Note: You can't ditch your starter kit. It has your map, and the only possible thing to jot down notes that could save your life. Ditch your cash, you files, but not the kit. I honestly hadn't noticed Tidus had ditched the Kit until I saw Nate's post about the items in the box. And I'll accept Tur's idea of putting small files in the notebook, to a maximum of THREE.

The Inn- AZ stares out the window for a few seconds, before turning back to Tidus. He looks at Tidus straight in the eyes, and then at the hand upon his chest. AZ pushes Tidus forcefully away from his person with a stiff palm to the forehead, brushing his chest off as he heads over to the rest of the group. Tidus lets out a low mumble of something, and follows AZ over to the group as well. CC was still asleep, so everyone did their best to try and keep it that way. MF, Tidus, and NES are all extremely exhausted and it is showing in their faces. They can barely stand, much less function right now. lj heads over and returns to his spot on the couch, and AZ heads over to him.
lj looks up as AZ sits down on the couch next to him.

"So you have a question for me?" lj asks, as AZ looks over lj's new items

"Damn. no firearm. Ah well. I hadn't truly counted on it anyway. As for what I wanted to tell you..." AZ removes the large cross from his pocket and shows lj the base of it, "Well.. Earlier I heard GSMY & Natus going on about what transpired in the Pool Room. I've come to the conclusion that there is something of importance in the pool, but that something has it's own something protecting it. A particularly nasty something. I would love to feed Tidus to it, and then drain the pool while singing my favorite song... but I have a good feeling The Village has something much more entertaining than that in store for him. Now that I have told you what I know, here is what I have to ask you."

Tidus shoots AZ a glare for his comment, but AZ pays him no mind... at all. He simply pulls out his Modified Handgun and lets it roll back on his trigger finger, to which he hooks it with, and holds it before lj, the Cross in the other hand.

"That thing in there needs to die. I sincerely doubt it will let us drain the pool, grab the item, and be on our merry way. This is where you come in, if you so choose. If you feel comfortable with draining the pool while I've got you covered, then take the Cross, and let's get this done. If you don't have said comfort then take my Gun for the time being. Use it to cover me, as I drain the pool, but be prepared to kill whatever will be quite interested in killing me. Before you make your decision, or choose neither option altogether, I won't bore you to death by going over my training. I will however wager the half a grand in my wallet that I'm a better shot than you." AZ finishes

lj seems a bit shocked by the proposal, and is unable to formulate a coherant answer before GSMY heads over to the two men.

"I'll go with you AZ... You didn't see what it could do. I'm the ONLY one here who saw its potiental... That damned long tongue... I'll go with you but we could use the help of NES, MF or Tidus... any of them will do." GSMY offers

Tidus looks at GSMY as if he has three heads. He lets out a yawn and a laugh, mixed together, and then points the butt of his shotgun at AZ.
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

"Look I'm sorry, but like I said before I'm NOT helping this bastard. He only wants other people to help him accomplish his goals... But as soon as someone ELSE makes a suggestion, he's ready to condemn them to hell... No ****ing way I'm going in there." Tidus starts, waving the butt of his boomstick around like it is a baton, "I for one think we shouldn't stay here for even another minute. I mean look at what happens when we listen to this moron. Let's leave for now, before it becomes any harder to leave than it already is. We can check out the pool room later. For now we can go upstairs shoot those things that are outside the window, and help each other down. Then we could go to the airstrip. There GSMY can unsheathe is knife cut off the finger of the airstrip people then we can go over to the inn. When back we lure those things to the outside of the bar. When we reach the outside of the bar we all split up and head straight for the inn. When we come back in here we use the fingers and get whatever they had and if it is useful we keep it."

"Wait... Are you actually suggesting that we go parading around, outside, in the dark... to cut off people's fingers?!" lj shouts out, causing CC to sir

"Yea, Tidus... That sounds like a great idea and all... except for one very important thing... Do you see that 8 foot outline of something scary at the airport? Yeah. That's the Judge, and he's been told to kill us all. Charging over there means death. I say we drain the pool and light the zombies at the door on fire using one of CC's arrows, lighter and paper... Effectively burning those asses back to the grave for good."

Tidus walks over to the window, and his head tilts slightly to one side... very confused. "Um... GSMY... There is no 8 foot outline at the airport and more..."

"What?!" GSMY jumps up from his seat on the couch and heads over to the window as well. "That's not possible! Where the hell did it go?!"

"We can't worry about that now." AZ says with force, "GSMY, let's head into the pool room. lj, you can watch over CC for us. Is anyone else coming with myself and GSMY?"

"I will... I don't know how much use I'll be... but I'll come." NES says somewhat quietly...

"Well, before you go off and die GSMY, could I hold onto the OR key for you?" Tidus asks, somewhat sarcastically

"Uh... Sure, I don't see why not..." GSMY hands over the key to Tidus, and AZ laughs at Tidus' complete lack of faith.

AZ continues to smile. He hands GSMY the cross and motions for GSMY and NES to follow him. The three men head for the Pool Room door, while Tidus just shakes his head... GSMY takes a deep breath, and opens the door to the Pool Room... Remembering full well what happened last time he went in there... He could only hope for the best now... He turned the knob and AZ raised his handgun. In just a few short seconds they all disappeared into the Pool Room, the door closing itself behind them...

"Fools. By listening to him they are just signing their death certificates..." Tidus says with a deep malace, "But I guess I'll just have to wait for them to get back from their little adventure before I can get out of here...

Tidus yawns again...

"Damn, I'm tired..."

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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

Tidus-
[Status]: Fine {Fainting}
[Equipped]: Shotgun (7/7)
[Items]: Shotgun Shells (11/14), Video Tape, Blank yellow book, Red/Green Herb Mix, 'OR' Key

CC-
[Status]: Fine {Asleep}
[Equipped]: Crossbow
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, Yellow Plug, Patron's Diary, Quiver(4/4), Circular Crank, Fire Emblem, Lighter

MF-
[Status]: Fine {Fainting}
[Equipped]: Handgun (6/15)
[Items]: {Jacket Item- Bar Office Key}, Starter Kit, Empty Flashlight, Shotgun Shells(7/7), 'RT:E' Key, Clip(15/15)

lj-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Crowbar
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, UT Letter, log book, Warehouse Office Key, Charlie's Journal, Blue Gemstone

Pool Room- As AZ, GSMY, and NES walk into the pool room, they see a scene of disaster. Chairs are overturned and destroyed, tables are shattered, and water is everywhere. GSMY shudders... He is the reason the room looks the way it does... Getting those damn handgun parts is what triggered that... thing... to attack. It was probably because GSMY had gotten too close to the pool's edge... Hmmm...

"As long as we stay far enough away from the pool, I think we'll be safe..." GSMY gulps, "I didn't want to come back in here, but hey, if we find something good in here it'll be worth it... right?"

GSMY turns to AZ with a look of concern in his eyes. "You'll be fine, I promise. I haven't forgotten that you are the one that gave me these handgun parts. You drain the pool, and I'll cover you. If things get too, too bad, NES'll back you up as well. Won't you NES?"

"Uh... Of course I will." He says with a half smile

GSMY nods and starts to walk around the room, staying as close to the wall as humanly possible. He graps the cross and his shovel so hard that his knuckles become white. GSMY starts whispering very softly... A prayer, perhaps? AZ raises his gun into a firing posistion. If anything so much as twitched under the water, it was going down. GSMY pauses halfway around the room to catch his breath... He stares into the murky water. It is still for the time being, but he knows that that thing is still in there... He could feel it... GSMY makes it the rest of the way around the room and stares at the sign above the sqaure hole. 'In case of emergency, drain the pool here.'

