shouldn't have.
AND NOW HE'S DEAD.
SOON THEY WILL JOIN HIM
No one knows where I'm hiding.
And now the others..
They know that I'm here.
I SAW THEM FIND THE BODY.
I can't let them live.
There are three of them.
With more on the lower floors.
THEY ARE ALL TRAPPED NOW
WHICH ONE SHOULD DIE FIRST?
The girl. She seems unstable.
Then again, the boy..
He is just as bad.
HE IS ALSO DANGEROUS.
He gave them weapons.
The rational one.
He is the next one to die..
AND THEN, ONCE HE'S GONE
THE TWO WILL FOLLOW
Maybe they'll kill each other.
Wouldn't that be fun?
A noise to my right.
THERE'S ANOTHER UP HERE TOO.
Alone, by the sound.
An easy target.
Looks like you three get to live.
FOR NOW ANYWAY
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X x __ compos M E N T i S Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:30 pm
xxxxxRusty pipes, our weapon of choice.
xxxxxxxxxxxSuddenly, I'm wondering about my lastxxxxxxxxxtetanus shotxxxxxxxxxxxIf I'm leaving here with lockjaw,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxI might as well not leave at all.
xxxxxxit scrapes my palms roughly,
xxxxxxxxxalready trying to prove its viciousness.
xxxxxxxxxxxxI hold it like a baseball bat,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthinking about how I'd hate to be hit with one.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt doesn't have much of a reach
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI'd hate to have to be this close
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxto anyone's killer,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxespecially if I have to bash in their head.xxxxxxxxxxwhere's my head ?xxxxxxxxThe slam downstairs?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxWe'd have to check it out,
xxxxxxxxmight be another one of ours.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'sides, I'd rather die down there
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthan up here.
xxxxxRotting animal isn't the last scent
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxI want to experience.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut then again
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI'd rather die in a collapse
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthan be murdered.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxat this rate,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxeither was a possibility.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthere was an unpleasant fact
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIf I've ever known one.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi hated the idea.❝xkarma really ******** usx❞xxx
and here I was thinking we were doing a good thingxx xxxxxxI rested the rusty pipe on my shoulder,
xxxxxxxxxquietly hoping the rust wouldn't stain my sweater.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxarmed, I felt better,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxalmost as if I could put a pipe
xxxxxxxxxxxthrough someone's face, if the need arose.
xxxI couldn't say that I hoped it would.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut if it did,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI'm you're girl.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxhow long ago was it
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxthat the building was alive
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa g a i n ?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwith the ash being swept out in armloads
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxnoises rattling what little glass
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxremained in the dusty windows.
xxxxxxxxNow it was too quiet again.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxas if the hospital were waiting for our next move
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwaiting to claim a new victim.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwe couldn't let that moment come.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwe were six, when we came as seven,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut we had to walk out with everyone we could.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs i c k e n i n g
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxis the word I'm looking for.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut it's elusive,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxand I choke on the thought, instead.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxnathaniel wants to leavexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI wonder if he always comes up with such great ideas.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:22 pm
xxxxxxx "We shouldn't stay here. "xxxxxxxxx I x C O U L D N ' T x A G R E E x M O R E xxxxxxxxxxxxxx He's gotta be some sort of genuis
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Or at least has his common sense in tact
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Unlike Brair and myself.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Though, more often than not
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx she shows she has it.
xxxxxxxxxx We make our way downstairs
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I consider complimenting him,
xxxxxxxxxxxxx but I decide against itxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I T x C O U L D x B E x T A K E N x A S x S A R C A S M
xxxxxxxxxx And then where would we be?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx NOWHERE GOOD.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Karma really ******** us."
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx And here I was looking for optimism.
xxxxxxxxxx but who can really be optimistic
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in a situation like this?
xxxxxxxxxxxx I wonder what our chances of survival are
xxxxxxx I also wonder how many more have died.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In a group, we might be safe
xxxxxxxxxx the killer might not attack
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if he knows he's outnumbered
xxxxxxxxxxxx but he;ll also have the element of surprise
xxxxxx which works better when the victims are alone
xxxxxxx I consider our group,
xxxxxxxxx Think about each of us
xxxxxxxxxxxxx And what we can bring to the table
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1. Natthanial
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. common sense
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx b. ......................
