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

Started May 24, 2021 by @Celeste_X0X0_ group

tune

(idk honestly— just put them in?)

"hmmm" Elodie said quietly, her eyelids fluttering.
The memories seemed to fall further and further away.
"'Lo" she said and giggled lightly.

"Questions, yes questions!" She said, trying to sit up and wincing, sucking in a sharp breathe.
"What questions?" She asked Gus, looking up at him through her fluttering eyelids.

Darius and June are just sitting there then. (Bc idk its been a hot minute)

(That's fine! This'll be a little clunky until we get back into it, but we will lol.)

Gus gave Elodie a searching look. She seemed to be in pretty bad shape, all told. He wondered how much she had been through before stumbling into their camp.
"Don't worry about it too much," he said reluctantly. "I guess you should try t' rest. We have water 'n food if you need it, so just say th' word. I'll only pester you if you feel good enough."
Glancing at June, he lowered his voice. "I'm kinda worried about who else might be out there huntin' fer this girl. One of us should most likely stay on watch tonight."

June nodded, "I will then, watch Dare for me? I know he can manage on his own but you know he likes to play with sharp things." she rolled her eyes, "Ill be on the roof then, best place to get a view."

Gus gave her a quick salute. "Thank you kindly. I'll make sure Dare doesn't lose none of his fingers while you're gone. Jus' holler if you see trouble."
Turning to Darius, he nudged his friend lightly. "Hey pal, its you 'n me fer a bit. Do me a favor and grab that jug of water from the shelf behind me, will ya? I think miss Elodie could use some."

June nodded, grabbing her bow and quiver before heading up to the roof. If need be she had her knife.

Darius nodded and grabbed the jug of water, bringing it back to Gus. (did we give Elodie a name tag?)

(yes, pretty sure we did)
"Thankee." Gus sifted through his things until he found a dented tin cup and set it on the ground so he could fill it with water. "How're you doin', Dare? Need a refresher on anything that's goin' on?"

Dare nodded, "I am fine I think…I need a new pen though.." he muttered to himself. Back to his 'normal person' self rather than the oblivious child.

Gus overheard and nodded at the main room of the store. "A new pen? Uh, pretty sure I saw some packs of those in th' aisles somewhere. You can take my flashlight and go lookin' if y'want, but keep it quiet-like."

Darius shrugged, "I can look tomorrow." he paused and looked at Gus, "June is hiding something from me…isn't she?" he sounded clear, not spacey.

That got Gus's attention. He glanced up at Darius in surprise. It was true of course—he knew June was not being fully honest or transparent with her friend about a few things. But Gus wasn't sure how Darius had realized this.
"What makes you say that?" he asked cautiously.

He chuckled, "I may not have the best memory, but sometimes…like now, I can remember most things. I remember…before…you know, it might help if you knew where a pharmacy or something was, I ran out of the stuff that keeps me…here…a long time ago. .." he sighed, "I know its not your place to tell me…but she won't…she will distract me till my mind gets lost again."

Gus pursed his lips. "You're right," he said reluctantly. "It's not my place t' say anything. June made me promise not to. But I understand why y'want to know. I just….I don't think June means any harm by it. It's painful fer both of you t' have to go through that grief over 'n over. She must think you're better off without that." He took off his hat and rubbed his forehead tiredly. "I didn't know there was medicine that could help you. Maybe in the next coupla days we can go out lookin' fer some, if you think there's any chance of findin' it."

Darius nodded, "yeah I can understand that, and there is like drugs for everything you know, though the names are always a pain to say" he shrugged, sitting down.

"They sure are. Never could understand 'em myself." Gus scooted over to make room for Darius next to him. "D'you think the ones that helped you are still out there somewhere? Maybe we could find some so you don't have t' keep forgettin'."

"that is what I am hoping for…if not then oh well I guess… honestly I know I can be a burden sometimes…most of the time..but its…frustrating and scary for me too…it takes a lot for me to focus enough to clear my head" He sighed, pulling out a small notebook, one older than the others, "she doesn't know I have this…I hide it from myself so I don't accidentally find it…." he sighed, "Dev's dead isn't he? I remember him…I remember June and him going out and her coming back…the way she looked…" he sighed flipping through the book, "I used to like him…but he treated me like a brother… I wrote everything I ever knew about him here, she doesn't even know this book exists." he took out his pen and wrote on the first page 'dead'.

Gus watched with a heavy heart. "It ain't easy to lose somebody," he replied softly. "I can't imagine what it's like t' not even be able to hold on to their memory." After a moment, he added, "What if you told June that you remember Dev? What d'you think she'd say?"

He laughed a little, "She would look at me sadly, then distract me until I forgot…she does that…I mean I get it, she lost her only family, the only one she ever had…even before this…but…but he was kind of my family too…I don't think she should carry the burden alone..but…I know I can't"

"I'm sorry, Dare." Gus put an arm around him. "I….well, I dunno how much this helps, but, I'm willin' to be there fer June when she's sad, if she'll talk t' me. And same goes fer you acourse. If you can't lean on each other, then maybe you an lean on me instead. I don't mind."

(I fear I'll be gone for the next few hours, catch you later!)

(alright)
"thanks…I am not sure how to bring this up to her, but I doubt, she would agree…she prefers me being in the dark and all." he shrugged.

Elodie smiled dopily at her surroundings.
She coughed and sputtered a bit of spit on herself. She grimaced and wiped it away slowly, her hands shaking slightly.

"May I— may I have some water?" She said, looking up at Darius, he vision blurred and her head felt heavy.

(I'm gonna go ahead and do a small skip with Cass and the girls)
Soon, multiple small buildings came into view, Ophelia skipping along the cracked sidewalk they were now walking on, kicking rocks every now and again.
Cass looks around for some type of store but all there were was small stores like dog washes, abandoned gas stations and weed shops.
Fia swings Cass's arm back and forth as she held his hand, dragging him every which way.
"So where to first?" He asks the girls

-

Jesse raises an eyebrow, not phased one bit.
"How could I know your dietary restrictions?" Jesse says with a shrug.
Jez stars at Evan, honestly a bit shocked. Even though he doesn't know him well, he felt like he had been lied to.
"Here I'll come with" he says, looking down at the screamers dead body.
"We get out of here quick. It will wake up" she says calmly, walking past Jez not offering any help.
"Wait you mean it's not dead?" He asks, panicked as he limped out of the room.