"Right, well… I'll just follow you for now." Kas adjusted his grip on his branch and made their way forward, probably more quickly than they should have. His leg wasn't doing particularly well; he hadn't been able to set it again, so it was still dislocated. They knew they needed to do something about it soon or he might have permanent damage, but he had no idea what to do.
"You know… as much as I don't like people, I kinda hope we run into some other survivors. They might… be able to help…" He exhaled shakily, their breathing heavy.
She grew nervous as she heard his heavy breathing and how he exhaled shakily. She knew it was because he was having toruble breathing from walking fast, but it still stressed her out.
She huffed at him, "Kas you need to slow down, You shouldn't be walking as fast as you are.' She spoke In a nervous tone of voice, just worried he would injure himself worse then then he already had.
She looked around the area before looking back at him.
"People…? But- how could we trust them? How do we know they won't hurt us?"
"I'm perfectly capable of walking, thank you very much." Kas huffed right back. They would have crossed their arms if he didn't need the branch to stay upright. "I've got my branch, anyway. And people because you know as well as I do that we can't keep going like this forever. We'll die. I'll die first and you'll be all alone." He looked down at the ground and sighed. "I… don't know how to fix my leg. Somebody else might."
She just frowned at Kas as he huffed at her, she held her sides as she looked around the area nervous. She let out a sigh, even if she didn't want to trust other people he had a point.
"Well…we need some way to defend ourselves incase they try to turn on us." She spoke, agreeing they needed someone to fix his leg.
"I have my bow, and you've probably got something, I dunno." Kas kept going as well as he could, keeping their eyes on the ground so they wouldn't trip. "It's not like we really have anything to lose. We're gonna die if we keep going like this, and if anyone we run across kills us, we aren't really any worse off."
She did indeed have something…she had a knife, when she escaped from her captors she took a knife and fended her way off to escape. She let out a sigh, "can we please not say that we're going to die anyway? We- we can figure some out. Okay?"
Kas rolled his eyes, but kept their mouth shut. He had more or less given up hope at this point, especially with his injury, but Jasper still seemed to have something to hold onto for whatever reason. "Yeah, whatever… what's the plan, then?" They asked dryly.
“Just, last long enough to find someone to help us. Then we can go find somewhere safe to set up and live for a bit.” She spoke, making up something of a plan on the spot as she rubbed her wrists nervously.
"Yeah, I guess so… we don't really have anywhere to go right now. We can't keep sleeping in trees or out in the open forever." Kas stumbled and their breathing hitched, but he caught himself before he was able to fall. "We'll figure it out…"
"I know.." She muttered, putting a hand on her neck and ending up scratching at the skin stitches laced around her throat, feeling very antsy and as if she could jump out of her skin. Though this wasn't an unfamiliar feeling to her, so she didn't panic.
"Careful please." She spoke as she saw him catch himself.
"I'm being careful." Kas huffed, adjusting his grip on the branch before mixing forward. They didn't have quite the endurance that they used to. His injury made it difficult to move around without getting tired. They winced again as they continued forward, trying to walk as normally as possible despite being unable to use one of his legs.
Jasper felt herself wince slightly at the lack of food in her stomach, she was used to not eating well but that didn't make the hunger hurt any less. She mostly hid it from Kas though as she didn't want him to worry about her, plus she was sure they would eventually get food and then everything would be fine.
She continued to walk next to him as she moved around, noticing how he was growing tired.
Kas narrowed his eyes at Jasper when she winced and shook their head a bit as she moved to be closer. She was still worried about him when she needed to focus on herself. They were fine, clearly. They just couldn't walk very well. He was breathing heavier than was normal, but he still stubbornly pushed forward. "We'll find somebody soon…"
She noticed as they were walking, an apartment building that looked relatively solid compared to all the other ones that were crumbled down and missing doors.
She moved to walk towards it, hoping for some food, or even someone in there.
"Maybe there's something good in here..?' She called out softly to Kaz, moving to open the door to the building. The least they could do was get out of the open.
"Yeah, maybe… shelter, if nothing else." Kas struggled up the steps, refusing assistance, and headed inside while Jasper held the door. They winced at any pressure on their leg, and he hated the sound that his makeshift cane made on an actual floor versus the grass. "Hello? Anyone here?" They called out. He knew most people didn't take well to being surprised, especially not in an apocalypse.
