Zombie Apocalypse (Role-play)

((This is a joint post with: Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, and TheLoneGentleman))

Satoru had finished with the zombies that were behind them, but more would be on the way soon. They needed to get into a room and fast. Running up to the woman who was screaming, he helped her to her feet. Seeing she was ok he nodded and motioned for Kahori and Satoru to head over. Satoru still had his eyes on the rear making sure none snuck up on them. "I'm guessing you were the one making all the noise?" Kris asked smiling behind his face mask. She was covered in a bit of blood, and was obviously under a lot of stress. But other than that she seemed unharmed.

Christine was trembling in fear, didn't responded at the question before. She looked at the man with the mask. "Who are you guys?"

"We'll talk about that once we are in a safer place. Is she with you as well?" asked Kris pointing over to the woman who tripped. "And is your room nearby?"

Christine didn't responded at his second question, she rushed towards the nun. "Nana!" She hugged her all of sudden. "I..I'm glad you still here. Sorry for leaving you behind... Sorry..."

"Wait, there's somebody else with us..." Few seconds after she regained her calm again, she spoke again. "He's... my companion too. But I don't remember where I left him. I guess, we can follow the zombies blood trails, I believe he's hiding in a room." Christine spoke to the masked man and little girl near him.

Kahori walks gingerly over to the two ladies, curious about their situation. As Kahori gets closer, she notices the fear and worry in the first ladies face. This reminded Kahori about her own fears and worries in this whole situation. Kahori threw her arms around the two of them, hopping that her feelings would reach them.

"It's alright now. With everyone like this, we'll be less likely to be taken over by those creatures.", Kahori said softly to the first lady, hoping that she was sounding soothing. "We'll be able to get to the bridge, and find our way to safety. Won't we Kris?", Kahori says as she looks at Kris as she's hugging the two new ladies.

Kris scratched the top of his head. "Thats the plan anyways. But first we need to figure out where it is." he said. "And about this friend you said was in a room. Which room is it miss?" he asked a bit impatiently. The more time they spent chatting the more risk they had of being noticed.

"I...I'm not sure, but we can follow the blood trail. I shot the zombies back then. Maybe we can follow it... He's injured right now. He can't walk for a while"

"I just hope he wasn't bitten, because there's no way to help him if he had been.", Kahori said while still hugging the two ladies.

So they had a girl, a nun, and an injured man to transfer to the bridge. This situation had death written all over it. They needed a plan before they even tried a crazy plan like that. "Alright, lets find this injured man first and see if I can assess the injury." said Kris looking down for a blood trail. A smeared trail of blood led up to a room near where they were, but what was behind that door still could be something else than an injured man. "This look about right?" he asked the woman as he slid out his blade.

"...I hope so. But... are you going to force your way in?" Christine answered back. She held hands with Sophia, worrying about her companion condition.

"I think before we barge into that room, we should all exchange our names. I'm Kahori Sawamatsu. Nice to meet you.", Kahori said as she lets go of the two people and holds out her right hand to shake.

"...Christine, and this nun is Na... Sophia... And I'm very grateful for your help... Kahori." Christine let go her hand from Sophia and shook hands with Kahori.

"The name is Kris, but like I said we need to get out of the open." he said trying to push them to move. "If he is injured we need to get to him as soon as possible." Cracking the door open he peered inside seeing a man painfully sitting in a chair. "Satoru let's get in here. Ladies move it." he said holding it open for everyone to get in.

Suddenly, after the gunshots, there was silence. Cliff wondered what was going on. He wanted to move, but he knew moving would only cause further problems. However, just moments later, Cliff saw the knob of the door turning and his eyes widened. Realizing his current state, Cliff immediately became nervous. If zombies come into this room now... Why didn't I lock the goddamn- Cliff's thought were banished once the door had swung open.

"Cliff! " Christine walked towards Cliff and hugged him all of sudden. "I'm sorry for leaving you behind. But don't worry, we have more companions here." Christine lifted him up and supports his body. "I'll help you walk to the safe place. Can you bear with the pain for a while?"

"W-w-what?! Christine?! What are you-" Cliff was suddenly embraced by Christine. After the two of them were locked in each others' arms for a moment, Cliff whispered, "Thank God you're safe Christine..." Cliff realized the situation, and he noticed the others that were standing by the door, but all he could think about was the fact that Christine was safe.

"We'll find a safe place to treat your wound later, Cliff. And umm... d-d-don't stick too close with me. " Christine blushed as she realized Cliff's face is near hers.

"It seems like only his ankle is swollen.", Kahori said as Christine helped the man named Cliff up. "All he really needs to do is stay off of it, keep it compressed, and it should be gone by tomorrow afternoon."

Sticking by the door with Satoru, he was glad that the leg wasn't broken. "Alright. Then the order has changed. Christine and Cliff will take the middle wih Kahori. Sophia and Satoru will bring up the rear and give them some cushion. I'll take point." I advised to the others.

Cliff was embarrassed that he needed the help of a teenage girl and a woman to help him move about, but in this case, he didn't exactly have a choice. "I'm... sorry about this everyone," Cliff said as the girl and Christine helped him up and lead him to the rest of the group.

"Don't mind it, Cliff" Christine smiled at him and kept supporting his body. "Guys, where should we go now? We don't know much about this ship..."

"We need to find the bridge. I tried to look for a map or something, but had no such luck." Kris said.

"The room I was just in shows this is the passenger side of the boat. We're on the opposite end. If this ship follows a regular structure, then if we go down this corridor and back from where Christine and I came from, we may find a way there," Cliff replied to the man.

"Alright well head out when the coast is clear and head that way." he said cracking the door to get a peak. Since the noise stopped most of the zombies around might have been distracted by other things.

((Sorry guys, not around at those hours. Hopefully, next time...))

The horde was down. Looks like our saviors really know how to deal with zombies efficiently. That'd be nice if it's true...

So I stand up and husk the dusts from my clothes. Seems like my feet is alright. As I sheathed SILVANUS back--

"Nana!", Christine threw a damn-fast hug onto me. "I..I'm glad you still here. Sorry for leaving you behind... Sorry..." , she said almost sobbing.

Errr... Actually, it was my fault to leave you guys without gave any notice...I don't give any answer to her, just patting her so she'll calm herself.

So now I can see our helpers: a masked man (another military man, it seems), another guy, and a girl. The girl curiously walking toward me and Christine. Oh you don't say--

Yep, she is hugging us both now. I think she wanted to calm Christine down... or something like that. This is awkward, getting hugged by two females at the same time...

Christine is begging the others to help Cliff. Seems like he's injured and can't walk. Well, at least he's okay... perhaps. The masked man agreed to help, but his voice grows impatient. Somehow I get a feeling that he's actually has something else to do and Christine's request is hindering him from doing so. Nonetheless, he tracked down the room where Christine left Cliff and now we're ready to check it.

"I think before we barge into that room, we should all exchange our names. I'm Kahori Sawamatsu. Nice to meet you."The little girl said. I was gonna reply but Christine introduced me instead. At least she tells them my real name, not Nana. The masked man's name is Kris, sounds really similiar to Cliff. The other guy is Satoru, it seems, as Kris calls him that.

It turned out that Cliff is okay, after all. Christine quickly throws a lovey-dovey hug to him and apologizing for leaving him behind. Will they kissed each other now? .... Nah, not gonna happen. Christine is too shy to do that in front of other people, I can say.

"Alright. Then the order has changed. Christine and Cliff will take the middle wih Kahori. Sophia and Satoru will bring up the rear and give them some cushion. I'll take point."Kris said firmly. Hmm... Well, it's not hurt to follow his order for now. I unsheathed SILVANUS again, and readying in my appointed position. Kris wants to go to the bridge. Wait, the bridge...?

As we move forward together, I got this tingling sensation in my head. The bridge... The bridge... Is that the room where I see the captain and those two stooges before, while I chased that Syndicate's man?

"... We should be careful on the bridge. The captain and his crew already became zombies the last time I checked...", I decide to speak my first sentences since I met the group.

I hear a strange sound. I ponder as to what the slight, piercing sound of something small banging somewhere may be... and soon I shift my vision to the door; it was the sound of someone knocking, including a message that they were not one of 'them.'

I walk up with my blade at hand. Zombies shouldn't be intelligent enough to knock and talk. That's impossible. So, it must be survivors. I hope they know how to fight, unlike Iteyui. If so, then I can put them to good use in getting rid of the zombies in here.

I open the door with a grim expression. Looking at the two, I grimace as I realize few zombies approaching. They may have drawn them with whatever noises they've made... but, the question is - how? The red carpet acts like a cushion to all the falling steps around here. I don't understand how the zombies appeared to attack people. That said, same goes for all zombies who attacked people in here. This is senseless!

I stop my thinking and I quickly respond, "Don't open fire with firearms. Allow me to take care of them."

((This is a joint post with: applesauce, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, and TheLoneGentleman))

Kahori put one of the man's arms around her shoulder as they were getting ready to leave the room to head to the bridge. It was the standard formation that Kris told us. One in front, the three "useless" ones in the center, and two in the back. Pretty sure if we had one more in the front, it'd be just like a Marine squad., Kahori thought to herself. Other than that thought, questions were buzzing around in Kahori's head, and she knew that now wasn't a good time to talk, but she couldn't help but talk when everyone was so quiet.

"So, what kind of lives did you guys live before this whole mess began?" Kahori asked the biggest question buzzing around inside her head. "By the way, my name's Kahori, what's your name?" She added on.

"I'm just a freelance writer. Sophia is a nun at Section C's church. Meanwhile Cliff is..." Christine didn't say too much about Cliff.

With the help of Kahori and Christine, Cliff was able to move at a decent pace with the group. The formation was obviously meant to protect him as well as Christine and the other girl supporting him. Now that Cliff thought about it, he didn't know the names of the rest of the group. Cliff replied to Kahori, "It's okay Christine. I'm a scientist. I worked in section D... before all of this happened. By the way, I'm Cliff."

Satoru had to contain a sarcastic laugh from escaping his lips. The person responsible for the monsters! Here, talking it about it nonchalantly like it was tea and jam back home.

Kris narrowed his eyes at Cliff " It's Kris." he answered. 'A scientist?! This man...doesn't seem like the type. But maybe he knows something I can use.' he thought. Something else to add to the long list of "when they were safe" but when was that going to happen?

Satoru tried to lighten the atmosphere introduced himself, putting on his sunglasses even though it was pretty dark, "I'm Satoru, but the ladies call me 'The Samurai'," He immediately regretted the words coming out of his mouth.

Kris kept focus on the front trying to avoid getting distracted by another flurry of questions and answers, but if he kept his answered short then it should be fine. "Police Special Forces" he said simply as he turned his attention back to all the corners and shadows on their way to the bridge. Trying to remember the directions given to him before he now needed to choose the right route.

"Here to help?" Satoru cast a glance in the direction cliff was facing, he had had enough run-ins with the law to be wary of any police.

Deciding finally on a route to take Kris lead the group up a set of stairs and soon down another corridor and decided to check one of the nearby rooms. Stepping inside he saw a mess of chairs and spoiled food; this was the large dining hall. There might be some food to be had in the kitchen, but there could also be a fully staffed horde of undead chefs. Searching the rubble he hoped not to find any trouble.

... Since I can't remember the way to the bridge, I don't talk anymore during our 'trip'. The little girl, Kahori, decides to open the conversation again, though. While it might be nice to join in, I decide to put my ears to our surrounding instead. No one can tell when those zombies will appear before us.

We reach another corridor. Not as dark as the one I ventured before, I can say. Kris opened a nearby door. Oh look, a dining hall! Shame that I already eat in the kitchen. But... Perhaps we should take some for later?

I shook my head lightly. No time for eat in the middle of this horror, I think. Again, I'm focusing myself on detecting our surrounding. I don't want us to get caught off guard by an angry mob of zombies here.

Hilda opens the door the door after asking the pilot to NOT look back, he nodded slowly and looked back towards the controls. To her surprise, a pair of seemingly armed duo, containing a young little girl with a... sniper? And a man with two guns. It's almost as though the two are worlds apart, yet the two worlds interact quite well, at the same time? Weird, that's all that she could think under a single moment.

"So I was right, you people are users of firearms. Bullets can be a problem in a plane, so don't shoot. I'll be taking care of them."

Upon seeing the girl walk out of the cockpit and asking her and Uther not to fire, Kotori lowers her sniper.

"Whoa! That was a surprise," Uther keeps himself on standby, in case the unknown girl needed any help.

Hilda walks towards the dead, there is about 6 of them. She decides to simply cut them down, nothing more went on her mind. She had a sense of confidence, whispering to her mind that she can deal with it once her blade starts to cut through air, meat and blood. And so, her sword soon danced in the air. Simple moves like the last time were involved: a strike from the bottom, cutting the neck and head in half, a cut from the top, making the same result, a stab at the head, gorging half of the brain, exposing it to the cold air of the plane. Hilda felt the blood of the her head rolling, her tiredness becoming imminent. Her spinning head pained her but she continued her arms while bearing the burden of weight. Her final target almost touched her with it's fangs, but her reaction was faster, a stab from right came straight to it's face, after which she pushed it to the wall, destroying it's neck. "Ahaha... it's a bloody waltz!" Hilda blurted out in a terse frenzy of excitement. A bitter smile surfaced on her crimson draped face as blood showered on her top.