GSMY stares at the square hole and the cross in his hand. "Emergency... This is an emergency to say the least..."

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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

He places the cross into the hole, and amazingly... it fits! It slides in all the way to outjutting parts of the cross. GSMY turns around and looks for reassurance in the faces of AZ and NES. AZ nods to him, while NES is fixated on the pool itself. GSMY takes a deep breath, and turns the cross three times to the left, until it locks it place. On cue, the drains at the bottom of the pool open up, and the water level begins to lower slightly. In mere seconds, the pool is halfway drained, and the head of something amphibious appears. When the pool is completely drained, all three men are in awe. Standing at the bottom of the pool is a gigantic frog-like creature. It's eyes look clouded over, but there sheer size of it is intimidating enough... whether it can see or not... The Lurker, with it's defensive water covering destroyed, takes an offensive manuever and lashes out with it's tongue, catching GSMY by the legs and sweeping him off of his feet. The Lurker then starts to drag GSMY across the floor, and into the pool. GSMY falls six feet to the pool floor below, landing on his chest. He hits hard, and the air in his lungs escapes, causing him to gasp. Seeing this kicks AZ into action, and he runs over to the edge of the pool. Before the Lurker can get GSMY any closer to it's mouth, AZ unloads two shots into the back of the Lurker. This frightens the Lurker more then anything, and it lets go of GSMY and hops out of the pool, and over AZ. When it lands, it lashes out with it's tongue and grabs a hold of NES, around his chest and arms, rendering him motionless. GSMY is still gasping from the impact he took falling into the pool, but as he tries to catch his breath, he notices something on the pool floor some feet away from him. It looks to be #a keycard#! AZ checks to make sure that GSMY is still alive, before turning to NES and the Lurker. AZ shoots it once again in the back, and once again it let's go of its prey. The Lurker had lost it's ability to escape into the water, so it was now in a full out attack mode. And it was resilient... The Lurker hops across the room again, away from the three men for the time being. AZ and NES could eaily escape right now... but by doing so they would be condemning GSMY to death. However, it was evident that they needed something with more firepower to take this thing out for good...


"HELP!!" NES screams at the top of his lungs, hoping that someone in the Inn would be able to hear him...

"GSMY, I'm not going to leave you here... I promise..." AZ says, leaning over the edge to the now drained pool.

The Lurker hops across the room again, ramming AZ before he could get off a shot, and sending him sliding back across the floor, and into the hot tub... NES stood quivering by the door, uncertain of what to do... The Lurker turned it's head around the room. It picked up on GSMY's coughing, AZ's splashing, and NES' quivering... It was certainly going to attack one of them... Would all three of them be able to make it out of there alive...?

AZ-
[Status]: Fine
[Equip]: Modified Handgun (12/15), Survival Knife(Def. Item)
[Items]: $480, Starter Kit, Clip (14/15), Green Herbs x2, Computer Circuit, Cookie

GSMY-
[Status]: Okay
[Equipped]: Shovel, Sheathed Knife(Def. Item)
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, First Aid Kit, Hidden Note

NES-
[Status]: Fine {Fainting}
[Equipped]: Rusty Axe
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, Self Defense Grenade(2), First Aid Spray, Red Gemstone
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

The Hospital- Key and Tur were not on very good terms. That was an understatement, but Tur was willing to at least try and work together with him... for now. Tur started off for the ER while unholstering his SE. He did not want Key to be sneaking up on him... When Tur got to the ER door, he paused, and turned back towards Key for just an instant. He too was unholstering his gun, but he was headed for the entrance of the hospital...

"What are you doing, Key?" Tur asked, puzzled to hell

"I'm sick of your jackassery, Nate's arrogant Leader-esque attitude, and Natus' know-it-all bull****. I'm going back to the Inn. Screw you guys... You don't apprieciate me. I hate you, and I know you hate me. I hope you die a horrible... gruesome death Tur. And I hope I get to see it. "Good riddance, you pompous ass. I hope for your sake we never cross paths again."

And with that, Key heads for the door. Nate comes out of the OR for a moment to see what all the yelling was about and Tur just watches as Key heads for the exit. Nate walks over to the center of the room, and looks between Tur and Key...

"Where is he going, Tur?"

"Back to the Inn..."

"Why?"

Key reaches the hospital exit and stops, turning back towards Nate.

"Why, you ask? Why. Why, why, why. **** you Nate. Your attitude is just as bad as Tur's, if not worse. I tried to be as much help as I possibly could, and look where that has got me. Tur shocks a man to holy hell, and blames it on me. You Nate, treat me as some worthless subordinate. So screw you both... I'm out of here."

Key pushes open the hospital door, and freezes in his tracks. About 150 yards away, directly in front of the hospital door... is the Judge... His right arm equipped with a very formidable lookin gattling gun... The silhouette of the monstrous beast is incredibly frightening... and Key snaps. He raises his SE and fires a burst at the Judge. All three bullets connect to the chest of the Judge... and he doesn't even flinch...

"JUDGMENT!!!!"

The Judge raises his gattling gun into an attack posistion, and starts letting off rounds before Key even has a chance to react. Bullets pierce Key's chest, arms, and legs, dropping him to the ground where a final series of bullets pierce his skull. Key's body rests at the entrance of the Hospital... he never even made it out. The door closes itself, with no one left to hold it open... All of the bullets that missed Key, pierced the walls and door, and started raining in on the entrance hall. Several bullets nearly take out Nate and Tur as well, but they hit the deck and cover their heads... When the rain of gunfire finally comes to an end... Nate and Tur look down the hall and witness the morbid scene of Key's ravaged body. Tur gets to one knee and holsters his weapon... Nate uses a nearby table to get back to his feet... The two men stare at each other...

"We need to move... and fast." Nate gets out between gasps of breaths

"No ****." Tur snaps back

"JUDGMENT!"

Nate and Tur shudder... Tur manages to see through one of the several holes punched into the wall by the Judge, that the Judge was not advancing on their position... In fact he was heading elsewhere! It looked like he was heading back in the direction of the Inn... or the mansion... It made no sense...
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

"He's toying with us..." Nate bit his lower lip, "Karter told him to take us slow... He was waiting there for one of us, or all of us, to exit the building..."

"...He's accomplished his short-term goal then. He managed to kill one of us... Now he'll wait a little while and then come back for another one of us... won't he?!" Tur lashed out, "That bastard is ****ing with us! Karter is ****ing with our heads!"

"We have some time... but we can't stay here much longer. We have to get Steve fixed up, and back to the Inn as soon as we can."

"I'll get Natus and meet you in the OR..." Tur paused, "And as much as he was a bastard... No one deserves to die like that..."

Nate nodded and headed back into the OR. Tur shook his head and entered into the ER. He was pissed. At himself, at the Judge, at the Unholy Trio... at everything. If he made it out of here alive... Tur vowed to get revenge on Umbrella and the Trio... if it was the last thing he ever did... But he shook off those thoughts for now, as the overwhelming smell of death filled his nose. He almost gagged, but then he stopped breathing through his nose. He first picked up on the blood-spattered note, and placed it in his notebook for future reading. He noticed Natus not looking so good, so he tried to snap him back into reality.

"Hey, Seymour, could you grab those?" Tur said, alluding to the crutches. Natus nodded, but made no effort to move. "Bring those back to the OR with you, I think Troy needs them. If we're all going to get out of here, then those crutches will play a major factor in our escape. If you couldn't tell from the billion rounds fired into here, the Judge was just here... Key... He didn't make it... We have to save Steve and get the hell out of here, so hurry up."

