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[1x1] Fight the Dead, Fear the Living

Klutzy Ninja Kitty

The Fluffy Awwwsassin
A post apocalypse zombie roleplay between sleeplessCartoonist and Klutzy Kity 09. If you are neither of these two people feel free to peek, but do not post.


Rp Nation's rules and guidelines will apply in this roleplay.


sleeplessCartoonist's character's:


Name: Aidan Grant


Age: 19


Appearance: Aidan stands at about 5'10", with curly dark brown hair cut fairly short. He has hazel eyes and thick eyebrows, and often has a fairly serious look about him. He's a bit more on the pale side, has a medium frame and is a bit thin. His lips are thin and he has a somewhat small nose. He typically dresses casually, usually jeans and a t-shirt, as well as a sweater if it's cold.


Personality: Aidan is fairly sarcastic, though he knows when to shut up. He's cautious, sometimes overly-so, and is very protective of his younger sister. He's fairly clever, and can be good and making plans, though he can sometimes be impulsive when he's panicked. As well, he is usually sympathetic, though it only goes so far.


Name: Olivia Grant


Age: 13


Appearance: Olivia is around 5'2", her long, brown hair often tied back in a ponytail. She has hazel eyes, like her brother, which are round, and a small, slightly upturned nose. She looks to be a couple years younger, due to her smaller size and juvenile appearance. Olivia tends to dress casually, like her brother, often going for long-sleeved shirts and jeans.


Personality: Stubborn, restless and clever, Olivia doesn't often like being cooped up or talked down to. She usually has a good head on her shoulders, though that doesn't stop her from making bad decisions at times, especially when she's under stress. She can be kind when she wants to be, however, and despite acting tough, cares for her older brother deeply.


Klutzy Kitty 09's character:


Name: Liana "Lia" Harper


Age: 18


Sex/Gender: Female


Height: 5'5


Race / Species: Human


Occupation: Apocolypse Survivor


Physical discription: Her hair color is dirty blonde, straight hair that is always messy from the lack of care available in the apocalypse. Most of the time she keeps this medium length head of hair in a roughly put together bun. She has pretty hazel eyes, fair skin, and a fairly white completion prone to sunburn. Her build is between thin and medium, as well as rather short legs and small feet, so she has trouble finding clothes and shoes that fit her just right.


Backstory: Before the apocalypse started, Lia lived in a busy family of five. Her parents worked as adult foster care workers and barely had time to spend with her or think about things she liked. On her birthday, however, they purchased a dog for her to go pick up in town as a surprise present, but it was on that day the apocalypse started.


Personality: Lia has a very worried and cautious personality. She tends to be edgy and always on alert, always thinking about all the possible bad scenarios that could take place before they happen. She has always been a bit introverted, not caring too much for other people. The fact she doesn't often see people around because of the apocalypse has only made this worse for her. It takes her a while to trust other people.


Other information: Because she frequently burns in the sun, she is always hunting for sunblock. Since most items are hard to find during the apocalypse, she rejoices when she actually finds something that helps. She still has her dog, a friendly yet cautious German Shepard who she named Renegade.


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One year ago today the apocalypse had started. The dead began to rise and attack the living, destroying the world as it was before. It was eighteen-year-old Lia's birthday that day, and all she wanted was a new pet. She drove out to the country to look at some puppies, purchased one, and proceeded to drive home. Unfortunately, she never made it back to her family. She didn't know whether they were even alive or not. She had been stranded out in the country, far from where they lived, and there were too many dead corpses blocking her way for Lia to even think about making the journey. She feared the worst for her family, but if they were like every other person when all the chaos went down they had probably fled their house anyhow.


A year later she was on the road, all her belongings in a backpack, and had her dog at her side. Her four-legged companion trotted alongside her, sniffing the ground and kicking up dust. She walked along a railroad track, looking for shelter or other survivors. The last group she had been staying with perished in an attack from the dead, so she was alone once more. But that was okay. She never really enjoyed the company of people anyhow. Lia was much more content with her dog, Renegade, at her side.


She eventually spotted a sign as she walked along, saying there was a safe haven nearby. All she had to do was follow a map. Crossing her fingers, Lia began to head in that direction, whistling for her dog to follow. She could hear some zombies groaning in the nearby woods, but ignored them. They were slow and far away, so she didn't think they would find her.


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The first thing Aidan did when he heard the news was pack what he needed and head out, his sister and mother at his side. They managed to get away from the heart of the city which they lived in, fleeing to the countryside in an old van. They ran out of gas eventually, and soon the three were on foot, resting whenever possible. A month in, food was becoming scarce and they had to raid old farmhouses and even, when they were especially desperate, warehouses around the border of the city. Of course, cutting it close presented some dangers, and one night, during a routine raid, they were attacked by a horde of undead. Aidan and his sister, Olivia, managed to escape, but not without having to leave their mother behind.


