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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2015 2:44:29 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
Nix was glad to have met someone so soon in to all this, she was also glad there was a plan in place as focusing on each foot she moved forwards and through the trees was keeping her from sitting down and beginning to cry about how she was unsure about even getting away from here. No, move forwards. Find the birds, what had they seen that the humans couldnt. She gave a soft sigh, pushing away a tree branch close to her before she paused and looked back over her shoulder. She couldnt make out the elder male, he had been close the the leaves and bush was getting very thick and so remaining close to one and another to avoid getting lost seemed to be something very hard to do. She was sure he would pop out, the trees were beginning to get taller now and the bushes were small and lower to the ground. A Sure sign something was coming up before them even if it was nothing more than a clearing. Any discovery at this point would be a good one, something to boost moral and to give a sense of hope they could pass on to anyone else who was found. Though that would be the next job after water and shelter, to check to see if anyone else was alive. Clannibal | |
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Post by Clannibal on Sept 22, 2015 9:44:27 GMT -5
| if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you [HASH]Zach |
Zachary really did feel exhaustion setting in. It was just about the first time since he'd woken from the crash that he was worried about passing out after the next step. Until now, he'd just kept going and going. Tonight, though, he'd sleep good. Other people or not, he wouldn't worry about theft and would just give in to sweet rest.
He was moving a little more slowly now, falling behind Nix. They hadn't been walking for a large amount of time; quarter of an hour maybe? He wondered if this was a bust by now...seemed as though they should've found the bird-place by now. He tried to shake of he disappointment creeping up on him.
The underbrush was thick, and sometimes he couldn't see Nix at all through it. He could hear her footsteps, though, and just followed by the sound.
Speaking of sound, he thought he was starting to hear something different. Was it the trickle of water, or was he truly losing it? "Nix?" he called out after he'd paused his walking to listen. He then started to run forward. He kicked his way through the leaves and the bushes and everything in his path, eventually passing Nix on the way. Up ahead, he was sure he saw something different through the trees. It looked like rocks. And sunlight pouring through a clearing.
It wasn't a bust after all. Zach, panting heavily, bent over to hold his knees while he tried not to fall over the cliff he'd just discovered. Two feet below was crystal clear water. It looked like a spring, with the depths of it unknown but welcoming all the same. He started laughing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2015 13:27:47 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
Nix paused as she walked, noting the trees thining before her and she tilted her head. she started forwards, her eyes a little blurry as the sun reached her again and she felt her mouth fall open. She could hear the call of the other survivor now, though as she looked around it seemed he had passed her in the greenery and was now standing at the edge of a cliff. She could see the droop but couldnt make out anything below it, so best to see what it was. "Lets see...." she muttered as she started over to him before the shine of the water met her eyes, a grin on her face. "Oh thank god, fresh water" she said, turning to zach beside her and her grin widening. She was tempted to move forwards and just jump in but her clothes were limited and the water would been to be filtered or cleaned or boiled at the very least to make it safe for them to drink without anything bad happening. "What to do now?" she asked, looking at the elder male before she noted the slack in his face. She had only woken up when she had heard him coming, she had no idea how long he had been up or how much he had taken in before that moment so maybe he was beginning to crash... | |
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Post by Clannibal on Sept 22, 2015 14:19:16 GMT -5
| if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you [HASH]Zach |
Zachary was beyond any other thought than happiness. It was fresh water! They would be ok. Not only that, but it was a spring. That was the best water they could've asked for. The water itself was going to be - what was it, sixty degrees? He remembered his father telling him about them once before.
Nix was next to him now. He looked over at the teenager and stood up straight. Could she swim? He was about to push her in, but the idea that he might be sending her to drown made that not so funny. As she asked him what would be next, he huffed. The best part was coming now.
He grabbed his gray t-shirt and, in a hurried motion, he pulled it over his head and dropped it beside him. As an afterthought, he cleaned out his pockets of the cash he'd grabbed from the dead guy, rolling it into his shirt so it wouldn't be lost.
"Duh," he responded playfully, moments before he dove into the water headfirst.
The water was freezing cold and it was fabulous. He let himself sink as far as his weight would take him, looking around the darkness surrounding him. He could see fish swimming about, hiding in the crevices of the rocks. This part of the lagoon seemed to be maybe fifteen feet wide, but it stretched thinly to another wider area beyond this expanse of rock. Underneath was a cave that only God knew how deep it stretched. He finally surfaced, and opened his mouth to let the water soak inside of him. He took a gulp of it, too, giving no thought to caution as Nix had. He was confident this water would be safe.
