forum //where the dead men lie// >>closed<< stalkers welcome tho 0.0

Started May 24, 2021 by @Celeste_X0X0_ group

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Gus made sure both Darius and Jasper got to solid ground safely, then led the way inside to the staff room where they kept their supplies. "Jasper, would y'do me a favor 'n see where June's at, maybe tell 'er we're lockin' up fer th' night? And Darius, we gotta drag somethin' heavy in front of this door after we lock it." Gus was getting slightly worried about Jez by now, but he distracted himself by giving instructions to the others.

she nodded, moving around the store until she heard june crying, "June…?"

Darius nodded, "what do we have that is heavy?"

June quickly whiped the tears from her eyes, not that it did any good. She turned away from Jasper, "I am fine"

Gus looked around and saw a metal shelf that looked movable. "Let's try this. Wedge it up against th' corner of th' wall too, so's even if a real strong somebody pushed from th' outside, they'd have t' actually break it t' get through." He pulled a few boxes from it so the wouldn't fall, then went and grabbed one end. "We'll walk it over. Try not t' drag it across the floor, that's too noisy."

Elodie nodded respectively and gave a tired sigh

"I get it, in a world like this it can be hard to trust people, especially strangers."

She said quietly, she tried to get up and winced
"but it still hurts y'know?" she said to no one in particular.

Jesse rolls her eyes "it hurts because I shot you." She jokes, though it didn't really sound much like it. Having always been bad with her tones and all, nobody ever knew whether or not she was joking.
"You didn't move. I told you to move" she huffs, looking down to the ground and swallowing her pride for a second. "It's my fault I shot you. I von't apologize for it. But I vasnt going to kill him…unless he hurt you." She added in. "Have a bit of faith in me" she says, her body relaxing from its rather tense form.

Elodie gave a nod and a sly grin.

"You know what that means" she said slyly "you have to take care of me until I feel better" she added with a strong grin.

Darius nodded, "what do we have that is heavy?"

June quickly wiped the tears from her eyes, not that it did any good. She turned away from Jasper, "I am fine"

she frowned at June, moving closer to her. "are you sure..?"

Jesse sighs, turning around to face Elodie, her brows furrowed. Not in anger but in worry
"You had no idea either.. you can't take that chance….i couldn't take that chance" she says, her voice a bit softer. Which was obviously rare.
All she could think was "she doesn't get it" whether or not it was true.
how can I get her to understand?

-

Jez looks around the corner, coughing once more before turning back to Evan.
"Well if youre sure." He shrugs "you know any good places to stay? We're at this dollar store right now. It's definitely not the safest place to camp" he says with a soft chuckle

he turned to look back at Jez again, he paused a bit before shaking his head, "no…sorry."

Darius nodded and walked over grabbing the other side of the shelf.

June shook her head, not trusting herself to voice her problems.

Gus gave the shelf a heave and maneuvered his end over to the door, grateful that it was mostly just a frame and not solid metal. Heavy lifting definitely wasn't his strong suit. "Make sure she's tucked up nice 'n snug against th' wall there," he told Darius.

Darius did this, and nodded to Gus, "thats good right?"

"That's perfect." Gus took a short bungee cord from his backpack and used it to tie the doorknob to the end of the shelf for extra security. "There, that ain't goin anywhere. Now we'd better go see if we can block th' front door th' same way."

Darius nodded, "yeah, dont want anyone coming in either door, not uh what did you call them?"

"Screamers? Yep, they stay outside." Gus entered the main room and strode straight to the sliding front doors, looking around for anything they could use to fortify this much-less-sturdy entrance. "Grab that stepladder from behind th' desk and I'll pull this display stand over. That'll do fer a start anyhow."

Darius nodded and went to grab the stepladder, he tripped over something and ended up falling face first, only to stand up unfazed, he grabbed the ladder and brought it to the doors.

Gus winced at the crash. "Y'okay? Gotta watch where you're puttin' your feet y'know Darius. Here, set that ladder down 'n see if you can find a hammer somewhere in those aisles over there. I'll hunt fer nails 'n boards. These big glass windows ain't good for nothin'."

Darius nodded and went to go look for a hammer only to come right back to gus, “what am I looking for again?”

"A hammer," Gus answered patiently. "Write it down if you gotta. We need t' find some wooden stuff we can use t' board up the big windows 'n the glass parts of th' doors. We don't hafta leave a way in or out, 'cept maybe a good-size cat flap, which I'm gonna rig up just in case we can't use the back door 'n get trapped. Sound good?"

Darius nodded, “right hammer,” he went back to looking, not paying attention to what else Gus had said. His brain can only work for so long.

(Randooom question, after I kill of June, would I be able to add another character or no?)

Jesse's face heats up "vell of course I vould. It's not like youd survive out there by yourself anyvay" she huffs, embarrassed.

-

Jez shakes his head "oh that's alright. Really. I was just wondering. Can't risk it" he says with a shrug.
"Here let's go." He says putting the knife in his pocket and grabbing the hatchet.
He didn't for sure trust this Evan guy but he didn't seem like a threat. Not to Jezariah at least.
Then again June didn't seem like a threat to him yet he hates her guts.
Was this different though?

"what's wrong..?" She made sure not to scoot too close but was close enough June wouldn't have to speak loudly.