Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)06:36 No. 634552 ID: 36a8ec
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You slowly regain your consciousness in a unknown location... your thoughts are hazy and your body feels numb.

You look around and see that you are in a car of some kind, outside is obscured to you by faint morning fog.

search area.

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)06:59 No. 634554 ID: 36a8ec
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You survey your surroundings...

You can see tilted electric pole just outside the front window. Looks like you been in a car crash.
Sudden surge of pain in your left leg enforces this conclusion. The front panel is damaged by the crash firmly gripped your leg.
Next to you is an empty driver seat with an open door. Golvebox on the panel in front of you doesn't appear to be locked but due to the damage it sustained in the crash it got stuck shut. Same thing goes for the door on your side. You can't turn around and search behind yourself.

unbuckle self, then pop leg free.

remove seatbelt. Crawl out driver side

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)07:16 No. 634558 ID: 36a8ec
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You unbuckle yourself and quickly examine stuck leg. Not much "bleeding", looks like it stopped recently.
Your regenerative ability not the same it used to be. Now it takes a lot more time and wounds never fully heal.
Without proper treatment it could only get worse. You try to pull it out... without much success.
You will need a porper tools free your leg without dealing addittional "damage" to it.
Still you could always "break it free", but the prespective of not being able to walk for week doesn't seem all that desirable to you.

Feel under the seat

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)07:30 No. 634561 ID: 36a8ec
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You search under the seat...

You find a single red flare.

can you reach under the drive seat as well?

Ok check the back seat as well and see if your seat can be adjusted at all. Might help you move around a bit.

Also is your leg stuck on part of the steel frame or some of the plastic cowling? If it has some plastic in there you might be able to break some and get free.

Or if you have shoes with thick soles you might be able to work one off your foot so you have room to wiggle free.

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)08:13 No. 634567 ID: 36a8ec
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You try to search under driver seat, but its just out of your reach.

While doing it you notice a rubber grip sticking out of the pocket on drivers door.
You can't reach it like this as well. Your leg is firmly gripped by metal part of the front panel.

Taking you off your boots won't do much help. You try adjust your seat to create a opening...
Too bad, seat was damaged during the crash and is already all the way back and can't be moved any further.

remove laces for use as string/rope.

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)08:39 No. 634572 ID: 36a8ec
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You remove your shoelaces and tie them together. Short rope you produced is too thin to operate with something big and heavy,
but it can be used on something small and light.

Try to lasso that rubber handle.
At least get it rolling on the floor

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)09:02 No. 634581 ID: 36a8ec
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You make a noose at the end of lace-string and try to lasso in a rubber grip. After a couple of tries you manage to retrieve a screwdriver.

Pry open glove compartment

unscrew seat?

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)09:18 No. 634586 ID: 36a8ec
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You can't unscrew seat from this position.
You pry open a glovebox with a screwdriver. The only thing inside is a six shot revolver.
You remember now. It was you who put it there. You also remember it having only a single shot left.

Horror alert son. Now's a good time to maybe test it.

you mean fresh biomass. remove mask, eat horror, fix leg.

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)09:53 No. 634593 ID: 36a8ec
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It happens in split second as you notice a flesh-hexed that creeped up on you.
Safety off, aim, shoot. Loud "Bang!" echoed in the distance.
The creep falls after loosing a half of the head. Still... it wasn't lethal enough... not for his kind.
You can still hear him squirming around right outside your door.
Wound like this will take at least half a day to heal so for now he won't be a problem.

[John can no longer absorb biomass of living/dead things.]
[John's skin no longer has acid properties.]

Anything in your pockets? Would removing the headrest help you see behind you easier?

i didn't say absorb, i said eat. delicious mutated meat.

how strong is your bite again? Just wondering if you could maybe chew a bit of the dashboard away and slip you leg out.

>>634593
>no regen
>no absorb
>no acid
So... no powers at all? Or is the regen still faster than natural healing?

Where's your girlfriend?

Did you try feeling around behind you, yet? Maybe there's something on the floor, or the back seat, or tucked into a pocket on the back of your chair.

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)19:20 No. 634682 ID: 36a8ec
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You search you pockets and find a west coast map.

Ever sence you escaped the facility and parted ways with other escapees, you been traveling a lot in the last 13 month, mostly moving south.
What ever happened in that facility is happened to the outside world too.
It's been like this for some time now.
Flesh-hexed... a common term used for these creatures. They don't appear to have any shred of inteligence, drive pure instincs to feed.

You check the pocket in the back of your seat... nothing there.