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2. Briar
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. common sense
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx b. ......................
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3. ROWAN
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. an able fighter
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx b. ......................
xxxxxxxxx I stop. Immediately.
xxxxxxxxxxxx I don't know these people.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or what they're good at.xxxxxxxxxxxxx I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
xxxxx ❝ I think we need to figure ourselves out.
xxxxxxxxxx I don't like fighting, but I know how to.
xxxxxx And I'm good at it.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx What are you good at?❞
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:05 am
 Combat boots in the ashes . . .
. . . I wander farther and farther away –out into a whole other room.
Singed powder crunching under each step,
Bones break under each step I take.
The thought never occurs to me that I may be stepping on someone strewn and piled up in black masses.
Even dead, do they still make a sound? Feel my soles on their souls?
I don`t know. I haven`t even thought this.
Broom in hand, I push away the darkness to only reveal even more beneath me.
Each step I take, each bone I break, each ash I crush could take me with it.
The souls would find a substitute then.
I watch my step.
Each sweep displays just how dark the hospital is.
Possessed.
After bagging the souls and remains of parts of the building in graves made from trash bags,
I begin to hear things.
. . . That makes me sound crazy. Let me reiterate:
When I stop moving, things become more noticeable.
People are moving about, talking.
It`s just the other people here volunteering with me.
Working to purify and put souls to rest.
Where`s my partner?
Looking back with my bare knees together, I notice him gone.
Wasn't he there the entire time?
It startles me; it felt as if there was someone with me the entire time.
I shift my light eyes to the rotten door frame I came through earlier.
It was like flesh –Slowly decaying and dangerous.
Again it feels like someone is there.
. . . Was there still?
Not my thinking.
A feeling of uncertainty starts to take me over.
Why did he just leave me? Was I not paying attention?
I have a tendency to be in my own world; being a dancer.
Most of my day is dream like.
I dance in the shoes of another and dance the stories of another.
It`s becoming a con of mine.
The entire time I`ve been here, I`ve gone astray.
My partner is really good at keeping me on point, but now he was nowhere.
Finally noticing the absence of . . . Nathaniel! Nathaniel is his name.
With him gone, I begin to feel vulnerable, like someone is watching me.
Vulnerable to what?
Cold eyes on me as I stand here, wondering what to do.
I dismiss the feeling and go out into the hall, through the door frame; a gaping injury.
Follow the sounds of people.
Breaking and crunching under my step, my combat boots in the ashes.
``Nathaniel~?,, I call out.
. . . Step, step, step.
I hear something in the opposite direction of the talking and turn my ice blue gaze back to where I was.
Hesitant, calculating foot steps.
Was he there? If he was, he probably would`ve come back for me by now.
Silly me.
It`s just an animal.
Those were foot steps . . .
There were four or five of us up here.
Everyone else is ahead or under me. . .
. . . No one is behind me.
Slowly taking my gaze away from the sound, I continue towards the talking.
Safe now . . . ?
