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[willbeurprincess]

A. OUTSIDE 5270 CUNNINGHAM LANE (open to all)

[She sifted through the rubble one more time, looking for the gun she had regained. No luck. Of course not. She sighed and glanced up.

Just in time to see a hatchet bury itself into a skull and a group descend on the person, hacking and mutilating the body. Her instinct to scream welled up and she slapped a hand over her mouth to stop herself. They'd hear her if she screamed, just run. Run. Just run.

And she did. All the way back into the remains of the house]

B BASEMENT OF 5270 CUNNINGHAM LANE (open to ANYONE in Ukraine's basement)

[She was curled up as small as she could in a corner of the basement, head on her knees, silently crying. First destruction, then--then that. She felt a sob well up and buried her face in her hands to cover the sound. She wanted to go home. She just wanted to go home.]

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[splashpuppy.livejournal.com]

[Hajime hasn't strayed far from Ukraine in over a day now. He doesn't sound very confident as he approaches Koharu]

We-we gotta be brave, still.

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[Koharu looked up at him with a start and tried to smile]

Y-Yeah I know...we have to...

[splashpuppy.livejournal.com]

It's hard though. This is all really scary.

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

It...It is. It's just...I don't want to think about. I want to go home.

A

[motherofjegus.livejournal.com]

[Dolorosa was lurking behind some rubble, just a rock in hand for a weapon. She had forgotten that this body wasn't as strong as her troll body and wouldn't be enough to defend herself with. She'd gone through a few rocks but it was dangerous and required close quarters combat.]

[She watched the girl sift through what was left of, she was guessing, her house, and followed her gaze to see another attacked and devoured. The girl ran into the ruins and Dolorosa followed, figuring if the hoard found her that four hands had a better chance than two]

Do you require assistance? [she looks around, preparing for an attack. with her rock]

A

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[She started and looked over at the woman crouching. She fought down the urge to run and cautiously hid] U-Um...um I...[She shook her head slowly no, but she looked too nervous to be true]

[motherofjegus.livejournal.com]

[she holds up her hands in a "I come in peace but I'm not going anywhere yet" gesture] Forgive me but I think I will stick with you for a bit longer, we both witnessed what these cannibals have done just moments ago. We could be next and believe in beneficial to fight in pairs rather than alone.

[There is a crack and Dolorosa whips her head to the direction the sounds came from] We may not have much time to prepare.

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[She nodded slowly and ducked at the sound, trying to make herself a smaller target. It was probably useless really. They'd find her anyways right?]

I-I don't have any weapons...My rifle is gone. I can't find anything anywhere.

B

[vytis]

[Lithuania's been pacing about in fits of wound-tight energy, but he sits down next to Koharu now. There isn't a lot he can say to make this better, but maybe being nearby will help a little bit.]

B

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[She bit her lip as he sat beside her, swallowing her sobs now that he was there beside her. No need to worry him needlessly. He had to be worried enough now] H-Hello Lithuania.

[vytis]

[Lithuania smiles, although it's thin.]

It's kind of scary, isn't it? We'll be okay, though.

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[She smiles back automatically. It's a little scary how easily she smiles when she's sad]

It's scary. Will things go back to normal? Like they did after the robot...

A

[justdumbluck.livejournal.com]

[ Firo's been trying to lie low since the cannibals came to town, but he can't ignore someone who looks like they're in trouble. He's not too far from the ruins of the house, and he jogs after her until she reaches her destination. Making sure to stay a few yards away so as not to startle her, he slows down to a walk. ]

Hey... You need some help?

A

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[She jumped and shook her head hard, glancing over her shoulder to make sure the cannibals hadn't followed her] I--um. I'm fine, thank you. [He gets a hurried bow. There's never too big a crisis to ignore manners]

A

[justdumbluck.livejournal.com]

[ He kicks at the rubble and watches her bow, amazed that she's able to be concerned with politeness at a time like this. ]

I don't think anybody's exactly fine right now. You got a weapon on you?

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[She clasped her hands and glanced nervously around] I don't have a weapon...I was just sort of hoping to run.

B

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

[Ukraine sits down and hugs her.]

B

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[Koharu sinks against her, shifting to wrap her arms around her as well. It's okay to break down a little. It's Ukraine. Ukraine understands.]

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

[Ukraine does. She just holds her close.]

B

[likesottlyfab.livejournal.com]

It's like okay if you want to cry you know. You don't have to keep it quiet like that.

B

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

It's okay. I'm okay. [It's an automatic response, spoken almost as soon as Poland is done] I'll be okay, I promise.

[likesottlyfab.livejournal.com]

[Poland can tell she's obviously not okay with this. Because he's not okay with this. And Poland had dealt with decimated cities before.
Granted, not a nuclear fallout like this. But coming back to your home in total ruin after bearing the brunt of a world war and a holocaust gave you a bit of experience in this sort of thing.
Guess this was what Liet meant when he said Mayfield was a horrible place.]

I'm saying it's just way easier to get it all out now, instead of you know bottling it up and then having them explode on you when you're totally not like prepared to handle it.

It's totally normal to be scared or sad you know, but you can't let it eat at you.

b; SORA ARRIVES (yea)

[appleknighted.livejournal.com]

Koharu! KOHARU? Ukraine? Hello?!!

[It's taken her awhile to find this house again. With all the signs and landmarks blown away, it's been a difficult trip for her. Along the way she's traded the pipe Sanguinius had given her for defense for one of the shotguns the cannibals had.

It might be best to ignore the drying blood stains. That's what she's doing.

If she doesn't think about it...

Anyway, she's poking around above the basement, where the actual house used to be.]

Anyone? Is anyone still here...?

[willbeurweapon.livejournal.com]

[Koharu froze...she was almost sure Sora was dead. That she was hearing things...It couldn't. It didn't matter because her feet were already moving and she fumbles with the locks, calling out as she tries to undo them with her fingers already trembling] W-We're here--just--just one second okay?

[appleknighted.livejournal.com]

[Maybe they'd one elsewhere... but how was she going to-- wait. Sora stood still, listening. Was that Koharu? It was! It was! She turned and moved towards the sound, stopping by the shuttered entrance to the basement.]

You're really there? O-oh... good. That's good. I wouldn't know where else to look.