He turned around to look for Nix, a big grin brightening his normally serious features. "Woo!!" he hollered, and splashed some cold water up in an attempt to soak her. "What are you waiting for?"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2015 14:52:00 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
Ok, so someone undressing was not what she had seen coming here. Yes she was very happy to see water and yes she very much wanted to move and dive in to it but she found herself turning to look for a way down the moment the male shifted to remove his shirt. She didnt know why, she didnt know the guy or think anything of him aside they might keep each other alive and yet she wanted to move away. She heard him comment and then the splash and she smiled softly, she expected he was enjoying himself but she took the moment to try and wander down the cliffside and find a lower point . She hoped he had the sense not to drink the water but there was every chance it was running over sand or something that might keep it clean, she just had had some run ins with water in the past that ended badly so she figured being safe didnt hurt.
She paused beside the waters edge, having moved down right to where she would be able to step in only to hear the shout and look up in time to see water heading for her. It covered her front and she gave a soft whine, her head shaking without a thought before she felt very dizzy. She tipped forwards and she knew she had fallen as she could feel a sharp pain in her back, though her head wasnt quite there yet. She wriggled on her back and felt her back pack slip from her shoulders as she rolled on to her side, her hip now aching dully as she lay there and winced for a second. "stupid damn blood loss" she muttered in a dark voice, her hand moving to her head as she noted her eyes were too blurry to make much out | |
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Post by Clannibal on Sept 23, 2015 9:24:07 GMT -5
| if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you [HASH]Zach |
This was the most alive he'd felt, be decided. The water was like the tears of God collected together. He did a backstroke and stared up at the sky, feeling good. It'd be great to tell everyone else. Maybe they should all camp out over here instead.
He thought Nix would have chewed him out for splashing her. She was rather quiet. Of course it had only been moments ago; he may still be plotting his death yet. He looked back to where she was standing in time to see her fall over in a heap.
"Shit," he murmured darkly and started to book it to the closest shore. He heard her mutter something, which was good. She was still awake. Still alive.
He climbed back up to her, trying not to slip, and grabbed her face when he was kneeling next to her. He had her face cupped under the chin and turned it to him. "Hey. Hey. Nix. Are you alright?"
He hated asking the obvious, but he wasn't sure what was wrong yet. What would he do if she passed out? He stared down at her with a frantic expression, none no less worried than a big brother would be.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 12:05:48 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
Nix lay on her side and waited for a moment, waiting for the pain to show itself. Her right shoulder blade stung a little from landing on her bag but her clothes seemed to have covered that most but she did now have a pain in her hip, might have been from where she rolled away and had hit the ground below herself but it didnt seem to be too bad. She could see a color before her, she knew it should be blue but it was very hard to focus on right now but it was beginning to clear. She could make out grey and blue now, no shapes but it was a good thing.
Then she felt the touch on her face and her hand shot out, it was much heavier than normal and moved much slower but she still lashed out as was her habit. It was then she heard the garbled sounds and she sighed, it seemed he was worried for her. "I'm fine" she tried to say, though it came out much slurred as she felt him turn her head. She lifted a hand to try and bat at him but it moved so much slower than she thought it would and just seemed to flop against her side. "Remember i said heat and water, well, moving fast doesnt work" she slurred, her focus beginning to come back in a little as she noted the shape above her was in face the elder males face | |
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Post by Clannibal on Sept 23, 2015 12:49:37 GMT -5
| if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you [HASH]Zach |
She was extremely disoriented. She kept trying to hit Zach, he wasn't sure why - guess she didn't like being touched - but they were weak attempts.
"Hey, watch it, brat," he hissed, letting go of her face, but it was more a front. He was less annoyed and more concerned. If she were to end up dying after their little adventure discovering the lagoon together, he wasn't sure how he'd end up. He may be tough, but death was always going to suck.
He let her speak but her words were slurring and she seemed to be struggling even just to see him.
"Remember what I said earlier? Stop trying to be Jesus. Man, you're annoying," he growled at her impatiently. He could care less if she would resist; mustering up his strength, he snaked his arms under her body to pull her closer to him. Then, he tried picking her up. She was heavy. His sneakers squished out water with the extra pressure. At least they had plenty of traction on this surface. His plan was to carry her into the cold water, force her to drink, too. She needed water more than anything at this rate. Even food could wait.