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(I did not proofread this :D)
Bane blinked, looking up at Ryuu. Great! Now he had a rifle pointed at his chest and more wounds! Bane sat there, keeping a staring contest with the man. That totally wouldn’t get him killed. He had a small headache, but his vision came back and think clearly… in Bane standard that is. Bane unlatched his satchel and rummaged inside of it for a little disinfectant pouch and gauze pads. He tore open the small pouch and laid the soak cloth on his scraped knee. The liquid seeped into the wound, pain receptors firing as it killed bacteria. Bane bit his tongue, trying not to scream. It would only attract more malicious people and/or zombies. Removing the cloth, he placed the gauze pad on his knee. He pulled out a spool of medical tape and ripped a few pieces with his teeth. He applied to both his skin and gauze to keep the pad in place. Robbing a CVS can be helpful! Bane didn’t think himself unlucky, but when being at the end of a point rifle, that was unlucky. Hearing the echo of a cane and voice. Very unlucky. Wait! Voices? Bane, at first, thought he was going insane. All other people in the city had to be dead, right? The voices, however, sounded to be those of children. He hugged his back against the wall and moved away from Ryuu and his rifle, dragging himself down a few stairs. “Hello?” He called out. Bane furrowed his brow, confusion twisting his face. He was surly hearing voices, right? If not, could these people be malicious?
Jasper shut the door gently behind her as she walked into the apartment building, hearing Kas call out and then a little bit afterwards she heard..another voice? It sounded male..she didn't like the idea of traveling with a older guy, bit if they helped Kas then she couldn't complain.
"Uhm..Hello? Who's there?" She called out into the building, frowning as she stuck close to Kas almost protectively.
Kas was definitely apprehensive at the sound of a man's voice in the building. He hadn't expected anyone to reply, and they had to remind themself that whoever this was might be able to help. Maybe not, but he wouldn't be any worse off than before. He swallowed nervously as he headed over to the elevator, which after some fiddling with, evidently didn't function. No surprise there, but it was worth a shot, right? With a reluctant sigh, they made their way over to the stairs to give them a go.
Bane’s nose twitched. Now there were more people in the building with him. But these sounded like kids. How could kids survive an apocalypse? Maybe they scrounge around like buzzards or steel from intact places. “Who are you?” He called out, placing his feet on the stairs. He placed his hands in his lap. “I am not trouble, but if you are, I don’t welcome it.” He growled. He moved himself down the stairs slowly, closer to the bottom floor. His scraped knee sent pulses of pain throughout his leg, but he would have to deal with it.
She frowned as She heard him talking about them being trouble, she huffed softly.
"We aren't trouble." She spoke out as she heard someone coming down the steps. She looked up and waited for them to come into view.
She was trying to maintain an intense gaze, but she was nervous about who would come down so her gaze was wavering.
As Kas was trying to go up the stairs, he inadvertently put out his injured leg to try and go up. They yelped in pain as their leg collapsed, bringing him down onto the stairs and sending their makeshift cane clattering down the steps. His leg was throbbing now and he was breathing heavily, looking tense and stressed. They stopped trying to go up the stairs and instead leaned against the wall, trembling a bit and gently holding their leg with both hands.
Bane cringed as he heard the cane clatter to the ground. That sounded like trouble, but not pesky kid trouble. He officially left his post, leaving Ryuu and Frenchie behind to investigate the noises. He shuffled down the steps, careful to not tumble down them himself— again. Bane rounded the corner, his eyes landing on the kids. It was just two teenagers left to fend for themselves in the apocalypse. "If you're not trouble, then what do you seek?" He asked like a riddle. He raised an eyebrow, looking down at Kas with slight sympathy. Although, Bane was hesitant to touch the kid with their friends standing at close guard.
"I don't… I don't know…" Kas replied breathlessly, resting their head against the cool wall as a wave of heat and nausea rolled over him. He shuddered and swallowed, really not wanting to throw up right now. If he weren't so desperate, he'd have turned and left already, but they knew they couldn't keep going like this for much longer. He was stubborn, but not stubborn enough to die. "My… knee. I think it's dislocated. We don't know how to fix it." Their stomach growled and they hugged themself tightly with one arm. That was an issue too, but one that could wait a little longer.
Jasper immediately rushed over to Kas as she watched him fall, she grabbed his cane and made her way over to him clearly concerned.
She moved to sit next to him, staring up at bane. She would be glaring at him in protection if they were less desperate for help.
She stared at bane even if she wasn't glaring, she was willing to attack him if he threatened Kas. Though they really couldn't take any chances.
"Please."
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