Main Thread [PGZA]

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Main Thread

This is the primary RP thread. All of the action that drives the plot forward goes down here. You're required to post here once a week.
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Timeskip Stuff


BSG, NCMT, & The Nightmares


Oh boy guyz this is it. Are you hyped? I'm hyped. So, here's where we're starting.


It's the morning of the Nightmare attack. BSG and NCMT have been in position waiting for the attack for a few hours now. They did a "dress rehearsal" yesterday to make sure all of the elements of Mikey's plan were sound. The West Gate was filled with booby traps, some explosive, some that involve wooden stakes dipped in zombie blood and rigged to tripwires. The stadium checked out and has a great view of the front of the gate. Mikey and Marcy figured out how far back they have to lay down on top of the gate to not be seen but still be heard. The signs made by the group were hung up along the trees leading to the gate. The group has been sleeping in shifts and those that have been awake have taken care of any zombies that strolled by.


The Nightmares have just ridden up to the West Gate. They've seen the signs, and they're aware that the Nimbasa guys know that they're coming, and they know that they want to talk about setting up some kind of trade system as opposed to killing each other. 


And here we are at our standoff. It's Mikey Vs. Delilah for the future of Nimbasa.


The Drifters


They've got jackshit going on. We should probably just leave these guys alone for a minute. During the timeskip however, we can say that Brennan and Oran went to go help Talon get his cows back. 

 

[SirBlazeALot]

Mikey & Helga

Location: Just Outside of Join Avenue in Nimbasa City

It was a bright and beautiful sunny day. The birds were singing, the clouds were fluffy and white, and there was a gentle breeze about. Just outside of Nimbasa City by joint avenue, Mikey was twirling his baseball bat triumphantly and humming @Kayzo @SpookySableye @minismurf @RiddleWrappedEnigma @LeSoraAmari


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[GoldenCharizard4]

Marth Flames

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Marth sat in a corner in the dark. He came out and looked around before miss-stepping and falling off the stage, smacking his head on the ground with a thump. he layed there, sniffling as he curled up in a ball in utter pain. he sniffled. And then he wailed. "HURTS!" he screamed out in pain, crying uncontrollably.

Lilly AKA Mew

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Mew stumbled around. two weeks it had been since a group took her. she knew the group. "The Black Smoke Gang..." she said to no one. it was almost three weeks now. she spat blood. "fucking zombie..." mew said. "damn thing hit my jaw!" she growled as she saw the thetre infront of her. she smiled. she run the bell as she hobbled over. she then threw a baseball over the barrier. "come on guys..." she whispered. she kept looking around. she knew the BSG was after her. she was dirty, scared and somehow, getting fat. she hated being fat. it would make her useless to the group. she had not really moved in almost three weeks so she guessed she had a excuse...

 

[Maki]

Ellie had her eyes closed during the execution. Seeing people getting their heads bashed in and broken just wasn't her preferred cup of tea. The only actual reason she joined was for protection and company, and she chose the wrong group. But hey, it's better to be on the watching side than the receiving side. When the final, gruesome crash and squish of the mans head was over, she slowly opened her eyes. Despite seeing many people killed at the hands of Mikey and Helga, it still made her gut wrench and twist every time. Looking over to Mikey as he told her to clean up, she sighed quietly and nodded. "Yeah, I'll take care of it. But next time try not to be so messy, it's a hassle to clean up." She hated the sound of those words coming out of her mouth. It was sick and mean, but she couldn't show weakness, not in front of Mikey and definitely not in front of the rest of the gang. Walking over to the body, she took the dead mans shirt and brought it up over his head, scooping up as much of his brains as she could. Taking his feet, she dragged him off to leave him out as a warning to anyone thinking about raiding them. Fortunately for her, zombie activity was low and disposing of the body was fairly quick. Why do I stay with these people? She thought as she walked back to the group, staring at the ground.


Espie had been sitting in one of the theatres many seats, her legs resting on the seat in front of her. She had her eyes closed, lost in her own little world until she heard the sound of the doors swinging open, and the voice of Garo making his idiotic introduction. She glanced back at him and watched as he brought a large bag in. Damn, he scored this time. She thought, sighing in frustration as he blew a kiss at her. "Oh yes, more than anything! I was afraid that you wouldn't come back and you'd leave me all alone!" She said sarcastically and rolled her eyes.


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[SpookySableye]

Shane Blyde

Shane had just got back from a mission involving stealing some supplies. "Heh. That was actually easier than I thought it would be." Shane thought to himself, "I mean, I kind of feel bad about stealing from that group's base, but... they kind of hade it coming seeing as there was nobody guarding it. Also, I don't exactly feel like dying, so I had to." Overall, Shane had an easy day with missions today. As Shane went straight towards the base humming happily, which slowly stopped as he saw what just went down between Mikey and one of the lazier gang members. Admittedly, that guy had it coming. He didn't exactly do a whole lot as far as jobs go, so death was sadly inevitable for the poor man. That couldn't be helped though, as he needed to give Mikey the new equipment he stole. "Hey Mikey!" Shane called, "I got the supplies you wanted me to steal. I swear, does anyone around here know to keep someone on guard?" Shane facepalmed slightly while saying this, "By the way, you may want to let someone (I don't know who) know I said sorry in advance about the serame wrap. I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself." Shane was careful not to go too in depth about this, as he wanted to remain somewhat serious at the moment, especially since Mikey just killed somebody.