A tear wells up in Natus' eye, but he does not say a word. Tur is about to leave, when he sees the cabinet in the room. Tur is about to smash it open with Mr. Stabby, but then he realizes that it is slightly ajar. Tur opens it up to find a #first aid spray#. Tur smiles and takes it, knowing that if he gets infected again, he'll be able to cure himself. Tur heads for the door again, and can't understand for the life of him why Natus has yet to move. Tur just figured that he was collecting his thoughts, so he let him be and crossed the bullet riddled hall to the OR. Upon entering, Tur saw Troy passed out on the floor, Nate over by the sink, and TJ standing over Steve. Tur flashed a psuedo-smile to TJ, and headed over to Nate at the sink.

"Natus should be here soon... He took the news of Key pretty hard..."

"That works..." Nate responded, and then turning to TJ, "Hey, could you come here for a second, TJ?"

TJ leaves his friends side and walks over to the sink. "...Yeah?"

"We've got the herbs, but which ones do what?" Nate questions

"Um... Green ones are the major healing ones. Red ones do nothing by themselves, but mix them with a green one and that'll cure almost any wound. Blue ones cure poison and can be mixed with green ones. The Yellow one... I don't really know... That's the first I've ever seen of that variety..." TJ teaches, in a rush

"So, mix up a green and a red one for Steve." Tur said
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

Nate hurried over to a nearby faucet, where doctors would normally have washed their hands before an operation, and ground the a green and a red herb on the counter. He found a discarded cup nearby and filled it with hot water, mixing in the herbs to make a thick paste. Tur, TJ, and Nate then headed over to Steve and gently lifted his shirt. His wound was deep, and turning a greenish color... He was barely breathing. Nate's heart was racing at this point, and beads of sweat were beginning to roll down his forehead. He wiped it away with his forearm, then administered the healing agent with the help of Tur. They crossed their fingers once he was done, hoping desperately that it would work. Tur paced back and forth across the room for a few moments, and Nate head back over to the tray of herbs and took the remaining ones... Tur stopped pacing and watched as Nate pocketed the herbs. He looked at the wound on his arm, that still hurt like holy hell.

"Hey Nate. Let me have the green herb, okay? My arm is still killing me... That is of course, if it is alright with you."

"Yeah. Sure... I'll make the paste for you." Nate smiles

And so he does. He makes the paste for Tur and hands it to him. Tur thanks him kindly, and covers the wound on his arm. He can already feel it starting to heal up. These herbs were good stuff. Tur looked across the room, and saw color returning to Steve's face, and his breathing was becoming more normal. He wasn't better by any stretch of the imagination... but he was looking more alive... which was a good thing. On the ground, Troy coughed once and sat up, leaning his back against the wall. He looks over at Nate and Tur, and then at Steve and TJ.

"What's going on...?" Troy spoke, still groggy

"We're getting out of here... and soon." Tur responded, "It's no longer safe..."

"Where are Natus and Key...?"

"Uh... Natus is still in the ER..." Nate calmly replied

"...but Key is dead..." Tur finished, "The Judge was just here, and he didn't make it..."

"Judge...? Is that the thing I heard those fools talking about on the intercom system?"

"You heard that too?!" Nate is somewhat shocked

"All the buildings here are hooked up to the same PA system... I heard it from in here..."

"Oh..."

"So what's the plan, boys?" Troy says as he attempts to stand, but fails, "I can't run, I'm unarmed, and I've got one hell of a headache. Stevie boy over there won't be waking up anytime soon... Even with the administration of herbs, it'll be at least an hour before he regains consciousness. We're a merry batch of misfits..."

As much as Tur and Nate hate to admit it... Troy's absolutely correct. What was the plan? Nate headed over to an empty wall and sat down...

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to take this chance to get a nap..." Nate responded

"With the Judge out there?" TJ whispered

"If anything happens, wake me up..." Nate said before closing his eyes

"We need to get back to the Inn guys... It's not safe here..." Tur growled, but no one listened

"Man we're screwed..." Troy said with a grin

Sad thing was... he's probably right...
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

Natus-
[Status]: Fine {Fainting}
[Equipped]: Self Defense Magnum (2/2)
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500

Nate-
[Status] Fine {Asleep}
[Equip] Aluminum Baseball bat, Dagger (Def. Item)
[Items] Starter Set, $500, 'LT:E' Key, [Yellow Herb, Blue Herb]

Tur-
[Status]: Fine {Fainting}
[Equipped]: Samurai Edge(6/18: Burst Mode), Stun Gun(Def. Item, 50% Battety)
[Items]: Starter Kit[Crumpled Paper, Encrypted Note, Bloody Note], $500, Voice Memo Recorder, Water Emblem, Mr. Stabby, First-Aid Spray

Key-
[Status]: DEAD Shot 67 Times in rapid succession
[Equipped]: Samurai Edge(3/18: Burst Mode), Steel Pipe
[Items]: Starter Kit, $100

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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

*Hooking the edge of the Hot Tub with his right arm before he falls completely into it, he rises and steps back out over the edge.. his eyes narrowing, he focuses intently on the Lurker.. In the time it's taking to choose it's next target, as well as take in it's surroundings, he readies the CH and takes the time to fully focus and aim.. taking a breath, and holding it, he pumps off three rapid shots, his right foot braced against the base of the hot tub to insure his accuracy, and absorb even more recoil than his overall well-rested strength does naturally.. The three shots were aimed in a line from left to right.. starting with the creatures right eye, then the center of it's head, and finally the last shot into it's left eye.. Immediately after firing, he pushes off from the hot tub with his braced foot for a sudden burst of speed, and runs full force to the creature, as it reacts to the three extremely well aimed head shots that came from an extremely powerful Custom Handgun.. While closing the distance gap between himself and the Lurker in mere seconds, he draws the Survival Knife in the process.. Using his speed, strength, and combined momentum he plunges the knife as hard as humanly possible into the throat area of the reptilian creature.. knowing it was still at one point and time part human.. As he collides with the creature, he can't help but tumble with it, but has enough sense of mind to attempt to roll off to the side some.. As quickly as he can rise to a kneeling position, he cracks off a few more rounds into the head of the beast.. at the same time shouting to NES..*

"NES.. your Axe! Now!!"


*With that, he moves to the edge of the pool, where GSMY is slowly regaining his composure.. Hopping from the edge down into the grimy dinge of the pool, he helps GSMY back to his feet, while shouldering him.. he quickly walks him in the direction of the stairs, scooping up the Key Card in the process.. Setting GSMY at the steps, as he can now make it out on his own, Frank ascends the steps quickly.. CH drawn and ready.. he takes up aim at the Lurker one last time whether it still lives or not, ready to empty the clip into it as the others make their escape.. If in fact it is already deceased, he will retrieve his bloody Survival Knife and then help GSMY out of the Pool, and back into the Inn.. where he will promptly punch Tidus in the face for not responding to NES' shouts and pleas for assistance, as he was right next to the door which leads back to the lobby..*

[Status]: Fine
[Equip]: Modified Handgun (Less than 9/15)
[Items]: $500, Starter Kit, Clip (14/15), Green Herbs x2, Computer Circuit, Cookie, Key Card
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So it went. Off I went into the ER. I didn’t trust Key. I was tired. I was grouchy. I was denied Sam’s twin. Pissed, I was.

But I worked past it, for now. At the ER door I already had Sam in my left hand, unsure what Key might try. I looked back. He was drawing his gun, too.

Fine. I had more ammo anyway. Let’s rumble! But…he wasn’t preparing to have a shoot-out with me. He was leaving. What the? Why?

"What are you doing, Key?" I asked, desperate for answers.

Key shot back not bullets, but heated words. "I'm sick of your jackassery…”

Jackassery? Was that even a word?