Months went by, and soon Aidan found himself well-equipped, he and his younger sister carrying backpacks full of food and equipment. The two didn't speak as much when the traveled- which they now did by foot, as gas was hard to come by -but they often chatted during the night, when they were secure in an old, empty building or in a tent. For a thirteen-year-old girl, she was coping fairly well with everything, often being the one to keep the pair going.


Soon, it had been a full year, and the siblings had found a cozy little area out in the middle of nowhere, the tent somewhat blending in with the bridge it was against. They hadn't seen another person in a while, but they had enough food to last them a month or two, so they didn't plan on moving anywhere.


"Think I saw someone out by the railroad tracks earlier." Olivia said, poking at some rocks in the nearby stream with a stick. "They were far away, though, so it was probably an undead. Determined looking walk, though."


Aidan looked up from the can of beans he was eating, shifting a bit. "Hmm. It's probably fine." he said, sitting back.
 
Lia furrowed her brow when the dog didn't listen. Instead of responding to her whistle like usual, Renegade scampered toward the woods, ears perked up. The young woman huffed in frustration, tucking a loose lock of blonde hair behind her ear before she began to follow after him. For the most part, her companion was fairly good at listening, but when he found something of interest on occasion he would lose focus. She taught him to be wary of the walking corpses, so she wasn't terribly worried he would purposely go after one of them. However, there were other bad things out in the woods besides the dead. If he was bitten by a snake or killed by a desperate person looking for something to eat, Lia didn't know what she would do. He was her partner, her best friend, and the only thing keeping her sane in this new hell birthed from the old world.


"I know you're a dog," she muttered under her breath, "but you really should stay a little more focused and be cautious."


She sighed and followed after Renegade. She was alert at first, but her mind started to wander and relax when the area seemed secure; the area was so quiet Renegade didn't even make a sound as he sniffed all the grass, fallen leaves, and bugs he came across. Lia wondered if he was leading her to anything. Because of him, she had actually found the last camp she had been staying at for a while.


Several minutes past and Lia grew tired of letting Renegade lead the way. She whistled once more, calling for her companion to follow her. Again, Renegade didn't pay attention to her. Lia sighed. "I have no idea what you're doing, but can we please go back to the tracks? I want to go back before it gets dark and we lose our--"


Lia was interrupted by a loud bark from her friend. His ears perked straight up and he bolting towards a bridge that appeared to be in the distance, barking the entire time. "Renegade!" she cried, chasing after him. She scowled and shook her head. "You'd better be taking me somewhere important!"


From the distance she couldn't see Aidan, Olivia or their tent, but Renegade could sense them and smell their food.
 
"We've got two months of food left, so don't get two comfortable." Aidan said, finishing his beans and tossing the can aside, leaning against the bridge. "There's a town not too far from here, we can--" he fell silent, sitting up a bit when he heard what sounded like faint barking in the distance. Shifting, he turned his gaze to Olivia, who didn't seem to notice. After a moment, he sighed, sitting back again. He was probably just hearing things, like he tended to do sometimes. Aidan continued to stare out into the distance, squinting a bit.


After a few long moments, his sister splashed some water on him, and he jumped a little at the cold sensation. "What?"


"We can what? What'd you say?" she raised an eyebrow, dropping the stick and approaching him, plopping down on the dirt next to him.


"We can- uh, we can see if there are any stores or houses we can raid." he said, putting a hand on his gun, making sure it was ready in case he needed it.
 
When her dog came closer to the people, she finally realized there was a human presence ahead. Lia stopped in her tracks and froze, mentally mulling over all the bad possible situations that could happen because of this. She didn't know how many there were and for all she knew it was possible that they would jump her, kill her, and take the meager belongings that she had. Lia had just enough for one person and a dog to survive for about a week. In this day and age, that amount of supply was very little and unreliable. Still, that wouldn't stop anyone bad from taking it from her.


As much as she wanted to charge into the camp of these people, holding her tiny gun with only a few bullets left inside it, she cautiously stayed back and moved to the side where she could watch them at a distance. If these people tried to do something to her dog, she would then have the advantage of surprise on her side. She could shoot them--or at least a few of them--and call Renegade back so they could run off before the people would realize what hit them. It would be a pity to waste bullets on the living though. She was hoping to use them only for an emergency situation like running into a tight spot with the dead, for example.