Beatrice Driller

Beatrice had decided to stay around the base in Join Avenue today. She had done a ton of jobs yesterday, so she felt that she needed a break. Mikey seemed to approve anyway, so it wasn't like she was breaking any major rules. Being okay friends with the boss did have its perks at times. While she should be pretty happy about taking some time to relax, she was a little pissed off today. Earlier that day, before Shane went out on his raid, he put serame wrap on one of the toilets... That Bee just happened to use. "Oh goddammit Shane," She muttered bitterly to herself, "I swear, next time I see you, I'm going to kick your ass." As she began eating a candy bar, Bee began walking around the base, trying to find something to do so she could relieve her bad mood. This lead her into the same room as Mikey, a dead body, Ellie, and... Shane. "... Shane...." She began saying to him, as if she were ready to beat the crap out of him, "You have five seconds."



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[RubyRose]

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Lyra had been dealing with a major case of stir crazy that morning- the walls of the Nimbasa Theatre feeling more like a prison than a safe haven. Feeling she could do much better things with her time then sit in the dark and twiddle her thumbs, she had slipped out. She had seen enough of the apocalypse to know that making a noise got you killed. She had also seen enough that just sitting in a corner, waiting for it all to end would also get you killed. She crouched on the roof of a nearby building, listening to the wind brush over the roofs of buildings around the theatre, the occasional moan of the undead reaching her as well. The sun felt nice on her skin, though, and she felt it was worth it to be out of the place if only for a little while.


She had been content to spend more of her time outside when she heard a shriek of pain coming from the theater, and she wasn't the only one who had heard it either. Many lifeless gazes turned in the direction of the building. If curiosity could be said, then she would have called the zombies curious. As it was, she just called them hungry as they began to make their way towards the sound. Lyra bit her lip, unsure what to do... heading back towards the theater would mean coping with the mob but staying here meant being stuck outside the theater. Might be better if that shriek ws from someone being attacked... She reminded herself before shaking her head. She swiftly climbed down from the roof, running as silently as she could down the road, avoiding most of the undead. Any she came across, she either ran faster from or knifed. Luckily she didn't see any particularly nasty guys running around...


The theater felt like a safe haven once again thanks to Lyra having to duck, dive, and run to escape the zombies who's attention had been called. She spotted a girl that was in front of the door, grappling to get the door open she unceremoniously shoved the girl through and shut it behind her. She was quick to lock the doors behind her, holding her breath as the sounds of angry groans came but no sign of the door breaking down. She quickly moved deeper into the theater, each move cautious for fear of there having been an attack. Once she was with the group and saw everyone was fine, she asked: "Is everything ok in here? I heard someone scream... Also, I found myself a little raggamuffin out on our front door."


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At one point the view of a destroyed man would have disgusted Charles. Now it just fascinated him and he felt a dim touch of annoyance when Ellie was called to clean up what was left of their former colleague instead of him. He would ahve gladly cleaned the mess up... studying the way brains splatter and the body breaks while he did. He was certain the Captain had broken several bones, and there was no telling what kind of damage had been done to the spinal collumn. And there was no way for Charles to ever know... he just watched impassively as the body was drug away by the slim and fragile looking Ellie. He didn't know what the boss saw in her... but then, those ever so cold words did strike him as a good fit for their merry little band.


Becoming bored now that the show was over, Charles found himself vaguely interested in rereading one of his medical books for the umpteenth time. He paused as he heard an angry voice snapping at someone, turning his attention towards them.


"Shane and his tricks." Charles mumbled, shaking his head as it looked like Bee was going to attack the troublesome male. Charles walked inbetween the two of them, swiftly reaching out and snagging Bee's arm. "Come on, we've got better things to do today then beat him to a pulp. Or well, you'd be beating, I'd just be watching. Regardless, we've got more things to accomplish for the Boss."

 

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Mikey


Location: Join Avenue





"Of course my dearest, I'll make it as messy as possible next time~" Mikey deliberately said in direct defiance of her wishes. Ever since Charles had shown up, the only reason why he wasn't picking Ellie's brains out of his bat right now was that she'd probably sell very well to the next group of raiders that they happened upon. Well, the next group of raiders that they wouldn't be murdered for their resources. As Shane returned, Mikey gave him a big smile and replied, "Shane my boy! I knew the company could count on you!" He looked confused for a moment about the whole saran wrap thing, but quickly but two and two together as Beatrice entered the room. Annoyed, he agreed with Charles. "Yes we do have things to do. And guys," he walked over to the two and put an arm around each of their shoulders. "This isn't very professional behavior, now is it? Now I like a tasteful prank as much as the next guy...but you know how I feel about unprofessional behavior." He gave them both a pat on the back cheerfully. "One day, I'm gonna get in the crossfires of one of your little pranks Shane. And then I'll have to get you back~..." Mikey's cheerful tone dissipated and became a low, menacing growl. "And you don't want that..." His serious tone lifted and a wide toothy smile flashed across his face again. "Hey, that rhymed!"

