Potato Chip Zombie

[answerer_sword]

1. Outside the Hospital (backdated to January 31)

[Out of all the mutilated patients who have been dumped in the hospital from the factory, there is one woman that looks out of place, even among them. Physically, she appears unscathed, except for the blood trickling down her head and face. She is smiling blankly, as if she does not notice the injuries, nor even the rest of the world around her. However, she is clearly not a drone.]

[Every once in a while, she spouts a few lines of cryptic dialogue, seemingly speaking to herself. Her hands dart around and she paces before the hospital, as if pantomiming something. Sometiems, after finishing up her dialogues, she laughs a strange, echoing laugh.]

[Those that get close enough may recognize her as Bazett, but they would be wrong. In truth, there is nothing of the "real" Bazett left in this woman. Her brain had been replaced with a potato battery powered chip playing Leave it to Beaver reruns. The thing walking around is nothing more than a zombie, a husk.]

2. Action; all around town

[Bazett, or to be more accurate, her husk, is wandering around Mayfield. Without a brain, she cannot recognize her house. Instead, her body is pantomiming the actions of the episodes being played by the chip. Blood is still pouring down her head, the wounds left untreated.]

Pot roast, potato pancakes, and what's the big idea? 

[She might invade people's houses, or assault people trying to use them to play out the latest action being shown by the chip. If anyone tries to talk to her, she will answer with quotes from the show depending on the member of the Cleaver family that she believes she is at the moment.]

Comments

[justdumbluck]

Wha-? Hey!

[ He stumbles away, trying to swat at her hands. ]

What do you think you're doin'?

[answerer_sword]

Beaver, you have a black eye.

[She stops dabbing at his face.]

[justdumbluck]

I do not!

[ He growls in frustration and tries to swipe the towel out of her hand. ]

[answerer_sword]

Guess so, Mom.

[She relinquishes her hold on the towel.]

[justdumbluck]

[ He grits his teeth to keep from screaming and sets about trying to wipe off the blood once more. ]

[answerer_sword]

Okay, tell me how you got that, Beav.

[Her continued rambling is not helping.]

[justdumbluck]

I told you, I don't-

[ He sighs and slouches. ]

...I guess you're not listenin', are ya?

[answerer_sword]

I fell down. Didn't I fall down, Wally.

[She pauses for a bit, enough for him to get his words out.]

Yeah, he fell down, Dad.

[At this point, she seems to be talking more to herself than to him.]

[justdumbluck]

...Yeah. That's what I thought.

[ He looks around for the source of the blood once he has most of it cleaned. Try as he might, he can't find the wound. ]

I'm probably not gonna get an answer, but are ya hurt anywhere?

[answerer_sword]

So, you fell down?.

[She sounds doubtful.]

Yeah, I fell down fighting.

[At that, she emits her strange laugh again.]

[justdumbluck]

This actually gettin' kinda creepy...

[ And now he's talking to himself. Great.

He goes to get a dry towel and tosses it towards Bazett in case she wants to dry her hair off. Not that he actually thinks she'll register it. ]

[answerer_sword]

Think I better call a doctor. He might have a concussion.

[Indeed, she does not register it at all.]

[justdumbluck]

...Of course.

[ He sighs and runs a hand through his hair. ]

Doesn't seem like there's much else to do now. Where do you live..?

[ He thinks he could remember the way, but it'd be easier to have the address. Of course, he doubts she'll give it to him. Or even listen to his question. ]

[answerer_sword]

I don't have a 'cussion. I just have a black eye.

[Of course, she doesn't listen. The husk is incapable of doing anything but miming the Leave it to Beaver reruns playing in the chip in its cranial cavity.]

[justdumbluck]

Fine. Here goes nothin'.

[ He reaches for her arm again, this time trying to lead her out the door. ]

[answerer_sword]

...And I wish you'd stop picking on me.

[Nevertheless, she does follow him.]

[justdumbluck]

[ As he heads toward the direction he thinks her house is, he forgets that she's not really talking to him. ]

I'm not pickin' on you, I'm tryin' to help you out!

[answerer_sword]

Nobody's picking on ya, Beav. Now go get something to eat.

[She laughs and slaps him on the back.]

[justdumbluck]

[ He sighs weakly and drops his head into his hands. ]

Look, if you're not gonna make sense, could ya at least be quiet?

[answerer_sword]

[For a little while, at least, she complies.]

[justdumbluck]

Thanks.

[ He gives a small sigh of relief and starts scanning the houses for a familiar one. ]

Taylor Street, right..?

[answerer_sword]

[She doesn't say anything. The chip is currently experiencing a slight malfunction, causing the episode to be stuck on a certain point.]

[Without the chip to guide her body, right now, she is no better than a human sized doll.]

[justdumbluck]

[ He glances back, surprised by the silence, and tries to tug her along. ]

Ya know what? This is almost creepier...

[answerer_sword]

[And then her body begins to sway. Without a brain, speech and movement had been both guided by the chip. But now, her body has no signal to move, or even to stand.]

[She collapses on the sidewalk, perfectly still.]

[justdumbluck]

[ Firo doesn't have time to try and catch her. He stares in surprise before dropping to kneel on the ground beside her. ]

Hey! Hey, what's wrong? What happened?

[ Glancing around frenetically, he looks for help. ]