“…Nate's arrogant Leader-esque attitude, and Natus' know-it-all bull****. I'm going back to the Inn. Screw you guys... You don't appreciate me. I hate you, and I know you hate me. I hope you die a horrible... gruesome death Tur. And I hope I get to see it.”

Whoa. Issues much?!

“Good riddance, you pompous ass. I hope for your sake we never cross paths again."

My sake, huh? I guess it would be unfair for me to deal with his lunacy again. How considerate. Even so, I stood there, dumbstruck. Bah. Screw him, then. Nate apparently heard all our racket and came out from the OR.

Nate asked, "Where is he going, Tur?"

"Back to the Inn..." I shrugged. Wasn’t a bad idea. AFTER we were finished here.

"Why?"

I was about to speak, but Key was already doing so. "Why, you ask? Why. Why, why, why. **** you Nate. Your attitude is just as bad as Tur's, if not worse. I tried to be as much help as I possibly could, and look where that has got me. Tur shocks a man to holy hell, and blames it on me.”

I didn’t blame it on you, you dolt. I just smoothed things over. But really, thanks a bunch for telling Nate what I did. Yeah, thanks. Dick.

“You Nate, treat me as some worthless subordinate. So screw you both... I'm out of here."

I raised my right fist under my eye and moved it in a mocking ‘boo-hoo’ motion while making a sad face. I scoffed, watching Key leave with MY Sam twin. And my eyes widened in terror. I saw him…no. **** no. IT in the distance. It had to be…the Judge.

This thing was the most horrid contrition of science I had ever seen. I stood, slack-jawed. It was a disgusting, warped creation. It was definitely Karter’s baby, alright. And “baby” had a god damn gatling gun, holding it as easily as I did Sam.

Before I could make a move it all went down. Went down so fast. Key emptied his trio of rounds into Judge, but they didn’t even faze the beast.

"JUDGMENT!!!!"

That single word shook me to my core. I would learn to hate that single collection of letters more than anything.

Even though Key’s burst did nothing, I had to try. I raised Sam up as quick as I was able. It wasn’t fast enough. Judge opened fire with the gatling gun, shredding…Key…shredding…everything. The inside of the hospital was decimated once more. Key’s corpse lay near the door, not having even gotten outside.

Well, no. Not everything was destroyed. I survived. I swore I would never give up. The instant I saw those barrels spin, I dove for cover like my life depended on it. Of course, my life did depend on it. Somehow, someway, I looked up, unscathed, at the desolation that had been wrought. And at poor Key.

We’d argued. We’d fought. He’d attacked me several times. I’d come inches from shooting him myself, I thought. But no…no one deserved to die like that…

Nate? I remembered he had come out as well. Was he alive, or had the Judge’s rain shredded him like an Enron document as well?

Incredibly, Nate was also alright. I was shaking pretty bad from what just happened, and it took me a good minute to get back to me feet. Second time I nearly taken a bullet. Worst job ever.

(cont'd)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

At my knees, I put Sam away. It seemed the Judge had rendered his judgment. He was coming in. I needed both hands free to get all the way back up, as shaky as I was.

"We need to move... and fast." Nate gasped.

"No ****,” came my smart ass response.

"JUDGMENT!"

Again, those two syllables molested my spine, causing it to quiver violently. I had a grim look, and took a gander outside, with more caution than I’d possessed lately.

There he was. The ugly ****er. Man, did I want to shoot at him. A waste of ammo was never a better term. And then he’d just head on back here to finish us all of. For once, my cooler head prevailed. But I was angry. So angry at this thing. I vowed to kill it.

It was leaving. But where? I watched its departure. The Judge was heading toward…the Inn? Karter’s place? I wasn’t certain. If it was the Inn then the others were in grave danger!

But, I didn’t think that was its destination. It had been told to pick us off slowly, one by one. And so it had begun to. I had a feeling it wasn’t going after the Inn people for now.

"He's toying with us..." Nate bit his lower lip, "Karter told him to take us slow... He was waiting there for one of us, or all of us, to exit the building..."

"...He's accomplished his short-term goal then. He managed to kill one of us... Now he'll wait a little while and then come back for another one of us... won't he?!" Tur lashed out, "That bastard is ****ing with us! Karter is ****ing with our heads!"

The Judge. Karter. I planned to kill them both. Their actions could NOT go freely. There would be justice…

"We have some time... but we can't stay here much longer. We have to get Steve fixed up, and back to the Inn as soon as we can."

Agreed. "I'll get Natus and meet you in the OR..." I glanced at Key’s barely distinguishable body. "And as much as he was a bastard... No one deserves to die like that..." Nate left for the OR.

I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. Key. So gruesome… Was this a preview of what would happen to the rest of us? Xanitos, Key, biolink, Hunu, Bravo…all dead. And this was just beginning.

I swore to myself. I WOULD SURVIVE. And I would do my damnedest to ensure everyone else did. Our teamwork was more important now than ever. AZ and Tidus had to stop fighting. I didn’t want one of them to feel the guilt I did if…

It was true. If I hadn’t fought with Key, and enraged him to leave, he wouldn’t have been perforated by the Judge. My fault…my fault…

Tears welled up in my hazels again. I felt responsible for the deaths of everyone. If I’d just gone to the Airstrip first. If I’d gotten to Evan’s house sooner. If I hadn’t bickered with Key.

I screamed, frustrated, and shook my head. Making my way back to the ER, I knew that if I made it out of here…Umbrella was going down!

But like a punch in the face it hit me. The stench of blood. I recovered from gagging quickly, and made my rounds about the room much more speedily than usual. Time was of the essence.

A bloody note looked promising, so it went right into my handy-dandy notebook. Natus, despite being in here, and NOT almost being blown away by a damn mini-gun like Nate and I had, was looking pretty shabby.

(cont'd)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

I thought maybe if he felt useful, he’d feel better. Maybe a little. A pathetic tactic, but I had neither the time nor the energy to do any more at the moment. I jabbed a hand at a pair of crutches, saying, "Hey, Seymour, could you grab those? Bring those back to the OR with you, I think Troy needs them. If we're all going to get out of here, then those crutches will play a major factor in our escape. If you couldn't tell from the billion rounds fired into here, the Judge was just here... Key... He didn't make it... We have to save Steve and get the hell out of here, so hurry up."

Well, he’d heard me at least. But he wasn’t moving. Guess he was really feeling it. I frowned, not in anger, but sadness as I saw Natus tearing up. Perfectly understandable. But I hoped he broke from his freeze-frame soon. It was paramount to move soon.

What was in that cabinet? A good smashing would tell me!! Oh. Wait. It was unlocked. And partially…open. Okay. Stupid me. My lack of sleep continued to display itself. A First Aid Spray sat inside, and I happily took it. In case I got munched on again, or if someone else did.
At the door, I shot a look back at Seymour. C’mon, move, damn it. Well, he would. I let him be. I knew all to well that there were times when a man just had to be alone.

Back in the OR, I snapped into action. Key may have been gone, but I’d be damned if Steve died, too! Troy was unconscious again, and I frowned, once more hit with the hammer of my conscience. I’d have to let him know what I’d done. I wouldn’t feel right otherwise. I hadn’t trusted him then. I figured I’d let him punch me in the face. That’d make us even.

But not now. Later. Sometime…later. I grinned at TJ, seeing things starting to get underway. Nate was at the sink. I joined him.

"Natus should be here soon... He took the news of Key pretty hard..."

"That works..." Nate responded, and then turning to TJ, "Hey, could you come here for a second, TJ?"

TJ leaves his friends side and walks over to the sink. "...Yeah?"

"We've got the herbs, but which ones do what?" Nate questions.