He cleared his throat and laid out a map of the area. "Ladies and ladymen, boys and girls, I think its time we take this little operation of ours to the next level!"
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Helga


Location: Nimbasa City Streets

Helga slunk about with the stealth of a cobra. She was searching for any clues of life, and where it might be hiding. Nimbasa city was bound to have a few survivors, otherwise the streets would've been packed with the undead. Someone had to be clearing them out. She climbed a ladder and laid on a roof, using the scope on her rifle as a telescope. By tracking the movement of the undead, she eventually noticed them begin to move in one direction. It wasn't long before a tall green haired girl appeared briefly in her vision. Helga smirked under scarf as she followed the girl's movements through the scope. "Too easy," she murmured to herself as she watched the woman go for the theater. "Bingo."

Garo


Location: Auditorium




Unfortunately for Garo, his shameless flirting with Espie was derailed by Marth's crying. He looked around the theater helplessly, he was pretty terrible with kids. All he could really say was Quit being a little bitch! or something to that effect. The majority of the others were just better suited for something like this. Then Lyra busted in with Lilly, causing him to stand at his feet and grab his flail. "Yo, you heard that shit outside!?" he asked urgently. The knocking of the undead on the door began to sound off. With no time to greet either of them properly, he exclaimed, "Aw shit, this is whyI don't fuck with kids!" before her ran over to the crying boy and cupped a hand over his mouth. "Shut the fuck up Marth!" he hissed. "You need to be a man right now and quit fucking crying, you're bringing them straight to us!" Again, Garo is just about the worst person to be handling this right now.

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[Maki]

Ellie let out a small sign as she made it back to camp. Great, it's going to be even messier. I should've just kept my mouth shut. She said, watching as Mikey was about to start talking about the next step in the gangs operation. She didn't know much about it, but could assume that there would be killing, plundering, and destruction, none of which she wanted to take part of. Standing in the back, Ellie watched quietly to see what the leader would say next.


Espie let out a groan of frustration as Marth started crying. Fucking kids. She thought watching in amuent as Cho started cursing out the smaller child, and a pounding sartrd at the door. Not wanting to deal with zombies at the moment, she walked over to Marth and Cho and tapped on the bigger mans shoulder. "Hey buddy, you're doing it all wrong, let me see the kid."


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[SpookySableye]

Shane Blyde

Shane was actually a little surprised, yet scared seeing as Bee of all people fell for his prank. He let out an internal sigh of relief though, as Charles stepped in and grabbed Bee, preventing her from giving Shane any permanent injuries. Bee can be pretty scary sometimes. It wasn't completely fine though, as Mikey wasn't too happy with Shane's unprofessional behavior, stating that he will get Shane back. "Yeah, we'll see about that." Shane thought smugly. He then glanced over at Ellie, who was cleaning up the mess that was once a gang member. Shane felt a little bad about her situation, as she really didn't seem like someone who'd want to be part of this. He didn't focus long on that at all, however, as Mikey brought up something that perked Shane's interests. Some next level operations were being planned, apparently. Shane thought that it was probably going to be a huge raiding, but who knows? "Hm, what plans do you have now, Mikey?" Shane asked with a smug smile plastered on his face. He really was curious to see what Mike had planned, and was pretty sure everyone else was too.




Beatrice Driller

Right before Bee was going to punch Shane in the jaw, Charles quickly grabbed on to her arm. She was a little pissed off when Charles foiled her plans of beating the crap out of Shane, which was shown by the small pout on her face. "Really Charles? Just let me teach this jerk a lesson, will ya'?" Bee asked with a hint of anger in her voice. She eventually gave up resisting Charles's grip, and stood there somewhat calmly. "Ugh... Why won't they let me beat the crap out of teammates occasionally?" Bee wondered, "Oh well. I guess it wouldn't be good to have one of the smarter members injured anyways... Dang it." Much like Shane and the others, Bee seemed somewhat curious about the new operation. Two things she knew were going to be involved were raiding, and maybe even killing. That's what most of the operations involved anyway, so there was little reason to believe otherwise. She was already getting a little excited to start the operation when thinking about the possibilities.



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Emma

~Empoleon~

Location: Auditorium




Emma was more of a sympathetic sort of individual than what Garo was. So when the small Charmander fell off the large stage with a loud thump, she believed the male's shouting at him was incredibly uncalled for. "Garo, come on." So, the short water type walked over to the small child, and scooped him up in her arms after swatting Garo's hand away from his little mouth. "It's gonna be okay, Marth." she said to him in a calm voice as she rubbed his head gently with her free hand, her fingers running through his hair in a way to comfort the small boy.

Emma disapproved of how the Garchomp had decided to deal with the situation, but lacked the actual want to do anything about it to him, with a want of not being disrespectful to her comrade. But, she had to say something, so she chose her words carefully. "Garo, you don't yell at kids. Especially not like that." she said simply, putting Marth down onto his feet on the floor as the knocking began outside the auditorium.

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Marcy

~Mightyena~

Location: Join Avenue




Marcy was returning to the gang just as her brother mauled one of their employees by smashing his head in with his barbed wire bat. She sighed at his loud voice as he threatened their other associates, as she walked up behind him and hugged him from behind, her voluptuous chest pressing against his back. Never one for modesty, she was wearing clothes that did not conceal much, as usual, that being some short black shorts and a tight navy blue crop top that revealed her fit abdomen. The Mightyena looked over Mikey's shoulder just as Shane, their Sableye employee, spoke up, while her arms still hugged tightly around her twin brother's waist.