She then peered towards the cockpit from where she stood; the blood-stained red carpet. She found the speechless expressions of the people. The pilot seemed greatly effected even though he didn't seem to take a peek, the sounds must have been terrifying. "... Well, that wraps it up," Hilda then cups some of the blood from her creamy-skinned cheeks and flung them to the walls, making them bloodier. Then walked into the cockpit, had the latest duo enter it and soon closed the door tight, then asked Iteyui to lock it up.

Iteyui sealed the door shut after she looked around ensuring that there was no one else nor any zombies that were coming. The door went with a 'clonk'. After the door was sealed shut Iteyui leant on it, sighing.

Wow, a girl wielding that big sword with ease. I guess that's normal, for now. Uther entered the cockpit with his lollipop still in his mouth. "Thank you, miss."

Kotori was taken aback with surprise, seeing the young girl wield such a heavy weapon with ease. "Thank you," Kotori simply said as she then started looking around the room.

This place seemed empty. Only the pilot and a dead body on the foor. I guess he was bitten by them and got a bullet through his head. Uther stared at the dead body and moved his attention to the girl that saved him and Kotori. Apparently she was not alone and she seemed nice, without the blood all over her skin that is. Uther didn't even think about asking her name. "Do you mind if I ask what your name is, miss?" Uther blurted out a question suddenly.

"Hilda de Henriette, that's my name,"

"My name's Iteyui in case if you'd want to know or in case you're wondering," Iteyui called out from the back.

Looking around there wasn't much to see. The only other people Kotori saw was the pilot, another girl and a dead body. "I take it this man was bitten," Kotori assumed, placing her equipment down and walking over to examine the body from a distance, "Don't you think we should move this man's body outside the cockpit instead of just leaving it in here?"

"That would look like it'll take too much effort," Iteyui said, "He was shot through the head anyway, that would be enough to stop himself for morphing into one of those, I guess..." Iteyui referenced the bullet hole at zero-point on the man's forehead. "I would think it would help the man's spirit as well. He was a good guy, sacrificing himself for our sake..." Iteyui seemed to sympathize with the man.

"It's a waste of time and effort anyway, and we don't really know how many of those zombies are left in this plane, too. Pointlessly risky."

"Understood," Kotori replied as she walked back to her belongings. "As long as he wont become one of those zombies, it doesn't really matter if his corpse stays there," Kotori said without much thought.

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Cinia Pacifica: Hilda attempts to slice down the zombies with her broad sword. A dice is to be rolled to figure out if she can successfully do so, 7 is required.

Dice result: 4

4 + 4 = 8

(Your character is successful barely. The last of the dead almost got her but your character reacted in time to slice the neck off, resulting in a dance of bloody bath. Your character is very tired from wielding her sword.)

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))

Sophia who'd been quiet this entire time spoke up as we reached the dining hall, explaining that the captain as well as several others that she saw in at the bridge had already become zombies. Her words seemed to clog the atmosphere and suddenly everyone seemed quiet and slightly deep in thought as they digested Sophia's words.

"And you are positive that it was the captain you saw?" Kris asked questioning her memory. If that was true, then things were going to be much harder when they do make it to the bridge. 'Kahori can probably learn some things on the fly, but teaching it to the rest of us is going to take time. Not to mention "they" probably aren't going to just let us sit down and learn how to steer a ship.'

"... He wore the Captain's suit, just like in the movie. Also, I've seen several Captains before, so it's positive..." Sophia replied nonchalantly. She, of course, doesn't want to explain more than needed.

"I don't think we need her confirmation again," Satoru was trying to prevent any stress that might trigger a breakdown in the 14 year old girl.

Everyone returned to silence, thinking of what to do next.

Cliff, still being supported by Kahori and Christine spoke up, "We've got to get to the bridge. Fighting our way out and back onto the island could be even more risky. If there's a computer within the bridge, I may be able to contact help, or better yet, take over the ship."

"I never knew how tedious it was to help someone walk. Could we take a break? I feel like I'm going to faint.", Kahori said as she was still holding up Cliff on one side.

"I'll take your half," Satoru volunteered for the job, if Kahori continued to strain herself too much we could have another injured, he reasoned.

"Thank you.", Kahori said to Satoru. Kahori plopped down into one of the chairs, yawned, and started to doze off again.

Looking at how easily Kahori fell asleep in this mess, Sophia is quite amazed. It might be interesting to learn how that little girl can do it... of course, if they survive later.

"This ship is probably our only shot. Judging by how fast it spread, and Fakku City being the origin. I say that the city is lost." said Kris to Cliff. Looking at how tired Kahori was it was probably best to let her rest. There were some chairs near the tables. "Go ahead, rest up a bit. We need everyone at their best if we're going to make it there."
"Sorry about this," Cliff spoke with a pang of guilt in his voice as Christine and Kahori slowly brought him down to one of the chairs that Kris pointed too, and then sat down on chairs nearby as well. The dining room was a complete mess, Cliff was surprised that the tables and chairs were still intact as he looked around the rest of the dining hall.

"They don't eat human foods... right?" Christine spoke to the group. "Honestly I'm getting hungry and tired," Christine checked her watch, it was past 1 AM. She haven't ate any food since leaving Fakku City.

Now that Christine had mentioned it, Cliff hadn't eaten even hours before he left. He drank to keep himself quenched, but he hadn't eaten yet. Realizing his hunger Cliff said to Kris, who seemed to be the one leading the group in general, "How about we all take a break? Like you said we'll need to be in shape for later... we don't know long it is until the next encounter of these 'zombies', nor do we know how long the encounter will last. We need to eat."

"... I'm good. Just need that bottle of water. You all should eat now, or you won't survive this long night..." Sophia takes one of the sealed bottle of fresh water on the table and put it in her bag. Seems like she's keeping a distance from the group to be able to scan the dining hall better.

"Alright then let's get everyone fed and rested so we can make some progress towards the bridge. I'll check the back for any food that hasn't gone bad." Kris said as he removed his face place. The suit made a slight suction sound as it released the mask. Walking into the kitchen passing the steel doors. He mainly wanted some time to himself. Clicking his earpiece he whispers into it. "Check status." The earpiece beeps for a moment then began to talk in a computer like tone. "Energy at 89%. No punctures. Face mask removed. Status: Good." it answered. Kris switched the earpiece off breathing deep. 'Not bad' he thought as he looked around the room. They were lucky this room was untouched by zombies for the most part.

"I'll go find some hot coffee and tea. I wonder if there is a med kit around here?" Christine followed Kris and entered the kitchen, which was just down a set of stairs at the corner of the dining hall. "Where is he? Well... never mind," she took some instant coffee, tea and water kettle that she found on the counter. Upon walking back, she noticed a med kit inside a drawer. "With this Cliff should be fine for a while. But what's wrong with the rotten smell around here." Christine realized there might be more zombies around there, she rushed back to upstairs and locked the door.

Kris found some cans of soup in a nearby storage. Picking up about five of them he stepped out into the kitchen area. He pulled out a few drawers looking for a can opener to get the soup cans open. Suddenly he saw Christine running past him towards the stairs, Kris then peered across the room to the outside towards the corridor with curiosity right after she dcuriosity right after she did so, after which he saw some zombies finally taking notice to them, groaning and walking towards the kitchen. Running out of the kitchen, with the can in hand, they locked the door. "Hope what you found was worth it. That was too close," he said holding his cans of soup.

Cliff remembered that he packed provisions from his house before he left. "I've got some canned tuna and corn... though it's not much," Cliff said to no one in particular as he opened his satchel and took the cans out and set them on a nearby table. "Hey Kris, or Satoru, any of you have a knife?"

Satoru answered by tapping the combat knife pouch on his ankle.

"I didn't have much time to look. Zombies thought they would get a snack too," Kris said sitting down at the table putting the cans of soup down. "But I'm hungry enough to try using my blade." he said sighing. This was the first time half the people at the table had seen his face. Placing his face mask beside his place at the table he looked around for something to open the cans with. Going through many over-the-top options in his head, he saw Satoru was loaning out his knife. Waiting his turn after Cliff who had asked first, he stabbed the cans carving them open. Repeating this process with the other soup cans, and finding some bowels nearby he poured the soup into them and handed them out to whoever wanted them.

"Looks good." Satoru said as he opened a can of baked beans with his pocket knife. "Bon e' Petite" he held the can out to Kris to see if he wanted any before plunging his knife in and using it as makeshift dinnerware.

While everyone is eating in leisure. They're eating... fast, yet late in general. As hunger is practically overthrown by the feeling of being 'stuffed', the group hears a loud, ear-piercing, high-pitched scream, possibly of a maiden. Anyone would know that it's from this floor, the second floor. After hearing this, everyone stopped, almost as if time itself had been stopped. After which, everyone comes to their senses and they all get up hastily from their comfy seats and delicious feast.

Just as Cliff had finished the can of tuna in his hand, the sudden scream that penetrated the walls of the dining hall seemed to resound down the corridors just outside. "What was that?!" Cliff was thrown off balance and was shocked to hear even the scream of another potential survivor.

Kris quickly swallowed his spoon full of soup. Then reaching next to him on the table he replaced the face mask of his suit. "That was close..." he said as he stood up and looked to the other. "Another survivor could mean someone of the crew." he said. He should have put that into account before when he let that first woman pass them by, but there was nothing he could do now. They could only move forward from here.

Kris walks over to where Kahori was seated, and gently nudges her awake.

"Mmm... Five more minutes...", Kahori says drowsily as she rubs her eyes.

"Another survivor?" Christine rushed towards Cliff and his companion's location. "What are we gonna do now?"

"Don't be so negative," Satoru was slightly angry at Christine's attitude, and began to call out "Hey, are you alright? Come to my voice! It's going to be alright!"

Sophia let out a heavy sigh. She doesn't know why, but she clearly doesn't like the new circumstance. Yet, she is standing by nearby the others for now. "... Waiting or going?" she threw the question out as if throwing it to the air blandly with a flaunting hint of a lack of care.

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GM Notes

Xminebreaker, Sanada-kun, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman, applesauce & AzelleFans: All made another attempt once again to get into the bridge. A dice is to be rolled for them, 4 or 6 will lead them into the room. Other results will direct them to other rooms.

Dice result: 6

(All of your characters makes it into the bridge, and they get to meet the girl in there. However, circumstances will be created to make this possible.)

((OOC: This is a joint post between, Cinia Pacifica, Hanasaku, Gahald_Mills and Katsucha.))

After the two enters the cockpit. Hilda feels that this place is truly crowded now. The feelings of other three are unknown to her, but they're probably not very positive. It seemed as though the two newcomers are not very talkative. They were allowed into the safest place with the most security through the locks. And they dared not to tell anything about themselves, at all? Ungrateful, that's what Hilda felt, at least. Iteyui, on the other hand, was bent on possibly breaking the ice and warming the atmosphere between the people in the cabin. The air was sluggish and still at the same time, and the plane engines whirred all the time while the passengers were silent with no words to say. Someone has to say something...

"I assume both of you don't have any melee combat weapons?" and that's the first question Hilda bothered to utter to the new faces; hoping that they can be put to good use.

"Yeah, I don't know how to use one, and I learned to shoot for only self defense," Uther answered. "Oh, the name is Uther by the way." Uther continued.

"The only other thing I carry that could be use as a weapon is useless against zombies" Kotori replied "My name is Kotori Moroboshi."

Hilda remarked, "Hah... took you two long enough to introduce, it's a pleasure to meet you two."

"...It's because it's more effective than a gun in a plane," Iteyui continued to explain, "I mean, using a gun with a high caliber might cause them to bounce off and hit someone you weren't supposed to..."

Hilda attempts to end the explanations properly after Iteyui, "That too, and in a normal plane, bullets may cause a hole to the walls of a plane, and that would cause lots of problems."

"We know that, that is why we didn't try to shoot them. Unless they are too close, then it's a whole different story," Uther chuckled.

"Yeah, but you're not an expert. I don't expect all the close range shots to play out perfectly. The pattern at which some of those zombies move can not be predictable. Or well, they limp too much and their running is ragged. Really shaky."

"At least it would be better to shoot them down than to become one of them," Kotori simply said.

"Or just have me cut them down."

"Now why don't we tell a bit about ourselves? There's nothing much to do here anyway... unless you feel like getting your body ripped, then it's okay to step outside.

Hilda decides to respond to Iteyui's words, "Well, I've told Iteyui already. But I'm an aristocrat with connections to the higher ups who controls the Fakku City. Although said control is faltering about now. I've been promoted to Vice President of the city recently, just so I'd be allowed to board this plane no matter what, Jacob is desperate it seems. I am very proficient with the use of swords, as you two have seen me killing them zombies anyway. However, I get tired fast sometimes. What about you two?"

A newly promoted Vice President? Here? Seriously?! an expression of utter surprise surfaced on Uther's face as he stared in surprise torwards Hilda and he shakes his head, "Well, I guess wielding that big sword eats a big portion of your stamina, Miss Hilda," Uther responded to her question at last. " I'm an ex-Motorcross racer from out of the island. Got nothing else to do but going in and out of the race track near my apartment on section E."