TJ told him. Seemed the greens were the base healers, the reds amped up the power of a green, blues neutralized poison, and the yellow one…he didn’t know. Hmm.

Sounded like a green/red combo would do wonders for Steve, so I told them to use that.

Nate got to work. I took a look over at Steve. Hang in there, man…

The three of us went over after Nate had prepped the herbal paste, and I helped him apply the salve. It had to work. Damn it, it HAD to.

As we waited, I saw Nate taking the remaining herbs. I didn’t really care, as I was carrying a lot of stuff myself, but I wanted one. For my arm.

"Hey Nate. Let me have the green herb, okay? My arm is still killing me... That is of course, if it is alright with you."

"Yeah. Sure... I'll make the paste for you." Nate smiles. I sighed, relieved, and nodded. I figured he’d help.

“Thanks,” I grunt, taking the salve from Nate and putting it on my arm. It felt…strange, but most certainly a GOOD strange. My arm was feeling much better already. And if a red thrown in was even better… I smiled. Steve was going to live. I knew it.

Checking him, my thoughts were basically confirmed. He looked much more healthy, even only a minute or two after it was applied. He didn’t look so pale.

"What's going on...?"

Whu tha? Oh, Troy was back with us. "We're getting out of here... and soon." I explained. "It's no longer safe..."

Pshaw. Talk about the understatement of the year.

"Where are Natus and Key...?"

"Uh... Natus is still in the ER..." Nate told him.

(cont'd)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

I looked away as I finished up explanations. "...but Key is dead... The Judge was just here, and he didn't make it..."

"Judge...? Is that the thing I heard those fools talking about on the intercom system?"

He knew? I guess the hospital intercoms were linked like the Inn’s were. So Karter could verbally terrorize as many people at once. Of course.

Nate was a bit taken by this news. But Troy told him exactly what I had thought. They were all linked. Karter could yell at everyone in the Village simultaneously. Bastard!

"So what's the plan, boys?" Troy talk snaps me from my thoughts, "I can't run, I'm unarmed, and I've got one hell of a headache.”

I hung my head at that. Other than us getting off on the wrong foot, Troy had been nothing but helpful. My actions…were not justified. I’d atone for them. I’d let Troy hit me. Later.

“Stevie boy over there won't be waking up anytime soon... Even with the administration of herbs, it'll be at least an hour before he regains consciousness. We're a merry batch of misfits..."

Christ, an hour?! We could carry him, but it’d be slow going. Probably not a smart plan. But we needed to get back to the Inn. Soon!

Nate spoke. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to take this chance to get a nap..."

A nap. I’d love a nap. With an hour to kill, it wasn’t a bad idea. But one of us had to stand guard, in case Judgy Boy returned. TJ seemed to echo this.

"If anything happens, wake me up..."

"We need to get back to the Inn guys... It's not safe here..." I growled. I wasn’t getting much reception, and I knew we’d be here till Steve was up again. With Nate already dozing, and Troy in no position to move…

Where the hell was Natus with those crutches?! With Troy going on crutches, and the rest of us lugging Steve… Agh. Wasn’t going to happen.

"Man we're screwed..." Troy said with a grin.

I shrugged. “I’ll keep an eye out, but I don’t know how much longer I can stay awake. As soon as we get back to the Inn, we all need sleep. And I’m getting some.”

I frowned. “Troy, there’s something I need to tell you. But not now. Not important now. Just remind me later, okay? In case I forget. Doubt I will, but…just remind me later. I’ll be right back.”

I walked back out into the entrance hall. Stooping in front of Key’s corpse, I whispered, “Listen, listen to me, Key. I’m sorry. I’m…” I felt a lump in my throat. “…so sorry. We had our differences, our fights, but this? This wasn’t right. This wasn’t…” I couldn’t go on. I silently plucked the second Sam up. “You listen to me. I’ll avenge this. You hear me? You have my word, and if I don’t…I’ll be seeing you soon.”

(cont'd)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

I gradually rose to a stand, and walked to the ER. Standing in the doorway, I called to SN. “Hey, c’mon, Seymour. Let’s try to stick together. Don’t need everyone scattered right now. Steve’s got a bit of a wait, but I know he’ll make it. Please. Bring those crutches and rest up in the OR as soon as you’re able. I’ll watch over things. Okay?”

Leaving the ER, I took position in the entrance hall. If anything was coming in, I’d be right in its way. I had to stand. Sitting at this point was akin was beddy-bye.

Besides, everything was soaked in blood. Now’d be a good time to review the notes and tape I’d collected. I did so. Other than that, all I could do was wait.

[Status]: Fine {Fainting}
[Equipped]: Dual Samurai Edges(6/18, 0/18-Burst), Stun Gun(Def. Item, 50% Battery)
[Items]: Starter Kit[Crumpled Paper, Encrypted Note, Bloody Note], $500, Voice Memo Recorder, Water Emblem, Mr. Stabby, First-Aid Spray

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

grabs his axe u ugly son of a b**** he slashes the monster in the head with his axe as hard as he can....
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i like chicken:) and....................RESIDENT EVIL!!!

Man, it feels great to be home. Scooping up my cat, I place her on my shoulder as I walk into my kitchen. It's Sunday, opening weekend of the NFL! The Eagles play at four, so I have plenty of time to relax. Grabbing a beer from the fridge, I make my way downstairs, but it's completely dark. I fumble for the light, when my cat hisses at something in the room. I hear grunting, screaming. The light comes on, and I see my family. But.....something is wrong. They are dead! And they are walking towards me...

I run, but fall over the couch. My mother falls on me, spraying my face with some putrid liquid. I feel teeth going into my legs. I scream out "HELP! NO!"

`"NOOOO!" I wake up with a start. I had been dreaming. I am not at home, I am still somewhere in Spain, and those monsters are real. I hear them banging against the door to the inn. Looking over at Tidus, I mumble "Just a nightmare...."

But then, I hear another scream, coming from the Pool Room. It's NES! "What happened? Why are they in there??" Not waiting for Tidus' response, I quickly reload my handgun and run into the Pool Room.

I see AZ getting out of the hot tub, GSMY is gasping for air in the drained pool, and NES is picking up his axe. There is a disgusting Lurker in the room, and he notices my presence. I assist AZ in destroying the creature...

"Is everyone ok?" I notice that GSMY appears the worse of the three, and I help him out of the pool. I notice that AZ found a keycard. "Could that be one of the keycards to let us into the research center?" I ask expectantly...

"So can someone please fill me in on what I missed during my nap? What else was found in the safe compartments, and what should we do now?"

Status: Fine
Equipped: Handgun (reloaded, so ~15/15)
Items: (Jacket - Bar Office Key), Cash, Empty Flashlight, Clip (6/15), RT:E Key


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There's more to life than video games! Like television!

<OOC>*Unless I post before an update, just stick me with Nate...*<OOC>

"Oh hell..."

*SN unholsters the SD Magnum, checking the safety is off...*

"This is a very bad day..."

*Grabs any useful items nearby and heads for the main entrance to the hospital...*
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"It's coming...It's not going to stop...it'll never stop...it's coming for us...It's coming to kill us..."

Panting, thanks AZ I know you might be an ass most of the time but your a good guy, thanks for not leaving me for death. I know this sounds weird but I need some time to myself I need to rethink a few things. Can I take the keycard and see what I can do with it perhaps it opens a compartment in the safe that, that psycho Karter might have locked up. Oh and also I want to see if I can do anything with your Computer Circuit. Lloyd was walking between NES and AZ, when he looked back into the pool with tears in his eyes recounting every moment from both trips. He rubbed it off saying it was from the pain of the impact. When really it was once again he was completly and totally useless as he always is to the team. MF walked in gun ready only to find a dead Lurker and a team with succus.