Careful not to slip, he took each step with a leisurely pace while he cradled Nix. Just needed to bring her along the cliff side and to the easy way in, where the water was level with the shoreline. He'd walk her right in.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 15:06:41 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
Her hand dropped weakly to her side as nix her the male snap at her, eyes eyes trying to move to his eyes to see what he was really feeling but she couldnt quite make anything out, though things were coming back in to focus. "Brat? Im not a child" she moaned, more annoying at being called names than in pain anymore. It was when he spoke again and she felt his grip on her that she flinched, moving away without a thought from the touch until she noted she couldnt get away. Had she been able to she would have kicked out, people touching her only met pain and men were the worst for it but she could get her limbs to obey her.
"I'd show you annoying..." she growled in a soft voice, her eyes trying to shift to see where they were moving too when she noted the blue moving closer. Was he taking her to the water? Why? Sure she was missing a few fluids but nothing she couldnt sit and rest off before moving on, was he really that worried about her? They had only just met, and the end of their world was happening around them and here he was offering her help. For a tiny moment, something soft gave inside her and she let herself feel comforted in the fact someone cared. Even shifting her head to rest it again him for a moment, before the cold set in. People didnt care for her, people used her or worked beside her and there were no others.... | |
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Post by Clannibal on Sept 23, 2015 16:47:21 GMT -5
| if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you [HASH]Zach |
"Just shut up," Zach mumbled in response to her verbal protesting. Not a child? She sure acted like one. He wondered if she acted this way because she had cruddy parents. If he'd missed out on being a kid, he'd want some of his inner child back, too. It reminded him of the days before adulthood when all he did was play video games and be outdoors. He'd had a fun childhood, mostly.
He eased them both into the cold water. Those few moments back out in the warm air made it more of a shock to get back in. He was careful to keep her head above water, but he did use a free hand to sprinkle some on her forehead.
"Now just try and lie and tell me this doesn't feel fabulous." He smiled toothily while walking through the shallow ends. The rocks were a lot more slippery underwater; he almost lost balance at one point but instinctively pulled Nix tighter to him and righted himself again.
He wanted so much to be mean and dunk her completely under. If she was feeling right, he would've. Of course, he wouldn't be having to do this if they were in that situation, anyway.
"You know how they say hell is at the center of the earth? You couldn't prove that by a spring. We are wading in heaven right now," he mused, looking down at his side, where the ledge dropped off into the fathomless caves below them. "Don't worry. You'll feel better real soon.
He was speaking in more of a nonchalant manner, but Zachary had that tendency of having a way with words. His voice was calm and without worry and his dark eyes were shining bright with hope. He may have been talking more to himself in that moment.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 18:11:40 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
"Good come back, top marks" she replied most snidely as she heard the male speak, pulling her head away from him as her arms tensed up from her mental reasoning. Of course then she felt the water around her and she tried to move but felt his grip tighten around her and pull her to his side, he was doing this to actually get water in her system. True, she had assumed it was him trying to pick on her as everyone picked on her but actually it was a nice thing. She needed to stop judging, she really did.
She took a breath before she felt water on her face, lifting her hands and brushing it away as zach spoke once more and she smirked. "you sound like a teacher" she muttered softly, her arms beginning to feel a little lighter as the water moved around her back. It had to be cooling her head, coming in by whatever means it could because her vision was less blurry now. Sure her speech was slow but much less slurred, though the moving on her own thing still seemed a bit beyond her reach. She did laugh at her own mentally commentary though, such a word with words within her own head | |
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Post by Clannibal on Sept 24, 2015 15:40:27 GMT -5
| if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you [HASH]Zach |
"I am a teacher," Zach said snidely, looking down at his patient with smugness. This gentle side of Zach was always there, buried, but not many got to see it. He wasn't always patient with people, and usually came across as sarcastic and look, but having a little brother in his life had helped with that.
Better not to think about Joey. It hurt, a lot. Joey was on the plane with him.
He sighed heavily and seemed far away now. The excitement of the lagoon had worn off, and exhaustion was back with a bite. But he couldn't rest overnight here, not when the others needed to know about this place.
"I hope you realize that if you're coming back with me tonight," he told her suddenly. "Of course, if you can't get up and walk anytime soon, you won't have a choice. You can stay by me if it makes you feel better. You don't even have to talk to anybody. A lot of them sit around like dead lumps anyway. But the smart ones - like you and me - are already getting to work. Food needs to be collected and shelter needs to be found."