"So, about the operation? We're all dying to know." Marcy said in her typical sultry-smooth voice, drawing out words so honey-like and pleasurable sounding to the ear.

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[minismurf]

Sylvanus Mereon


Auditorium
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Sylvanus had been sleeping soundly in the back of the theatre with his hat covering his face and his feet on the seat in front of him, he slept really well so he didn't hear when Marth fell of the stage or even when he yelled out in pain, however when Lyra suddenly busted through the doors of the theatre with, what he assumed by her frantic breathing, a bunch of undead behind her so did he nearly fall off his seat by the sudden noise. When he finally caught his bearings he saw Garo walking up to Marth, just to scream at him, and that Lyra had been carrying a girl that appeared to be Lilly, Sylvanus stood up and shook his head "Hey Garo, that's not how to treat kids, especially not young ones, how about you stop yelling at Marth and help with preparing in case these walking corpses start bashing on the door a little too hard?" He said with a stern look as he started walking towards the doors, pulling out his blade in case it'd be neccesary. "Oh yeah, welcome back by the way Lyra, don't worry Marth just tripped, did you see anything interesting? And welcome back to you too Lilly?" He said as he stood in front of the doors with his sword in hand, the undead banged on the double doors and even though they didn't show any signs of giving in so did Sylvanus still have a very bad feeling about something.


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[RiddleWrappedEnigma]

Tyler Florrens



Tyler sprints into the Black Smoke camp before leaning against a wall to catch his breath. "Hey Boss *huff* guys. I'm not inturupting am I? I'm sorry if I am *puff* Sir. Shall I report in now?" Tyler straightens himself up from the wall and stands at attention, albeit out of breath.




Gabe Laidens



Gabe looks up from examining a new medical book that was recently brought in and sighs. "Garo. You know the rules. Stop pissing about and get over here for your medical examination. We need to see whether you were bitten. One of the girls can deal with Marth. Theyre better at it."




Sam Pertwee



Sam holds his breath as he sneaks past a group of zombies, Uzi in hand and empty sleeve flapping in the wind. Unfortunately it is at that point that they choose to wake up and start shambling towards him. "Damnit!" He yells and begins firing into the group. The shots can be heard by both the Black Smoke Gang and the NCMT.

 

[RubyRose]

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It didn't take long to figure out what had brought Marth to tears... and Lyra shook her head. How many times had he been told to be careful? But he was also very young... and it wasn't like the people in the theater were baby sitters. She knew she wasn't, yet she still pitied the lad. Family less... and she wasn't sure how much longer he was going to survive in this. He wasn't an important part of the group, he had nothing to offer. He was alive until they stopped protecting him and not that Lyra was even considering doing that any time soon, long term didn't look good for the boy.


"Lilly, what were you doing outside the theater, anyway? You almost got yourself killed, you know." @GoldenCharizard4 "I know your capable of taking care of yourself," she added in before Lilly could argue with her but she didn't actually believe it. She didn't think any of these people in here could really take care of themselves. Lyra was about to go see what she could do to quiet Marth down when Emma beat her to it, and she couldn't help but smile. The other woman could be so wonderful with the kids it always astonished her.


"Thanks Sylvanus." She said softly, though she didn't feel great about her return at the moment. She hadn't accomplished anything.


The beating at the door caused Lyra to turn back and look at it, feeling fear boil in her veins and make her heart cease up. "The doors are going to hold... right?" She asked quietly at no one in particular- she just needed someone to tell her it would be ok. Though she was an adult sometimes she still needed the support and comfort, as well. Inwardly she shook her head at herself. In some ways you are no better than Marth. Better make sure you don't become baggage to the team as well.


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Charles gave a tiny shake of his head at Bee, though he didn't verbally respond to her. He knew very well how well Mikey took this kind of behavior and though Charles didn't mind killing, he had to admit he was fond of some of the members of this team enough that he would attempt to intervene on their behalf so that Mikey didn't decide to make a second or third execution that day. He withheld that tingle of fear as Mikey did that thing he would do when he was in a dangerous mood, but still spoke in that odd lighthearted voice of his. Thank God I'm a needed part of this team... because unless I personally upset him he'll have no reason to off me, as well. It was the only consoling thought his mind could offer at the moment.


The purple haired man put polite distance between himself and his Captain when he began to speak more or less solely to Bee and Shane. He inwardly flinched once again when Tyler interrupted the boss... you had to be very careful about how you did that. Any wrong movement could set the boss off as most of them knew. Most of the time, it was true screw ups that could get them killed but when the man was in a killing mood it didn't take much to set him off.


He continued to stand over in a corner where he would be seen, but not heard, as his mind began to wander to how successful Helga had been. They had to wait for her return before discovering what their next plan of action would be. He was amused in part by the way everyone asked Mikey about the plan, hoping that the shower of adoring attention would calm the man at least a little. He already knew the plan, knew the steps that would be taken, but it wasn't his place to share that with anyone else. He may not have been the second in command but he had proven himself enough to Mikey that every now and then he found himself a confidant, though it was a rare occurrence. Though Mikey was a bit... insane... he was still a very strong, proud man. If nothing else, Charles had learned that over the time he had been with the gang.


