We Survived - (An OOC Casting Call)

[WaywardHeart]

So, yeah... Asha has a friggin U-Haul. Im going to write a post in which she realizes she can't stay in her appartment, and then shes gonna book it with a cricket bat. If any of your characters are on the run, Asha could pick you up.

 

[Light Ice]

I'm going to attempt to crank a post out soon, once my buzz softens a bit. I want to get down to that happy place between shitfaced and "I just showed up".

 

[WaywardHeart]

Lol I know the feeling. Would you like Asha to come pick you up?

I mean, Im really looking for an excuse for her to leave the apartment.

 

[Light Ice]

Let me work this buzz down, darlin', before I make any plot decisions. Right now I'm rambling like a fool with Lilly.

 

[WaywardHeart]

Lol, no worries.

By the way, I started reading this fantasy novel. Character name: Asha.

 

[Mister J]

Name: Andrew Lincoln, but most people just call him "Andy"
Age: 26
Appearance: Here and here.

Personality: Andy is quiet and reserved most of the time. He is the very definition of "Look before you leap". All of his life, Andy has been able to think on his feet and work unhindered under pressure. He has never been afraid to get his hands dirty, in fact he's happiest when he is kept busy either by work or by some other project at home or around town. Andy has been known to be well mannered and polite, a product of his raising.

Bio: Born and raised in Royal Oaks, Andy had always been a bit of a country boy. His father and grandfather ran a small dairy farm where Andy helped out when needed. He grew up on Skynyrd, April Wine, and George Strait. After high school graduation he left for the Army. His family had no money for college so if he wanted to go, he'd have to serve and he did, proudly even. Andy found purpose in the Military Police, and wore the MP patch for his last three years. It was during his last year of service when he met Anne. They dated for three months and were married soon after. Nine months later, they had a beautiful baby girl together named Summer. Preferring to settle down and raise a family instead of going off to college, Andy and his wife moved back to Royal Oaks. He took a position as a Deputy with the Sheriff's department and Anne stayed home to raise their baby girl. It was a meager living but they made it work, even through some tough times. Everything changed four years down the road though. One particularly rainy night a drunk kid in a Mustang took away his wife and little girl...

Now Andy is working through his own type of mourning, usually a bottle of Lynchburg's finest whiskey. He is on paid leave from the department for another couple of weeks and hasn't left his house but to go get food and more alcohol.

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If this is okay, I'll go ahead and get a post up. Lemme know.

 

[Light Ice]

Awesome, Soru. Awesome.

 

[Katamari Roller]

Hmmm. Now I´m tempted to barge into Owen´s store screaming "SURPRISE! ALSO, ZOMBIES!"

 

[Alana_]

I have a rough draft of Lara's reply for you Ice. But I don't want to post it yet until you have a look at it later.
Talk to you then. Wonderful sad and revealing post from Owen.

 

[Ahren]

Maybe I'm the only one bothered by this but would it be possible to get a bit more insight into the timeline between posts and when the virus is (or supposed to be) hitting the town? I gathered from the beginning post that started at noon and saying it would be 3 hours before the infected girl got to town that it was an indictator of about what time it would be when all that starts happening. Is this accurate? If so could some effort be made to time posts?

 

[Alana_]

I'm working off it being about lunch time if that helps.

 

[Katamari Roller]

I wrote my post under the assumption that the riot started a bit before 3PM, and worked its way up, building momentum. I assumed the very first attack perpetrated by the little girl on a townsperson happened some time before that. One hour, half an hour before.


Of course, all it takes to change that is just changing the times written in bold.

 

[Light Ice]

Maybe I'm the only one bothered by this but would it be possible to get a bit more insight into the timeline between posts and when the virus is (or supposed to be) hitting the town? I gathered from the beginning post that started at noon and saying it would be 3 hours before the infected girl got to town that it was an indictator of about what time it would be when all that starts happening. Is this accurate? If so could some effort be made to time posts?

My original thought was exactly this. But I don't mind at all that people are writing the infection. If people just note the time for continuity that's an easy edit and won't upset the awesome work so far.

And if people write through it then I'm ok with that too.

 

[Katamari Roller]

Just tell us a simple chronology, and we can edit the time stamps.

 

[Light Ice]

Sure.

12pm Infection Reaches town line
1:45 infection hits tourists outside town
2:30pm infection hits farms around town
3pm infection begins to hit town
345 pm chaos

 

[Katamari Roller]

When you say tourists are hit, you mean in a specific location, or isolated vehicles or camping people?

 

[marauder13]

Katamari, I am waiting for you're next post before Gary turns up. Just a little FYI.

 

[Light Ice]

When you say tourists are hit, you mean in a specific location, or isolated vehicles or camping people?

Initially the latter, but again I'm finewith all the posts. The infection in town especially at first, wouldn't have a real pattern.

 

[Katamari Roller]

Alright. How should they meet? They reach the freezer at the same time?




Alana, your post is desynced. You write that Lara reaches Kipper´s when they are still working, and there is screaming around already. People would have been working early in the morning. If you get there when the chaos starts (3:45PM), then the square Kipper´s is located in is full of people.

This is like one of those disaster movies where tragedy strikes right at the best moment.

To sync it with the other posts, all you´d have to do is change the images of people working for people running around, screaming, and a general chaos.

 

[Light Ice]

I think letting people write on, get together, and progress before any edits might be a little easier on the writers. But in the end it is up to you guys. I can see the small problems with everyone's timing but I feel pretty confidant that as characters come together that situation would fix itself.

 

[Alana_]

Thanks Ice..

I just deleted out the mention of Kippers all together, but the context is much the same for your own reference. It was just easier.

 

[marauder13]

Alright. How should they meet? They reach the freezer at the same time?

My idea - stick with Paula in the freezer, relatively safe. Her thoughts turning to hypothermia rather than Zombies. Gary arrives, dodging trouble only to find those trying to get at her. He gets rid of them, then opens the door help who ever was caught inside.

How does that sound?

( then, all we need to do is get some golf clubs, a jukebox with a Queen song on it and a particular type of rifle over the bar... )

 

[marauder13]

I think letting people write on, get together, and progress before any edits might be a little easier on the writers. But in the end it is up to you guys. I can see the small problems with everyone's timing but I feel pretty confidant that as characters come together that situation would fix itself.

I tried to leave the hard times nebulous, and go with the feel of things and reference other events. Of course, my poor hobo is not going to get there in time to save many people, but hey... that's (un)life in a zombie fest.

 

[Katamari Roller]

Sounds good, marauder. My idea was that the freezer would have a back door, and Paula would try using that a while after she was trapped from the other side, once things had calmed down.

 

[marauder13]

Sounds good, marauder. My idea was that the freezer would have a back door, and Paula would try using that a while after she was trapped from the other side, once things had calmed down.

Well, when you're ready, post away, and I will tailor mine to mesh with yours. At least the place will have booze.


On a side note - there are three ex-service men in this thread. One is angry, one is depressed and the other is... well, sorta unhinged. It doesn't speak highly of the armed services, does it?