"And I'm just a girl who hasn't earned her right to be in this plane." Iteyui smirked. " I come from Fakku City, too, from Section F. I don't really have anyone to accompany me, though, my father is still in Fakku City, fighting for us, but he's probably....yeah."

"So I hope we can all work together soon...!

Upon hearing Hilda's statement, it caught Kotori's attention while she was also surprised at her at the same time, I wonder if she has any information on my father, Kotori began to wonder. They should have at least updated her on the situation so far in there, and if my father really was part of the that program, then she might know... though, Kotori decided to answer Iteyui's question first, "I'm a student from Fakku's Military Academy. As well as the daughter of Lieutenant General from the German army."

"I hope so as well. That said, about Sections... I come from Section D. Ever saw a huge mansion in there while you passed by that Section? There is only one in that area, and I own that place. Not that it's too grand or anything, though," Hilda paused for a moment upon going through every words that Kotori spoke, twice. "Lieutenant General? That's great, I've heard of that man before."

Upon hearing what Hilda said, Kotori quickly approached Hilda "Tell me everything you know about his whereabouts."

"Wait, you don't know about your own father?" Hilda asked on a whim as Kotori inquired in a sudden outburst.

"I lost all contact with my father the day before he was supposed to visit me. I had no kind of trace of what might have happened to him. All I know is that he was working on an experiment in Fakku city." Kotori replied.

"Ah, I see... right, he worked in the experiment that brought about our wonderful dead friends all over the world. Most of what he did was funding and hunting out the items and equipments required, though. He was probably away because he wanted to see it all unfold in front of his eyes, but that's simply speculation. The one time I spoke to him was when he proudly stated that 30% of the funds came from him. He's a sponsor of the dead, in short," Hilda ended her explanation with a smile, rather than a face of anger.

"Wait, so all of those things are experiments from the goverment of Fakku City?!" Uther reacted as the grim fact was told. "And you're telling us that Kotori's father is not just one of the sponsors, but also one of the main ones?!"

"Not just Fakku City's government. This has been a secret experiment conducted all over the world by an organization made from countless governments... err, I hope that's a proper explanation of that. Regardless, it's the result of not just Fakku City's government, but almost all the governments. They just never told people about it. As for Kotori's father, he's actually the second person who poured the most money into this pointless project, the other guy was some old man who gave 50% of the money from all that funding."

"I see, I knew my father had a habit for spending on useless things, but even for this, he's just a complete fool," Kotori said without much empathy in her voice.

"Alright, Ok, I need a drink," Uther removed the remaining lolipop in his mouth and picked his bag up, took out a bottle of unfinished beer that he brought from his apartment. He then chugged down the whole bottle instantly.

[b]"Well, it's not like anyone actually wanted to make zombies out of it. I don't know what actually caused this problem, but it's probably an accident. Either way, I am looking for a way to end this. First comes getting to Japan, though."

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))

Kris made sure all of his weapons were in the proper place and in working order before heading to the door. "Save your time. If she's running from them then chances are she won't hear us," he said to Satoru. "The best we can do is head in the direction of the scream; it was close so she is probably on this floor," Kris said, "I think we should split up. No offense Cliff, but if we are going to get there quickly we can't risk all of us going." said Kris said honestly.

"You're right, you guys need to get going, now! I'd only slow you down and get mauled anyways. Go!" Cliff urged the rest of the group to quickly move. The group needed to move now, otherwise they wouldn't make it.

"I'll stay with him, You guys rescue that woman as soon as possible," Christine agreed with Kris. "We're only slowing you down now. Nan... Sophia, you go with them. We'll be fine in here. We'll lock the doors," Christine rushed at the front door and opened it up for them. "Hurry!"

"Keep an eye on Kahori for me, will you?" asked Kris. She was drifting back to sleep. Something he thought is impossible in a situation like this, and the safest place for her is currently in this place, right now.

Sophia was not really convinced by what Christine had asked her to do just now. But judging from the what had happened some time ago, she's right. Sophia was able to track down Christine before, just by following the direction from which the voice came from, so she can do the same again this time. Sophia then gave Christine a small nod and readied herself.

Satoru braced himself as he drew his blade, lowering his center of gravity and changing his focus to the task at hand. "Let's go!" he went through the door, sprinting towards the place from where he heard the voice, and called out, "Hey! It's going to be alright! I'm coming for you!"

Kris gritted his teeth and followed out after Satoru. "What does he think he is doing?!" he growled. "Sophia! Let's get going after him before he gets himself killed!" he drew his blade and dashed after him, trying his best to catch up to Satoru.

"I heard that!" Satoru called back at Kris.

Sophia dashes out alongside with Kris. She is trying to track down the scream just like before, focusing her sense into it while keeping her pace with the masked man. Whether she's going to trip over like before or not is yet to come into her consideration now.

Christine closed the door as soon as they leave the room, and without any hesitation, "Good luck..."

After the scream was heard, the running steps overtook it's place as the Kris, Sophia and Satoru. As the three run past the slightly opened white door, they find themselves the bridge of the ship. More than seven zombies are in this room are seen as Sophia dashes in with her outburst of speed. A girl is seen crouching down before the steer, with the dead figures creeping towards her bare white flesh painted with floor, which were mostly visible through the tattered high school uniform that she wore. A gun could be seen on the floor with a knife attached to it at it's front, laying on the floor, and it was evident that one of these zombies were stabbed to the chest, but did not die. Her voice screeched in desperation, "Please! Help me!"

"... Sharp...", Sophia mumbled while clicked SILVANUS' trigger. Without stopping, she slashed one of the zombies in head, severed it's head off. Passing through the remaining zombies, Sophia halted her advance in front of the girl. She throws a quick glance to the girl - whose face is clearly painted in fear and spots of red crimson blood - before facing the remaining zombies. "... This is too good to be true...", she let out a small sigh and threw herself back into the group of zombies, trying to slash down as many zombies as possible.

Arriving shortly after Sophia, Kris bursts into the room, his weapon was already prepared for use. Seeing her take the rear position, Kris smiled. "This could go in our favor after all!" he remarked, revving up his blade. Charging forward, he sliced at the zombies in an acute zig-zag pattern; focusing on necks.

Satoru clenched his jaw, and rebalanced himself before putting on a burst of speed and letting out a primal war cry. By blade, it was to be done, he felt himself go into a boiling rage and let it possess him. He felt his katana, like he felt the muscle in his arm, as if an extension of himself, as he cut off the head of a zombie. He felt the blood on himself, like he felt the blood on the blade. He let the blade guide his arm, struck where it found weakness and in return the world gave him blood. Adrenaline filling his veins, pumping throughout his entire body, Satoru pushed a zombie down with his sheath only to cut across it's torso several times. Wetness washed over his face. Tears....? No.... Blood. Blood of his enemies.

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As the rest of the group blazed out of the room, Cliff sat looking downcast. Useless... Just useless! Cliff thought to himself. But just as these thoughts crossed his mind, he saw Christine walk up to him.

"Cliff, you need any help again? I can patch your ankle a bit," Christine opened up the med kit and wrapped Cliff's ankle with bandage. "Okay, you shouldn't push yourself again."

Cliff didn't have an option to object to the treatment. At this point, anything would help. "Thanks Christine," Cliff said as Christine bent down to wrap Cliff's ankle.

"Let me see...," Cliff slowly got up from the chair, making sure to grab onto the chair for support with one of his hands. He winced in pain, but nonetheless, seemed to be doing at least slightly better than before. Cliff paced a couple steps to test his newly treated ankle, "It's... a bit better, but using my bow will be a long shot."

"T-Thanks," Cliff thanked as he paced around a couple more steps, but suddenly the pain in his ankle flared up causing immense pain. "Ah!!" Cliff's face contorted in pain as sweat began to form on his face.

"As I thought, you really want to push yourself too hard," Christine walked to the fridge and grabbed some ice blocks. "Here, this should ease your pain. And I'm going to the back door, placing some barricades at there," Christine rushed back to the back door. "This is where the rotten smell came from. I can't waste my time again," Christine barricaded the door with chairs, tables and unused food boxes. "This should hold them if they try to enter this room. I wonder... can they make it?" Christine ended her soliloquy and walks back to Cliff.

Cliff accepted the ice from Christine with no reason to deny the offer. "Thanks..." Cliff said, but his words seemed to roll off as Christine left his presence and moved towards the end of the dining hall. She barricaded the area which took a bit of time, Cliff could only watch as she moved back and forth carrying chairs and tables before heading back towards him. Seeing the sweat run down Christine's face, it was clear to Cliff how tired and how much she had exerted herself. "Take a break Christine, and sorry I couldn't help out."

"We can't fight like them Cliff. It's fine. We must wait for now."

A gushing and slightly pushing sound is soon heard, accompanied by groans and growls. The zombies may just have been attracted from the sounds made while barricading with chais and tables.

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Xninebreaker: Cliff attempts to walk with his injured leg after receiving treatment. A dice is to be rolled to test if the pain persists, 4 is required.

Dice result: 1

1 + 1 = 2

(As your character attempts to walk, he feels the intense pain rose up once again. Albeit not as bad as before, it is impossible to run. Your character can only walk as he limps with his pain.)

TheLoneGentleman, AzelleFans & applesauce: The three runs in an attempt to save the owner of the scream. A dice is to be rolled to test how fast they run to their destination, 6 is required.

Dice result: 4, 6, 5.

- Kris: 3 + 4 = 7

- Sophia: 6 + 4 = 10

- Satoru: 5 + 3 = 8

(All the characters reaches the destination is fair speed. Bonus for AzelleFan's character: Your character is able to attack a zombie before any other character.)

TheLoneGentleman, AzelleFans & applesauce: The three attempts to strike the zombies down, all of them. A dice is to be rolled to test their Strength, 6 is required.

Dice results: 6, 1 ,4.

Kris: 4 + 6 = 10
Sophia: 3 + 1 = 4
Satoru: 3 + 4 = 7

(Kris is in perfect condition of battle. Bonus for Kris: Able to save Sophia. Sophia misses and falls on the floor, a clumsy mistake, perhaps her weapon is just too heavy? Satoru is in normal condition, with his adrenaline flowing through his body, he knows that he can fight just fine.)

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))

Just when she dashed toward the zombies one more time, Sophia's strength left her body instantly. She realized that her body is already at the limit. She ran for hours without resting properly, and the last run really outdone itself to take out the bits of stamina she had left in her reserves, so it finally took a toll on her body, at the very bad moment. She fell down to the floor. Now looking up to the zombies with their red, glaring eyes. Although, SILVANUS is still in her grip, she lacked the strength to make a swing.


Kris dices through his targets with ease, slicing off heads and limbs with perfect timing with his saw blade. Finishing off his targets, Kris looks to see if his comnpanions are having the same luck. With a loud thump, Sophia lost her balanced and tumbles to the floor. Kicking a headless corpse out of the way, he dashes forward, taking out two zombies and stabbing into the third. Starting up the saw; he tore its back to shreds and rips up as the head shares the same fate. Bending down, helping Sophia to get her back on her feet, he muttered joking tone, "We'll have to work on this," and then continued in a more serious tone now, "She's behind us now, where it'll be easier to protect her!"

Even when Kris said that they should protect the woman, Sophia knew that it is impossible for her to do so, she can be nothing more than a meat shield now, but that wasn't exactly an option as she valued her own life. Upon backing down to the front of the said woman, kneeling down, she still faced the battlefield. Her breath is heavy, cold stream of sweat ran down the skin endlessly from her skin. Sophia is aware of her lack of stamina since a long time ago, but she still can't improve it no matter what. Not even the Syndicate's latest technologies and training can help her from this flaw.

"... Blunt...", she whispered while clicked back SILVANUS' trigger. The only thing she can do now is garnering back her strength as much as she can while preparing for any possible threat that might comes. At the very least, she still can block the zombies from advancing directly to the woman. Of course, she wouldn't hesitate to abandon the woman if it meant to save herself from the pack of dead.

Steadying his hands from focusing, Satoru walked towards the corpses in front of him. He then stepped forward, kicking hard at the knee of the first one and forcing it to crouch, after which, slicing its head clean off he spins, slicing the next one's head and so on until none is left before him. Breathing deeply, he did a cleansing slice, flinging off the excess blood off of the blade. Then he hurried to the woman before crouching to her side. "Are you okay, miss?" he asked hopes she wasn't bitten already.

Kris took the chance to check the condition of the bridge. It seemed to be in working order. Besides the blood stains from their fight just now, their were signs that it was used as a last ditch effort to survive at some point. Desks were next to the doors as if they were used as barricades, but ultimately failed. "What happened here? Have you been alone this whole time?" Kris asked the woman.

The woman shaked her head, "No, I got here a minute ago, at first I didn't realize about the zombies being in here, while I tried to learn how to move the ship, I was banged upon by these zombies, and tried to fight back... although my weapon fell on the ground.. anyway, thanks for saving my life!" she said, bowing down to show her appreciation, even in this bloody state, she then pointed towards the gun to reference it which lied on the blood-smitten-floor, a SR-25 with a bayonet attached to it, "I found that on a dead military guard..."

