forum Apocalypse rp (open for now!)

Started March 04, 2023 by @Eli-the-transboi group

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"It's not one size fits all," Tohru argues, "Some like to be comforted, he says he prefers to be left alone."
His eyes dart back and forth between the two.
"He has a therapy dog for this very thing."

Cathal closes his eyes, rocking himself. All he was trying to do was stop the ‘ick’ as he called it. He tries to focus on only the music, drowning out everyone’s voices.

(Lol yeah- Yvonne's has a bit of knowledge tho)

Yvonne nods.

"I know. But sometimes a dog can't help. My brother, he had a rabbit. It didn't help him sometimes. It's what got him, my parents and that poor animal infected." she argues quietly.

Trianna listens quietly.

Cathal sucks in a breath, “Teddy-“ he shudders, “Is immune.” He mutters. “S-so am i…” he hated telling people that. He had a lot of nasty reactions, so he pretended he wasn’t immune so no one would try to use him.

Yvonne goes quiet.

Trianna looks stunned.

Then Yvonne nods. "That explains why you might feel so bad. 'Cus you think you coulda helped some people."

"You're… you're what?" Tohru starts, but he stops himself, "Ahhh, never mind. We can discuss that later. Do you need anything?"
He folds his arms across his chest. His heart is beating pretty fast. Tohru hates arguing with people, especially kids. It pisses him off so much, but he does his best not to let it show.

Cathal stays dead silent, still rocking himself.

Yvonne sighs. "Oh, well. No point in worryin' 'bout it."

Trianna nods slightly.

Cathal sucks in a breath, squeezing his eyes shut.

Teddy whines, then gets up and grabs a water bottle, bringing it back to Cathal and laying back down.

Tohru lowers himself to the floor again, next to his belongings. He grabs bandages out of his bag- the fresh ones he got from the abandoned store earlier. After rubbing a bit more ointment on the injury, he covers it back up. He still needs to put on the sweatpants from his bag, but decides to wait.
"So, did you know we were holed up in this bunker, or did you find us by mistake in the search for shelter?" He asks.

Yvonne looks over at Tohru and snorts.

"I found ye looking for shelter for the night. I wasn't looking for people. I honestly woulda killed ye if it weren't for yer gog." she replies. "And since yer dog likes all of you well, I assumed ye were good enough people to ask for help."

Cathal pets Teddy, staring to calm down. “Yeah…teddys trained well…i…found him when he was a puppy…” he mutters. “Sorry for…pointing at gun at you…” his speech was slow, and it was clear he seemed to be having a hard time. It honestly felt like when he tried to speak, he wasn’t the one speaking.

"What's with all these people…?" Tohru huffed, "Some of you are way too quick to leap to killing. You know that?"
He distractedly runs his hand back and forth over his bandages.
"I understand vigilance, but it's so unnecessary to go that far."

"Well, when it's the fockin apocalypse it's kill or be killed. Supplies, yeah?" Yvonne explains.

Cathal shudders, closing his eyes. He missed his old life. He missed his sister. But it was all gone now…this wasn’t a dream…

He takes a deep, shaky breath and goes silent.

"Oooor," Tohru suggests, "we ensure the survival of as many people as possible so the human race doesn't get wiped out. Finding resources is much easier with a group, and allocation actually isn't all that hard, you know."
He rubs at his neck.
"But I take it you haven't been around people so much since this whole thing started, huh?"

Yvonne sighs. "Bud, the human race is doomed. We have no way of wiping out the bloody infection. I may only be 16, but I sure as shit know we are not salvging the remains of this world. On top of the fact that we have nuclear reactors everywhere about to shut down or simply go Chernobyl on our asses, so we'll have goddamn irradiated zombies next."

"And no, not really. At least, not people that I haven't had to put an ounce of buckshot in." she snorts.

Cathal pauses, then sucks in a breath. “I…have an antidote…it…only works before…youre turned…but…i only have a little…i…got…it from the…base…”

Yvonne and Trianna turn towards Cathal.

After a moment, Yvonne shakes her head, smiling brutally. "I don't want it."

Trianna chuckles. "Neither do I."

Yvonne laughs. "I mean, why would I want to live in this world? Only reason why I'm not dead is 'cus I don't have the bloody balls to kill myself and I'm to proud to let anyone else end me."

Cathal covers his ears, silent again.

Yvonne pauses, then sighs. She walks away, pulling out a phone and bluetooth earbuds, putting them in and tuning everyone else out. Not like it mattered. They didn't seem like a very happy bunch.

Trianna hears Yvonne walk off and sighs.

"Because I care too much for my own damn good," Tohru says softly, "You don't have to be here, you know. You can die like everyone else."
His words are growing much harsher. The man is annoyed- searing, even.
"Why speed up a mass extinction? It's not a good look."

Cathal finally had enough, “SHUT UP!” His Irish accent was starting to show from his annoyance and how overstimulated he was. He gasps, shutting his mouth.

Yvonne was long gone, hidden in the vast depths of the bunker.

Trianna winces.