(sorry i wasn't as active. I loved reading all of you guys talk to each other. i love ya'll XD)
Cassius was glad to see Jax eating something of his, relieved he wasn't too sick to keep anything down. Or he hoped so anyway.
He chuckles as his attempt at a joke, thinking it was endearing in a way.
"like i said before Jax" he starts, his voice calm, "we're human. Just because you stumble a little-or a lot… doesn't mean you're a bother and it doesn't mean you shouldn't be taken care of. You at least deserve that. Everyone does" he says to him.
His eyes were still focused on the sky, watching the clouds float away. The breeze never stopped, but to Cass that was a good thing. That way, if there were anyone around, they wouldn't be dying in the heat. The sun had finally come out a few hours ago when the clouds said goodbye and now shines through the windows, creating large, golden beams of light onto the floors and the walls.
He turns back to Jax "three in seven billion huh?" he says quietly, more to himself "i guess you're right…. i hope you're right" he states. "though it's a bit nerve racking to think that… if they were more to come here, we wouldn't know whether or not they were all good? Ya know?"
Just then, small footsteps running down the stairs could be heard as Ophelia makes her way to the two men. She swings into the kitchen "i smelled tuna!" she says excited, bouncing up and down on her heals.
Cass's eyebrows raise "wow. You've got a good sense of smell" he says, handing her a bowl. She takes it happily, now looking up to Jax "can i stay down here with you guys? It's too quiet upstairs" she says, her big eyes going back and forth from Jax to her father.
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Jesse rolls her eyes at her words, thinking she talked too much. Though it did give her more information so she didn't say anything about it out loud.
Eventually Ghabiun realizes that barking wasn't going to do anything with Jesse still holding onto his chain leash, so he sits beside her, panting heavily. Jesse, with the chain in hand still, pats him on the head to let him know he was doing good. She keeps her gun on Cherry though, not trusting a word that came out of her mouth.
She scoffs when Clovis starts introducing themselves, not about to do the same.
"Sie kann von mir aus sterben." she states bluntly before looking to Clovis. "mach was du willst mit ihr." she says with a heavy sigh, lowering her gun and motioning for Ghabiun to get up before she starts her way back to the RV. (she's still about a yard away from it.)
(Hey, sorry for not responding, but I’ve been on the road all day [Im in CT]. I won’t be on much tomorrow either, it’ll be a very busy day.)
(@becausebuckyisthebest ahahaha yeah, I felt like if I gave all the information all at once there wouldn't be much of a story to her character, glad you like it so far though !! :'))
Cherry smiled, letting herself hope that these people weren't bad as she had originally thought. She hoped that she had misjudged them. In a way she had been just like the people who she didn't want to be like, being wary of others and untrusting. Though this did give her a new insight into why people were the way they were, some people really couldn't be trusted. It was terrifying when you were alone and it was two against one in a potential fight for survival.
When Clovis awkwardly introduced himself her smile only grew, there was a newfound brightness in her eyes.
"Name's Chernobyl!" She said happily, a little too confident in herself, seeing that he radiated no hostile energy and daring to be a bit more like herself even though people tended to not like her very much for it.
"But you may call me Cherry," She said, toning it down a bit, her expression softening when Clovis mentioned Onyx.
"It's nice to meet you two," She tilted her head some when Onyx didn't seem to look at her or focus his eyes. Putting two and two together she figured he must not be able to see, but didn't comment on it.
"And who's the intimidating pretty lady?" She asked, peaking over to Jesse and giving her another warm smile, throwing in a wave, happy to have another fellow female in the group even though the words she said were far from friendly. Apparently, she was not having it.
Seeing Jesse turning to go back into the van, Cherry seemed to falter somewhat, a little sad that she had not introduced herself. Then she was reminded, right, she wasn't in a group- well she was, but this was only temporary, and then she would be off with her own group that didn't like her very much either.
(Hey, sorry for not responding, but I’ve been on the road all day [Im in CT]. I won’t be on much tomorrow either, it’ll be a very busy day.)
(yeah you're good! We dont expect anyone to be fully active every day of the week so dont worry about it! ^^ i hope your trip is going well! Be safe please!)
