Posts by ROLO.

Marjani already had an arrow notched, but refrained from pulling back. She found that if she waited too long on a shot, she had a higher chance of missing than if she had just fired quick, and trusted herself to make it. She had too many doubts when she held it too long. Far too many. Marjani allowed Sputnik to lead just ahead of Ev and herself. They weren’t out of sight of Hunter and Talon quite yet, but they seemed pretty occupied amongst themselves.

“I’m sure.” Zara answers, deadpan as ever. Though she is slightly confused- she did notice Isabella… scanning her, so to speak. Zara wasn’t sure what she was looking for, but apparently she hadn’t found it. Zara squared her shoulders. If she could deduce one thing, it’s that Isabella was doubtful- her glance down at her stomach told Zara that much. But she had never been good at reassurance. Zara reassured people by giving them the facts- outcomes she was certain of, that they would live through this, that there was nothing to fear, et cetera. But she had no facts to give her. Realistically, Zara could guarantee absolutely nothing. She frowned slightly.

Keanu sighed. Very, very loudly. He could be doing literally anything else. Counting sinks like Colt. Going out to scavenge with Ripley. Maybe.

He was very adamant about his side, and Alani seemed equally headstrong. “Beretta’s older than you. And she's been using it for a lot longer.” He said plainly. He had never liked how much of a gun nut she seemed to be, but at least her brother Colt agreed that nine year old kids shouldn’t be toting around guns- not even in the apocalypse. Alani was perfectly safe at the farm with the rest of the group. He still had no idea why she was so insistent on going out into a zombie-infested wasteland where she could potentially die, but Keanu presumed that she was just trying to prove something. But he wasn’t about to let pride get her killed- or worse, dead but walking. He shuddered at the thought.

Alani frowned. “Not by that much.” She muttered. Colt had just gone by them- Alani hoped that maybe it would’ve been Beretta or Annie, so they could tell Keanu what’s what, but Colt always seemed to agree with Keanu on the topic.

Ev doesn’t exactly look like he’s in a rush to get inside- and Marjani understands completely. She’s not that eager to head inside either, and besides- Annie could handle herself. In fact, she seemed to relish in the adrenaline of gutting zombies. Or she just really liked to kill things. Marjani really couldn’t tell. She shrugged. “Sure.” She said plainly, lowering the bow slightly.

Sputnik seemed to be equally interested in whatever Ripley and Beretta had encountered. The dog had put his paws up on the car door so he could see whatever was inside, but he couldn’t quite reach. He opted for sticking his nose through the cracked window to see if he could smell it instead.

She waited until Ev’s back was turned to lean down and grip her leg just below the left knee, where plastic and polymer met flesh. Marjani was honestly surprised the prosthetic had lasted this long in the first place- she had it four years ago when this started (it was almost the same age as Sputnik), and albeit being roughed up, it seemed to still function as intended. Thank god. But her leg had felt like someone had shot a bullet through it ever since they had started making their way over to the gas station, but she hadn’t brought it up- Marjani was reluctant to slow them down. She wasn’t going to stop them over a stinging sensation that she could just grin and bear instead. It had been getting worse lately, but Zara and Ev had bigger problems than her phantom pain. Grin and bear it.