Has she really been able to survive this long on her own? Without being bitten?' Kris thought. He didn't know whether he should be impressed or suspicious of her. Maybe she found some hidden method that he hadn't known about. "Can I get a name?" asks Kris as Sophia stood on her own two feet. She seemed to be doing a little bit better now. He could still see that she still isn't feeling as strong as she was seen to be. Her weapon can be seen clenched tightly in her hands firmly. 'What kind of weapon is that anyway? a very normal thought bubbled up into his mind, no nun ever carries any sort of weapons, much less a sword like that. He hadn't been to a church before since he was young, But still, this is very off, he thought.

Meanwhile in the dining halls, Cliff smiled as Christine tried to comfort him, he appreciated all that she was already doing. "Come on, how about taking a seat? No point in standing around wasting energy!" Cliff said slightly cheerfully, while pointing to a chair close to his own, to show Christine that her attempt was working at least a bit.

Christine stared at Cliff for a few seconds. And she sat down at a nearby chair. "YOU are the one who should rest, not me... " Christine stared at Kahori. "What a heavy sleeper. Well, she's still a teenager."

Suddenly, there were sounds coming from the end of the dining hall, just where Christine had barricaded. The zombies were likely being attracted to the sounds that Christine had made while setting up the barricade. However, the sounds were fairly muffled since the end of the dining hall was fairly far off.

Cliff quickly looked in the direction of the sounds, but seeing the fairly strong wall of chairs, tables, and other assorted furniture stacked against the door, he was fairly certain that the zombies would move on after getting tired of banging on the door.

Kahori was drifting in and out of sleep as everything was going on. She kinda knew what was taking place, but she was so drowsy that she just ignored it and slept. The chair she was sleeping in was way more comfortable than anything she could make-shift in the Library back in the city.

"I can't take another... please let me be,", Kahori said randomly as she went back into sleep.

Another time Kahori woke up quickly, reached into her small bag, pulled out one of the books, opened up to a random page, ripped out a part, then ate it. After that, she fell back soundly asleep, with her head laying on the book at the open page. If one were to have taken a look at the cover, one would see the words, "Discourses on Livy", as written by Niccolo Machiavelli.

Cliff saw Kahori move and shuffle about, perhaps in response to hearing the muffled noises from the end of the hall. He watched as Kahori mumbled something to herself and then proceeded to eat a page she tore from a book in her bag; it looked like she did it so naturally, as if it wasn't a strange thing to do. "Uh... I don't think that's good for her..." Cliff said to Christine. "You know, digesting paper and all."

"I-I-I know! But, we can't do anything about it. Maybe she's too scared or hungry. " Christine slowly walked towards Kahori. "Umm... don't do that please, Kahori. I know you're afraid of them but we have to wait for now," Christine patted Kahori's head but didn't try to take away her books. She gave her some chocolate bars instead. "Well, its melted for hours but still good to go, Kahori-chan."

Christine stared at the back door. Looks like they tried to enter the kitchen with force. Maybe the noise that she created before when she barricaded the door attracting them. "I can't rely on these guys anymore... " Christine grabbed her handgun and walked towards the barricade.

"Wait... WAIT Christine!" Cliff tried to reach her but he still can't walk. "Just wait till they come, okay? You don't have to do this alone."

"I'll be fine! I'll shot them at point blank range when they almost breached the barricade. Kahori, please take care of Mr. Cliff. " Christine took one of her handgun's safety switch and guarding the back door from zombies.

And the night of the dead still continues...

((OOC: This is a joint post between, Cinia Pacifica, Hanasaku, Gahald_Mills and Katsucha.))

"Japan? Then what? Someday we'll still be able to return to Fakku city, right....?" Iteyui tensed her words. "I heard Japan isn't a very friendly nor a safe place, we don't even know their language."

"I don't know if I would return back there. Well, actually I don't want to go away from there, Uther put back the empty beer bottle in his bag and continued, "They should at least clear the island out and let it become a temporary safe ground. Since the island is pretty big and I heard that they have like a big bunker underground."

"Then we decide what's next. I was thinking if I could discuss things with Jacob too, as for Fakku City, it's done for. Unless we see a day when the zombies are completely got rid of, yeah. Since Jacob thinks it's impossible to get it back to work as it is now. I think it was a mature and wise decision, you need to know when to let go of some things. And Japan is more than friendly, they just cater for their citizens before anything, and that's perfectly natural to do so, and it's at least a hundred times safer than Fakku City because a lot of the cities and places are far from being infected. Though some cities are having issues and evacuation has already been announced, I think. I can speak their language, so I can do all the talking, by the way," Hilda then sighs and sits down on the other vacant chair, where the now-dead pilot was supposed to be-seated on and continued, "And regarding the underground department, in Section B, it has a lot of secret smaller sections that kept... well, secrets. Classified information forbids me from mentioning what's in there. That's why it's not an option either, Uther."

Kotori stood there idly, thinking about what Hilda had said earlier about her father. Though it didn't come to a surprise to her on how much money he put into this experiment, she is still a bit surprise that he took part in an experiment like that. Where could he have learn about those demon cells. Kotori wondered as she recalled reading that on the documents she had found in her father's office. To Kotori, her father wasn't really one who'd show any interest in things involving supernatural stuff, or so it seemed to, "Excuse me for this sudden question Hilda, but how did my father came to take part in the experiment? And since you guys happened to mention it, what part of Japan will we be landing on?" Kotori asked as she approached Hilda again.

Classified information? Section B secret? Now I'm starting to think that these zombies are not an accident. Maybe they have some other secret experiments stored under there? Uther scratched his head and looked at the pilot, He sure is able to ignore all of these facts and concentrate on his job. Uther leaned his back on the door.

"Isn't Japan infected already? I thought you said we were flying to a country that had some of the zombies already, or it could be I heard wrong."

"Dear Kotori, I didn't bother with all the details, but I believe people in such position usually from the military usually comes across these types of things in their life. If they so choose to be involved with it, they can. If not, they can ignore it and get to other things. Now, dear Iteyui, all the countries in the world is infected, and Fakku City is a small place compared to an actual country, so fleeing to a country is a safer place, you have more space to run to, compared to Fakku City, which is also hard to leave. What I'm trying to say is, a neighboring and friendly place like Japan is a better place to run to, if you wish to survive. Now, both of you, the city is known as Matsue, capital city of the Shimane prefecture, known to be near to the coasts, as far as I know, the place is safe, but Jacob seems to think that it's gotten infected, up to some extent. It is still a better choice to go there, if you're thinking about survival, at least. Realistically thinking, if you want to live while trying to end all the zombies in the world, you'd need to travel the whole world in search of a solution. However, that is only something that I think. I don't know what you people think, at all. Any more questions, any of you?" Hilda wore a serious expression on her face, evident that she speaks no lies.

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))

Kahori startles awake from Christine patting her head.

"Uwah!", Kahori yawns and stretches in the chair. As Kahori stretches, she takes note of the candy bars near where she had her head. [color]"Are these chocolate bars? I've never had chocolate before!"[/color], Kahori says as she takes the bar, liquefied, opens it up and slurps up the chocolate inside of the package.

As soon as Kahori finishes the bar, she stands straight up from where she was sitting. She couldn't keep a single thought inside of her head, the sugar pushing her energy to the limits, needing some sort of outlet.

Kahori's rapid movement startled Cliff who was mid-way into trying to convince Christine that she didn't need to guard the door. "U-Uh, Christine! I... uh, need help over here!" Cliff said to Christine who was walking away from the two of them. After catching Christine's attention, got up from his seat and walked over to Kahori. Cliff bent down to talk to her, and asked "Hey Kahori, what do you normally eat? Especially since you've never had chocolate?"

Kahori speaks so fast that even she wasn't able to comprehend what she said. It came out like this, "I paper always nothing much but chocolate had nothing before always books."

After saying that quick snippet, Kahori tries to dash out of the door leading onto the outside deck of the ship, not caring for what was out there or what wasn't out there.

As soon as Kahori tries to run, she slips and slams into the floor. Because of that, Kahori is now unconscious for a little while, also due to the sugar crash.

Christine rushed at Kahori when she heard noise behind her. "...Cliff, this girl, what's wrong with her? She trying to escape? " Christine tried to wake Kahori, but looks like she unconscious now. Christine took off her jacket and wrapped it on Kahori. "It will be fine. " Christine treated Kahori like her younger sister. "...It's getting colder here. "

Cliff was relieved to see Christine turn back even if it was to save Kahori from any kind of madness that she was up to. At the very least, Christine has stopped trying to guard the end of the dining hall. Cliff was afraid that with her there, she would fire a shot out of panic at one point, and from there, things would get endlessly worse.

Deciding to call out to Christine Cliff said, "Hey, why don't you bring her over here to rest?" he said point to a set of chairs next to him, which were the same Christine turned down last time.

Christine nodded and lifted Kahori whom still unconscious at the floor and carrying her to the chair. "Poor girl... " Christine put her at the chair while wiping down her sweat. No, I can't rest now. Things still out of control in here...

As Christine put Kahori down onto the chair Cliff noticed that that Christine was still standing, "Why don't you rest? Soon, the other group will be back, and they'll need us-" Cliff stopped to think as he remembered his current condition, "Well, they'll at least need you in top form," Cliff said attempting to convince Christine. Finally, we can rest with things under control...

"I... fine. " Christine sat down at nearest chair and put her handgun back.

Meanwhile, back at the bridge, "Ayane Shirayuki, anyway. We should make sure that those zombies don't get in this place. Or else we won't be able to get the ship to Japan! Ayane exhaled.

"Your right...Ayane. My name is Kristopher. Kris for short," says Kris. He's not done questioning her, but she had a point. They needed to get this room secured before any more of them came in. This room is their top priority. "We have other survivors that we need to move here, but we cannot leave this room undefended." said Kris, he then proceeds to thinking for a moment. He might be able to make it by himself if he uses his suit, but if he runs into trouble while he's solo, it could be dangerous. But with a girl with little experience and Sophia in her current state there are no other option. "Satoru. You stay here. I'll get the other and meet you back here." he said looking to that gun Ayane mentioned earlier.

Picking it up he handed it Ayane. "If we are going to make it out of this we all have to fight," he says waiting for her to take the gun. He had enough weapons on him, and something that that would slow him down even more.

Ayane brings her hand forth and retrieves her weapon with a nod, "That's a fact known to me already, mister!"

After she took it, he turned to the door. "Lock down and avoid contact with the undead if you can. If something happens use the speakers to signal us." Kris said stepping out of the room. Despite his professional tone Kris is worried about the others.

After Kris left, Ayane closed the door and locked it immediately.

Sophia staggered a little. The battle was over, and they survived. She gave an analytical look with her eyes around the surroundings. Ah, she's back into the control room again. Good, now she can try to rest properly. Kris already went out to pick up the others, so she doesn't need to worry about going to the dining hall with her current state.

Still with weakened state and a pale face, Sophia walks to a wall devoid of doors or windows. As she leans onto the cold metallic wall, she realizes that her uniform is already soaked wet. She'll get a cold if she sleeps with it, "... Bothersome...", she mumbled faintly. Sophia opened her backpack and pulled out one of her white gowns. Perhaps it is not really suitable for the current situation, but she pays no heed to it. Putting her bag and SILVANUS beside herself, Sophia begins to undress.

Satoru politely turns away from her when Sophia began to change and threw his suit coat over his back. "You'll catch a cold if you aren't careful," This scene was surprisingly similar to his last girlfriend when she had come in from the rain, be he forced that unpleasant memory from his head. She had died that night, drug overdose.

Sophia doesn't pay attention to what Satoru said. She continued to take off her uniform except for her underwear. As she begins to wear her white gown, her mind traveled back to her distant past. While she was still an young orphan, she had sold her body several times in order to survive in the harsh world. Granted, she didn't need to do so when the Calminas adopted her. After they died, Aeons Syndicate recruited her. Even as a criminal syndicate, Aeons never put her into such nightmares again. They put a great deal of respect towards their female members, especially the High Priestess of Aeons; the one who entrusted Sophia with SILVANUS.

Satoru silently walked over and picked up his coat, his attempted gesture of kindness clearly unwanted. Bitch, he thought to himself. Was she expecting to get through this crisis alone? Even he didn't expect that. There was no reason to keep your dignity anymore, not when so much was at stake.

"May I have that coat instead, then? My cloths are far from being wet, rather they're tattered," she said while covering herself with her slender arm

"Sorry," Satoru instantly felt terrible for thinking hateful things during a time like this. He made an exaggerated show of covering his eyes with his hand and outstretched his other hand with the coat in it to Ayane.

"Thank you very much! I'll be borrowing it for a while then," she smiled and put the coat on, after which she continued, "Alright, you can look now."

I'll try not to stare... too much," Satoru said with as much friendly sarcasm as he could manage in his voice. "How are you holding up?"

"I kind of almost broke down awhile ago, but I'm just fine now, thank you," Ayane responded, her smile didn't seem to escape her face.

"Don't mention it, we're in this together, for better or worse," Satoru hoped the words would serve to reassure her that he was ready to do anything for the people in their group. I'm Satoru, by the way."