(It was an awesome trip! I went to my boyfriend’s prom. Now I am back on the road ;-;)
(im glad you had a nice time!!)
(to pass some time, i have been working on a painting of Jesse id like to show you guys bc im vv proud of it and i love her :)
(so without further ado, ~her~ https://pin.it/2f2BWRt )
(and there certainly will be more to come bc im obsessed)
(ahhhhkdgfdskjfkjg i love her !!! she looks so tough and intimidating, i absolutely dig it my dude!! i love me characters like that ! <3)
(AH THANK YOU! IM GLAD YOU LOVE HER!!! it took forever XDD)
(Oh my goodness Celeste! That is so good! I love her and the composition and the colors and the mood and tone! 🤌mwah, chef’s kiss.)
(AH im gonna cry thank you!! I painted a younger version of her when she was like 16 if you guys would like to see that as well :3 https://pin.it/5mwkjNp )
(Back at it again at Krispy Kreme)
Jax finished the rest of the Tuna salad, stretching like a cat. He didn’t feel sick to the stomach, but his only challenge was sore muscles. He blinked, standing up to back out of the sun and put his bowl in the sink. He gripped the side of the counter, his vision going gray. Why did I stand up so fast? He let go of the counter, smiling at Cass. “Do you think there are other weird diseases out there like the zombie one? Like ones people thought were fake?” Jax questioned out loud. “I am very much human…but in the same regards, I feel bad because I am supposed to be independent.” He paused. “Well, in the eyes of our broken society. I’ve been independent since I was 12, so there is no difference.” He shrugged, slowly stepping around the kitchen as if he was practicing a waltz. “I don’t deserve much if you knew what I had to do to survive.” Jax stopped his stepping and looked Cass in the eyes. How could something look dead and tired but bright at the same time? He did not know. He embraced Cass in another hug, needing one badly.
“Three cannot be the only survivors of seven billion. That much is true. I think everyone has a good side regardless. You’re more of a personification of that.” He smiled and backed off. He didn’t want any hugs to last too long unless it was welcomed. Jax turned his head at the sound of footsteps. He squatted to get down on her level and smiled. “You sure are a sharp one. Depends on what your dad says. I don’t want to step all over his rules, but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t mind if you stuck around.” Jax stood up.
Frenchie rolled her eyes and clicked her tongue, following after David begrudgingly. His attitude was seriously pissing her off. He thought of himself as so high and mighty, it was so frustrating. But it was fine, she just had to get through the hoarde and then she could leave these two to get eaten alive and have no guilt over it. Okay, she might have a little guilt when it came to Ryder but definitely none with David. Frenchie had other people that were more important to worry about, she didn't this.
(I’m sorry you have to deal with him, Frenchie :’))(Also, I’m not necessarily sure what to do? Besides have them walk 💀 so I’m up for suggestions)(I’m pretty sure the hoarde is between us and the RV group)(Or maybe it’s past the RV group?)
Ryder follows up behind them, Gabriel stumbling along, and keeps an eye and ear out for anything going on. Despite David’s reaction to Frenchie, Ryder actually was found of her. She was at least a little better company than David, and he couldn’t say he wasn’t a little happy to have her around. The only thing he wasn’t particularly found of was her dislike for Gabriel but that was understandable.
David keeps a hand on the strap of his shoulder bag, walking down the stairs and out of the building. The town they were currently in had most likely already been cleared of zombies, since they didn’t see any. Though it was more probable that the zombies moved out rather than were killed because there wasn’t many bodies around. He steps over the broken glass of the front door and squints, looking out into the street, a few deer peeking their heads up before scrambling away.
(@becausebuckyisthebest ahahaha yeah, I felt like if I gave all the information all at once there wouldn't be much of a story to her character, glad you like it so far though !! :'))
Cherry smiled, letting herself hope that these people weren't bad as she had originally thought. She hoped that she had misjudged them. In a way she had been just like the people who she didn't want to be like, being wary of others and untrusting. Though this did give her a new insight into why people were the way they were, some people really couldn't be trusted. It was terrifying when you were alone and it was two against one in a potential fight for survival.
When Clovis awkwardly introduced himself her smile only grew, there was a newfound brightness in her eyes.
