Case 5: Machine/Zombie (Backdated to Saturday June 9th)

[sinistraljoker]

[Action A: 3472 Erwin Road.]

I've never heard of mail on a Saturday before...

[Shoutaro is holding a small box in his hand, on the doorstep. Hell examine it for a second, then carefully open it. Out pops a set of keys.]

Huh? Why did...wait. These are MY keys!

[His head snaps up, and he's running to the garage, throwing it open. Inside is a black and green motorcycle.]

Hardboiler. Long time no see...

[Action B: Anywhere in town.]

[Looks like the bike came not a moment too soon. While out searching for a helmet so he doesn't crack his noggin open, he'll spot the zombie outbreak.]

Man. It's just one thing after another.

[If anyone needs help zombie-pounding, or is in need of saving, make yourselves heard.]

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Action B: Anywhere in town

[creepinacup]

[Finding himself chased by zombies was not fun at all. That they had to be so damn persistent as well. Running like this was tiring. That he had to be a normal human. It was in the same moment when he was ready to let himself stop running and get eaten by those things that the saw the bike.]

Hey!

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[sinistraljoker]

[Shoutaro hears the call over, seeing the hoard behind the guy, and skids to a stop in between him and the zombies, knocking a couple over.]

You ok back there?

[He'll clip the Lost Driver on quickly as he talks.]

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[creepinacup]

Yeah, I'm fine.

[He runs up to the stranger, panting.]

Care to give me a lift?

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[sinistraljoker]

Sure. Hop on.

[He'll keep the memory on standby for the moment. No need to escalate when escape is the chosen option.]

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[creepinacup]

[Byakuran quickly jumps on the bike.]

I'm on.

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[sinistraljoker]

Then let's go. Hold on tight.

[He'll turn the bike to face away from the zombie cluster, sending loose gravel into their faces as he speeds off.]

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[creepinacup]

[He wraps his arms around his savior. He hoped that the zombies could feel pain, but he doubt it.]

Thank you.

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[sinistraljoker]

All part of the job.

[He's trying to find any kind of safe haven, but these things are everywhere.]

Where do you live? I can drop you off there if you want.

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[creepinacup]

Taylor 1128.

[He did not know if he was safe at his 'home'.]

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[sinistraljoker]

Ok then.

[Luckily, Shoutaro's been studying the maps he's made of town, so it's like his own garden...second garden.]

I hope that this doesn't last long. There are gonna be a lot of scared people out here...

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[creepinacup]

If I have to die then I want it to be more exiting.

[Like pissing of the prince again. Zombies just sounded lame.]

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[sinistraljoker]

Then let's not have it happen today.

[Shoutaro has to swerve quickly to avoid a zombie leaping off a car.]

Re: Action B: Anywhere in town

[creepinacup]

Whoa!

[Byakuran had to grip tighter at the bikes sudden movement. That riding a bike was so much harder than flying.]

B

[chalicejoker]

[As Shoutaro drives through town, he might spot Chalice in the middle of a knot of zombies. He's not gotten any regained weapons yet, and so his only weapon against these very different undead is a short length of lead pipe, which he is wielding to great effect. Still, that looks like a lot of zombies for one Rider to take on by himself...]

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

Hang on Hajime! I'm on my way over! Henshin!

[As the purple aura surrounds Shoutaro, he revs the engine up and plows into the zombies.]

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime wasn't expecting help, nor would he actually ask for it, but he'll take it. He's just going to jump out of the way there, taking out a zombie with the pipe as he goes. But they're still coming, not much time for talking...he's just going to give that one that's trying to take his pipe away a kick in the chest.]

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

[Shoutaro hops off his bike, heading closer to where Hajime is, trying to thin the crowd a bit. The things don't seem to care about the bike anyway.]

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

[The crowd is indeed getting thinned out a bit--at least Hajime feels like he can talk a little as he repeatedly punches a zombie in the face.]

Never a dull moment around here, is there?

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

Nope.

[Shoutaro kicks a zombie so hard it's jaw dislodges.]

That's disgusting...

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

Falling apart rather easily is their only good point, I've found.

[He's distastefully removing a zombie's detached hand from his lead pipe as he kicks another one in the chest. Once the pipe's cleaned up, he's back to swinging it around wildly at the horde.]

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

Nothing is good about this. I've seen people that were taken end up like this.

[Thankfully none in this crowd.]

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime makes a noise of irritation as a zombie locks him and his pipe in a grapple.]

I need to get home. I don't think most of my housemates are properly equipped to deal with this sort of thing, particularly if it's catching.

[He's broken that grapple and is now flinging that zombie into a pair of its fellows.]

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

I don't think the kid has left the house...I really should check on her at some point.

[He punches through a zombie's chest and into another's that's behind him, and throws both into another swarm.]

I think your place is closer though.

Re: B

[chalicejoker]

It's not far. I was trying to walk to work when I got jumped.

[A quick roundhouse kick takes care of a zombie that was trying to sneak up on him.]

We can head over there and regroup. You can use my phone to call your place and check on the kid, if you like.

[Hajime might have suggested something else, but he's interrupted with the need to fend off a couple more zombies with the pipe again.]

Re: B

[sinistraljoker]

Sounds good. It'll be easier since we have Hardboiler.