So Charles continued to wait upon Helga's return- another member of the clan he was rather fond of, though he knew there was no need to have to intervene for her. She and Mikey always seemed to be on the same wavelength though they were opposing personalities. Helga was one of the only other members Charles had actual respect for... without her, they really wouldn't be the BlackSmoke Gang because it was she who found their best targets and though she never led the massacres, she was always an important part of them. Especially her way of getting information for people they had captured that would often lead them back to the mother load. Which he felt they were in need for especially at that moment because they were falling short on some supplies.

 

[minismurf]

Sylvanus just shrugged at Lyra's question, "Hey Lyra, may I ask, did you see if it were any unique bastards there, like any special infected? or was it just your typical everyday corpse? And how many are they? I was thinking of going up to the roof and practice with my revolver a little, or what do you think? might I be able to take them on with only my cane?" Sylvanus, as usual, sounded like he was just playing around, however in reality so was he seriously thinking of opening those doors and practice a little on his fencing. (Sorry that I didn't add this in the CS @SirBlazeALot , I sort of meant that by "close quarter combat", however I didn't find the word) Many times he'd killed the undead with his sword during his strolls throughout the town, it was quick and silent so he nearly never attracted any more undead than he wanted, sure, there'd been some close calls, however when things got too hairy he just pulled out his gun and just blasted the corpses as he ran back. @RubyRose

 

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Mikey


Location: Join Avenue

The wolf relaxed in his sister's embrace and snuggled the side of his head against hers with a content smile. Tyler crashed in late, and preemptively apologized. Lucky for him, Marcy had quite the soothing presence, and Tyler hadn't exactly become useless just yet. In fact, he'd be more useful than ever. "You're just in time Tyler," Mikey said swaying gently in his sister's arms. He brought hand up to stroke Marcy's cheek before he released himself from her hug and began to walk around the circle of gang members. "When people look at the world in its current state, they cry out to the heavens above!" Mikey raised his hands in the air dramatically. "'Why have you forsaken us!?' they say. They think that this world is destroyed! Over! Finito! Done for!" Mikey's slow walk around the room lead him to meet each member in the eyes once as he spoke. He stopped in the middle of the room and leaned against the table and patted the map. "But I don't see it that way." A charming smile crawled across his lips. "I see...a new world..." his voice became low and he began to directly interact with his members. He put an arm around Charles' shoulder and waved his other one in front of him, panning the entire room as if he was showing Charles a beautifully intricate mural.

"I see opportunity! For rapid expansion!!" he released Charles and approached Tyler and leaned against a wall, looking the young man in the eyes "You probably think I'm crazy, right? You're probably thinking 'He's finally lost it.' You're probably thinking, 'But Mikey,'" he began to speak in a dramatized whiny tone and stuck out his bottom lip like a sad puppy dog. "'The dead are crawling the streets and tearing flesh from bone! How could you possibly see an opportunity in this world!? It's far too dangerous!!'" He briskly moved from Tyler to Ellie. He gently placed a hand on her back and another over his heart. "My friends...don't sell yourselves short." He became quite animated now, clenching his fists and holding them up to his chest. "You are INFINITELY more dangerous than them! Look around the room!" He slid over behind Shane and put two hands on each of his shoulders. "I see intelligence, and ingenuity," and then in a similar manner, he was behind Bee, "Strength and courage!" and then he sat on the table next to Marcy and ran his index finger under her chin gently, "And great beauty." He lingered for a moment before clapping his hands and then jumping on top of the table, standing on the map and towering over the gang.

"Do we really seem like your everyday scoundrels and marauders!? Why struggle for our resources day to day like rats in a dumpster, when we can get ahead of the curve!" He held his arms out dramatically. "There are no rules anymore! I see a whore house in Nimbasa with all of the kinks, I see every drug you can imagine in Castelia city, and I see a ring comprised of the undead and brave--" he leaned down and muttered briefly, "though more than likely unwilling," and then resumed his straight position, "gladiators fighting to the death!" He was breathing heavily, as he was getting quite worked up now. He jumped down from the table and suddenly became droopy. "But how will The Black Smoke Gang ever accomplish such grand overtures if they're spending all of their time and energy struggling for necessities..." he moped around the room momentarily, and then held his finger up as if a light bulb appeared over his head.

"But wait! What if... we didn't have to? What if...we made others do it for us? My friends, welcome to the revolution. We are simple raiders no more. No, now, NOW!" he began to point frantically at the map of Unova, yet he spoke in a low tone. "This is ours. And everyone living on it must pay their dues. We aren't going to simply kill our targets anymore, oh no. We're going to persuade them to generously give us half of all that they scavenge, while we focus on more compelling enterprises. We can endlessly raid and murder and plunder any group of survivors we come across. We outgun them, easily. But why waste a perfectly good resource?"

Finally, he returned to his original position and wrapped an arm around Marcy's waist. "Starting today, we murder squatters no more. Whether they like it or not...they work for us now."