She watched Renegade move closer to the people, and was surprised to find there were only two. One of them was just a kid, while the other was around her age. Lia rarely saw kids around anymore, and if she did it they never made it. These kids didn't seem to be a threat, however, so she relaxed a little and waited to see how they would react to her dog. Renegade wandered up to them--not wary in the slightest. It looked as if he were about to greet them at first, but instead of walking up to them he quickly went over to an empty bean can on the ground and started to sniff it.
 
Aidan watched the dog closely, his hand still near his gun. He wouldn't doubt the dog having a nearby owner -- undead or otherwise. Olivia smiled, standing and approaching the dog.


"Hey, boy," she said, hesitating when he began sniffing the discarded bean can. "you lost? Hungry?" she tilted her head, before squatting next to him, eying the dog.


"Don't touch it. Could have rabies, or it could be starving, for all we know..." Aidan said, carefully getting to his feet, staring at the dog.


"Looks healthy to me. Healthy as anyone can be in this situation." Olivia shrugged, though took a step back. "Where's your owner, boy?" she asked the dog, tilting her head.
 
The wiggling nose of Renegade brushed against the can for a minute longer after Olivia questioned him. Realizing the can which previously contained food was now empty, Renegade whined and moved away from it, focusing his attention on the two new humans. He looked between Olivia and Aiden cautiously, stepping back.


Lia watched from the distance, judging the behavior of the two people. They were cautious, wanting nothing more than to stay safe by the look of things. Now that she found them, Lia figured she had two options. She could either approach them and see if they wouldn't mind an extra survivor to stick with them, or she could call her dog and leave them. Too bad Lia didn't care much for other people.


The blonde whistled to her dog. When Renegade turned to look at her, she made a gesture she had trained her companion to understand meaning come. Renegade stood up and looked around, misunderstanding Lia's gesture because he couldn't see her well through the brush she was hiding behind. He mistook the command as another one he knew meaning retrieve. Not seeing much to retrieve, Renegade sank his teeth into the first small bag from Aidan and Olivia's belongings he spotted, before bolting off into the woods.


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"Maybe he doesn't have an owner, or he's lost..." she said, tilting her head.


When they heard a whistle from the forest, Aidan and Olivia flinched, Aidan starting after him as he ran off with their bag. "He's a thief! Bandits not wanting a fight!"


Olivia frowned, picking up her gun and chasing after her brother, her eyes darting around as she followed him. "Wait! That's only a bit of food, we don't have to risk our lives because of--"


"Stay back." he ordered, still chasing after the dog, drawing his gun, ready to attack when needed.
 
Remaining hidden, Lia waited from her spot for Renegade to return to her before she even considered moving. As Renegade began to move, however, so did the older of the two teens by the bridge. Lia placed her hand on her side where she kept her gun, feeling her heartbeat start to pick up.


"Crap, he's coming. Why would he--"


Lia paused in her words, seeing her companion rush up to her with the small sack in his mouth. She groaned in the back of her throat. "Ugh, you took this from them, didn't you? Great, just great, now they're going to chase us down. I didn't intend for you to steal, silly dog. It looks like we'll have to work on your commands." She sighed and ordered her dog to release the sack. She quickly examined it, seeing not even a days worth of food in it. Had it been more, she probably would have approached them and returned it. But seeing as how it was just a meager portion, she didn't think handing it over was worth the trouble of confronting them.


"Let's go, Renegade, run!" Lia cried, taking off further into the woods. She heard groaning accompanied by the sound of feet crunching through the grass and leaves. She knew the groaning was from a corpse nearby, but she wasn't sure if the sound of walking was also coming from it, or the teens trailing behind her.
 
Olivia muttered something under her breath, entering the tent and mostly zipping it up, peering outside as she waited for her brother to return.


Aidan narrowed his eyes as he saw a woman- a young woman, around his age -begin to run, the little pack of food with her. He didn't want to shoot, knowing that would nearby dead, but he continued to grip the gun, zipping past trees as he pursued the thief.


"I'm giving you one chance to give that back, or I'll shoot!" he said, loud enough for her to hear, but hopefully quiet enough so the nearby corpses wouldn't notice them.
 
Lia grunted under her breath, hearing the pursuing male call out to her. He would shoot her? Did he have a gun or was he bluffing? Either way, it would have been foolish to shoot it. Every dead within a mile radius would hear it and start coming toward them.


"Just leave me alone! You're not the only one with a gun!" she called back, hoping her words would deter him from continuing to go after her.