"Mhm. Even though you heard me saying it before..." she scratched her hair lightly, "I'm Ayane Shirayuki, pleasure to meet you!"

"As always, the pleasure is mine, mademoiselle," Satoru took a deep bow and placed a light kiss on her hand, as if he was being introduced to a princess. He was trying to lighten up the mood as much as he could, and take her mind off of what was going on.

Ayane gave a light giggle, "That formality and all really reminds me of my friend who is a French aristocrat, her servant used to act that way."

"Is that so? I've only been to France once myself, on a business trip. Speaking of business, do you mind if I ask your occupation? Satoru inquired.

Ayane answered, "Just a high school student, really, on my second year. That said, I should totally ask my said friend to meet me somewhere on Japan soon... "

"Yeah, I'm sure that will be nice..." Satoru trailed off, envisioning the possibility that her friend could be dead, or worse, undead. "I know we're practically strangers, but I want you to know; I'm here for you, alright? The sudden passion that filled his voice even caught himself a little off-guard.

"Huh?! ... Mmn... right! I'll be in your care, then!" she blushed lightly as her smile faded, but quickly reverted back to her normal face. She then flipped out her cell phone from her pocket and proceeded to dialing some numbers, after which, she took the phone to her ears, and went to the corner of the room and started speaking silently, seeking privacy.

Satoru thought of the women around him and wondered what his mother had been like. His father had never really told him, and any time Satoru tried to touch the topic his father had been cross. What kind of woman was his mother? He was sure she was amazing; and beautiful. His uncle had once told him that her smile could light up a room, and he could almost picture it.

Ayane walks back towards Satoru after a few minutes and stated, "Alright, I'm done discussing things over with my friend, and we've decided to meet up at my grandfather's place."

"Right, sounds like a plan then." Satoru replied.

"We're going to talk to the man who paid tons of money... so yeah. I don't know what you guys planned though, so we'll probably be going separate ways, it seems." Ayane explained, slightly looking down.

Satoru nodded, "Until then, you have my sword at your back," he felt a sudden but inevitable sadness rush over him, he was enjoying talking to this girl and under different circumstances he thought thinks could work out much better. But these were the circumstances, and there wasn't much he could do to change that. He could try talking to her mysterious friend, maybe. It didn't look promising.

"As I said before, I'll be in your care then... Mister Knight-in-Shining-Armor!" Ayane spoke in a joking tone at the end of her sentence with a smile.

All the while when the conversations took place, Kris remembered the path back to the dining room as he ran to it. The only thing he needed to be aware of is the possible corpses walking down the walkways. Sliding his suit into it's slight translucent mode. Creeping down the hallways with his hand gripping the hilt of his blade. He was hoping to avoid a fight before arriving at the dining room. But luckily there was no incident. Reaching the front door he opens it quietly and holding the handle he turns around and silently closes the door. Sliding his finger up his arm again he switches off the suit. He might scare the others a bit, but they should recognize their suited companion. Looking around, he found Kahori still sound. "We reached the bridge and were able to rescue the survivor. How are things here?" asks Kris, sheathing his blade.

Christine and Cliff was startled at first but they recognized his voice, "Ah, Kris. We're fine in here, yet 'they' still try to breach this room from the back door," Cliff responded calmly while staring at the back door and continued "Kris, are there any zombies left in there? As you can see, I can't run and Kahori is sleeping. And, where's Sophia and Satoru?"

Kris removed his face mask so that they could hear him easier. "No, they are cleared out and I had the others lock the door of the bridge. Sophia is fatigued but with Satoru and the survivor they'll be okay for a while. Still, I think we should move as soon as possible," answered Kris. Moving over to the group, he saw Kahori and chuckled. "How she sleeps through all of this, I will never know." he comments.

"Don't ask why... I'm also clueless about it..." Cliff chuckled for a moment. Christine lifted Kahori again from her seat. "I'll carry her. I'm sure that Cliff can walk for now, albeit a bit slowly. And sorry, Mr Kris, in this condition, our pace is really slow," Christine apologized to him. Cliff stood up and felt his ankle recovering, for a bit. "Lead the way, Kris."

"The path to the bridge is clear. I will help Cliff walk. And no need to apologize. I'm sure that when he's better, he'll make it up to us somehow," Kris stated, smiling. Standing next to Cliff on his left, he held his arm over his shoulder. That way he could still shoot accurately with the one hand if needed, while supporting Cliff. Heading to the door, he pushed it open gently, looking around for a moment, "Alright, lets go," he then stepped out, making sure to support Cliff and keep him off that foot.

The group moves at a decent pace with Kris helping Cliff. Kahori is still asleep in Chritine's arms. The walk back to the bridge is a quiet one with no zombies barring the path. This was a good thing for them, but it made little sense. Had the zombies eaten through the rest of the ship that quickly? And moved on to the lower levels to break into room perhaps? It seemed like the more likely scenario, but left a bad image in Kris' head. "Things finally seem to be looking up don't they?" Kris commented in a hushed tone as they reached for the now-locked door.

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Zandorf: Kahori attempts to run away in great speed due to her... sugar rush, a bad one apparently. A dice is to be rolled to check if she runs fast enough that even Christine can't catch her and stop her, 4 is required.

Dice result: 1

2 + 1 = 3

(Your character falls instead due to sleepiness and lack of stretching up! Christine safely catches your character.)

((OOC: This is a joint post between, Cinia Pacifica, Hanasaku, Gahald_Mills and Katsucha.))

"Sounds like it could be a rural area. Is it on the countryside?" Iteyui seemed curious."We could easily be overrun in these kind of situations should it be a worst-case scenario."

"Matsue, huh? This plane lands on the nearest airport to the area right? Or is it landing somewhere else?" Uther asked with a serious look on his face, "We should get some supplies from the plane no matter where we land, correct?" Uther continued.

"I need some to-go food and ammo to spare," Iteyui interrupted, "My haversack is getting lighter and lighter."

"Yeah. That's what I know anyway, it's going to land in the nearest airport, and we totally should get some supplies after it lands. Apparently, we're going to be a bit close to the coast. But I'm not sure about that part," Hilda replied.

"How far is Matsue going to be from the airport? I assume it's not very close since Japan is huge after all... are we going to stay there for long?" Iteyui was partially nervous about going into an unknown area.

"What about the other survivors on this plane? Are we going to bring them too? If they're alive that is," another question flew out of Uther's mouth.

Hilda answered, "Depends on what they want to do, really. I don't want myself to be in a huge group, just so you know. So I might just ditch if that happens."

"True, a huge group would be bad since it will make too much noise and attract the zombies. But if it's near the coast, the sound of the sea and wind would make the zombies go crazy. I just hope that it doesn't rain hardly when we get there. The sounds of the rain dropping to the ground would be a disaster."

"Although, a large group could also be helpful in combat situations."

"In my opinion, the more sound the nature causes, the better. Because then the zombies get distracted and lose their way. Although rain can be particularly worse. Like when walking around and stepping onto water... we might make splashing noises while moving around... and yeah, combat with a group of a certain amount of people is alright, so long as they're decent in fighting."

"Ok, last question, we are going to a safe place right? Not finding one. "

"I have no idea just how safe that place is. And I'm not sure about what to do after we get there, other than getting supplies. I was thinking of going to some places, but I have doubts on that now. Not really sure about what to do," as Hilda said this, her phone rang as if to provide a solution to her problem. She picked it up after flipping it out of her pocket. Hilda then had a conversation, with her speaking lightly to someone, she seemed to agree to whatever the person on the other side said, and only made brief and terse replies, she gave details of what happened after she got into the plane, however, and said that she had conversations with Jacob. It seemed that they came to an agreement with something once again, after which, Hilda hung up.

"Alright, now I know what to do. I'm gonna go meet up with a friend on Japan, she's going to Matsue with a ship right now. I'll meet up with her on her grandfather's mansion. I've been in there before, so I make it to that place without anyone's guidance. I know that Iteyui will be coming with me, because she said that she'll stick with me. What about you two?" Hilda announced, and ended with a question at the end.

"I'll stick with you guys. I don't know where else to go when I got there. Unless Kotori knows," Uther answered calmly and smiles at Kotori.

"I think Kotori might have a good reason to come along, but I won't disclose the reason just yet."

"I suppose I can come with you guys," Iteyui looked away. "I swore to help you in any way I can, anyway, and I can't possibly survive on my own. So... I think I'll come, whatever the outcome may be."

Iteyui then leant back on the door again and sighed, thinking about the situation at hand. So now my father's gone, and I'm supposed to be living a new life really soon. I'm glad I'm on this plane, at least. My father never fulfilled his duties, the poor thing... She then looked outside the window. The sky was turning brighter by the minute, with one half of the sky in a bright sutumn hue of red while another was pitch black with the shades of the night. The plane continues to whir monotonously, aside with the random clicking noises the pilot makes while going about his doings, there was total silence, in and out of the room. Iteyui whispered words to no one so that only she could hear them. "Guess his death was in vain..."

"Thought so," as Hilda get comfy with the seat... she slowly started to drift to sleep.

Kotori stared at Hilda for a while, "Well, your right. I have my reasons to come along with you. Also, it'd be foolish to travel on my own or just with Uther at this point."

At this, Hilda gave a slight nod after which she slept.

((OOC: Edited with Kotori's part at the end of it.))

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))

As they reach the door it was locked as expected. Kris tapped gently on the door. With how quiet it is in there it was impossible for them not to hear it. Kris hears some rustling as they clear out the barricade to let him, and the others in. As the door opens Kris helps Cliff in and sits him down in a chair. Christine enters with Kahori still unconscious in her arms. Once everyone is inside, the door is locked and the barricade, replaced. "Once the princess wakes up we'll see if we can figure out what to do with this ship," said Kris, sitting down on the floor with his back pressed against the wall. He had been awake for far too long. He usually prefered to sleep during the day, and running himself ragged like this finally caught up to him.

Sophia was done changing into her gown when she heard a tapped sound on the barricaded door. Seems like the others already arrived. After she confirmed that it was indeed Kris and the rest, Sophia backed away to the wall that she chose before. She packed her nun uniform neatly, putting it into a plastic bag before putting it inside her backpack, then leaning onto the wall with SILVANUS still in her grip and backpack on her lap. She doesn't know anything about the ship, so she won't be any help to the others nonetheless. Sophia closes her eyes, trying to enter the realm of dream, in hope to replenish her strength completely.

If I died while sleeping, it might be fate, after all... she thought before drifting away from reality.

"Hmm... so that's all of you, is it? I wanted to discuss something but... seems like no one is in a mood for a bit of chit chat, it seems," Ayane seemed anxious as she uttered, as if speaking to herself.

As Kris put Cliff down unto a chair, Cliff turned to the unfamiliar voice in the group. "Ah, so, you're the one that was in trouble? It's good to see that you're safe." Cliff said with a sigh of relief. Cliff couldn't help but stare as he met eyes with the newcomer. She seemed to have on Satoru's coat... but not much else. The coat was fairly over-sized, and the girl had it open revealing the tattered, red sweater and short, red skirt she was wearing. The clothes were just barely tattered enough around the upper hem of the sweater to reveal a bit of black lacing from the girl's bra as well as the clear amount of perspiration that seemed to just skid the lining of the bra; the tattered clothes revealed bits of the girl's body around her stomach. Her black stockings, however, seemed to cover up most of her legs though... that may have, in fact, contributed to Cliff's absentmindedly long stare.

Ayane sensed the perverted, lecherous gave from Cliff and looked away... "Ah... yes, I'm the one who screamed out earlier..." she then whispered in her mind: Stop staring at me like that...

On the other hand, Kahori stirred a little bit while in Christine's arms. "Huh? What's going on? What happened to me?", Kahori asked, trying to fill the black spot in her memory.

"What happened to you? You were sleeping like a rock," answered Kris. He had taken of his face plate and was in the process of turning off his suit. Having it on all the time was uncomfortable. Unzipping the top like he did before he let the top part fall to the sides and relaxed a little bit more.

"I know sleeping, and that's not sleeping. Especially when you have temporary amnesia.", Kahori said straight out to Kris.

Just as Christine walked over and put Kahori, who was still in a slight daze despite still talking, down onto a chair, she turned and noticed that Cliff has been staring at the girl for quite a long time. Not only that, but she couldn't help but feel that he was looking her up and down, in a very likely, pervert mindset. "C-C-Cliff! What are you doing!?" She said in a flustered voice as she raised one of her hands in the air poised for a strike.

Cliff quickly snapped out of his trance after hearing Christine's voice, and turned towards her, but noticed the menacing look on her face, as well as her hand in the air; Cliff knew what was about to come. "W-What Christine!-" But it was too late for words and her hand came noise with great force. The noise was loud... But probably not enough to penetrate the walls enough to attract any zombies.

"Serves him right... " Ayane mumbled, and looked away.

Kris looks over to Cliff hoping for him to say something about what Kahori is talking about. Just in time to see him get slapped hard enough to make his head spin. Luckily, it was still connected and hopefully able to answer questions, "Any idea what Kahori is talking about here?" asks Kris trying not to laugh.