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:10 am
xxxf o r t u n a t e ::xxxxxxxxIt's not a word I'd expect to use in this situation.xxxxxxxxbut it's good that we all lean toward survival.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxEven if the situation is suicidal.xxxxxxxxAt least we know we're all equally dead weight.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMuch as I hate it: dead weight is still dead weight.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxBut our survival is more likely together than separated.xxxxxxxxI hate that I know what our kinship could cost us.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwhat would we be willing to s a c r i f i c e ?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWhat would I be willing to sacrificexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxto ensure our survival ?xxxw h a t i s t h i s ?xxxxxxxxWhat it is, is dangerously close to small-talk.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIf anything was ever so unsettling.xxxxxxxxWhat makes me useful, worth keeping around?xxxxxxxxIt's not something you usually ask yourself,xxxxxxxxbut in crunch time. . .xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx✗xGood batter's swing.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx✔xCool-headedness.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx✗xLeadership skills.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx✗xEmpathy.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx✔xCommon Sensexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx✔xFirst-aid.❝ I know some first-aid. ❞xx xxxt h e r e a r e t h o s e ::xxxxxxxxThat my simple knowledge will not save.xxxxxxxxIt is a sad, undeniable truth.xxxxxxxxI also know how to salvage.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThough it hardly seems like a boast-worthy skill.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxPerhaps it will prove useful, I can only hope.xxxi a m a d o g ::xxxxxxxxand I know the call to which I am supposed to respond.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝xnathaniel ! !x❞xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThe silence is loaded.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWe know what this means.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWords are unnecessary.xxxxxxxxCall it careless, but I was moving before the echo died.xxxn o t m y f a u l t ::xxxxxxxxMy partner is an adult, I thought she could take care of herself.xxxxxxxxBut I'd been keeping her on track all day.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxw h o s e f a u l t , n o w ?xxxxxxxxThe door opened with a bang,xxxxxxxxash plumed up in poisonous clouds.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDieu merci ! ❝ you are alright? ❞xx
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X x __ compos M E N T i S Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:18 pm
xxxxxMy camera thumps against me,
xxxxxxxxxas we come to a screeching halt.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxHad I missed something?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI gripped the pipe tighter,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxand hid my nervousness toward the cause of our pause.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxRowan
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThe perpetual thorn in my side.
xxxxxxxxxxBut isn't it the thorn in the lion's paw that saves the mouse?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxprobably I've my folk tales mixed up.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxHe's asking about our talents.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmeasuring up our worth, probably.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdeciding who is expendable.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI only resent it, because I know the answer.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx u.s.e.l.e.s.s.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxis my middle name.xxxxxxxxxxxxxNATHANIEL:: first-aidxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcheckxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwhat a keeper,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwhat a real upstanding gentleman.xxxxxxxxxxxxxROWAN:: combatxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcheckxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut didn't I know you would come through for us?xxxxxxxxxxxxxBRIAR:: --xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxaxe'dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwhat a laugh.❝xmust've left myxxxxxxxxxxx
competence at homex❞xxxx
I wanted to be a photographer.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxI was an amateur musician,
xxxxxxxxxxxsomething of an artist.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxfunny how easy it all boils down to nothing.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[honestly]
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI never thought I'd need to know
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxhow to fight
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxfirst-aid
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxor survival skills.xxxxxxxxah, wellxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmaybe I can get a picture of our attacker
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbefore he hangs our skins in his closet.
xxxxxxxxenough of the pity party.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxare we men or are we mice ?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxno, wait. . .xxxxxxxNathaniel took off like a bat out of hell,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl xxxthough I don't imagine bats have much business in hell
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl xxxas there's nothing inherently evil about them
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl xxxat least nothing that might give them reason to be
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl xxxplaced in a state of eternal damnation, unless they're
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl xxxthere for decoration. In which case, very chic, satan. Rock on.xxxxxxxas if answering a call heard only by him and dolphins.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwhat could I do, but tear after him ?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxafter all, he didn't seem to do anything without reason.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxitxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwasn'txxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxlongxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxrunxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbutxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIt ended in a familiar hallway.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwith a, thankfully, familiar face.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI couldn't remember her name for my life.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut I couldn't have been happier to see her.
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:14 pm
F.L.A.S.H.B.A.C.K. To a time not so long ago...
xxxxxxxxA different place.
xxxxxxxxxxxxA different time.
Why did I set myself up for this?
How did my <******** up mind,
xxxxxxxxEver think this could be good for me?
xxxxxxxxxxxxEspecially me....
✔ Fear.
✔ Cowardice.
✔ Senior year community service.
It seemed like the perfect plan....
Overcome my fear of hospitals.
xxxxThe ones like this rundown mental institute.
xxxxxxxxFinish my Senior project early.TWO BIRDS. ONE STONE. One step inside...
And it all came backI'm not ******** up!I....Promise! I Do! Believe Me!
Who am I kidding.....no one believes me.... I'm gratefully my partner doesn't want to go up
xxxxxxxxIt's clear that I can't go farther.