The thought that people had already gone batshit crazy back at the camp made him anxious. He wasn't always a control freak, but somehow he'd just found his way as the organizer of it all. And now that he was here, he was going to make sure things were done right. He'd do whatever it took. They all had to live on the same small island. Threats were not allowed.
And soon, he'd make sure dead weight wasn't, either. If you didn't want to work, you didn't get fed. Zachary valued justice.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2015 17:02:06 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
Nix rolled her eyes, though it was after that she noticed her vision was back and she was in fact able to roll her eyes. "Well im gonna remember that for amusement later" she said, turning her head to look at him. "I dont like people. I dont like them and they dont like me, they are annoying and they say things and mean other things and im not supposed to hit them" she said softly, her voice dark but trying not to say what she really meant. She didnt like people because every time she trusted them, they hurt her. So if she avoided them, avoided contact and speech, she would avoid everything else.
She reached out her arm in the water, it moved this time and moved as she wanted it to before she turned and tried to lean away from the other being. "Im alright, i think my head had cooled down" she said, leaning a hand over to pick up a little water and trickle it over the bandage shirt on her head. She could feel it running through her hair and she was cooling from it within seconds, though she was sure she was going to regret it later as this water was not carefully cleaned and there was every chance she was going to get ill from this all but she knew she needed it. | |
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Post by Clannibal on Sept 25, 2015 14:29:48 GMT -5
| if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you [HASH]Zach |
Nix seemed to be feeling better now. Honestly, maybe he did, too. Still tired, but he felt more human suddenly than he'd felt for a while. She revealed her social quirks to him rather vehemently and it just didn't strike any chords with him. It was a weak attempt at being a selfish introvert. He didn't always like those people that played victim, but knowing a title more about Nix now, he felt he could let her stubbornness slide. But still, Zach was Zach and he had to call her out on her flaws. They were big, fat, and ridiculous flaws.
"Funny you say that, weren't you trying to hit me a few minutes ago? You really are a brat. You seem like an unhappy person, Nix. I know you were beat up a lot, and yeah, life can really suck, but from my perspective, you're the one that's really messed up. You need to live a little. You need to go out and have fun with people your age. You need to get laid, too, because the right person will make you feel how amazing life is, from the inside out. And of course there's roller coasters; have you felt that thrill before? Have you been living under a rock, Nixxy?"
He asked all those thing without knowing anything about her past, of course. Just observations. As she moved away from him and seemed to get her own footing, he felt sad for her. He'd thought maybe the look in her eyes when they'd first met was a result of the traumatic crash, but maybe she was always so antisocial. She obviously preferred death to the fear of relying on others. As she tickled water onto her head in silence, looking thoughtful, he saw how beautiful she was under her thick unhappy shell. If she started smiling a little more, she'd make friends fast. Friends appreciated honesty, and her honesty was exactly why Zach decided he loved Nix and wanted to keep her safe as best as he could. Maybe he was trying to replace Joey already; the sting of his little brother's likely death was so strong, he was surprised he was still going as stable as he was.
Really, though, it was just that he could see Nix for what she was; some kind of wounded animal, with a heart of gold. He was silent, his eyes showing such sadness as he lowered himself back into the water. There was nothing else to do, or say. Soon they'd part ways and she'd go hide herself in the woods while he built a nice fire and tried to cheer the souls of the wounded, out there on the beach.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 15:55:12 GMT -5
NIX NIGHT Shadow of the Night
She moved away, her own feet on the ground now and ducking low in to the water before she heard the male speak. Her default reaction was to turn and to try to strike him and tell him to shut up, he didnt know what he was talking about and how dare he challenge her but that wasnt going to happen. No, her reaction here was not that which she offered to those who tried to flirt with her when she had been working in the bar. "people my own age dislike me, people my own age want cash and cars and jewels and all that shit. I dont want anyone who doesnt want what i want, even for a second. I want a home, a job i like, children around me....nothing material..." she whispered. Her voice soft and the words more of a comment to herself, her eyes were growing warm now as her eyes flittered.
Her mind darted, showing her the face of a freind she had once had before she turned too. She wanted to leave the bar to get a car in any way she could and so she fell under the arm of a male who was horrid to her and all around her, and yet she picked the male over nix. The red head ducked her head low and felt her body drop, she knelled in the water and let her hair fall over her face. "You should go back, they might be wondering where you are" she said suddenly, her tone growing harder as she spoke. She didnt want him to be around for what she knew was about to follow, she was going to crash and it was going to be very teary and she didnt want anyone around for that | |
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