With Christine quickly turning her back to Cliff in obvious frustration and anger, Cliff was left in a fairly isolated and embarrassing situation, but luckily Kris' question seemed to be directed at Cliff trying to salvage whatever pride and integrity was left. Cliff let out several coughs and put a hand on the cheek that Christine had devastated before answering, "When overcome with so much exhaustion, sometimes your body simply gives out. It's the same reason why she was able to sleep so fast: because it wasn't sleep, but a state of unconsciousness. So it's likely that rather than calling it sleep, Kahori would rather call it amnesia, which is fairly accurate," It seemed that Cliff was still recovering from the damage inflicted on him, but as he was explaining, the life in him seemed a bit ignited, making his tone increasingly full up energy and confidence. *Ahem* Cliff cleared his throat before going on, but making sure to avoid any eye contact with either the new girl or Christine, "Well, moving on... what's our plan? Can our new friend manage the ship?"

"Leave it to you to give that kind of answer professor," said Kris laughing. "But your probably right. None of us have been getting sleep like we should. But it is unavoidable..." not only Kahori, but most of them have probably been awake since the news announcement. "I doubt that Ayane can manage the ship, but I can't say that I've askedn" he said looking over to her. "Do you have any ship experience?" he asked Ayane. She seemed a bit flustered given the situation so he was patiently awaiting her answer.

"Well, this is one of the higher tech ships, so I can take care of one part of the job," Ayane then points towards the control panels with two monitors rising from them and continued, "I can control the ship's database and turn up the engines and all. But someone needs to steer the ship."

"Well, I stand corrected." said Kris, a bit stunned. "Well then, time to start issuing out shifts and jobs I suppose."

"I have absolutely no idea how the engines got turned off in the first place, though. If we are to assume, something could have *broken* the engines, and hence a shut-off. If that's the case, then we're in deep trouble," Ayane said, with a troubled expression.

Kris sighed. "Can things ever go right? Is there anything we can do to start them up again? Like a way to fix broken parts?" Kris asked in a tired tone.

"Not sure, first I'd like to try and turn everything on from here, if that doesn't work. Then I'm pretty sure that the engines are broken. What we can try after that is trying to turn up the backups. If that fails too, get a life-boat. No other choice... reality sucks," Ayane then sighed with a disappointed expression. She seemed more disappointed on herself than anything, this is all that she can do... such a feeling made her feel hopeless.

Kris chuckled. "Don't give up yet Ayane. We still have to try starting up things. The captain might have stopped the ship so that we didn't crash in the chance that...he couldn't control the ship anymore." he said standing up. "Let's fire it up and see what happens."

Ayane then felt Kris' attempt to cheer her up and gave a light smile, "Alright, let's do it!" she uttered with a light exhale after shooting her right hand to the air in a sudden excitement, sat down on the seat before the panel, and pressed on a few certain buttons in quick succession. The monitors soon turned up and a faint blue-ish white light enveloped the room, she soon started tapping on more buttons while keeping her eyes straight to the two wide screens. Each displaying different system windows with certain options. She just kept moving her fingers, a repeated noise of tapping continued. She then placed her hand on a large red button, "Here goes nothing!" and her palm landed on the round red button hard. The lights tried to turn up on the room, the engines sounded for a bit and... they shut off. It was just as she thought, the engines died out. Ayane sighed and an expression of depression appeared on the other faces, but they seemed to held hope still. Because of the backup she mentioned. Ayane took a long breath and started tinkering with the controls. Hopeful, she seemed, as she kept doing things with the controls that everyone seemed to be clueless about. She then pressed big red button again... everything turned up. The ship started working, "Alright... it's not turning off... I got it to work!!" she announced happily. And then suddenly, groans were heard in return. Ayane's face turned pale... "Oh dear... I forgot that humans aren't the only things aboard this ship... sorry..." she said, after which she lightly jabbed her head with her right fist. This is because, as the engines turned on, everything started working, previously, only a few lights were lit up around some places and they were probably the backup providing power in a few places, at least that's what Ayane deducted in her mind in a short moment. The speaker before her was on too, as a result of the power being fully restored. So her voice spread all over the ship through the announcement-mic.

Kris looked out of the glass that decorated the bridge room. He hadn't taken the time to take in the hallway before, but now that it was about to become a battleground, he needed everything he could get, "How much ammo do you have in the gun Ayane?" he asked checking his own ammo quickly.

"I didn't shoot with it at all, and nor did the military guard it seems, I checked before; it's full. I only used the bayonet so far, because I didn't wanted to make a lot of noises... I ended up screaming in the end, though."

"Would have been nice to get some rest, but we'd have to clear the ship up eventually. Doubt they would let us land with a ship full of dead..." he said as he counted six shots in one gun, and the other full with 18.

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Cinia Pacifica: Ayane attempts to turn up the ship's engines. A dice is to be rolled to test her Intelligence to check to see if she can successfully go through the database to do so, 7 is required.

Dice result: 3

4 + 3 = 7

(Your character is able to control the database properly... but the engines don't start up. However, when she tried to start up the backups with a desperate expression, it worked.)

((OOC: This is a joint post between, Cinia Pacifica, Hanasaku, Gahald_Mills and Katsucha.))

As Hilda slept. About an hour has passed. After she opened her eyes. The city was visible. The city didn't seem to be in a real mess just yet due to zombies. The lighting from the city shone at her eyes, displaying a marvelous view. Either they're keeping the situation in control, or the infection hasn't taken place? The pilot was silent ever since the death of his partner. It must have been hard to operate this plane all on his own. There hasn't been any zombies that tried to bang the door while she slept... well, not that she knows what happened while she slept.

In about a few moments, an utterance took place. Through the small round speaker present around the control panel - one through which information and messages are relayed verbally from the airport and all - a voice started speaking. "Are there any infected victims in the aircraft?"

This sharp voice asked us a very common question, at the same time, Hilda realized that she completely forgot about the chance of something like this happening... [color#9D0A0A]The last thing anyone aboard this plane would want is to not deal with the JSDF...[/color]

Before the pilot spoke, Hilda shunned him with her hand and spoke in his stead through the mic, "No, sir. We don't have any infected victims in this plane.

And the reply was the order to have the plane land in it's original destination. Soon, two Mitsubishi F-15 Eagles appeared from both sides, some distance away from the plane to the right and left, Hilda slightly grimaced at the sight of the two new aircrafts, as she turned the mic off.

Iteyui, on the other hand, wasn't so confident on landing. She was fumbling about the whole time nervously. She then realised that the crew were going to land soon, and calmed down thinking that being agitated wasn't of any help. Instead she looked out and stared into space again.

Are you sure there aren't anymore zombies outside the door? It'll be trouble if we land and we find that we brought along us some new friends. Not for us, but the authorities there, I'd figure." Iteyui said analytically. "Is the landing runway even going to be safe? Like, aren't there any planes that are leaving from Japan or something?"

"Hmm... " Hilda pondered for a moment, soon she continued, "Well, you see. The issue is, if I had said that there are zombies in this plane, we'd already be dead. They'd shoot us down," at this, the pilot shuddered and it felt as though the plane itself did the same.

"I doubt that any country would take stupid risks. So basically... we land and make sure that the zombies don't come out from this plane. Here's what I think, but uhh... let's kill the zombies off right after the plane lands. I think it'll be fine to use guns after the landing as well. Or else it might be hard to survive for us."

"Alright, we'll do our best to shoot the zombies out when the plane lands," Uther checked his weapons right away. Ammo check, condition OK, Uther peeked inside his bag and counted the remaining ammo, About 50 rounds left excluding the one in the guns.

"Well, I'm ready to go," Kotori responded to the topic at hand, as she readied her sniper and placed her extra ammo where she can access it quickly.

"Then, that's how we'll do it. I think the pilot can just keep himself safe here. Let's make an announcement to the passengers, too, to make sure that we don't get more people infected. I think the three of you can shoot down the zombies, while I'll be taking care of the zombies that gets too close to us. How's that sound?"

"Sounds good to me, but won't that make the zombies go berzerk because of the announcement?" Uther returned his guns back to their original places.

Hilda put her hands on her chin as if deep in thought, as she spoke, "Considering that the sound will just wash over the place and won't be strong on a specific location, I think the most they'll be doing is looking around or something. Regardless, I think the notice is far more important, because I imagine people happily coming out of their rooms right after the landing... and then getting bitten and killed.

"You mean getting bitten and multiply," Uther laughed and continued, "But seriously, don't you think that the people in the plane should just hide until we clear the zombies out? Some of the zombies are trapped in rooms like me and Kotori did before we got here. Should we kill the trapped zombies too?"

"Well, the doors are actually really firm, with even more tougher metallic reinforcements... for the rich and wealthy passengers. The real danger arises only when they open the door. Of course, guns can still open these doors, after all, firearms improved just as the security did. Anyway, people are probably hiding right now, but they might assume that the zombies are cleared upon landing. We'll clear all of the zombies, both inside and outside of the rooms. This is the burden of the lie I spoke, or else they might question me and hence trouble will brew upon us for my answer to the Japanese military. I suggest we kill them *very* quickly because we might create some type of doubt and suspicion if we take too long to leave the plane, too. So yeah, I hope you all understand this situation."

"Clearing the ones outside would be easier, we only need to distract them by throwing hard objects that would make a loud sound. The zombies would of course follow where the sound originated from and we could kill them all with ease. That is unless the zombies are already waiting outside of this door. That would be a very big problem. Also, maybe using the announcement will make a great distraction too. The zombies will gather to where the speakers are and we can still kill them with ease and to do this, we need help from the pilot to repeat the announcement over and over again," Uther said the exact solution from a movie that he watched about worms that were attracted by sounds.

"Sounds great. I hope this will all work out in our favour in some way."

"Well, the speakers are everywhere, so the announcements won't be driving them to any place, but we can definitely have them distracted. It'd be nice if we can use the speakers to cause a really high pitched voice somehow, that might just blow their ears away. Though it might effect us badly too..."

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))

Kris could hear the groans of the corpses growing louder every second. He needed to make a plan now, or they would be over-run in a matter of minutes. Maybe there was a way to split the horde into more manageable portions. Even a moments distraction could be the edge they needed to pull through this. "We need a distraction! Ideas anyone?" Kris asked in a hurried tone.

Cliff seemed to be in deep thought, albeit still recovering, as he sat down listening to the conversation between Kris and their new group member, Ayane. With the words 'high tech ship', and seeing the fairly familiar blinking screens that Ayane pulled up from where she was steering from, he could also be sure that he might be able to do the same. While working at the research facilities at the science facilities in Fakku City, being in close contact and being familiar with even the latest of technology was not an uncommon occurrence. After a long serious thought, Cliff replied to Kris in a stern voice that contrasted with his generally cheery, or apologetic at times, tone up until now, "Kris, I've got a plan."

Locking eyes with Kris, Cliff continued, "If Ayane is able to control the system from here, we may be able to use the ship's alarm and sound system to our advantage."

Ayane blinks in surprise, "Ahh... that might just work."

Cliff continued on explaining his plan, "It's simple, if we are able to use the ship's sound and alarm system, we might be able to control the system to divert or distract the zombies. The results will be twofold depending on how loud it is; we may be able to gun down the zombies in the corridor, using the sounds from the alarms to muffle the sounds of the bullets. Worst case scenario, it'd still buy us just a bit of time." Cliff ended his explanation with a serious expression. Now, let's hope Ayane can tap into the alarm system...

"From what I see, I can already control those things right now."

Kahori moved around to where Ayane was sitting in front of the consoles, trying to see if she might be able to help.

"You don't need to worry about the volume of the alarms Cliff. You can even control that from the console,", Kahori pointed out. "Hey... Ayane... Are there radiation alarms on this ship? Those will be the loudest. They also have bright lights as well.", Kahori asked Ayane. "Also, my name's Kahori, nice to meet you."

Kris was impressed how quick the group was able to work together. Now he would have to see if they could complete the task. In the mean time the rest of them needed to brace for the attack. Since they would flood down that straight path they could put down most of them before they reached to door. With that many zombies in one area it was hard to miss all of them. Close range fighting would rest on Satoru, Sophia, and Kris however.

"They seem to have that option here, so I can turn them on," said Ayane as she tapped a few buttons to turn them on. But just as she did so, gunshots resounded the walls.

"Where did those gun shots come from? Sounds like the outside decks...", Kahori asked, and then said to herself.

"It can't be... " Ayane then got up and slowly and peeked out from the windows, "Oh dear... I think they shot down the speakers, guys..." Ayane sighs as she walks back to the seat and sits down, moving her head downwards.

"Do we still have control of the lights? We could also use those to distract the zombies," Kahori asked Ayane.

"They seem to be functional according to the system. I can control everything in this ship, by the way. So just tell me what I need to do," Ayane spoke as she faced Kahori.

"If there are flood lights up on the deck, we might be able to use them to blind the zombies, if just temporarily," Kahori told Ayane.

"Let's say that those lights do manage to blind them, what do we do after that?"

"It might give Kris, Satoru, and Sophia enough time to clear away the zombies... If they feel like they can do so."