She pressed forward, spotting a gap up ahead. Lia was sure she could circle it and find the the other side without jumping over it, however, doing that would take too much time that she didn't have. Heading straight for the gap, she called for Renegade to follow her across it.


"Jump, Renegade!"


Both companions jumped. Renegade made the jump. Lia didn't. The gap was wider than she had anticipated and she fell down inside it. She cried out, feeling the pressure of the fall too much for one of her ankles. She sat down, rubbing her ankle and wincing. Great. That guy would catch her now for sure.


She looked up, seeing that the hole she fell in was too big for her to climb out. Renegade barked frantically where he stood at the top of the hole, looking down at her with worry.


"Relax, pal, I'm fin--"


She cut herself off hearing a shifting right next to her, accompanied by the sound of familiar dead noises. Lia wasn't alone in the hole.


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Aidan continued to chase her, knowing that he could catch up to her soon enough. When she jumped the gap, he slowed to a halt, knowing he probably wouldn't be able to make the jump. It seemed she couldn't, either, and she fell to the bottom. Aidan stared for a few moments, spotting the dead that were shuffling towards her. He took a few steps away, considering leaving her, putting the gun into his holster.


Then, after a brief moment of thought, he began climbing down into the hole, dropping when he was a few feet off the ground. He drew his axe- which he had tied to his back in a rather easy-to-remove manner after plenty of frustration one night -and stood next to her, figuring that they could get out through one side, where the amount of corpses was smaller.
 
With the dead quickly approaching her, Lia wasn't sure what to do. She grunted and backed up against the side of the hole watching as about six dead corpses shifted around her. She didn't exactly have too many options. She could possibly use her gun to take three of them down. However, Lia was no fool. She knew how to do basic math and that there would still be some dead left. Her other option was that she could attack them with a melee weapon. She had an iron rod in her backpack she had found a while ago. She could use it to jab a few of them in head. Still, that option was unreliable also when she was outnumbered.


Before she could try and even think of further options, the young man who had been chasing her jumped into the hole. She looked at him, saying nothing. Was he that desperate for his little sack of food that he was willing to help her take down a small hoard of dead? It was either that, or he wanted to finish them off so he could be the one to finish her. But whatever he planned to do, Lia decided to wait and find out. She pulled her iron rod out of her backpack and readied it, stabbing the first undead beast who approached her.
 
Aidan glanced down at her briefly, before turning to the nearest dead, bringing the axe down on its neck. He dislodged it, taking a step back before swinging at the second one, unwilling to get too close to them. He'd fire, if he wanted to, but he didn't want to attract anymore dead. He swung again at the second corpse, this time keeping it down, before backing away a bit more, his eyes narrowing. A moment passed and he took a deep breath, swinging at another undead, glancing back at Lia for a moment.


"Can you walk? Can you run?" he asked, readying his axe again.
 
When the young man went to work attacking the corpses, she pulled her iron rod of out the head of the first one she had stabbed. It flopped to the ground with a perfect hole through the center of its head. Quickly, she went to work striking another one. The second one was a bit tougher to drive her rod through, meaning it probably hadn't been dead and rotting as long as the other ones. Still, after a good push, she managed to drive it through. The push, however, caused her to put a bit more weight on her bad ankle. She grunted, stepping back and allowing the young man to finish off the rest. After he had finished, he glanced to her and spoke.


"Well, I can stand. That's a start." She sighed and leaned her back against the side of the hole so she could stand on one leg and keep some of her weight off her bad ankle. "But don't pretend you're worried about me. You only came because I took this," Lia added, holding up the little sack Renegade took moments ago. She had tucked it under her arm during the excitement and had managed to keep a hold of it.
 
"Well, I'm not about to leave another human to the corpses," he said, grabbing the bag quickly and inspecting it. "Ah, it wasn't even that much food." he slipped his axe back on, pausing briefly and thinking. "My sister and I have about two months of food left. I suppose you wouldn't want to join us?" he tilted his head a bit, holding the bag close. "She seems to like that dog of yours. I trust he's vaccinated. And, uh, do you want some help with walking?"
 
Lia paused, glancing down at the rod in her hand as a bit of blood dripped from it and hit the ground. When he mentioned her dog, she realized Renegade was still frantically barking from atop the hole. She hoped his bark wouldn't attract any more dead. "I could use some help with getting out of this hole. But you'd really invite someone who just stole from you to join you? Are you sure about that?" She was surprised someone in this world could actually be trusting of another at this point in time.
 
"I'll be keeping a close eye on you. Not that you can do much with that ankle, anyways." he said, glancing up at the dog and shushing him. "Can you get him to stop? I don't want another close encounter with the corpses." he frowned, looking around quickly. "I think we can climb up over there..." he said, approaching an area where it sloped upwards, out of the pit. He turned, approaching her again and offering his arm. "Let's go, then. The sooner we're out, the better."
 