"Your late MF but thanks for coming." Lloyd grinned he stumbled into Room 001, opening his Med-Kit he used some bandages and patched himself. Next he closed the door and unsheathed his knife tying up his holster around his belt. He took the knife and was to slit his throat in weakness but stopped, and looked outside at his fellow researchers.....no his friends and realised they aren't taking the easy way out, so he wasn't either. With that he walked out to his friends and put the Laptop on the counter from the Item Box and waited for AZ's approval for the keycard and Computer Circuit
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What do you want here something witty? **** you I ain't that smart.

*While sitting in the main room of the Inn, I here what sounds like a big struggle come from the pool room.*

"I knew those guys would end up taking a beating just to fulfill that bastard's needs."

*I shake my head*

"Nobody ever listens to Tidus. What is it with them? Do they find AZ intimidating? I sure don't!"

*I get up and head upstairs. I walk into room 003. I see the bed and walk over to it. I drop on the bed and give into my fatigue. I lay down on my stomach over my shotgun. My hands tightly wrapped around the shotgun, so that in the slightest hint of danger I can wake up and be ready to kill.*
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The Village is over-run with strange monsters. Whats worse is there is a nemesis chasing us every step of the way. I will still survive the village!

llets let ff determine the outcome of this battle
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i like chicken:) and....................RESIDENT EVIL!!!

Nate laid his head against the wall, but couldn't seem to do anything more than doze. Images of Key's bullet-riddled corpse, the hulking Judge, the undead doctor that had attacked him, that creature with the long tongue... it was all a total nightmare. Besides, he was so pumped with adrenaline and wired with emotion that sleeping was impossible.

Remembering the note in the waiting room, Nate stood up. A sudden head rush made him stagger and nearly blackout, but he regained his balance, shook his head, and blinked away the blackness (Low blood sugar... I happens to me a lot). Feeling better after a few moments, he made his way towards the waiting room.

As he opened the doors into the entrance hall, he noticed Tur, and that he had a first aid spray. Remembering what effects it had had on Tur's bite wound earlier, he kindly asked him to give his calf wound a quick spray, to be sure it wasn't infected. He also suggested that they spray Steve's wound before it totally healed, as he thought he remembered that somebody had mentioned he had been bitten. It would be terrible if the wound was infected, and the herbs simply sealed the bacteria inside.

Having suggested this to Tur, he told him he was going to finish checking out the waiting room. With a nod of the head, he did so. Upon entering the room, the first thing that caught his eye was the dead body. Past thoughts and emotions flooded back to him, but he brushed them aside as he walked over to the corpse. He looked down at the body.

"Please forgive me," Nate whispered.

He raised his foot (the unscratched one), looked away, then brought it down with full force on the back of the creature's head. He stumbled away, covering his mouth, tears welling in his eyes.

"Damnit! I'm nothing but a monster!" Nate choked, sobs racking his entire frame. He was torn between survival and sympathy, and as an animal, survival had to come first. Because of this choice, he felt himself to be a monster, and continued to for the rest of his life (however short or long that may be).

Waiting for the violent sobs to subside, he made his way over to the couch, took off a pillow case and wiped the ichor off his pant leg, before settling down to read the note he had left laying here.

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"United we stand, divided we fall." - Aesop

"what the hell could that thing be?" lj though as he heard the battle in the pool room. He glances over to see that CC was still sleep despite all the noise.He then glances over to see tidus grumbling things as he heads up stairs. He take this time to put Charlie's Journal and the UT Letter in the item box. lj goes back to the chair and sits down hoping that everyone in the pool room was safe. "We really need to start investigating more of the village if we plan on getting out."


lj-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Crowbar
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, log book, Warehouse Office Key, Blue Gemstone
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President is Bush, vice president is Dick, so a whole lot of ******* is what we gonna get- Talib Kweli

Closing us out for tonight... and remember:

I'll be out of town Tuesday and Wednesday, so STV will be on hold until I get back. I HAVE NOT abandoned STV...

Quite the opposite actually... I'm absorbed by it. I have to go to Fort Mead and get my physical for the Air Force...
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

(Sure thing, I'll spray Nate's wound)

"You got attacked, too?"

(And Steve as well)

"Yeah, that'll cement his recovery. Good idea. Make sure he's not infected, either."

(But then it's back to guard duty and info reviewing)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

(Oops. Well, let's hope FF accepts my last post, though it was SLIGHTLY past the cut-off.)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

Tur, I'll just throw that one next update.
NOTE: To anyone in the 'Incapacitated' condition. Shame on you... You didn't take the several warnings that your characters were tired. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Now, they have forceably passed out, as their body takes over the mind. Luckily for everyone... this time at least... no one was left out in the open where they could be easily attacked. You can start your next posts by having your character wake up, either being shocked at the fact that they fell asleep or resolved in the fact that they knew it was going to happen. After going through the 'Incapacitated' state though, your character will no longer get tired until the next night. Blessing and a curse, depending on where it happens. But remember this for the next time... You don't want to fall asleep in the middle of an attack...

Weary -> Tired -> Exhausted -> Fainting -> Incapacitated

I think I gave you a fair amount of time to take even the slightest of naps... This is just another obsticale you'll have to overcome. Every night, you'll have to sleep at the end of one of your posts. I think it's a nifty twist anyway... Ahem. On to the Update.


The Hospital- Natus finally snaps back into reality, after nearly losing his mind in the rancid Emergency Room... The news of Key's death was still dwelling inside his head as well... This was quite honestly the worst that he had felt in his entire life. He had to fend for his life, and try to keep his emotions in check the entire time... That just wasn't happening. His companions were dying all around him, and there were three men in this Village intent on wiping out any record of their existence... Just Lovely. Natus' vision comes back into focus, and he gags again... This room was wretched... Breathing through his mouth, Natus does a quick look over of the room... Had someone come in here earlier...? Where were the herbs? Wait... Did Tur say to bring those crutches? I think he did... Natus shakes the cobwebs out of his head and walks over to where the crutches lie. He scoops them up under his arm and heads out of the ER as fast as he can... The sight of that much blood and rotten flesh was too disturbing for him to handle right now... Natus walked into the entrance hall and saw the devistation laid down at the hands, or more accurately gun, of The Judge. The hundred or some odd holes that punctured the hospital... The desecrated corpse of Key... The blood... Oh god, the blood... Natus has to look away, as tears well up in his eyes... Key had been a good ally to him... He just couldn't accept the fact that he was dead. He didn't want to believe it... He wouldn't believe it... Natus stormed off into the OR, and threw the crutches down at the feet of Troy... He then heads over to the back of the room and stands at the foot of the operating table, looking at Steve...

"He... looks better..." Natus says, somewhat quietly.
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PepsiPlunge is the CM Punk to my Chris Hero.

"Yeah. The herbs seem to have done the trick..." Tur responds, "But he won't be transportable for at least another 15 minutes... Even then though, we'll need to carry him. But that'll have to do... I don't want to be in here anymore... Not after I saw... Key..." He trails off, knowing that Natus knew exactly what he was going to say...

Troy slides the crutches over to himself, and uses the extra support to finally get back up to his feet. He tips a phantom hat to Natus when he manages gets back up to a vertical base.

"I thank ya kindly." Troy says to Natus, "Now I might actually be able to get back to the Inn.

Natus smiles... He felt useful again. Troy tries out the crutches and is actually quite good on them. He can even break out into a small sprint if he needs too. Tur smiles again too... Despite Troy initially being a jerk... He was kinda fun to have around... But that only made it harder to for Tur to bear the guilt of what he had done to the man a short while ago... The smile on Tur's face quickly turned into a frown... He had to tell Troy what he had done... He deserved that much... Troy finishes his test run on the crutches and heads back over to his section of the wall, where he plops back down...

