Dan didn't notice Adrian make a move while he was addressing the pasty kid, however he was made aware the second he glanced back to his left and realized the kid was walking away. "Hey--" he mumbled, bewildered as to what the fuck was going on. What transpired next was nothing short of a &...

Someone else decided to join the party. He seemed to know the emo kids name, and he wasn't packing anything as far as Dan could see. That didn't mean he was unarmed, but it did seem to suggest that he was trying not to start anything. Or get close enough for an accurate shot. Either way, this newcom...

Dan wasn't about to tell him what his game plan was, obviously, but he did have a vague idea. The kids threat was valid; one false move and he'd end up a Dan-kabab. If he could get the sword away from him, or even make it so that he couldn't draw it out of the scabbard, then it would be no difficult...

Dan hadn't thought he'd made that much noise, and moreover he figured the running water would cover his steps. He was wrong, apparently. The kid lobbed a stone in his direction, not to mention audible cursing. ' Dammit, ' he thought, not only because he'd been discovered, but on top of that the kid ...

((continued from Oh, Xian... )) Someone up ahead, near the dam. Dan heard the frustrated yell and immediately brought the nearly useless syringe up in front of him, holding it upside down as if to utilize its limited stabbing potential. In no less than a second he realized that idea was total balls,...

Kenny and the dogs made their way down the hall to the elevator. Jazz and Rocky whined eagerly to get outside, pawing at their human as he pushed the call button. "Yeah yeah...I know, guys. Hold it in." Kenny would use this time walking the dogs to collect his thoughts and hopefully be of ...

"No problem," said Kenny, getting up and donning his coat. He grabbed the dogs' leashes from a hook by the door and they scrambled gleefully over to be outfitted for their walk. Once the leashes were attached Kenny stood up and grabbed his beer with a free hand. "Make yourself at home...

Kenny chuckled at Mara's pantomime execution. Suddenly he felt awful about the knife in his pocket. Mara wasn't here to cause trouble. Why would she? The game was over, even if the nightmare was far from. All that was left was survival. And in order to survive, you had to eat. "Hadn't planned o...

Kenny nodded solemnly. "Anyone can make it. Long as there's a pulse." He flicked the remainder of the cigarette off the balcony and slid open the glass balcony door. "After you." A torrent of unpleasant memories were still returning to Kenny, and he cast another look back at the ...

Kenny sighed as Mara dropped the gruesome factoid. One of many, to be sure. He said nothing. What was there to say? What good was an apology? This girl's life had been torn inside out and beaten to a twisted bloody pulp. At least she could fake a laugh at it all. It wasn't funny--of course it wasn't...

"I give fucks from time to time," replied Kenny, lighting his cigarette. "A lot less than I used to. But life's been simpler since I moved here. I haven't had to worry about much other than feeding myself and those two knuckleheads." Kenny exhaled deeply, blowing a plume of gray ...

Kenny passed the joint and grabbed his beer, finishing it. He rose, leaving it on the coffee table in front of him, and fetched another two fresh bottles from the case. "Betcher ass I'm good at it. Provided I give a fuck." He set the extra beer down in front of Mara and cracked the other o...

"Straight line, dude," he said, pointing with the axe and squinting one eye shut. "There's a hotel." Nich congratulated himself for making such a strategically keen decision, and such a big sacrifice considering he was freezing his nards off, for the sake of his and Zed's surviva...

Nich shook a little as he waited for Zed to cross, the night breeze chilling his entire body. "Hurry up, man," he said through gritted teeth. At least Zed got soaked waist deep, as he took a deeper route, and Nich chuckled. They'd had to improvise a little, but this would ensure that they ...

The current wasn't too bad; they wouldn't get swept away, at least. And it didn't look too deep in this stretch of the water. Nich was sure it was deeper over by the bridge. "Alrighty," he half-smiled, half-cringed after squatting down beside the bank and testing the water with his fingers...