@Kayzo @Kayzo


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[Maki]

Ellie listened intently to his plan, but kept her gaze pointed at the ground. It did seem like an insane plan, one that she did not be apart of, but once again she knew that if she put her opinion in, she'd be the next one to be fired. Lost in thought, she was suddenly brought back as Mikey put a hand on her back, making her tense up. He probably noticed that I wasn't paying attention. Am I going to be fired? As Mikey moved away from Ellie, she let out a sigh of relief. She wasn't getting fired today. As the plan went on, it actually seemed to be much better than Ellie previously thought. It didn't seem like they would be killing as many people anymore, but instead just making them get stuff for our group.


Espie rolled her eyes and stood up with Cho. "Marth can't help it, he's just a kid." She said defending the young boy and taking her knife out. "But I agree, me must get rid of the dead very soon. I'd rather not get hit by another horde."

 

[RiddleWrappedEnigma]

Tyler Florrens


"Uh... That's great Boss but uh... *gulp* does your plan for the future involve a group of zombies that may or may not have followed me back, because don't get me wrong, I killed off quite a few of 'em, but all I has is a handgun, and there were quite a lot, and I may have panicked a little so... A group of zombies may or may not have followed me back..." Tyler looks terrified as he glances back the way he came, it's clear he's ready to bolt if need be to escape from Mikey's wrath. His expression then turns to that of complete dread when he notices something behind the group. "Is... Was that..? Oh shit. What did he do? That's his brain. Oh Arceus. I'm gonna..." He turns and throws up against the side of the wall. "Oh sweet Arceus... Every time... I need a second."


Gabe Laidens


Gabe sighs. "Fine. I'm with you Garo," He gets up and walks over to him, screwing a suppresser onto his pistol as he does so. "But keep gunshots to a minimum, you'll just attract more. And after this you're having your check-up. Doctor's orders."

 

[GoldenCharizard4]

Marth Flames
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Marth sniffled. he was scared. "I dun wike garo." he said as he sneezed. he put his arms out and made fists, then opened his hands meaning, I need a hug. when garo had said he could die, Marth went into shock and started crying as he ran into a corner and put a pair of socks in his mouth to reduce the sound as he had been told to do this before.

Mew

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Mew sighed "I have been gone for weeks..." she coughed "I was kiiinda taken by some rouge assholes and they..." she trailed off, trying to avoid the ending of the sentence. "how's everyone here?" she asked as she turned pale and swallowed, hard. she looked like she was about to be sick.

 

[SpookySableye]

Shane Blyde

Soon after Shane asked about it, Mikey revealed his big scheme that he planned out for the gang. Throughout the period of time where Mikey was explaining the plan and doing what seemed like hyping everyone up, most of the gang seemed pretty interested, except for Tyler, because of his cowardly outlook on things, and Charles who seemed to have a nuetral expression on his face. That could have been because he heard about it already, or possibly had helped create it. After Mikey brought up the big picture of his planned operation, Shane started thinking about what the idea will do for the Black Smoke Gang. While the plan still wasn't necessarily ethical, it was a pretty good idea from what it seemed. After all, there would be less killing involved now, which made Shane slightly happier. Sure, stealing was completely fine with Shane, but he wasn't the biggest fan of straight up killing people; unless it was for self defense, which was a ok. Also, at least the squatters would get some profit in the end, so it wasn't the worst thing in the world. I may be somewhat close to enslavement, but at least the squatters would get half of their resources. Overall, it seemed like a good idea for a decision Shane didn't take much part in. This also made him think of something else; where is Helga at a time like this? She was probably scoping out some squatter bases, but Shane was sure she'd be back for an announcement as big as this.

Beatrice Drill

Much like the other members at the time, Bee listened in on Mikey's speech about his new plan. She thought of it mostly as a good idea overall. "He has a pretty good point." Bee thought while observing the others, "why kill them off quickly, when you can just keep them alive, but force them to work for you and give away half of what they find? At least this way, we can get more resources without as much work for us." Bee was happy about this part too, as it meant less work for everyone in general, and that they'd live a slightly easier life off of other people's earnings. It would ultimately make the Black Smoke Gang better off, with a slightly lower chance of being bit by a zombie. Not that Bee worried much about that, as she was quite good with melee combat, but that usually involved getting close to them, increasing risk of infection. On the outside and inside, it was rather obvious that she was content with Mikey's idea.​

 

[explosiveKitten]

Nikki Tales

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Outside in the remains of the amusement park, a faint rustling could be heard as someone rummaged through the remains of a food stand. Soon enough the pretty fox's head popped up over the top of the counter with her crossbow in hand, loading a bolt in to deal with whatever may have been sneaking up on her. Turns out, there was nothing. So she returned to her gathering. She found so many bags of stale popcorn, several bags of moldy, rotten hotdogs covered in flies- yuck, no- and cans of peaches, oddly enough. She took a few bags of popcorn and the peaches and stuffed them in the backpack she had hung across her shoulder.While she was there, she raided the first aid kits, so anything., just about pouring the contents int her bag and zipped it closed.


She hiked the bag up onto her shoulders and sighed, "Stale popcorn for days... It's probably salted at least..." She sighed and pulled out her crossbow again, loading a bolt and making her way out of the park, looking around for any walkers as she moved out into the open plaza of the amusement park.


