Pandemic (rp)

Name: Isabella (Isa for short)
Age: 24
Faction: Longhorn
Remembrance item: her former partners tags she wears around her neck
Weapons of choice: semi automatic, tatical military equipment, hunting knife
Survival abilities: sharp shooter, sniper, and common military survival and skills



Name: Amelia
Nickname: Lia
Faction: vultures
Remembrance item: charm bracelet her brother gave her when they were separated
Weapons of choice: dual pistols
Survival abilities: studied first aid, basic survival skills. she is relied on for her first aid knowledge, in return she was able to join the faction

 

Naomi could hear the biters beginning to make their way through the debris and she knew she had to make a move. She wiped the tears from her eyes, gathered the supplies and her fathers rifle and ran as fast as she could to her home. Once she was through the front door, slammed it shut, locking all the locks. She put her back against the door, dropped all her stuff on the floor, slid to the floor, pulling her knees to her chest, and began sobbing into her blood soaked hands. She had just lost the only person she had in the world. She ended up crying herself to sleep, all night her fathers voice played in her head
"don't give up...continue your way to Utah like we planned.... I love you...you've made me proud"
She was woken by the morning light. She slowly picked herself off the floor.
"I have to do what my father said and continue to Utah"
She gathered the supplies that she had dropped on the floor and headed to the garage where the jeep was sitting and ready to go. She went over the check list her father made, making sure she was all set. It hurt knowing she had enough supplies for 2 people, but will now be traveling alone. She wiped a lone tear from her eye and shook her head of the thought. She took a moment to walk through her house one last time, reminiscing on her childhood memories, all the time she spent with her father fixing up the jeep and preparing for their trip. As she walked out of her parents room, she stopped at a dresser and picked up a 5x7 photo of her father. She flipped the frame over, popped out the glass, hugged the folder, before folding it and pocketing it. She was always closer to her father more than her mother.

With that she headed towards the garage. Stopped just at the door to look around one last time.
"Goodbye"
was all she said before heading to the jeep. Once in she got in, she pulled the metal door closed, typed a few things into the GPS. Took a deep breath, then pushed the garage door button. The door slowly began to open, it was enough noise to attract a few biters, but Naomi was safe inside the jeep. A few biters began rushing towards the jeep, only to be impaled by the metal spikes sticking out from the jeep, something her father thought would be beneficial, to keep biters at bay . Naomi revved up the motor and hauled ass out of the garage. She knew she needed to get through her town and fast. Thankfully she only ran into a few small hoards before she was able to reach the main road.
It took her a few hours before she reached the threshold of Utah. Once she knew she was in Utah, she relaxed a little.
"Only a few more hours to go"


On top of a small hill, laid Isa on her stomach, with her gun perched at the edge of a slight cliff. She had been looking through the scope of her gun. She let out a frustrated sigh as she could feel breathing on the back of her neck
"You know I cant concentrate with you breathing over my damn shoulder like that, don't you have something better to do than hover over me?"
She nudged him in the stomach hoping it was enough to get him to back off, rolled her eyes and put her focus back on the scope.
"Looks like we got one coming"
She clicked off the safety and cocked the gun and began aiming, waiting for the vehicle to get close enough to make the shot. She could have shot when it first came into her view, but that would mean it would take longer for them to reach the vehicle, so she waited until it was just the right distance from them.
"It looks to be fully packed, like these people....."
she looked closer and only saw one person, she pulled back from the scope for a moment, blinked as if she was surprised, then focused back into the scope, only to confirm that she wasn't seeing things.
"Its a child, female, looks to be in her teens driving"
she moved the gun to follow the vehicle
'but how the hell did a child get ahold of something like that, let alone all those supplies and survive'
she honestly couldn't believe her eyes. Once the vehicle was close enough
"I'm making the shot"
She pulled the trigger and the vehicle began to swerve for a moment and came to a complete halt.
"That oughta do it "
she said before breaking down the stand and placing her gun on her back.
"we better get a move on before she realizes we are here"
she quickly hopped down the edge and began sliding down the hill kicking up a little dirt on her way down. It was the quickest way down. She waited at the bottom of the hill for him to catch up.