Growl in your stomach remind you of supplie bag you stashed on the bunk behind you. It still way out of your reach. You never considered eating fleshy just outside your door, revolting scent and parasite infested meat don't make up a well balanced meal.

And it's not like you can eat meat anyway... You health been deteriorating exponentially for the last few month. Your stomach can't take much exept mashed potatoes and baby food. And you feel its only gonna get worse.

that's why you been deteriorationg, you are a monster too. it's a monster eat monster world and you are refusing to monster it up. anyway, someone has a hat out there.

>>634682
I think you're going to have to return to the facility. Find the Mother that guy told you about. I'm thinking the "wounded creature" in your dreams is the Mother. I'm thinking you can either heal it somehow and gain its help in setting the world (and you) right, or put it out of its misery to stop the plague. That would kill you too though.

Hey, looks like a survivor's over there. Guy in a hat. Call him over and get his help in escaping the car. Hey, can that screwdriver maybe pry open the door?

>>634682
hatman may help screwing free your seat.

How is your mind? Has it been deteriorating along with your body? You may need to body jump again, if it's possible. Your consciousness may be being damaged by a rotting brain.

What, you think your body is crapping out on you? Maybe you're going to have to find a new one soon. I mean it's not like this is your original bady anyways. Oh and I think I see someone else outside you window now

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)22:23 No. 634710 ID: 36a8ec
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Figure wearing a helmet and the gas mask approaches the truck.
Wielding a fire axe she quickly dispatches whats left of flesh-hexed.

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)22:24 No. 634711 ID: 36a8ec
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Her name is Sam and she been accompanying you for month now. You met her at the abandoned fire station, alone without much food left.
She was just a trainee when the virus started spreading through the west coast. Being a survivor of the first wave she managed to hold on her own for the entire year.

Sombermann 2015/04/15(Wed)22:40 No. 634713 ID: 36a8ec
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Still breathing heavily Sam began to speak.
Sam: Phew... sorry John, had lead the pack away form the truck. Managed to loose them at the cornfeild not too far from here.
Sam: Not the smartest move with the gun thou... that shot probably attracted every fleshy 2km around.
Sam: So we need to move fast.

She uses a metal cutting scissors hastly cutting through the front panel. After a few minutes your leg is free. She helps you out of the truck.

Sam: So... wich way now John?

[John do not possess a body swapping ability. This is the only body he ever had and will have.]

>>634713
North. Back towards the facility.

Find anything that looks like a building and hold out.

cmon just a nibble of zamble flesh.

ask sam if she saw were everyone else went. Also recall everyone you can remember who was traveling with you since you escaped the facility and double check it with sam to make sure everything in your head is where it's meant to be.

>this John's not magically accidentally transgender and surprisingly nonplussed by it
Aw.

>So... wich way now John?
Gotta find shelter. Someplace we can hole up for a little bit. Not gonna be able to move fast enough unless I let my leg heal up.

Sombermann 2015/04/17(Fri)06:40 No. 634941 ID: 36a8ec
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>North. Back towards the facility.

Such thoughts visit you from time to time. Unlike other two escapees you have no memory of life before waking up in the abandoned facility.
Using the boat you reached northen port town called Folkmore. There you parted way with other two and started making your way down south.
On your way you tried mostly avoid other people, partly because of your appearnce, partly becase you had no solid way of communicating with large group of people. For 13 month only thing that kept you moving was this nagging thought, like splinter on the back of your mind... go south... go south.

Sombermann 2015/04/17(Fri)06:40 No. 634943 ID: 36a8ec
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>Find anything that looks like a building and hold out.

After a few minutes walking down the road you spot some kind of building in the distance.
You ponit Sam in the direction of a structure of some kind wich you could see on the horizon... (could be a gas station or a motel).

Sam: The building there... could be gas station or if we lucky a motel. I could kill for shower right now. And you buddy could at least change your bandages (yeesh) you smell like a corpse already.

Sam been getteing pretty good at your pesonal sigh language, and the fact she talks so much almost hide the fact that you don't. You still keep wondering why she tagging along with you.

>cmon just a nibble of zamble flesh.

One bite you will be spending the entire afternoon throwing up your insides... Not the most preferable course of action.

looks like a place to be.

and the zombie flesh eating isn't baseless, you can barely regen anymore and they can regrow their heads. only dfference i can think of is diet.

>>634943
How do you poop?
Come on man, if we're gonna really measure your health we need to analyze your body waste.

I am concerned what's going to happen to you without the proper nutrients. We need a LOT of baby food to keep you any sort of healthy.

