forum World War Z

Started December 15, 2018 by @Brooklyn_Is_Here

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Jen had searched the town and had found nothing yet. All that was left was a small area which he had left out. He walks in the dark and starting to feel tired, he lets his guard down a bit. He must not have heard the infected approach him from behind because either 1) he had been too lost in his thoughts to notice or 2) he was too busy trying to keep himself awake so that he wouldn't faceplant on the concrete. As soon as the infected made contact with him, he froze and in that split second his senses snapped back to reality as he swung his gun as hard as he could to the creature behind him, making it let out a growl and other unhumanly noises. The shock must have put his nerves on edge because he keeps slamming his gun on the infected's head, causing some blood to splatter on him. After he was sure it wouldn't get up again he stumbles back and takes in a shaky breath. Okay. So maybe he wasn't ready to die yet. Not like that thing anyway. Before he goes back to the others he lights a cigarette to calm his nerves. He walks back to the place they had settled, making sure to keep an extra eye out for any unusual movement. When he got back he saw that Victory had already decided to go to sleep. Good. Now he would just have to stay awake for the rest of the night because there was no way he was going to sleep after having that nightmare of an encounter with the infected. He glances over at Velius with a weary expression on his face then gives him a thumbs up before sitting down where he had left his stuff. His hands were still shaking some as he set down his gun beside him and opened his bag to get something to eat.

Velius's mind had wandered as he stared at the roaring flames in front of him, crackling and sending little flames into the sky. He sighs, running a hand through his hair. He removed his jacket, and you could see the edge of what appeared to be a symbol burned into his skin. He sighs. Luna perks and growls before relaxing. Velius grabbed his sniper, only to see Jen returning. He nods when Jen gave him the thumbs up but his eyes snapped back tp the other when he saw blood and Jens shaky hands. "Oi." He walks beside the other. "Get hurt?" He asks, kneeling so he could be eye level with the other.

Jen blushed a bit when Velius knelt in front of him, he avoided eye contact and forced his hands to stop shaking but it was no use. He smiled at Velius."Yeah I'm fine I just ran into a rogue infected," he paused then laughed a bit nervously. "It might have shook me up a bit" He admits although he was never used to admitting his faults to anyone.

Velius smiles a little. "You'd be insane I that didn't scare you. Here." He hands his flask to the other. "It'll calm your nerves. Just a sip though. Its heavily caffeinated." He chuckles softly before relaxing. "This place… There's more to your story isn't there?" He glances at the other, his blue eyes glinting in the moonlight as he offers the other a slight smile. He ties his hair back in a messy ponytail.

Jen takes the flask offered to him. He starts to take a drink when Velius brings up the part where he may or may not have said the truth about travelling aimlessly. He nearly chokes on the drink and coughs as he tries to keep it down. He looks over at Velius' blue glinting eyes once he recovers. "N-no." There is a long silence and it was obvious that it was a lie. "Maybe." He says after Velius flashes him a smile. He puts the flask down, defeated.

Velius smiles a little when the other coughed, "Sorry. I don't mean to pry." He pats the others back. "I was only curious." He chuckles before petting Luna. "I haven't really talked to anyone since I was a kid." He shrugs and chuckles, ruffling Luna's hair. "I've only really had her." She whines softly and licks his hand. "You're more then welcome to talk about it. I was simply curious."