She suddenly heard a loud bang, and a second later the jeep began swerving out of control. Thankfully she knew how to maintain a vehicle with a flat tire and was able to come to a halt. She took a moment to calm her nerves, once she was calm, she began looking around for biters. So far the coast as clear. She hopped out of the jeep and walked around it, noticing she had a flat. But what was off was that these were military grade tires, so no random road debris was strong enough to penetrate them. She knelt down and noticed the hole in the tire, but when she looked around, she didn't see anyone. She needed to work fast and ran to the back of the jeep for supplies. She pulled out the tire iron and began removing the bolts to the tire...



Amelia had been sitting at a nearby doc admiring the water. She was fortunate enough to find a faction to be with when all this began. Before all this began, she was studying to be a nurse and was at the top of her class. So in return for food, shelter and protection, she offers her service in the medical field helping to tend to the wounded and sick. She had a moment to relax, after she tended to one of their owns serious wounds, it took a few hours to get the poor man stitched up after he was hit by shrapnel from an earlier explosion. She never understood why they needed to blow up these buildings, but she also didn't question it. She was just happy she had a place to belong .
She often found comfort just sitting along the docs, looking out at the water. It was one of the few things that wasn't as tainted by everything going on in the world. The water was still blue and shimmered under the sunlight and she often found the sight memorizing. Off in the distant she noticed another explosion and sighed. Looks like another on of theirs strikes again. She knew that someone would be arriving soon, more than likely another wounded, it was quite common for someone to get hurt in the process. She decided to wait at the doc and see who it was this time. Maybe she would get lucky and there wouldn't be any wounded this time.

 

Isa stopped dead in her tracks still somewhat on the hill, with a pissed off look on her face.
"tsk..You know damned well I can do more than just snipe"
She knew he wouldn't listen so she dropped her supplies where she stood and perched her gun. At this point he was already gone. As she started looking through the scope, she aimed the gun at the back of him for a brief moment.
"You put a lot of trust in someone who can just simply shoot you in the back for pissing her off"
she said to no one but herself. She moved the gun to aim it past him to where the girl was and waited.
"It would just be easier to get rid of the girl and take her supplies. That jeep looks pretty well built, I wonder how a girl like her got ahold of such a beautiful piece of equipment."
She quite admired the lay out of the truck and how well it was built. Her former partner used to help build some of the military machines, so she learned to appreciate things like that. When she saw Terry toss the girl, she aimed directly at her, watching and waiting.

Being grabbed from the back of her shirt, Naomi left out a yelp. Next thing she knew she was flat on her ass looking of a man. She blinked in confusion at first, not realizing what he was talking about. She glanced over at the jeep seeing all the supplies she had, than back at the man, she wasn't sure what his intentions were, so she kept her hand at her hip where her hunting knife was.
"Washington state, I'm headed to my fathers hunting cabin in this state"
she took a moment to look him up and down before continuing
"I was supposed to be traveling with someone... please you can take the extra supplies, I don't want any trouble. I'm just trying to get to my fathers hunting cabin"

 