Okay, lets go to the motel. I understand it's the end of the world, but I don't know if things would still be in business, so I don't know if you'll need money for a night. Just don't pay the hourly rates, not only are they horse shit for what we need, they will imply that you're sleeping with Sam or intend to, and Sam might get the wrong message.

Unless you and Sam are...?

head there. I mean with that bum leg you can't really move all that well so I say go there, hope none of the zombie guys are running around, and see if you can't find some food and a place to rest until your leg is good again.

>>634941
Then... could it be the wounded creature is south? Perhaps the facility only housed a sample, because being near the creature was hazardous. Whatever the case, listen to your instincts.

Head towards the building. Maybe ask Sam why she's sticking with you.

1/2 Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)00:13 No. 635083 ID: b89158
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You and Sam approach seemingly abandoned motel building.
You can't anything but the howling wind passing through empty rooms.

Sam: Look safe enought to me, now lets hope this place still has water...

You nod in agreement.

>I am concerned what's going to happen to you without the proper nutrients.

You don't want to consider the worst possible outcome... But its the only way you can sustain yourself for now.
Whatever was done to you in that faility is slowly eating from the inside. You don't think you would last for another 6 month.

>Maybe ask Sam why she's sticking with you.

Up until now you preferd not to question her reasons to accompany you.

>Unless you and Sam are...?

So far you and Sam where not involved in any way other then a traveling partners.

2/2 Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)00:15 No. 635087 ID: b89158
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After a quick sweep of the place you took shelter in a room on a second floor. While you took time chaging your bandages and fixing up your leg, Sam took her turn in the shower. Good thing this place still has water. You can't tell the same about electricity. Now that you have some down time, what should you do.

I say snoop around the room and see if you can't find anything useful or at least interesting, then when sam is out of the shower and you can actually write to her or signal or whatever you do to talk that you're going to look around the motel and see what you can find. She can come with or stay here, her choice.

Has she seen your face? Have you seen hers? Hmm, the shower door is cracked open... maybe you could catch an eyeful of something more than her face.

Take stock of your supplies.

1/2 Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)02:10 No. 635099 ID: b89158
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You snoop around the room in hope to find something useful...
Looks like the place been cleaned out multiple times, nothing of use whatsoeve.

You check on your supplies.
Currently you have:
1. fire axe
2. revolver
3. plastic sheet
4. food supply
5. lighter
6. flashlight
7. screwdriver
8. shades
9. first aid kit
10. west coast map

2/2 Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)02:11 No. 635100 ID: b89158
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Sam come out of the shower.

Sam: phew... I needed that. So how is your leg John?

You shrug you shoulders and look at her.

Sam: Could have been better... I still have no idea why there was spikes on the road. Who ever set them could have got us killed.

You point at your eyes then at the door after wich making circular motions with your finger.

Sam: Wanna look around? You better rest John, I can take care of that.

Well, the revolver's got no bullets anymore but it makes a decent club. Also if you're facing down a thinking person you could bluff that it's still loaded.

Hmm, spikes on the road implies that there's someone nearby. Someone who may be preying on travelers. Spike the road, loot the cars after the flesh-eaters are done... If the person has a tow truck they could cart away the vehicle afterwards as well. One could take a car apart to get useful parts... Anyway I'm saying it's dangerous. Either you both go, or neither.

the spikes could have been put up by the local police to try and block traffic to stop the flow of mutants from getting into the city when everything was going to hell but seeing as there were no other vehicles on the road (at least that I saw) and nothing saying the road was closed/blocked that likely isn't the case. Assume the worse and assume it was set by raiders or something else that isn't exactly friendly and try to sleep with one eye open and you two should probably sleep in shifts.

Also try to stick together, you don't know what you'll find in here so it would be better to have backup just a few steps away, and with only one real weapon between the two of you (gun has no ammo after all) that way you don't have to worry about leaving someone unarmed. Plus you could just say that you want to keep moving around a little to keep your leg form getting stiff.

And for things to keep an eye out for other then the normal stuff is tin cans, maybe jars, and anything to use as string, old shoelaces, wire, actual string so you can try and set up one of those noise maker traps. You know the one where you hang a tin can with some rocks or something in it from a somewhere so when someone knocks into it it makes a noise letting you know someone is nearby.

1/2 Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)04:43 No. 635104 ID: b89158
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You decide that its better to stick together. You signal Sam and both of you began to search the place.
Starting from the second floor you made your way downstair, searching every nook and cranny.
You didn't find cans of any kind, but by going through electric boxes you mange to get yourself a string of cords.

2/2 Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)04:43 No. 635105 ID: b89158
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When searching through the first floor, you and Sam happen upon the only locked door in the bulding right under stairs.