He's somewhere....
xxxxxxxxOn this floor....
xxxxxxxxxxxxxWith me...
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxRight?Ashes to Ashes. Dust to Dust. Crunch xxxxxxxxCrunch xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCrunch My foot steps finally leave
Is this courage?
xxxxxxxxOr FEAR?
That sends me flying across the room....
Everything is black
xxxxxxxxCharred
xxxxxxxxxxxBroken
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxUseless
But I know it's secrets....
xxxxxxxxThe ones it wants to hide....
xxxxxxxxxxxxThe ones I want to forget....NO, I'M NOT INSANE! I proved it
xxxxxxAt a different hospital
xxxxxxxxNot so long ago
xxxxxxxxxxBeing different doesn't mean you're insane
I'm not insane
I'm only halfway across the room
xxxxxxBut for the first time
xxxxxxxxxIn a long time
xxxxxxxxxxxMy mouth opens....
✔ Hands shaking
✔ Mind gone blank
✔ Cotton mouth
✔ Deep breath❝Hey....❞ Silence..... ❝Are.....you....still with me?❞ The charred walls are comforting...
xxxxxxIt makes it a little easier to disconnect it
xxxxxxxxFrom my hospital
Of course it didn't work at first....I guess I am ******** up....What is his name?
xxxxxxWhat are the names of the others?Just great....
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:08 pm
xxx Nathaniel's sudden jump
xxxxxxxxxxx nearly scared me out of my wits.
xxxxxxxx But I guess it's okay,
xxxxxxxxxxxxx because if I would have fainted or something,
xxxxxxxxxxxx he knows first aid.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHe could have helped me.xxxxxxx LOOK AT ME, MR. OPTIMISTICxxxxxxxxxxxxx more like mr. childish thinker.
xxxx I have to admit, though,
xxxxxx I'm a little upset that Briar isn't--
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Isn't what?
xxxxxxxx Useful?
xxxxxxxx Competent?
xxxxxxxx Independent?
xxxxxxxxxxxx But I can't really count her out yet.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx She might have a hidden ace up her sleeve.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I HOPExxxxxxx She does have that camera, though.
xxx That could sure come in useful, right?
xxxxxxxx Maybe she could get a picture of whoever it is doing this.
xxxxxx Assuming she doesn't get killed,
xxxxxxxxxx Or at least that one of us gets out alive,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWe could pin a face to the killer.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOr at least.. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DAVEY.xxxxxx We have to get a picture of him.
xxxxxxxxxx I don't know what's wrong with me,
xxxxxxxxxxxx What kind of idiocy over took me,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to make this stupid idea come back around.
xxxxxx I guess it's because if I know that if we get out of here
xxxxxxxxx We'll be accused of murder.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To the outside world,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx we won't be the victims.
xxx I'm sure that Davey's parents
xxxxxxxxx are going to want to put the blame on someone.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx If I'm the one who makes it out,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx would they believe me?
xxxxxxx What if it was Briar? xxxxxxxxxxx WOULD THEY BELIEVE HER?xxxxx Or would they automatically suspect foul play?
xxxxx I wonder if the others had thought about this yet.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IF THIS HAD EVEN CROSSED THEIR MINDSxxxxxx But I don't think it would.
xxxxxxxxxx After all, they haven't already had two strikesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WITH THE LAWxxx Aggravated assault - multiple chargesxxxxxxxxxx It wasn't really assault, he started the fight
xxxxxxxxxxhim and his two friends attacked first.
xxxxxxxxxxbut he threw a b***h fit when he lost it
xxxxxxxxxxand they decided to press charges.
xxxxxxxxxxwith two others testifying that i was to blame
xxxxxxxxxxi was charged with three different acounts
xxxxxxxxxxthey didn't believe me over snooty, rich white kids.xxx Aggravated assault with a deadly weaponxxxxxxxxxxOkay, this one I totally own up to.
xxxxxxxxxxIt was his fault, though. Honest.
xxxxxxxxxxa*****e thought it would be funny
xxxxxxxxxxto put his hands on my baby sister.