"That's good Troy. With you being so mobile on those crutches, we won't need to worry about you so much on our trip out of here..." Tur said, trying to force a smile, but failing... "Troy, there’s something I need to tell you. But not now. It's not important now. Just remind me later, okay? In case I forget. I doubt I will, but... just remind me later."

Troy tilts his head slightly to the side in confusion, but he shurgs it off with a grin and a, "No problem, bro."

Tur nods and gets up to his feet. He was light headed and felt like he could faint at any moment... It was not a good feeling, but Tur couldn't stand to stay in the same room as Troy, feeling as guilty as he did...

"I’ll keep an eye out, but I don’t know how much longer I can stay awake. As soon as we get back to the Inn, we all need sleep. And I’m getting some... But for now, I'll be in the waiting room... If anything is going to come in here, it'll be through that door." Tur resolves

"Need I remind you that the thing with the razor tongue came in through the window?" Troy asks with a hint of spite

"Details, details." Tur snaps, "Nate and Natus are in here to protect you..."

"Nate's asleep, and from what I can tell Natus has a two shot gun. How comforting..." Troy says while rolling his eyes

"You know... I can't tell when you are being sarcastic, and when you are being serious..."

"It's a gift I have... But you know you love it."

Tur shakes his head, and heads out of the OR without dignifying Troy's statement with a response...

Natus is still somewhat out of it... How were they going to get out of here? Were the others still alive? Is Steve going to make it? Natus looks over and sees Nate stirring from his sleep... He stood up, and almost feel straight backward. Nate had to use his arm to brace himself, as a sudden head rush almost caused him to blackout...

"You alright Nate?" Natus took a few steps toward him, concerned.

"He's fine." Troy answered for Nate, "He stood up too fast. Don't you pay attention to anything?"
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PepsiPlunge is the CM Punk to my Chris Hero.

Natus shot Troy a glare, but was only met with Troy's goofy ass grin. Nate just waves them both off before another argument brews. "I'm fine... I stood up too fast, that's all..."

"Echo, anyone?" Troy smiles

"I'm going to head back to the Waiting Room... I have... Some unfinished business to tend too..." Nate starts off for the door, but pauses, "Take care of Steve guys... He's come too far to die now..."

And with that, Nate too exits the OR. Troy sighs, and leans back against the wall...

"So... Natus... How was YOUR day...?"

Natus takes one look at Troy, before falling to one knee... and passing out. The sleep deprivation had finally caught up to him... Hopefully danger would stay away long enough for Natus to wake back up...

[Status]: Fine {Incapacitated; Asleep}
[Equipped]: Self Defense Magnum (2/2)
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500

NateDaTater- Nate crosses the Entrance Hall, and heads into the waiting room... On his way he notices Tur talking to the remains of Key... He was making his peace... Nate respected that. Upon entering the Waiting Room, the first thing that caught his eye was the dead body. Past thoughts and emotions flooded back to him, but he brushed them aside as he walked over to the corpse. He looked down at the body.

"Please forgive me," Nate whispered.

Nate raised his good foot, looked away, and with a wavering resolve he brought it down with full force on the back of the creature's head. He stumbled away, covering his mouth, tears welling in his eyes.

"Damnit! I'm nothing but a monster!" Nate choked, sobs racking his entire frame. He was torn between survival and sympathy, and as an animal, survival had to come first. Nate's emotions tore at his already ravaged mind, and Nate convinced himself that he was nothing more then a monster... and that he would always be so until the day he died...

Waiting for the violent sobs to subside, Nate made his way over to the couch, took off a pillow case and wiped the ichor off his pant leg, before settling down to read the note he had left laying here...

File #21- Doctor's Memo

I've... never seen anything like this... Not in my thirty years in the medical field. I don't even believe that this is even possible! The dead are unable to rise again! It goes against everything I've ever learned in medical school! But... But I've seen it with my own eyes!! When I talked to Karter about this, he said that I would have to kill anyone who entered the hospital that even had the slightest of infections... Kill them!! I am a doctor! I am in the practice of healing, not killing... Karter even took the key to my Operating Room cabinet and stowed it away in the damned safe. I'm powerless to help anyone... My herb and spray supply is drastically low, and Karter took most of them back to his mansion, and the Research Center. You can't possibly understand the horrors of this disease... The flesh rots off of the bones, but the mind does not die. It deteriorates, but does not die! I've watched them rise... They live only to feed... On the living... On their flesh... I... don't know how to treat it. I'm a failure as a doctor... I've failed the Village. I'm so sorry... So... So... Sorry... I've been biten too, on the leg... but I'll keep on treating the wounded and infected until the very second I... turn. I hope that you all will join me in doing what we do best... Saving lives... Or at least, easing the pain...
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PepsiPlunge is the CM Punk to my Chris Hero.

Nate shakes his head as he reads the memo. It wasn't the doctor's fault... It was Karter's. It was Wilder's. It was Martin's. They were the one's responsible. That doctor was a hero. He tried his damndest until the moment he died, and he rallied support for the other doctor's to do the same. It was just too much, too fast for them to handle... But the doctor said that the key to the OR cabinet was in the safe... In the Inn? It looks like they were going to have to come back here after all...

[Status] Fine
[Equip] Aluminum Baseball bat, Dagger (Def. Item)
[Items] Starter Set, $500, 'LT:E' Key, [Yellow Herb, Blue Herb], Doctor's Memo

Turducken- Tur exited the OR with his mind flooded with thoughts. Steve's recovery, the pain he had caused Troy, Key's Death... Key... Tur looked across the hall and saw the remains of Key's corpse... Ugh... It sickened Tur to think about how Key ended up like that... Tur shuffled over to Key, who was missing large chunks of flesh and riddled with holes... All of the blood had poured from his body, and his eyes were still open. Tur, respectfully, closed his eyes for him... It was the least he could do... Tur knelt down next to Key and began whispering to him, oblivious to the fact that Nate was just a few feet from him. He didn't care, Key had to hear this from him. Whether it was in this world, or the next...

"Listen, listen to me, Key. I’m sorry. I’m..." He felt a lump in his throat. "...so sorry. We had our differences, our fights, but this? This wasn’t right. This wasn’t..." Tur paused, unable to continue. He silently plucked the second SE up, no longer out of necessity, but out of honor and vengeance. "You listen to me. I’ll avenge this. You hear me? You have my word, and if I don’t... I’ll be seeing you sooner then later..."

Tur couldn't help but feel responsible for what had heppened here. If he hadn’t fought with Key, and enraged him to leave, he wouldn’t have been perforated by the Judge. If he had just gotten to the airstrip sooner... If only... If... Tur shook his head... He was getting tired, and his mind was wandering... He couldn't sit, or he'd fall asleep. Perhaps he could try reading the files he picked up...? Tur pulled out the encrpyted note first... It was just a mass of characters, and he couldn't make heads of tails of it... So he put that away... Tur then pulled out the bloody note, but the room started to spin... faster... faster... He stumbled backwards, and tripped over a nearby chair. He landed on the floor, and tried to stand up, but he unfortunately succumb to the necessity of sleep...

[Status]: Fine {Incapacitated; Asleep}
[Equipped]: Duel Samurai Edge(6/18, 0/18; Burst Mode), Stun Gun(Def. Item, 50% Battety)
[Items]: Starter Kit[Crumpled Paper, Encrypted Note, Bloody Note], $500, Voice Memo Recorder, Water Emblem, Mr. Stabby, First-Aid Spray


Tidus41390- Tidus hears the screams coming out of the pool room, and does not even flinch. As a matter of fact, he feels a sense of accomplishment. He was right, the entire time.