Sam: The knob is turning... so it must be locked from inside by a padlock or something of sort. I can try axing the door...

put your ear against it first to see if you can hear anything on the other side, if you don't hear anything then yeah chop the fuck out of that door. If it's locked that means no one else has looted that room yet. But that begs the question to why no one has tried to loot that room yet.

Padlocked from the inside means someone locked themselves in or there is another exit to that room. If its bottom floor under the stairs it could be maintenance access or something similar.

Axing it down will make a bunch of noise so make sure you do not have any "friends" lurking outside before you start.

Also knock politely just in case. You will be loud as can be shortly so should not hurt.

>>635105
Someone probably held themselves up in there since the lock is only on the inside. They're probably dead, lets not risk breaking the axe. If a fleshy's behind the door, I don't want to fight it either. I mean, I guess there could be supplies too, since someone definitely WAS in there and holding up, alive or not.

If it's padlocked, shouldn't you be able to open it just a crack to check? Or maybe try and see if there's a window into this room instead. You can use any old thing to break glass and you won't risk breaking the axe.

Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)08:13 No. 635117 ID: b89158
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You listen in on the door. You don't hear anything.

Sam knocks on the door...

Sam: Is there anybody in there? If so we came in peace...

Nobody answers.

Sam: So... should I just consider it an invitation?

You shrug your shoulders.

Sam: Ok I'm coming in!

Sombermann 2015/04/18(Sat)08:13 No. 635118 ID: b89158
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With a few powerful chops door shatters into pieces. Sam walks inside holding her axe ready.
This is a small cramped room with no windows. You guess it was used as closet of some kind.
You can see pile of sheets staked into small mound next to it a plush doll and lamp connected to car battery.
A number of empty can's scattered across the floor.

>>635118
This was a child's room.
Shit.

>>635118
Make sure there's nothing in the mound of blankets then loot the lamp bulb (check if the filament is in place/the lightbulb hasn't burned out yet; if it has, the parts can be useful as well) and check the car battery for charge.

>>635118
Wait, if it's locked from the inside... who locked it? There should be someone in here somewhere.

Scavenge the toys for hardware. That lamp seems functional.

will might as well take the lamp, car battier if you think you can find somewhere to charge it, and a few cans or some noise traps. Also check to see if any...one or thing is under the blankets in the bed.

Very carefully check the entire room for life first.

Sombermann 2015/04/19(Sun)04:48 No. 635273 ID: b89158
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You search through the room for any signs of life.

You pick up a doll, lamp and car battery (it still has some juce left)
You don't see any other usefull items.
Under a pile of bedsheets you find a hidden trapdoor.

well that could be a good thing, might mean more supplies. I say see if it's locked or not, if so knock and see if you can't hear anything from the other side, if not peek down and hope that no one is down there with a loaded gun.

check trapdoor. carefully.

>Under a pile of bedsheets you find a hidden trapdoor.
If the door was locked from the inside, and there's no window, whoever was in here got out through the trapdoor. Or they're still down there.

Repeat knocking procedure.

1/2 Sombermann 2015/04/25(Sat)06:16 No. 636309 ID: c0745e
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Sam checks out the door... nothing resembling traps can be seen. She gently knocks twice. Nobody answers.
Sam opens up a trap door and immediately her eyes widened in surprise.

Sam: Now this is something you won't see often nowdays...

2/2 Sombermann 2015/04/25(Sat)06:16 No. 636310 ID: c0745e
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Sam: ...it's a kid.

A child quietly stared you down, not moving a muscle, not uttering a sound.

"com're" and pul them out. explain you aren't monsters.

That's no kid!
That's PaRappa the Rapper!

well we're mute so it's probably best to let sam do the talking.

>>636310
Wave hello.

Sombermann 2015/06/06(Sat)08:27 No. 646615 ID: adf4e4
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>"com're" and pul them out. explain you aren't monsters.

[Sam pulls kid out of the hole.]

Sam: It's ok pal we are not gonna hurt you. See, big sister here is firefighter and this mister is a real mummy.

>well we're mute so it's probably best to let sam do the talking.

-you kinda regret it already.

Sam: I'm Sam and this is John. Do you have a name?

[kid nods in agreement.]

Leslie: ...Leslie. uhm... is he [Leslie points at you] like the others?

Shake your head no. Sam will probably fill in the rest.

>uhm... is he [Leslie points at you] like the others?
Shake your head no no no.

Then do something friendly and harmless to show you aren't a monster. Make a shadow puppet or something with your hands.

shack your head no

also probably try and stay out of arms reach of the kid just to not freak him out.

>>646615
write YES i grungy letters then just kidding under it while you show the androgynous canine.