Kris thought for a moment. It wasn't a bad idea, but if something went wrong the three of them would be in a deep mess. "I'd prefer a test of this work before hand. Just to see if they have any reaction to the lights. Is this possible?"

"I must warn you guys... my friend said that they can't see anything. So I have a feeling that lights won't work. But I haven't had this proven to myself, yet. So I can't tell for sure. And she received this information from Jacob."

"I'm pretty sure Ayane's information is correct. Christine and I have done... field tests. While not completely blind, I assume, it seems that they almost always use their sense of hearing to navigate around. But, it can't hurt to test to reaffirm."

"Well, these are bright lights, we can test just how much their eyes works, then."

"Hmm. Well, we can try this. If you're able to shut off the lights in the hallways and the decks around us, where we can see them, for about... say... a minute or so, then flash the lights back on; that would give use the information on whether or not the lights would work on them," Kahori told Ayane.

"So basically, we check if they react to it, at all?"

"Essentially, yes."

"Alright then... I'm turning down the lights now," as Ayane said this, she pressed some buttons in succession as she proceeded to turning down the lights. After which, sudden sounds of screaming resounded the walls. Those people who shot the speakers out must be...

"You'll also have to turn down the lights in here as well, so outside light doesn't interfere.", Kahori said as Ayane was turning down the lights.

"...Alright, those poor survivors on the deck..." Ayane then pressed on a single button and the lights in the room they are in, turned off.

Kris looked at Ayane, "Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to save who you can...The majority of the survivors should have bunkered down in their rooms and hid themselves," he said standing next to the door. He wanted to see for himself if it had any effect. If not they would have to muster all the guns they had together and hope for the best.

The noise indeed kept Sophia away from the dream land she longed for at the moment. She can ignore her companions' activities, but not the other alien sounds from zombies... or the gunshots. Still, the others are in the middle of argument of what they should do afterwards,so there's still nothing to do for Sophia except for trying to rest.

Cliff realized the same thing. In the event of a catastrophe, where survivors are limited, there were bound to be causalities. Deaths from experiments were wide apart, but when they happened, it was inevitable, and sometimes a necessity to the research.

"Well it doesn't sound like they movi-" as Ayane spoke while watching down on the deck, she witnessed the gore sight of corpses being mauled on at the corner of her vision. To this, she grimaced and almost vomited in disgust as she placed her hand on her mouth while looking away. She then scurried back to the seat again... she can't do this watching thing, it's beyond her when it involves so much gore.

"You guys done with experimenting on human lives?" Christine spoke after she saw Ayane was about to vomit, "Sorry guys but I can't withstand this. I...I'm going to ... save them, Ayane, I think you should turn back the lights. Is there any survivor out there? "

"I-I... wasn't experimenting with lives! I didn't even know that they were there!" Ayane spoke in an outburst of emotions, and then spoke as if realizing something, "Well, I can turn them on... but I'm sure that the deck only has those zombies now... I only saw dead corpses being munched upon... " she says with disgust as she taps a button to turn back the lights on. "That said, I don't think they really moved due to the light-out, or reacted to it at all, for that matter."

"What matters now is we can't let them attack any more survivors. We can't handle all the zombies in here!"

"Wait, what? You say that we can't handle all the zombies, but you want to stop them? What are you trying to say?!"

"This sounds suicidal but... I'm thinking on 'bait' plan. Is there any big room in here?

"That's crazy! Here's my opinion, we open the windows, and the gunners will then shoot down from above, providing backup for those who specializes in melee combat to take down the zombies. I think it's a better idea to sweep the deck, though a gunner might also be required to go along with the melee users in case they face zombies on the way to the deck."

"But we don't know how many of them are out there. And the zombies will come towards us after hearing such a loud gunshots!"

"They can't focus on the melee fighters after the gunshots, they're gonna look up. It's a distraction, and it can only work to our advantage. Remember that the zombies are not all that fast. I am very certain that my idea is better than a plain suicidal plan!"

Cliff stared down at the floor realizing that the suggestion he might make could stir unrest, but with a grave tone that slowly escalated as he spoke, "Why...? Why would you go out there knowing that your chances of living are so low? Those 'survivors' that you're talking about? Those are casualties. you can't save everyone, you can never save everyone."

"We all know that part, but these zombies can reach us at one point of time, anyway... so unless we kill them, they kill us."

"And you're saying that you would rather fight in open field rather than a closed,one-way corridor? We have limited ammunition, we can't spare to save others right now!"

"We fight for our lives. Not others, that's what that woman is thinking. I simply want to assure that we live! Even if we lack ammunition in the end, we can still fight."

Cliff let out a huge sigh realizing that there was no point in arguing at this point. With their eyes locked in a fairly heated conversation, he could see the flames practically burning in her eyes. "So be it Ayane. If we are going to get anywhere, it'll take the efforts of all of us. Me and you both know that we can't afford to fight here," Cliff conceded trying to remedy the situation.

"I know... but, we have to try... Also, you do know that we'll be shot down by JSDF if we don't clean the zombies out, right?"

"We can't clear this whole ship out with what we have now. We'll need to strip this boat clean to maybe find the kind of supplies we need," Kris said. "Neither do I think we have the manpower. We'd need the survivors to help us. And most of them are too scared to move out of their rooms."

"Well, it's just the deck I'm worried about. I'm very sure that those Mitsubishi F-15 Eagles, Mitsubishi F-2s or F-4 Phantom IIs will shoot this ship down at this rate."

"Just the deck...you have camera control for the ship right?" asks Kris. "How much can you see of the deck and the pathways below?"

"Hmm..." as Ayane thinks, she manipulates the controls and the security cameras shows some of the corridors, stairs and the deck, including the room they're in and the dining hall, which has it's barricades broken down... "As far as these monitors are showing. The dining halls and the deck has zombies according to these, it seems."

"Which one is the passengers' room area? Is there any zombies or survivors out there? And one more thing, where did the shotgun sound came from? "

"Well, I'm not sure which one it is, but from what I see, there's no one alive, and strangely, I barely see any corpses other than the deck, too. Perhaps the survivors are hiding in their own room?" Ayane paused slightly for a moment before continuing to answer the woman's second question, "I'm pretty sure that it's from the deck. In fact, it's lying in there beside the mauled corpses right now!"

Christine grit her teeth. "Okay, I'll go with your deck sweep plan, Ayane. I'm sure that shotgun guy is not alone. There's no way he went on rampage alone, unless he lost his sanity. And maybe I can find another survivor out there." Christine prepared her handgun. 15 on my gun, and 1 last magazine... sigh I should loot his shotgun later.

"I don't think you'll find any survivors, no matter how you look at the deck, it's devoid of life. I believe we're the only ones other than the ones hiding in their rooms - alive in this ship right now... you know... how about taking a boat? Their engines should be just fine, and we can get into Japan... so long as we all have our passports? At least we can save ourselves."

"In this situation it's better to worry about yourself rather than try to save the world. You'll only get yourself killed otherwise, and who does that to save others?" he asked, not really expecting an answer, "I say we take the boats. But people often feel bad about doing something like that. So you must decide for yourselves."

Ayane sighed, "Well, the only options I can see are three. First two are my suggestions, either sweep the zombies out that are moving around outside in the deck, so that the jet fighters don't shoot the ship down, or we take the boats, we might ruin the hopes of some other survivors in this case, though. And lastly, we stay in this room and steer the ship to Japan, that will also result in us getting shot down in the end. I can guarantee you people that I can get us allowed in with access from the authority to Japan if we take the boat, just that you'd need to have your passports, hence my question regarding it. That's all I have to say in this matter now."

"....How many boats left out there?" Christine gave up her hope for finding another survivor. She saw horrible things at Fakku City and finally realized that she's powerless against them.

"There should be a few of them. Just one should be enough for us."

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Cinia Pacifica: Ayane attempts to use the sound and alarm system of the ship to diver the zombies' attention to the back of the ship. A dice is to be rolled to check her Intelligence if she can do it, 6 is required.

Dice result: 1

(Your character is unable to *use* the sound system to divert the attention of the zombies, because it seems that somehow, the speakers are not responding. In reality, they're broken down. Everyone in the room with Ayane hears gunshots from outside.)

((OOC: This is a joint post between, Cinia Pacifica, Hanasaku, Gahald_Mills and Katsucha.))

The plane has gotten really close to the landing spot. Hilda took up her sword from the corner of the room after getting up. She sighed and braced herself. "It's almost time, you three ready?"

"Alright, plan check. Do you guys still remember what the plan is? If we screw up, that will be a great problem. We need to kill all of the zombies inside this plane. Including the ones inside the rooms." Uther reminded everyone about the plan and took out his guns, "And I'm ready."

"Yeah, and uhh... let's see, the pilot will be repeatedly making annoucements for distractions, right?"

"Yes, are you ready, sir?" Uther asked the pilot. "If you have a song you can use over and over again, that would be perfect." Uther continued with a suggestion.

Hilda chuckled, "Well, I think it's better to repeat the annoucement about cleaning the zombies up and that passengers shouldn't come out due to the danger, and all. But after he says those things a few times, he can sing away or something. That would be amusing to hear."

"Not sure if I can sing now but... will humming be alright? I'm too shy and... the speakers are loud enough to make people go crazy with just humming!" the pilot replied.

"Nope. Sing something."

"Aww... alright... " the pilot seemed more... normal now, not too sad or heart-stroke from all the horror. Is this human adaptability? Hilda felt confused at the change.

"Do we have to make sure that no one outside hears the announcements or if anyone is going to come in or something?" Iteyui asked inquisitively. "Just to make sure."

We probably have a few minutes before anyone comes though as long as the plane isn't fully stop we shouldn't have any problems. So who should have the honors of being the first one out? Kotori said.

"Well, I think the main door should be kept closed. The pilot over there has the button to open it from it's locks anyway. Until we clear everything out, we can't let anyone outside know of the zombies in this plane. Though some people might come before we're done so... it's best to do it fast. Oh and Kotori, allow me, I should be fast enough to stab a zombie if I see one right before me after opening the door. Though I'm certain that there won't be any after I open the door... for some reason."

"Ok, Shall we start the feast?" Uther prepared his gun and held the grip of the door, "Slash them the moment you see them. Me and Kotori will cover your backs in case the zombies are approaching closer to you guys," Uther said with confidence.

"Then I'll move past the first row and get the ones at the back," Iteyui complied.

"Alright then... but there's no need to open it now... we're a few minutes away from landing. I think we should first prepare for the impact from the landing. Haha."

"You mean... it's not going to be a smooth landing?!"

"It'll be smooth, right, Mr Pilot?"

"Yeah, but you people need to grab onto something, crouch down or take a seat, or something!"

"Iteyui, have you ever ridden on a plane before? There's a reason they tell you to stay on your seat when the plane takes off and when its gonna land," Kotori said as she looked at Iteyui, slightly surprised.

As the plane was about to land soon, the pilot asks everyone to brace themselves, Hilda takes a seat and the others makes sure to grab onto something or crouches. The pilot also turns up the mic and annouces everyone to lock their seatbelts, at the same time, he also annouced the little zombie sweep-out operation. Everyone hopes that people understands the sitaution and decides to follow the pilot's words.

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))

Saotru was zoned out, his mind focused on times long pased. Memories of his whole life, his half-sister he had never told his dad about, his ex-girlfriend who was a great cook. As these feelings surged through him he felt pulled back to reality. He started listening intently to the discussion going on.

As Cliff sat by, he listened as Kris was able to talk the group into at least 'thinking' about an alternative plan rather than to just blindly try to save survivors. The new plan was to either sweep the deck, or to find a boat to escape off to. "Ayane, can you use the cameras to find us the location of a boat that we can use?"

"Well, I can already see one half-deployed at the side of the deck. But... there are corpses. So I assume that they got killed in the process of trying to escape."

"Are there any others? One with less corpses? We're looking for the fastest, safest way out," Kris followed up with a question.

Kahori peered across Ayane and looked into the monitor after hearing Kris' question and answered in Ayane's stead, "There aren't any... just one."

"There should be more, inside. It'd take some time to bring one out from there, it's possible though. In my opinion, we should one or two person holding off the zombies while setting things up with the boat. Seems like the safest way so far. Because we don't really know how many zombies may be in that room with the other boats, I don't see a camera showing that place."

Sophia got up, she could no longer try to escape to her land of dreams which lied beyond reality. It was too noisy. Who can sleep with so much noise and voice reaching the ears, anyway? "... So, we're taking a boat out... ?"

Christine, who was close by Sophia came over and spoke softly as to not startle Sophia who'd just woken up, "We're not sure yet, but we're talking about it right now. It looks like the safest plan."

[color=green"Hm... at this rate, I'm pretty sure that any plan we make will be just as dangerous as the next. I agree with trying to find another boat inside, it's better to use something fresh, than one filled with corpses,"[/color] Cliff said as he went into deep thought.

"Agreed" Satoru nodded smartly with his comment.

"Even if all the plans are dangerous, we'll still need to map out how we do things. Ayane, can you pull up a map of the ship? We need to find where the boats are in this ship," Kris said while walking over to Ayane to have a clearer look at the monitor.