Naomi was slightly confused for a moment, she in fact didn't lie to him. She then realized that her vagueness was the cause. When he shot the gun into the air, she slightly flinched at the noise. Her eyes darted around to make sure there were no biters close by, before putting her attention back on him. Even with him closing in the gap, she didn't make a move. 'we may run into those that will interrogate for information, the best thing to do is remain calm and don't make any sudden moves unless it is deemed necessary. Wait for the right opportune moment'. Her fathers words rang in her head. Even with the gun being pointed at her knee, she remained calm. She sighed and looked up into the mans eyes.
"I think you may have misunderstood me, I was answering your questions in the order you asked. You asked where I am coming from. The answer to that is, I am coming from Washington state. You then asked where I was headed, The answer to that is this state, the state we are currently in, Utah. "
she paused a moment to look around once more, keeping an eye on her surroundings to make sure no biters were coming. She knew it was a matter of time before they showed up. She turned her attention back to the man and kept eye contact
"Utah is where my fathers hunting cabin is, which is where I am heading. I have no reason to lie"
She looked over at the tire that was still blown out
"Now if you aren't here for the supplies, then what is it that you want?"
She glared up at him, a little annoyed that she is now going to have to rush to get the tire fixed due to his stupidity.
"I need to get that tire fixed before those biters arrive. If my life means nothing to you, they why don't you just leave me on my way...."
she paused for a moment as the realization that she no longer had anyone in her life came into perspective. Not even caring he had the gun pointed at her, she slowly got up, ignoring him and began walking over towards the tire. She made no sudden moves to show she was of any threat
"If you want to shoot me.... then just do it..... you'd be doing me a favor"
As she said this, she turned her back to him, crouched down and began working on fixing the tire.

When Isa saw the girl get up, she cocked the gun and had it aimed at the girls head with her trigger on the finger, she would make the shot if need be. She was shocked to see the girl completely ignore Terry and went about working on the tire,
"That girls got one hell of a death wish"
she let out a chuckle knowing this would probably piss Terry off. So she continued watching the scene play out through her scope.
"Now what are you going to do Terry? should just let me take her out and have this over with. What I would give to be behind the wheel of that jeep"

 

"Drive!"
Isa jumped up quickly, and began disassembling the stand that held her gun
"I get to drive the jeep, Hell yeah!!"
Hearing they are gonna be driving the jeep put some hustle in her step and it didn't take long before to approached Terry and the girl. She stopped just a few feet from Terry noticing the tire was still blown out. She let out a frustrated sigh
"You couldn't have at least waited til she changed the tired BEFORE you knocked her out?"
She looked at him with a raised brow, then rolled her eyes. She didn't give him a chance to answer and began circling the jeep, giving it a few knocks here and there
"Whomever built this, knew their stuff, this is pretty damned sturdy and well built"
she stepped back and placed her hand under her chin while looking at the jeep for a moment
"you know, this kinda looks like military grade work, I wouldn't be surprised if the person who built this was in the military. I mean just look at how well it was put together. Thankfully...."
she paused for dramatic affect
" with the way its built, we should still be able to make some ground before we start having issues. We should be able to make it to the vantage point. These tires are military grade, so they can run a bit while flat."
She knocked on jeep once more then walked over to where the girl was laying. She looked at the girl for a moment, then looked back up at the jeep, then back at the girl.
"How the hell did this child get ahold of such a vehicle?"
she was still shocked that a teen got her hands on something like this. She then looked back down at the girl, then up at Terry, her brow raised again.
"I don't understand why you plan on bringing that child with us. She is only going to slow us down and get in the way"
Slightly frustrated they will be dragging the kid along, she took a cigarette out of her pocket and lit it, taking a few puffs. She wasn't much of a smoker, but liked to indulge from time to time. Having to take the child with them frustrated her, but at the same time being able to drive the jeep called for a bit of a celebration, so indulging in a cigarette it was . She exhaled smoke while talking
"What do you plan on doing with this brat anyways?"

 

Isa just simply crossed her arms when he pretty much said he wasn't listening. She took another puff of her cigarette before mumbling
"shooting off your gun to attract them didn't help matters"
she rolled her eyes then took another puff of her cigarette before putting it out and climbing into the jeep.
"Are you sure she is telling the truth about this remote location?"
she looked back at the girl laying across the back seat. Isa was never really fond of children, let alone teenagers, they always had attitude. Terry mentioned that she was a bit jumpy when they first met which was true, but she had lost her former partner and was going through some things. She never did tell Terry the full extent of what happened, it was just a path she didn't want to go back down. She shook her head of the thought. She sighed at his question while giving him an look of annoyance and said with gritted teeth
"Crystal clear"
At times she hated that he was her superior, this was one of those times. Not only does she now have to deal with him, she will now have to deal with this brat.
"Just so you know, that doesn't mean I'm going to be nice"
She said just as she started up the jeep, her face lit up as she gave it a few reeves of the motor.
"This thing purrs nicely"
She said just as she threw it in gear and they began to make their way back. The ride was a little bumpy due to the tire being flat.
"Its official, I claim this vehicle as mine from here on out"
Isa said with the biggest smile on her face
"Once we get back, I'll start working on getting the tire fixed"
she glanced back at the girl
"what do you plan to do with her, I don't think she will be to happy once she wakes up"
she looked over at Terry with a raised brow
"I agreed to not kill her, But I did not agree to help you with dealing with her. You want to bring her along, she is officially yours to deal with. So don't expect me to babysit the brat"