"True." Lia nodded and looked up to the top of the hole at her dog. "Renegade, no bark," she commanded to silence him before glancing to the young man again. She hesitated to grab his arm, but decided she really had no choice if she wanted to make it out of that hold. "Okay, help me, but I'll have to make up my mind whether or not to join you. Nothing personal, I just have to be careful myself." She took his arm and hung on carefully, watching Renegade rushing to the sloped area of the hold to meet them.
 
Aidan moved at a slower pace than normal, bringing her up to edge of the pit, looking down at Renegade and muttering something under his breath, keeping the pack of food close. He glanced up at the sky briefly, before clearing his throat. "My camp's by the bridge, though you're probably aware of that... I recommend you stay while your ankle heals. We have a sort of guard system at night, by the way, and the tent can really only fit two at a time. Works out, I say."
 
"If you say so," Lia muttered, shutting her mouth afterwards. She clammed up for a moment, not wanting to talk to this guy--or maybe she was just unsure how. The blonde hadn't had much human contact for a while. She didn't really know how to go about starting a conversation. Once the two reached the top of the pit, however, she had plenty of words to say to her companion. Lia removed herself from Aidan's aid and allowed herself to drop to her knees so Renegade could run straight into her arms. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his fur.


"Idiot, you're the one who got me into this," she said, feeling his wet tongue suddenly slobber against her cheek. "But I can't stay mad at you." She ruffled his fur and then used his help to stand up. She could feel her ankle throbbing, but ignored it for the moment. "Tell the man what you did, pal," she said, glancing down to Renegade. The dog simply sat beside her expressionless, panting for a moment. Lia glanced back up to Aidan. "He's the one who took your little sack, in case you were wondering. I called him to come with a command and he mistook it for a retrieve command. I don't expect you to believe that story, because let's face it people lie even more nowadays. Still, that's the truth. I'm not fond of big groups so I was going to leave. I didn't expect him to bring a souvenir. I'm not a thief."
 
He raised an eyebrow as he listened to her story, before shaking his head, shoving his hands in his pockets. "Well, we're hardly a big group. It's just my little sister and I, really..." Aidan shrugged, looking at Lia for a moment, before clearing his throat. "So, I suggest you come with me. We've got plenty of food- well, some food -and medical supplies. You won't go very far on that ankle, and it'll be even worse when the dead or bandits find you. We won't be going anywhere for about a month."
 
"I noticed," replied Lia, remembering how she had only seen one other person besides this young man at their campsite. And the one he saw was far younger than him. "But it's okay, you don't have to talk me into it. Like you said, I wouldn't make it out there on my own if I didn't join up you." Lia didn't like the idea, especially of staying in one place for a month, but staying alive was certainly the smarter option. "Lead the way back and I'll follow, my dog Renegade here will help me support my weight." She didn't bother speaking her name to him yet. She cared more for her dog than anyone, so she almost always introduced him first without even realizing it.
 
Aidan nodded, beginning to walk again, still at a slower pace then normal. As they made their way back to the little campsite, he didn't speak much, keeping his hand on his gun in case it was needed. They entered the large clearing in about five minutes, Aidan picking up the pace a little as he got closer to the little tent. His sister unzipped the tent, climbing out and approaching, eying Lia warily.


"You got a friend with you?" she asked, tilting her head.


"She's hurt," Aidan explained with a shrug, "I'd feel bad if I left her to the corpses. Apparently, she didn't mean to steal our food." he handed her the small pack of food, and she peeked inside.


"I like these, though. Glad you got 'em back." Olivia placed it in the tent with the rest of the food and supplies, sitting down by the stream again.
 
With help from Renegade, Lia made her way back to the campsite. She was also silent for the entire time. The more she could get by without speaking, the better. It would help her from gaining any unwanted attachments. Besides, they would probably end up dying sooner or later. Most people she met during these times ended up dying...


When she arrived to their campsite, Lia lowered herself into a sitting position using Renegade's help. She watched the interaction between the two teens and nodded when the young man mentioned she had never meant to steal anything. Reluctantly, she gave up trying to be quiet with them. "I won't try to mooch off the two of you or anything, I actually have a bit of food myself. It's only a weeks worth, but it will still help so that you don't have to support another person." She winced and stopped speaking, feeling Renegade nibbling her pant leg that was hiding the sprained ankle. He wanted to lick at her wound. Lia pushed on his nose, trying to get him to cut it out.
 

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