"Name's Chernobyl!" She said happily, a little too confident in herself, seeing that he radiated no hostile energy and daring to be a bit more like herself even though people tended to not like her very much for it.
"But you may call me Cherry," She said, toning it down a bit, her expression softening when Clovis mentioned Onyx.
"It's nice to meet you two," She tilted her head some when Onyx didn't seem to look at her or focus his eyes. Putting two and two together she figured he must not be able to see, but didn't comment on it.
"And who's the intimidating pretty lady?" She asked, peaking over to Jesse and giving her another warm smile, throwing in a wave, happy to have another fellow female in the group even though the words she said were far from friendly. Apparently, she was not having it.
Seeing Jesse turning to go back into the van, Cherry seemed to falter somewhat, a little sad that she had not introduced herself. Then she was reminded, right, she wasn't in a group- well she was, but this was only temporary, and then she would be off with her own group that didn't like her very much either.
(Cherry and Clovis are going to be besties, I can see it now)(Also 💀’intimidating pretty lady’ Jesse is gonna boil alive)
Clovis glances over his shoulder, then back to Cherry. “Ah, that’s Jesse. And Ghabiun is the… dog.” It sounded less as if he had lost the word for ‘dog’ and more like he wasn’t quite sure if the beefy animal fit into the category. “She’s not really keen on people, i think.” He adds about Jesse, not wanting her to feel as if it was just her. He tucks a strand of loose hair behind his ear.
Rubbing at the ground with his heel, Onyx adds, “Our food is inside, if you’d still like some.” He still a few sweet behind Clovis, staying relatively motionless.
She’s been out in the rain all day and night, she might need to warm up or rest too.
(I’m sorry mine’s not as long :’))
(Honestly, idk either. I'd say put a pause on these three (four?) until we get a better idea of where they are compared to the other groups)
(Sounds good to me)(We could probably have ‘em run into the RV group or vice versa?)
(Let's see what they think first before making any big decisions but that'd be cool)
(okay so before i had this plan that imma share with you guys 0.0 i think the goal for like the first little chapter of this rp is everyone meeting at Cass's house. I have a smol surprise/not surprise when everyone does. Im going to be working on actually painting a map for this roleplay so let me know if you'd be interested in seeing that! But the plan is for everyone, for now, to meet at Cass's house ^^)
Jesse widens her eyes and whips her head around to look at Cherry, scowling and flipping her off before turning around and going to the other side of the RV with Ghabiun.
Pretty? How stupid. Never in my life have i known such disrespect. That's disgusting. What kind of insult is that Jesse thought to herself, her nose scrunched up in disgust. Obviously offended by the fact that someone called her a pretty lady.
She loosens the chain hooked to Ghabiun's leash so he could do what they originally went out there to do.
Jesse looks out to the field on the other side of the road as she leans against the rv, making it lean slightly to the left as it was on uneven ground. She needed to get going, and fast. The last thing she wanted was more people with her to bother her, but Jesse also knew it would be in her interest to keep at least Clovis with her. And obviously she wasn't about to make Onyx leave. Not that she could without Clovis leaving as well.
Cherry on the other hand, looked as if she could serve as no purpose to Jesse other than the fact that she knew where another camp was. And where there was a camp, there were guns and food. Maybe they even had some gasoline? She didn't get her hopes up too high, but she couldn't help but get just a little excited.
Maybe Cherry was good for some other things that Jesse didn't see. Though the only thing she ever paid attention to was how this could benefit her. That's the only reason she's been alive for so long. And she wasn't about to get rid of that trait now.
Ghabiun kicks some of the grass up before stepping over to Jesse, licking her hand and snapping her out of her thoughts. She looks down to him before getting on one knee and petting him while she debated what to do with this new group of hers.
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Cass offers his hand towards Jax when he stands, noticing the lightheadedness. "We've all done things to survive. I've done countless things for Fia that in the eyes of anyone with morals, i should be burning in hell right now. But here i am. And because of that, my daughter is alive and happy and you're not bleeding out right now." he explains to Jax "You've made it this far. Im proud of you. Whether or not you were alone, that's impressive" he says, offering him a small smile.
When Fia runs downstairs and speaks, Cass ends the conversation then and there, not wanting to continue talking about this with her around.
