forum I'm in the mood for another apocalypse roleplay... (CLOSED for now, welcome to stalk)

Started March 06, 2021 by @Becfromthedead group

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"Okay…" Mori didn't seem to quite understand and just slid down to sit on the floor where he was, breathing more heavily than normal. "Mmmm… my head feels like… like… pressure. Hurts."

Kas gripped his bow with one hand, so tightly that his knuckles were white. His hair was disheveled and he was bleeding from several places, and he couldn't walk at the moment considering he'd hurt his knee. He hadn't slept at all, needing to protect himself from the zombies, and he was trembling where he sat on the porch.

Bean sighed as she pulled her siblings closer. Flashbacks to the day they were separated from their parents haunted her. ”Always keep an eye on them. You never know what could happen,” Harriet Rose had told her eldest daughter as she was searching for supplies to send her kids off with. Her husband was off securing the house and making sure no one could get in. “But, Mom! I-I can’t do this w-without you!” Bean cried as Harriet pulled her close. “Sweetie, I know it’s hard but they need you…” Harriet kissed her head. Bean’s eyes welled up with tears as she remembered that day. That was the last time she saw her parents at all. Lilac was asleep but she could tell Bean was upset so she cuddled up against her. Luka did the same before walking off to the porch. He needed fresh air since the smell of blood reminded him too much of what happened with Hailey.

Rachel walked around the corner, spotting Mori and Tohru walking down the hallway(?).
"What are you two doing up? Both of you need to be resting. Especially you Tohru." She said, following. "I swear, people never can sleep and I'm always having to get on them…"

"I'm sitting nowww…" Mori replied, his words a bit slurred. "Can I have the good medicine now?" He asked tiredly. "I wanna make the… the… the hurt go away…"

Kas decided that he couldn't just stay on the porch forever, injured knee or not, and he attempted to get up. As soon as he put weight on his leg, he collapsed again and groaned softly in pain.

"Especially me?" Tohru echoed, "I'm fine. He needed help first, so I'll rest once that's seen to."
He cleared his throat.
"Anyhow, I was thinking we should probably stay here a second night, with people injured. It's probably not smart to carry on until we know everyone is able to do so."

When Luka reached the porch, he froze when he saw Kas. “Oh my gosh….Rachel!” Luka peeked into the house, calling out to her as he picked up Kas carefully.

"Agreed. Mori, you stay there sweetie. I'll grab my medicine. Have you puked?" She said nervously.
"I'll need to grab some different ones then. Better painkillers and some fever meds."
She sighed. Rachel hated having to play doctor. She hated people being hurt.
"What!" Rachel yelled behind her. "What's wrong now?"

"Yeah, he said he's been throwing up," Tohru confirmed, "Could you see to him? I hear someone calling outside, I'll check on what they need."
He started down the hall, passing Rachel.
"I'm so glad you're here. Things could've been way worse."

Luka tried to hold Kas up. “I found someone on the porch! He looks hurt!” he cried.

Rachel nodded. "Yeah, you go on ahead. If someone needs medical attention, let me know."
She pulled out some bottles out of her side pouch. "Now, I'll grind up the pills this time. They'll start working faster and will be easy to swallow." She added.

Earl jumped up. "What? What's going on? I fell asleep on the chair."

"Hey! Put me down!" Kas struggled against Luka's hold, brandishing an arrow to defend himself with.

Mori looked around, dazed and confused. He could hear people yelling, but he couldn't tell what was going on.

“I’m trying to help you!” Luka glared at Kas. “Trust me, stuff like this HURTS,” he sighed as he continued to hold onto Kas.

(My sis was like “Okay, okay, but I ship Kas and Luka already-“)

"Whoa, easy kid." Earl said, trying to calm Kas down.
"Where…did you come from?" He asked.

Rachel crushed the pills and put it into a fresh water bottle.
"Drink this Mori, and stay here. I'm going to check out what's going on."

Tohru ran out onto the porch, not sure what to be prepared for. Not too much blood. That was good. Organs still inside his body. Also good.
"Hey, hey, he doesn't look like he can walk right now," Tohru warned, "We might have to carry him inside in a minute."

"I don't need help!" Kas insisted, still struggling, but freezing up when he bumped his knee. He hissed through his teeth in pain, his heart pounding hard in his chest. "J-Just… put me down, god…" He muttered through gritted teeth.

Mori compliantly drank the water with the crushed pills in it, leaning against the wall to support himself.

“Nope! You’re coming inside and you’re getting patched up!” Luka huffed, not changing his mind. He continued to carry Kas into the house, being careful with every surface where Kas could hit his knee.

Rachel ran out into the living room.
"The hell's going on? Why is there a mystery teen?"

Earl shrugged. "He just probably sneaked onto the porch while I slept in the chair."

"I don't want to go inside! Who even are you people?!" Kas struggled a bit more, trying his best to keep his grip on his bow. "Let go of me! I'm fine!" He insisted, growling a bit in frustration. "God, you're insufferable."

“I don’t know but he’s injured!” Luka continued to hold Kas up. He then turned to the teenager. “My name’s Luka and I’m trying to help you!” he glared at him.

"I don't want help! Oww!" Kas curled in on himself a bit, resting one hand on his injured knee. "Just put me down! I can walk fine." He lied. He knew that he couldn't, of course, but he really didn't like being carried.

"Hey, you'll be safer with us, okay?" Tohru said, "And it'll be easier to recover from your injuries with other people around, whether we 'help' you or not. You at least need someone to have your back for the nighttime. We all do."

Luka nodded in agreement. “Trust me, I’ve already lost one person…I can’t watch another die,” he muttered, his voice getting more serious. There was no convincing Luka otherwise.

"Christ, I'm not gonna die." Kas rolled his eyes and huffed, crossing his arms. "It's my knee, not my neck or whatever."

Mori watched the commotion from the hallway, obviously bewildered. He had drank all the water by now, but didn't appear to feel any better yet.

“Still!” Luka looked directly into Kas's eyes. “I can’t just NOT help when I see someone hurt!” he yelled. Don’t get too mad, Luka… he reminded himself as he took a deep breath. “Sorry for yelling.”