forum Apocalypse rp (open for now!)

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

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(Ayyy made it in 4 hours flat pretty much)
Tohru stretches out his body a bit- the most he's moved in hours. He's very sore now that he's been still for a while, but the pain in his leg is definitely less intense.
He's still stressed, but he isn't on the verge of losing his grip anymore. Being able to interact with other people again has him reassured that there's maybe still hope.
And for the first time know hours, Tohru tries to get up. He gently nudges Teddy off his lap and gets to his feet, very careful in how he puts the weight on his injured leg.
"It's good to have you two here. Maybe I can actually get some rest tonight," he remarks.
Tohru leans heavily against the wall of the bunker, not that he needs it. Just in case. It feels almost good to stretch our his limbs again after resting for a while.

Cathal smiles, “Yeah…it is…and honestly I might be able to sleep well for once-“ he chuckles. He gets a few plates and fixes everyone’s plates, handing it to them. He then fixe Teddy’s food, smiling.

Teddy looked at his food, then back to Tohru, sticking right by his side. Cathal chuckles and whistles, motioning Teddy to eat, but he doesn’t. He sticks right by Tohru even with Cathal’s efforts on getting him to eat.

Trianna chuckles.

"I'm never going to be able to sleep." she says, picking up her gear and heading over to her mat.

She goes back over to Cathal and accepts her plate, then walks over to her mat, pulling a fork and a spoon out of her bag and eating quickly.

"I snagged some sleep aid," Tohru says with a shrug, "I'd better be able to."
He accepts the plate after thanking Cathal and starts eating. Tohru has been so focused on just making it from one day to another that he didn't realize he was starving. It had probably been about four or five days since he had anything that could really be called a meal.

Cathal smiles, sitting down and eating. Eventually, Teddy walks over to his food and eats. Cathal hums softly and takes everyone’s plates after their done eating. “I’m going out tomorrow if anyone who’s not hurt wants to come.” He smirks at Tohru playfully. “And I’ve got the water warmed up if anyone wants a shower.” He coughs. “Tohru-“

"I'll go with you." Trianna says immediately.

"Please be careful," Tohru pleads.
He glances sideways.
"I probably… could stand to shower. I used to care about my appearance quite a lot, if you can believe it now."
He grabs a comb from his bag.
"I hope I can actually get this worked out," Tohru scowls, "I swear, if I have to cut my hair-"

"Don't worry, I'll be okay." Trianna chuckles.

Cathal smiles, “I can help if you want. Im really good at detangling hair.”

Tohru pauses for a moment.
"That's-that's alright," he says softly, "Well… actually, I think I'll take you up on that, if I can't get it out in shower."
After grabbing a razor blade from his bag, he starts to limp towards where Cathal has the shower set up. Tohru feels stubble starting to form on his jaw, and it just about drives him out of his mind, now that he's stopped to think about it.

Cathal hums, “Just pull the curtain and we wont be able to see you. Well- I wont.” He chuckles.

Trianna bursts into laughter. "That was a good one, Cathal!"

Cathal laughs, shaking his head.

Trianna's laughter fades after a minute or so.

"After he's done I'm getting in."

Tohru is silent for a few moments. Secretly glad that Trianna can't see his pathetic state. Truthfully, the less people that do, the better. He drags his bag along next to the curtain so he can grab his cleaner clothes after he showers.
"Do you have a towel or something I could borrow?" He asks as he ducks behind the curtain.
He starts by undoing the bandaging over his pant leg, throwing everything he takes off just outside the curtain.
Tohru winces a bit as he runs a hand over the wound on his leg. He slowly turns the water on, and is overcome with relief. He hasn't really washed himself much the past couple of weeks, save keeping his leg clean.

Trianna heads over to her pack, pulling out one of her two towels.

She opens the curtains, blocking Tohru from Cathal's view as she hands him the towel.

"Here you go." she murmurs, stepping back out again and closing the curtains.

Cathal leans back, petting Teddy. “Hm…” he sighs, closing his eyes. It felt good to be around people again. Even if he used to hate it…he was relieved he wasn’t the only one.

Tohru startles at first, but after he's no longer stunned, he takes the towel and thanks Trianna.
He tries to shower quickly, using as little soap as possible, but the grime is deep. The water runs dark with a mixture of dried blood and dirt that has built up on his body. He scrubs at his skin to get it off, perhaps too hard. In some spots, Tohru's skin is a little red from all the scrubbing.
He tries to untangle his hair, but the mats are a little more intense than he thought. He separates what he can, but ultimately decides to ask Cathal for some help, especially since he's so sore. Tohru brings a compact mirror out of his bag and starts shaving the slight stubble away from his face.
After the shower, he feels much better than before. He shuts of the water and dries himself off part of the way before putting on a pair of boxers. He drapes the towel over his shoulders to keep his wet hair off his back. It's grown out a good bit since the last time he cut it; now the ends settled at the bottom of his ribcage. Tohru pulls back the curtain.

Trianna chuckles. "No problem."

After Tohru pulls back the curtain, Trianna lifts her head and faces towards it.

"You done?" she asks.

Cathal smiles, holding a hair brush and comb and some sort of bottle. “Ready? You look like you’ve just taken a weight off your shoulders.” He chuckles, pointing to the foldable chair he’s put in front of him.

"Yes, I'm through," Tohru says, moving his belongings out of the way so they don't trip up Trianna.
He makes his way to the chair and sits down, grimacing slightly as he moves his leg. Now, the injury on his thigh is exposed. It's clearly healing; there's no longer much redness or swelling around it, and the healing skin has darkened some in color. Yet, the area surrounding the injury is covered in nasty bruises. Elsewhere, Tohru sports a lot of white scars. On his hands, his back, the backs of his legs especially. Another in his upper arm, one in his side. He'd basically lost count at this point.
Tohru lets out a breath.
"Thanks again. If it's too tough, I can always go in and trim some."

Trianna laughs, standing up.

"Thanks." she says, grabbing her other towel and some plain black panties and a black sports bra, before strding over to the shower and closing the curtains.

She strips down and steps in, nearly moaning in pleasure as the hot water hits her.

"God, I missed this. . ." she mitters, grabbing the soap and scrubbing.

The water turns black immediately, and she scrubs until her skin stings. She rinses off, then runs her figers through her hair. It had grown out a lot since the infection came about and she hated it.

She finishes up and dries off, slipping into her clean underwear and stepping out.

"God, that was amazing." she sighs. She was now glowing, nearly literally.