Ophelia looks to Jax with a smile as he spoke, then turns to her dad. He nods "yeah you're good. Make sure to eat all of that" he says, motioning to the bowl of tuna salad.
"i will!" she says, shoving a spoonful into her mouth.
(Yooo, that'd be so cool to see! But that certainly sounds like a plan)
(yesss! i can see them becoming good friends :D ksdjfhdk that just cracked me up XDD)
Cherry's eyes widened as she watched Jesse disappear behind the other side of the van. Did she say something wrong? Maybe she hadn't liked the "intimidating" part….stupid. Of course, she hadn't, who would? She would apologize. It was important for her to not come off as someone rude.
Cherry suddenly froze. A bigger thought hit her. Maybe Jesse didn't identify as a lady and she got the pronouns wrong? Oh no.
She wouldn't like it if others misgendered her and maybe Jesse identified as something else like they/them or he/him, what did she know? She barely knew these people and she was already forgetting her manners. Cherry mentally beat herself up for it. Of course, Jesse also hadn't said anything. Maybe they weren't the talkative type? Jesse seemed to not like the idea of Cherry being there one bit and Cherry knew why. She was painfully aware, but the fact that they hadn't turned her away meant they were good people- well, that was yet to be seen, they could fake appearances, Cherry knew that much. Perhaps it was because she had a group to get back to that they thought she was worth keeping…
What would happen though? If they did help her find her group, would they join them too?
She sighed. Did it even matter if they did? What was she so scared of? Being accused of killing off the group that went scouting with you. Yeah, that. How was she supposed to defend herself against that? Even if they knew that wasn't the case she knew that they would use anything to get her thrown out.
Cherry looks over to Clovis as he keeps talking, her head still turning with questions. Ah, that makes sense.
"Yeah, it appears to be so," Cherry said quietly, though still feeling like she was the cause of this.
When Onyx spoke up Cherry nodded, still hesitating a little.
"Sorry for the trouble…it's not my style to intrude, but" She forced a smile. "I don't have anywhere to go and I'm afraid I might not make it out there" She confessed.
"I'll take anything you give me, even if it's just water," She said. Cherry never liked to take from others, even now when things were dire, it didn't sit well with her.
"And if you don't mind me asking…what are your pronouns? I know it's a little bit of a weird question being in this situation and all and asking questions like that, but it's something very important to me that I get right, and I'm sorry if it seems dumb!! I just don't want to disrespect any of you- I feel like I might have gotten it wrong with Jesse" She said, her thoughts coming out in a hurry as she frantically tried to get her head screwed on right.
(and don't worry about your responses not being long!! i'm a-okay with that :))
(I would definitely be interested in seeing the map!! That would be really cool)
(haha sorry I've been working on that map like all day long (or was. Yesterday) it's almost finished ^^)
(haha sorry I've been working on that map like all day long (or was. Yesterday) it's almost finished ^^)
Hey! I finished the map! A few things about it before you guys look at it though!
I drew all of our characters and i had a blast doing them! Though if i got anything wrong or you don't like them, don't tell me bc i will literally cry :)
Also, all of the brown spots/blobs are hoards of zombies. The darker the colors, the thicker the hoard (the more the zombies)
I will make another one if our characters explore more! But for now this was a lot of work and it might be a while till a make another one lol.
Not everything's perfectly drawn, as I've never done a map before so don't judge me too hard.
As for the city, i just drew shapes everywhere. I know theres a school, and a park. Thats about it. Everything else-despite the squares and the placement-you can make up. I dont mind lol. The brown line things around the city is basically a giant fence ig. Again, you can do whatever you want when it comes to the city. Idc
Without further ado!! The map!
(THE SCREECH I JUST LET OUT, IT'S SO GOOD WHAT)
(ALSO I LOVE HOW YOU DREW THE LITTLE CHARACTER FACES THEY'RE SO ADORABLE, AND CHERRY????? SHE LOOKS SO CUTEEEE)
(the map is just kjdhsbfkjs so well thought out and detailed??? a lot more detailed than i thought it was gonna be that's for sure! i thought it was just gonna be like little squares marking everything and circles, but you knocked it out of the park holy shit)