"Just look at the map at the wall..." Ayane said with an expression of disappointment. The most obvious things are missed sometimes. She then continued, "Well, taking out the boat will take some time, and then we'll have to clear zombies out. And I dunno if some zombies boarded those boats for no reason. Do we even have the time to think about fresh and dirty?"

"Ah, sorry, I didn't see it. Thanks," both Cliff and Kris had missed the map hung on the wall. "Hey, Kris, lend me a hand, I'd like to see the map," Cliff called out to Kris.

As Kris walked over and reached a hand out to Cliff, he couldn't help but wonder if Cliff could become a liability later. He propped Cliff up and slung one of Cliff's arms over his shoulders and the two of them made their way to the map hanging onto the wall.

"This ship is fairly massive," Cliff made an obvious observation before continuing, "If the control room is here... Then generally they would keep boats on a lower level, and towards the middle of the boat. So...right about here?" Cliff made several gestures on the map, drawing imaginary lines from one point to another.

Ayane starts typing up some buttons after thinking somthing up, more system messages pops up, along with lots of warnings marks. An 'OK' and a 'Cancel' button pops up for her to select between. She then kept the scene at that and shunned her hand towards Kahori to imply that she shouldn't manipulate the controls of the panel in any way.

Kahori pouted at Ayane's hand sign and turned towards Cliff, "Wouldn't that take a while to get a boat from there? I think getting the boat down from the deck would be faster, and less dangerous."

Kris weighed the options in his mind. The deck was certainly closer, but they would have to deal with the zombies, as well as the corpses, but if they went for a cleaner boat, the time it would take to get there would be considerably longer. "Hm... Getting to the deck and simply dealing with the zombies is probably the most efficient answer. We know our way to the deck, but not much else; betting our chances on 'maybe' finding a clean boat is far too risky."

"I hadn't considered that we might get lost. You're probably right then. The faster we get this done, the less we have to worry about at least in terms of getting shot down by fighter planes," Cliff said as he thought about possible routes to reach the deck.

As Cliff, Ayane, and Kris were discussing the plans, Christine continued to talk to Sophia, "Hey... what do you think about the plan?"

"Too simple and ineffective... " Sophia answered expressionlessly to Christine.

"Tch, retard. That's an insult to a genius, you rude nun! What kinda nun has such a personality, anyway?!" Ayane seemed to sulk for a moment and looked away, pouting.

Cliff attempted to refocus the attention back onto the plan as he pointed on the map where they were, and drew a line with his finger accordingly as he spoke, "Alright, if we head straight down this corridor, we'll hit a set of stairs. We can take these stairs up to a large room, down another hallway, and it'll lead us outside, and onto the deck. From there, we can just simply look around for the boat."

"I believe it's at the right side, somewhere, in the deck. The camera isn't too descriptive it seems. Also, I'm ready to try something out with the controls in my hand. You see the warning, right?"

"So... what's so important that I can't touch it no matter what?" Kahori seemed to still pout about it with slight disapointment, as she faced Ayane.

"If I press 'OK' now. All the other speakers that are not shot down yet... will start up making an alarm-noise. It's not too loud but it's the only sound that they can produce with all the speakers at the same time, it seems. I don't know why the other types of alarms' options are missing in this case, though. But yeah, if I do this, then the speakers will keep playing the alarm over and over again and won't spot until someone breaks the control panel for good. This will distract the zombies for us, l distract the zombies for us, for a long while, I believe, it may be a trouble for other survivors, but I don't think we have the leisure to care about them."

"I'll be with you, in case anything happens," Satoru said, giving what he could of a smile.

"Of course, anything can happen, Mr Knight! So I'll be depending on you! Just don't get too protective on me and protect others while you're at it as well!" Ayane finally showed a smile after long, as she felt the spirit in her to carry out the plan.

"Well then, let's go by the plan once again. First, Ayane starts up the speakepeakers... that distracts the zombies, yes? So by the time we get there, the zombies would already be heading towards... wherever the sounds reaches their ears from? Impressive idea. though our running might pull their senses back to us..."

"Precisely, I was thinking that they'd already be distracted and would perhaps be cleared from our way by the time we find and reach the boat. But if they do attack us. Fighting in the deck is easier than you think. We can easily pull these zombies out to the water after throwing them away from the ship. It's the deck after all. Just that we need to really use our strength. Fleeing from them is not an option, except for you, little girl. Sorry, you're still a child so you don't have much physical strength."

To this, Kahori pouted, once again. However, she knew this fact and couldn't possibly argue against her as she used this absolute fact. Ayane ignored the pout and started

While Ayane and Kahori were talking, Kris went through his status one more time. "Faceplate: off. No suit punctures. Power at 86%. Status: Good," he repeats to himself as the computer spoke to him. "Kahori, just stay next to me. The path will stay clear," he said with a focused look in his eyes. Kris started to get impatient. The longer they waited the, closer they came to death, probably. All that was left was the formation. To keep their speed up they needed two strong people assisting Cliff. Kris was a point man and fought better up front. Satoru was good at protecting the back. If Sophia and Christing could help Cliff walk then it should work out.

"I will spear head the group. Satoru you are on rear guard. Sophia and Christine I need you helping the old man here to the ship. Ayane assist Cliff and the others if they seem to be struggling. Once we reach the boat. Me, Satoru, and Sophia will hold the zombies until the boat is secure," Kris says looking at the group, "Any objections?"

"My gun alone may not be good enough to keep that group safe, though. We might need another person who can fight."

"If we take someone away from Cliff, we might risk speed. I would rather secure our way to the boat so we can focus on getting it ready," answers Kris.

Ayane's smile fades away, "But I'd rather secure our lives than speed. I thought just one person helping another to walk is good enough. Or... do you want us to be dead?"

"Getting at each other's throats isn't going to help any, remember that we are here together," Satoru motioned for Kris to continue.

Ayane continued after her last line regardless of Satoru's words, "Look, you guys said that saving other survivors is not possible. But no one said that putting each other in great danger is an option, either. Safety comes first, it's the basic of the basics of survival..."

"Satoru has a point. And so do you, Ayane. Wasting lives only weakens our group. We'll go with your plan as long as Cliff and Christine can handle it," Kris answers.

((OOC: This is a joint post between, Cinia Pacifica, Hanasaku, Gahald_Mills and Katsucha.))

The plane had landed sometime ago and some planes seemed to be in vicinity. Orange lights dimly illuminated the area. The light seeped into the cockpit as Uther is about to open the door. Hilda readied her weapon. The door soon opened and the Hilda soon walked out, the zombies swarmed the hallways. She stabbed the closest zombie with her sword and slashed at the few others close by it. She then waved her hand, signalling the others to open fire as the zombies rushed to towards the four. The door was tight shut by Iteyui who seemed to be behind everyone, the pilot probably locked the door. And then he started speaking through the mic.

Uther, followed Hilda as soon as she walked out. He began shooting the zombies like he was playing an ancient First Person shooting game called HTAL 4 alone, back when he was in high school. He remembered the recoil of his gun and aimed at the forehead with precision. Blood spew out of the zombies' foreheads and left the floor all bloody. Don't get too hasty, keep yourself calm, and kill, words from his best friend at the arcade murmured in his mind.

Iteyui smoothed past the first row of zombies, and approached the zombies behind with ease. As she readied herself, aligning the sights with her eyes, she was determined to not let history repeat itself, "I will get them this time..." and she took 3 shots at different zombies that were slowly crawling their way towards the group.

Hilda watched the zombies were being shot down properly, it seemed that Iteyui finally got around to killing properly. So she wasn't a failure after all. Uther seemed like a really good shooter, Kotori doesn't seem bad in this either. However, with so many zombies around, some of the undead beings rushed over to the group of four, while being shot down. Some survived, and Hilda's blade soon took off from being stand-by and slaughtered.

"Oh? So the speakers aren't enough after all? The gunshots can still overweight such a sound? Typical reality." she muttered, expecting none to hear in all the cluster of noises of gunshots, groans and a dandy man singing away after being done with an announcement. He's not that bad of a singer... as she thought this, she stabbed the tip of her weapon on a twitching forehead of a bloody zombie. On her already-blood-splattered top; more droplets of blood rained. As she glanced upon the other three, it is evident that they are protected from the shower of crimson liquid due to the distance they kept.

The amount of zombies from the corridor finally ended. Hilda thought that... more than at least 15 shots were made, by each. That's crazy, with so many zombies, ammunition is a joke. She feared that it may just be down to her to sweep things up in the end.

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Cinia Pacifica, Gahald_Mills, Katsucha & Hanasaku: Everyone attempts to attack the zombies, a dice is to be rolled to test if their Perception (Strength for Hilda) is good enough, 6 is the requirement.

Dice results: 4, 5, 2, 4

- Hilda: 4 + 4 = 8
- Uther: 2 + 5 = 7
- Kotori: 4 + 2 = 6
- Hanasaku: 3 + 4 = 7

(All characters shoots properly. However, not all can't be killed.)

((This is a joint post with: Applesauce, AzelleFans, Sanada, Xninebreaker, Zandorf, TheLoneGentleman and Cinia Pacifica))


"We are wasting time here," said Kris looking at everyone. "Let's get this started so we can get it over with. Is everyone ready?"

Kris was sure that many were struggling with leaving all the other survivors to die, especially after Ayane's explanation. Their plan pretty much screwed over everyone else on the ship. Knowing that it might be hard for them to just walk away and save themselves. But Kris had done that once before. And if needed, he could do it again. But eventually that guilt would probably catch up with him.

Ayane placed her hand on the red button, "All set? Then I'm about to press this. Once I do, the alarms will start playing out."

Kahori skips over to Kris and takes a hold of a part of his suit. "All set here."

"Cliff, are you ready?" Christine said walking up, and getting ready to support him. She was still a bit angry, but there was no time for conflict, especially right now.

"Yeah, I'm all set," Cliff answered while slightly stretching his arms and legs.

Satoru sighed and drew his sword, "As ready as I'll ever be," he said preparing his mind for battle.

Sophia didn't answer the question directly. She just unsheated SILVANUS back and swung it twice. Some annoying sound just rung in her mind before, but she got rid of it. For now, the plan must be executed... whatever the result will be.

"Alright it's me and Kahori, Ayane you're with us. Then Cliff and Christine you bring up the middle. Satoru and Sophia you take care of anything behind us!" he said as a quick refresher.

Kahori pouted as Kris said that, but she didn't really say anything or do anything to protest it. She knew it had to be done, whether she liked it or not.

"Alright then... we run out once I press the button... well, not Cliff and the woman... but yeah!" as Ayane said this with a questioning expression about herself, her hand pressed on the button, activating the alarm.

Just as Ayane pressed down onto the button, a piercing ringing sound could be heard throughout the entire control room as well as all through the corridor just outside the room. Several red lights pulsated in circles lighting the room in a crimson red.

Cliff was caught by surprise by the sudden noise and red lighting, despite knowing that it would happen. However, he quickly snapped out of it and with Christine's support, he got up and prepared to follow the group out the door.

The alarm is surely annoying in Sophia's ears. Most of the time she heard them were when she got compromised in her works, as a little thug during her childhood, or as a Syndicate's spy. She shakes her head lightly, throwing away those memories.

"Let's go!" Shoving the door open he readies his blade. The hallway was basically clear, thanks to the alarm. All they had to worry about is the ones that would notice their footsteps. Hopefully they would cover some ground by then.

Ayane bursts out the door as soon as the alarm start to rang. It's louder than she thought, perhaps this can even cover up the footstep noises.

As Kahori, Kris, and Ayane burst out of the door, Cliff and Christine were left in the back. The idea was that the front would basically clear a path for Cliff and Christine. With Cliff's arm slung over Christine's shoulders and the two of them side-by-side, they made their way down the corridor, following the group.

"How's your ankle Cliff?" Chrsitine asked with a worried tone as the two of them walked.

Cliff tried to apply some pressure to it. It was obviously getting better, perhaps he would even be able to walk, but it was obviously not fully recovered. "It's... better I would say. I might be able to walk, but one wrong move and it could get worse. I've caused enough trouble, let's just make sure it's fully recovered before you let go," Cliff gave a weak smile to Christine, once again, trying to show his gratitude.

"It's alright Cliff. Besides, safety first, right?" Christine gave a quick smile back before turning to look forward again, continuing to lead the both of them down the hall. The two of them picked up their pace so that they were moving a bit faster than walking speed as to not slow those behind them too much.

Sophia and Satoru kept their weapons drawn as their attention was to the back and their respective sides. Its an easier job watching the rear when there was two of them to do it. And if things went south it could prove to be one of the hardest roles.

Heading straight down the corridor Kris paused a moment raising his hands to stop the group. "Stop here," peering around the corner he saw nothing but a a few blood stains. The area appeared to be clear. "Ok lets move up," he said also signaling with a wave of his hands. In that situation he didn't have time to repeat things. Moving up the stairs they were keeping a good pace. According to the map they needed to head left down another corridor, out onto the deck, and the last boat should be in sight.

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Xninebreaker: A dice is to be rolled to test to see if Cliff can start walking properly as he tries to walk, albeit with support, 4 is required.

Dice result: 3

1 + 3 = 4

(Your character is able to slightly walk, but he feels that if the foot is pressured too much, then the pain may return again.)