Nikki couldn't be more nervous. She hadn't seen many zombies since she walked into this city. It made her nervous. It made her even more nervous to leave Luke and Lotus alone. Luke could take care of himself, of course, but... Lotus... Her precious baby girl that she had been given... Oh, she could barely stand to be away from her... Nikki quickly rushed out into the plaza of Nimbasa. Right in front of what used to be Join Avenue, not that it mattered. Why would it matter? She sighed.


"...I gotta hurry back... Ohh, they probably need me.."


@ANYONE IN THE BSG

Luke Mory

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...Breathe in.... Breathe out.... Breathe in.... ow....


Luke couldn't be in a worse situation. Not only was he injured and down for the count, but he had been left behind while Nikki went off to find supplies with...


Lotus.


Don't get me wrong, the kid is a great kid, but... Um... She's a kid. I'm not good with kids.


Luke couldn't help it. He was used to being up and about, but right now he could barely move without getting searing pains in his gut. Damn those bandits to hell, he wasn't going to die like this!


Nikki had stashed them in a place she called a "Hidden Grotto" on Route 5. She had said to stay put and shoot anyone that wasn't her that tried to come in.


That kid though... She's got some serious skill for a seven year old....


Lotus had been the one to patch him up. Lotus was the one taking care of him. It felt weird to be looked after by a kid.


Everything was weird.


@PlaguedWithInsanity

 

[spacepossum]

Emma


~Empoleon~


Location: Auditorium

Emma shot a look at Garo as he yelled further at the small boy. She frowned at him and looked down at Marth just as he had motioned for a hug. She bent at the waist to pick him up just as he ran away in response to the Garchomp and his cruel words. Emma sighed when he ran away crying. But then again, she had priorities, so she looked over at the auditorium door and took her double-edged trident from a weapon box by said door. She twirled it in her hand absentmindedly, looking out the door cautiously as her comrades had followed suit with their weapons ready as well.

"Alright," Emma muttered, tapping the end of her weapon against the ground as the door was opened. She would do anything for this group, even risk her own life for another's.

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@SirBlazeALot @GoldenCharizard4

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Marcy


~Mightyena~


Location: Join Avenue

Marcy smiled at her brother as he nestled in her arms that were around his waist, just hugging him. Mikey then broke from her grasp whilst stroking her cheek as he began a speech about their operation. One thing she really liked about him was his spunk when delivering out subjects that he was passionate and enthusiastic about. It brought a smile to Marcy's face as well. Although she did blush the softest of pinks when Mikey touched her chin again, calling her beautiful while his index finger ran across her chin gently. She smirked at Mikey as he continued to express the situation and what they would plan to do for the operation. After his inspiring speech, he returned back to Marcy and wrapped an arm around her waist, to where she had leaned against his side in response.

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@SirBlazeALot

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Lotus

~Shaymin~


Location: Hidden Grotto (Route 5)

Lotus was more or less just doing her own thing while her and Luke were waiting for Nikki to return from her scouting and gathering mission. She was okay with Luke, being more or less indifferent towards him, so she just sat in a patch of grass and braided flowers together by their stems. Once she was finished, Lotus stood up with a smile as she looked down at her creation in her small hands. She then simply walked over to Luke and placed a flower crown on his head with a sweet smile. He was hurting, so it was the least she could do for him right now. Lotus could not just do nothing, for it was not in her ambrosial nature.

They were honestly lacking in medical supplies, so she could not do much for the Skarmory at the moment, especially since most of his pains were just soreness, that in which could only be iced or taken painkillers for. But then again, grottoes were an abundance of different herbs and other plants, so Lotus supposed that she could look around a little bit. Having a natural niche for healing and plants, she also found it amusing just to be around said nature. So the young girl left Luke to look around the hidden grotto, at all the leafy plants that surrounded them, in hopes of finding one for the male's pain.

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@explosiveKitten

 

[RubyRose]

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"I didn't notice if there were special or not.. I was too busy running back to see if anyone was dying in here. I would presume there isn't? Because otherwise they'd have attacked me, right?" She replied to Sylvanus. @minismurf "And it's not like we can do anything but fight them at the doors.. like was said, gunshots will just draw more." She replied, resigned to her fate. She nodded when Garo asked if she was with him, pulling out her pocket knife, feeling her stomach twist unpleasantly. This wasn't going to be pretty at all.


"Lilly, after we get the zombie mess cleared up, you should tell us where you've been. We thought you were dead..." She added softly, patting the girl's pink head before following after Garo.


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Charle's listened to the speech that their leader gave, hardly fluttering an eyelash as he listened. This certainly sounded like something Mikey would come up with... he gave a grim smile when the man wrapped an arm around his shoulders. He had always found it fascinating how touchy their leader was. All friendly touches and hugs and squeezes and then he could turn right around and beat you to death if you displeased him. He simply nodded at what Mikey had to say. He was just the doctor, there to help those who got hurt. He didn't care what else they did. He just didn't want to die.


He watched the expression of the other member's change from curiosity to enrapture at Mikey's genius. Charles personally wasn't sure how good of an idea it was. This is how rebellions happened... and though they certainly had gun power, you never could be sure about having more gun power then some of the other groups. Still, he held true to what he had always thought. He would continue to follow along with Mikey's plans until they no longer suited him... which hadn't happened yet. Following Mikey certainly was the way to survive this mess... Charle's was just glad he didn't mind getting his hands bloody anymore.