Jen shakes his head. "No, you're fine. I'm just not used to talking about my problems to others." As Jen listens to Velius his gaze softens in sympathy. He knew what it felt like to be alone but to what degree Velius felt like that was something else. Jen smiles sadly as he stares at the fire in front of him, the reflection of the fire dancing in his eyes. "I guess I'll take you up on that offer…" Jen struggles for a few second to get his thoughts together. "I have a little sister. She lives with my parents and I want to see if she's survived all of this since my parents aren't the merciful type." He buries his head into his hands the more he thinks about it. "They would probably throw her to the wolves the first chance they get." Jen looks back up and inhales a shaky breath. "See, I ran away from home at 17 and left my sister behind. I thought it would be better for her since I was the problem that always got her hurt. I checked up on her more times than I can count in these past few years and when I found out that they were still doing the same crap to her I tried getting the authorities on their asses that first year I ran away, but since I was underage they dropped me back in with them. I tried kidnapping her, I tried keeping a low profile but nothing. I always got caught. She seemed genuinely happy when she was with me and I still have the expression she had when they caught us burned to my brain. She knew she had to go back with them. She seemed genuinely terrified." He stops and his eyes seem to go from warm and friendly to cold and harsh. "I gave up. I left her with my parents. I lived my years in the city where no one would go looking for me. I didn't check up on her anymore. I guess I didn't care anymore." Although he said that he didn't care you can see him physically wince when he finished the sentence, as if disgusted with himself for saying that. His expression seemed troubled when he talked about his sister. "She should be sixteen by now." He abruptly stops talking and tries distracting himself by rummaging through his bag for any cigarettes since he had used the last one that was in his pocket.

He listens to the story with a gentle look in his eyes. He nudges Jen's side gently. "We'll find her. Okay? I'm sure she's fine. If she's gone through that. I'm sure she survived out here." Luna whines and gently sets her head on Jen's knee, her eyes shimmering in the firelight. He smiled at her before resting his head in his hands, rubbing a finger along the bridge of his nose. He takes a gulp of water and sighs, relaxing a little bit. The scar on his bicep was rather large, and it was a faint pink against his skin. Probably the after effects of a three degree burn. It looked like it was a symbol, but it was hard to tell. He sighs quietly. "You went through a lot of shit."

Jen shakes his head. "Maybe…I hope…" He notices the symbol on Velius when he turns to look at him. He stays quiet for a few seconds. "What about you? That scar doesn't look like it was done on accident" Jen says as he glances at the scar before looking up at him again. He then looks at Luna who had rested her head on his leg. He smiles and pets her soft fur as he waits for Velius to say something.

Velius hums in thought. He glances at the fire. "I was on the street from a young age. Never knew my parents didn't care to learn. I fought a lot as a kid, always getting best up, pushed around. When I was fifteen I got into a ball situation. They burned me. Made sure I knew what I did. Even though I didn't know what I did." He shrugged. "That's pretty much it." He sighs softly before looking at the other. "I'm glad I went through it though. Otherwise I might not be alive right now."

Jen stares at Velius for a moment longer as he finishes talking. "Sounds like a rough childhood. Sorry you had to go through that" Jen throws his empty cigarette box into the fire as the silence drags on, not knowing what to say anymore. The conversation had gone real downhill, and he wasn't sure if Velius wanted some sleep. Jen packs his stuff up, cleaning his mess of junk food wrappers and stuffing them into his backpack. "You wanna get some sleep? Tomorrow won't exactly be a piece of cake if we're going to keep traveling- especially in the day."

Velius shrugged. "It happened. It doesn't matter anymore." He chuckles. He watched Jen pack his things up. "You go ahead and get some sleep, mate. I'll keep an eye out. When I'm feeling tired enough I'll let you know." He shrugs and smiles a little at Jen. He places his sniper on his lap and pets Luna.

(Just gonna pop Victory back in here quick)
Victory was still fast asleep, her hand protectively on her gun. Winnie's fur pressed against her side as she slept and a small smile appeared on her face.

Jen nodded and went off to the side to take a quick nap. He doubted he would be able to sleep for more than three or four hours. Jen layed on his back then turned to the side, using his arm to rest his head. Soon enough his vision started to fade to black, he was officially knocked out.

Velius watched him fall asleep before sighing and leaning back. His eyes went to the stars above him. Luna whines softly and settled beside him. He ran his hand through her fur. He shuts his eyes and try to breathes slowly. He needed to stay awake.