Nightshift 42: North Street

[rocksthecourt]

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Being stuck in a small room with those monstrosities didn't seem the safest option. Being outside, with more space to see and move sounded far better. But when Klavier actually got outside, he suddenly thought maybe the small room didn't seem so bad.

THEY. WERE. EVERYWHERE. Crowded worse than LA during rush hour on even the worst of days. Rushing and moving like a writhing, anguished mass. So many. Where had they come from?! Stupid question. What were they?! Monsters, people... How could this-- AHHH!!!

He was frozen in place for a few moments before he realized staying in one spot wasn't the best idea. He frantically looked around. He needed to find somewhere safe! He needed to get out of here. Where was safe?! Somewhere high? Were all of the buildings infested? Maybe he could lock himself in somewhere and--

WAIT!! NO! What was he thinking?! What about everyone else? He couldn't just barricade himself somewhere safe and sit around while everyone else was ripped apart. And... KRISTOPH! Where was he?! Had he been swarmed, too?! He had to have been. But in this mess, he didn't even know where to begin looking for him. Or how long he would last searching. Maybe he would have to trust that his brother would find a safe place... No. He couldn't spend the entire night not even sure if he was safe or not. What if he needed help?

....Holy-- It looked like HE needed help!! "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Again he swung the lamp anytime any got too close, moving with his back toward the walls. Where to go?! Where to go?!

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[gald_digger]

"You mean... go back?" Anise wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea, especially with them being so close to the edge of town already. They only had so much time! And a detour that big would probably help tire them out more...

She groaned. "Well... if it's the only way." It wasn't like they were going to find a flashlight or a source of fire outside of town, if the empty scenery on the ride there was any indication. And they probably would be sitting ducks without any way of knowing what was ahead.

It wasn't like Anise hadn't had bigger detours before, right? If she could walk halfway through Malkuth while taking monster-infested paths, then this was nothing! Only that time, she had Tokunaga, and this time, she had... some guy with a spatula. Who probably wasn't going to give her a piggyback ride.

[otnemememento.livejournal.com]

"We'll make it quick, hopefully," Leonard assured, not wanting to stand on a street crowded with Romero rejects any longer than they had to. They were starting to take notice of the pair- Lenny could see them moving through the fog, and hearing them was no problem.

Still, the closest store is pretty far down the street- he continued in his mind. I can't even see it from here. No telling how many of these things are on the road from here to there. Not sure I want to know.

"What would you have us do, if not look for something to light our way?" he asked, stalling for more time to think.

[gald_digger]

"We... push on through and hope the outside doesn't have as many monsters?" Anise offered uselessly. She hated to admit it had been her original plan, as just saying it aloud made it sound like suicide. Inside the town, they had tools and places to hide. Outside, they would have to make do with whatever they had until they got to the next town... which could take a day or more of walking. And that was assuming they went in the right direction.

She sighed at the realization that it might be a long time until either of them could rest easy. "No matter which way we go, we'll have to get past more of those creepy things."