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"God damn." Steve mumbled, trying to pull his hunter's knife from the skull of the undead that had come out of nowhere and almost, almost gotten a good chunk out of him. "Stevie, ole boy, you're going to get yourself killed if you keep obsessing." He mumbled to himself as he finally freed the knight and wiped it off. Hurrying along with his pack of goods, he made it to the Black Smoke base in the middle of Mikey's speech. He was careful not to interrupt, joining the group as quietly as he could while setting the goods to the side.


Make others do the work for us? I could be down with that... And I'm sure there are other things they can do for us, as well. His mind flashed back to the beginning of his scavenging trip, cheeks flushing at the memory before he snapped out of it and continued to focus on his Leader's speech. He picked a good time to return, that was for sure.

 

[GoldenCharizard4]

Marth Flames

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Marth knew it was a big no-no but he did it anyway. he had a nice sword in his hand. he knew the zombies where too loud so anything he really did would not be heard at this point. he tapped it against the stone and smiled he sniffled as he took the sock from his mouth and grabbed some old polish and gently put it on the sword, turning the socks inside-out and began polishing the magnificent work of art in his hands. he knew someone was bound to see him, he had moved to the center of the stage after all.

MewMew

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Peach nodded "I will lyra..." she whispered "you need help?" peach said, turning even paler. she swallowed hard again and coughed. she looked pretty fine, besides slowly turning white and swallowing bile every two seconds. she sighed and drew her dagger from in between her chest, the only place the man did not fully search. she also had a sunlight charged tazer, just for garo later.

 

[SirBlazeALot]

Mikey


Location: Join Avenue
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Mikey sighed heavily as Tyler delivered the news about the undead that may have potentially followed him back to the Avenue. He didn't like this location at all. There were only two ways in, one that lead to the desert, and another that lead to the city. They could easily be swarmed on one side and have no other choice but to escape out of the other side...and who knows what might be waiting on the other side. He didn't intend on setting up camp here. This was more of a pit stop. He pinched the bridge of his nose before rising and approaching Tyler. He raised his hand and swung at Tyler's face as if to slap him, but he stopped short and merely patted his cheek gently. "Tyler Tyler Tyler. Always so amusing~" he pinched Tyler's cheek like a loving aunt. "You're going to have to smarten up if you want to keep your job," he said with a condescending grin. He unsheathed his sword and sighed, saying, "That would explain the gunshots I heard ealier," he said in reference to the shots fired by Samuel earlier. He figured it was the guards stationed outside. Must have been quite the crowd if they were using guns. Mikey had a strict: "bullets are for the living" policy. "Alright friends, we've got company," his voice was thick with exasperation as he headed outside on the Nimbasa end of the Avenue. As soon as he stepped outside he spotted Nikki, but no horde. His eyes widened in surprise. Not at Nikki, but at the fact that his ears had lead him in the wrong direction. "Good afternoon miss," he greeted Nikki nonchalantly and sheathed his blade. "Can I help you?" he asked as he folded his hands in front of himself.


@Kayzo @PlaguedWithInsanity @RiddleWrappedEnigma @explosiveKitten @SpookySableye

Garo


Location: NCMT Auditorium
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Garo rolled his eyes and sighed heavily at the doctor. "Yeah, yeah, yeah doc. You can grab my balls and make me cough and do the whole shabang after we save our asses," he replied sarcastically. Garo didn't understand why Gabe checked for bites afer trips. Surely if he got bit, Garo would be the first to know. After all, it's not like he couldn't feel pain. If he did get bit while scavenging, Garo wondered what he would even do. He would definitely have to drop off the rest of the supplies he had collected and his equipment at the theater. But what about afterward? Would he lay down and have someone kill him before he turned or...would he do the deed himself?


The rogue had seemed as if he'd been ignoring Lilly, mostly because he had already made it up in his mind that she was dead. But she off hand mentioned that she got captured by "some guys." He looked around briefly at his partners, hoping to read their faces to see if they were thinking the same thing that he was thinking. To Garo, that could've only meant one thing, which made him even more surprised that the tiny pink haired girl had even made it back. "Yo, we gotta stop goin' out there alone. That shit don't make no sense. Especially if there are other motherfuckers in the area now." he growled before leading the way to the door. Once he reached it, he listened to the pounding and tried to get a rough estimate of how many were outside. He stood posed to open one of the double doors with his knife in hand. "Aight yo, someone get the other door, lets funnel 'em in so we ain't gotta fight 'em all at once."


@Kayzo @PlaguedWithInsanity @RiddleWrappedEnigma @GoldenCharizard4 @SpookySableye @minismurf

 

[Maki]

Ellie heard Mikey walk away, and finally lifted up her head. Mikey was such an unpredictable man that she couldn't help but feel very uneasy and worried every time he was around. But then again, could you blame her? Mikey would probably fire someone for forgetting to flush the toilet! Letting out a small sigh, she stood still, not sure what she should be doing at the moment.


Espie nodded and ran to the other door, holding onto it but not opening it. "I'm ready when you are." She said to Garo, the pounding even louder up close.