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Isa smiled when she received the compliment
"Well you chose one of the best shooters on the team"
she gave him a wink. Once they arrived Isa hopped out and began checking out the tire. By the time Terry was done unloading the food, Isa had the jeep up on jacks and the tire removed. Thankfully the tire was easy to repair but it would take some time to repair it.

Isa stood up from the side of the truck and brushed the dirt off of her. She grabbed a rag, wiped her hands and tossed the rag onto the tire which was now laying on the ground disassembled. She had just placed some tar on the inside of the tire after scraping the rubber to make it rough.
"Well since I need to wait for the tar to dry, I guess I can see what all we have to eat"
She walked over to a bucket and washed her hands and face. She then headed inside to look over the supplies they had and managed to find some MRE's.
"Hmm lasagna sounds good right about now, better than that canned crap we've been having"
She looked around and found a container of water and began heating up 3 MRE's. Then brought oven over to Terry. She tossed him the package and leaned against the counter.
"Where did you say this child is from again?"

Just before he could answer Naomi was beginning to stir, complaining about the pain she was feeling on her face from being knocked out
"what happened"
She looked around the room coming to the realization she didn't recognize where she was.

 

"I see"
she said as she leaned against the counter and took a bite of her food. She caught the part where he mentioned looking for an operations base outside of Longhorn. She never said anything about it but deep down she too wanted to separate herself from the group. In a way she felt held back by them, Terry was the only one who saw potential in her and treated her as someone useful. After she finished her bite she only spoke with
"Lets hope this place she speaks of is real"
They then heard the girl begin to stir. Isa pushed herself off the counter and nodded towards Terry in agreement about letting the girl eat. When the entered the room, Isa leaned against the door way. If the girl tried to make a run for it, Isa was prepared to stop her.

When Naomi first saw the man approach her, she shifted away from him fearing he would strike her again, but instead he only told her to remain still. She remained quiet as he cut the bindings from her wrists. While he was cutting the bindings, she took in her surrounding and noticed the woman sitting at the door way. Once her wrist were free she rubbed the area where the robe bit her skin a little. She then took the MRE from him only to look at the contents for a moment. She didn't eat as she wasn't hungry at that moment. When he introduced himself and the woman, Naomi only glanced up at the woman briefly. At the mention of the "kill me target" Naomi looked confused.
"What do you mean? Im just trying to get to my fathers cabin, that's all"

Amelia let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding when the boat approaching her signaled a "V". It was definitely trying times and she would of hated to run into someone from another territory. As the boat got closer, she approached and awaited fort he man to finish securing it. When he held out his hand she shook it and with a smile responded
"Amelia"
She was already in the process of studying him when he had began approaching, looking for any obvious wounds. She noticed a slight struggle as he exited the boat, which verified he had an injury. But she couldn't determine whether it was mild or severe. Before she let go of his hand, she lifted the sleeve of his shirt after noticed the bandaging. She then looked up at him with concern
"How bad is it? were you bitten?"
She looked at the supplies on his boat, then back at him. She let go of his hand and gave him a faint smile
"Bring your stuff and come with me"
she gave him a faint smile
"If you haven't been bitten, then lady luck is on your side more than you know"
She gave a slight bow of her head
"I'm one of the top nurses here, lets go get you patched up"