xxxxxxxxxxEven when she screamed no.x x x x x O O F ! x x x x x x x x x x Right into Briar I went.x x x x x x x x x x x ❝ Sorry, Briar. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x I was.. distracted. ❞ xxxxxxxxSince when is a good idea
xxxxxxxxxxxxto stop in front of the door?
xxxxxxxxxI don't know, Rowan.
xxxxxxxxxxxxSince when is it a good idea
xxxxxxxto not pay attention to where you're going?xxxxxxxxxxxx ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES
xxx The feeling of relief in this room
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Is almost overwhelming
xxxxxxxxxxxx One more found.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I'm happy to see her
xxxxxxxxxx With her bright blonde hair
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and her pretty, bright eyes,
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx She looks like a blessing.
xxxxxxxxx Now there are four of us.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx FIVE INCLUDING DAVEY
xxxxxxxxx And we have two more to go.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHopefully they're still together.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHopefully they're still alive.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:45 pm
Foot steps echo down the hall,
Not like those other ones from just moments before.
Looking up from my feet, I stop walking and gaze up to find Nathaniel running towards me. Thank God. . . ``You are alright?,,
He questions me. No. . . I heard foot steps behind me. . . ``Yes. . . I think. There must be some heavy animals in here.,,
I comment, happy to see him.
A little after he shows up, Briar comes up to us both.
She looks happy to see me and I must admit I`m happy to see anyone.
I smile lightly at them both before I notice something in their hands.
Pipes. What for. . .?Rusty, heavy pipes. . . Horrific.
Look blood stained.
Violent.
I feel a shiver coming up my spine.
What happened?
``Are you guys cleaning the pipes? That`s a good idea.,,
I say again, tilting my head to the side. . . .Why would they be carrying them like that? For a little longer, I heard faint steps behind me.
Slowly they stopped.
Poor animal. . . Maybe we should call animal control in a few days. It`s not an animal. . . Who is it? A shiver shoots through me again. Why? Slowly turning away,
Snow falling outside the window.
Looking down, bare legs.
Mini dress.
Ankle high combat boots.
Thin jacket.
. . .Not very smart, eh?
Who know it would snow?!
Continuing to stare at through the window.
Did something move?
Slowly, quietly, I back into someone.
Not Nathaniel. He was next to me.
Not Briar.
``Davey?,,
I ask curiously, only to find Rowan.
Not disappointed at all. Just don't like guessing.
With all three of them with me, a huge wave of relief flies through me.
Why? Nothing bad is going on. . . . You dumb a**. . . I smile up at him apologetically, but stay close, my eyes wandering back over to the window.
A trick of the eye.
No trick. No animal.
In danger.
Watched.
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:06 pm
xxxh e a v y a n i m a l s ?xxxxxxxxHumans are heavy animals.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHow close had we been to being too late?xxxxxxxxBut I'm glad she's alright.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWe're all breathing easier,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxif only for the moment.xxxr o w a n ' s a t t e m p t ::xxxxxxxxto get all of our cards on the table was a failure.xxxxxxxxWhat does Briar have to gain for being uncooperative?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI'm not one to point fingers,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut suspicion came naturally.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxit's cold, but. . .xxxxxxxxmaybe she's more trouble than she's actually worth.xxxs t a y t o g e t h e r !xxxxxxxxwe can't afford to lose potential allies,xxxxxxxxwe especially can't feed allies to our enemy.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmaybe it's shock.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI have to believe that,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxshe'll come to her senses.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo t h e r w i s e . . .xxxxxxxxxxxxx❝xdavey ?x❞xxxs h o u l d n ' t b e m e ::xxxxxxxxwho should have to explain this.xxxxxxxxwords are not my strong point.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut no one else is up to the task.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI was born to bear the bad news.❝xDavey is dead.x❞ xxxt h a t w a s h a r s h ::xxxxxxxxeven for me.xxxxxxxxBut it's the only way I know to break news.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI could've added, that if we weren't careful-- we'd join him.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI never knew what they meant by "too black and white".
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