"I knew those guys would end up taking a beating just to fulfill that bastard's needs." Tidus says to no one in particular, "Nobody ever listens to Tidus. What is it with them? Do they find AZ intimidating? I sure don't!"

Without another word, Tidus rises to his feet and heads up the stairs, to find a quieter place. He heads into Room 003 and flops down on the bed, his shotgun underneath of him. Tidus craved sleep, but he also craved life. If anything were to disturb him, he'd shoot it before it got a second chance... Those fools had followed AZ to their deaths... He could just sense it...

[Status]: Fine {Asleep}
[Equipped]: Shotgun (7/7)
[Items]: Shotgun Shells (11/14), Video Tape, Blank yellow book, Red/Green Herb Mix, 'OR' Key
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PepsiPlunge is the CM Punk to my Chris Hero.

The Pool Room- AZ takes a hard hit to the chest and goes sprawling across the room. He slides backwards and falls halfway into the hot tub, but he manages to hook the edge with his right arm to prevent a complete submurssion of his body. Which is good, because AZ has to dodge a second charge by the monster frog. AZ rolls out of the way, the pain in his chest melting with the earlier pain to create something entirely new. NES continues screaming, trying to waken the entire Inn. He is frozen in place however, fearful of the consequences of moving. The Lurker escapes to the back of the room again, and wraps up GSMY with it's tongue for the second time. It was going for the kill, and this was evident to everyone in the room... It dragged GSMY half way up the pool before AZ had a chance to react. AZ takes a few seconds to fully focus and aim. He takes a deep breath, and holds it while he pumps off three rapid shots, with his right foot braced against the base of the hot tub to insure his accuracy, and absorb even more recoil than his overall well-rested strength does naturally. The three shots were aimed in a line, directed to take out both of the Lurker's eyes and the center of it's head. However, the Lurker had learned from previous gunshots and released it's hold on GSMY and turned it's back to hop away. GSMY fell some three feet back into the pool, but the Lurker couldn't move fast enough to avoid the bullets... They connected with it's back in mid air, and took it out of the air. It crashed to the floor and took out several chairs. Seeing the creature downed, AZ pushed off from the hot tub with his braced foot for a sudden burst of speed, and ran full force to the creature. The Lurker was wounded, but not out of the game yet. The Lurker got back into a standing position and hopped over AZ, who could not stop in time to react. The Lurker landed behind AZ and shot out it's tongue with full force, trapping AZ around the arms and chest... restricting any movement. Slowly, but surely, the Lurker pulled AZ towards it's mouth... This was the end for AZ. NES was petrified and GSMY was out of it. But then, the pool room door burst open and MF charged into the room with his gun raised. NES' cries for help had woken him from his slumber... Seeing AZ in danger, MF does not hesitate to open fire. It takes two shots for the Lurker to release AZ, who was almost inside of the beast's mouth. AZ spins around and shoots at point blank range to the head of the Lurker, while MF fires into the back of the head of the beast. The Lurker is extremely wounded, and has changed from offensive to defense, and it attempts to run away. AZ backs up a few steps and draws the Survival Knife in the process... Using his speed, strength, and combined momentum he plunges the knife as hard as humanly possible into the throat area of the reptilian creature, tumbling with it in the process. AZ has the mind however, to roll off of the creature, which lands at the feet of NES. He is still petrified, but the creature is all but dead now, and that gives NES a burst of energy... MF has yet to take his gun off of the Lurker, and as AZ gets to one knee he screams out to NES...

"NES.. your Axe! Now!!"

NES looks at AZ and raises his axe above his head. With something that sounded like a war cry, NES brings the blade of the axe down onto the neck of the Lurker. It does cut all the way through, but it does enough to sever the spine of Lurker, which finally dies... It twitches once, but then comes to be incredibly still... It was dead... Thank God. MF helps AZ back to his feet, and the two men imeadiately change the clips in their guns. Then AZ heads over to the Lurker and removes the knife from it's throat. He makes sure that the beast is actually dead, and then he wipes off the blood and puts away his knife.
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PepsiPlunge is the CM Punk to my Chris Hero.

"Is everyone ok?" MF asks, mostly to GSMY who is face down in the pool. AZ gives MF a thumbs up and then hops down into the pool. MF follows suit and the two men help GSMY back up to his feet, while he coughs. MF continues to give GSMY a stable shouler, while AZ walks across the pool floor and picks up a Keycard off of the wet cement. AZ holds it up to his face and reads off of it: 'Trent Wilder: RC Level 2 Clearence- Front Door' Great. They could open the Research Center door, but they couldn't get to it because of the electric fence... But hey, it was a start... GSMY was able to stand up by himself again, and AZ and MF could now see the big bruise across GSMY's face from falling into the empty pool... twice. GSMY smiled though, happy to be alive...

"Thanks AZ. I know you might be an ass most of the time but you're a good guy, thanks for not leaving me for death. You too MF... You came running for us... That shows character..." GSMY says, through his panting, "I know this sounds weird but I need some time to myself I need to rethink a few things. I need a few moments to think, and then I want to see if I can do anything with your Computer Circuit, AZ."

AZ and MF nod in understanding, and help GSMY make his way out of the empty pool. The three men meet up with NES and head out of the pool room, where lj is relieved to see them... lj had just finished depositing the UT Letter and Charlie's journal into the item box when the four men returned.

"Oh my god!" lj gasped as he saw GSMY's face, "What the hell happened in there?!"

"Frog." GSMY said curtly, "A big frog."

"A really big frog." MF added

"Needless to say, we almost died..." AZ said with a cool head, "But the rewards were great. We got one of the keycards to the Research Center."

"Awesome!" lj jumped with joy, "Well... We really need to start investigating more of the village if we plan on getting out."

"Wait... First, can someone please fill me in on what I missed during my nap? What else was found in the safe compartments, and what should we do now?" MF questioned

AZ started to answer the questions, but GSMY headed into Room 001 and shut the door. Behind closed doors, GSMY unsheathed his knife and held it to his neck. He had tears in his eyes... He thought he was totally useless to the team... But then he thought of the others, and the situation they were in too... They weren't taking the easy way out, and he wasn't going to either... I mean, it was GSMY that had drained the pool in the first place. He is the one that actually uncovered the Keycard. Had he not gone with AZ, there would have been no way that AZ alone could have retrieved that Keycard... GSMY smiled... He was useful... He opened the door and joined the others, where he saw AZ going off...

"And lj, where is that assclown Tidus?! I can't believe he didn't come and help us after NES started screaming. MF came, and all he had was a hangun! If I find that bastard I swear I am going to beat him to within an inch of his life..." AZ was fuming...

NES went to say something, but he fell across a nearby couch and passed out... Exhaustion finally caught up with him... AZ noticed this, and CC who was still sleeping...

"We need to move out soon... We'll let them sleep for now, but we can't stay here forever. I agree with lj, we have to explore the Village a bit more... It's what? 3 AM now? The sun should be up soon... Then we'll be ready to go...

The others nod in agreement. The bangings on the door were getting louder... A fourth zombie had joined Jim outside... Things were getting worse by the minute... The researchers had to come up with a plan, and soon... Or the Inn would be their grave...
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

CC-
[Status]: Fine {Asleep}
[Equipped]: Crossbow
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, Yellow Plug, Patron's Diary, Quiver(4/4), Circular Crank, Fire Emblem, Lighter

MF-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Handgun (15/15)
[Items]: {Jacket Item- Bar Office Key}, Starter Kit, Empty Flashlight, 'RT:E' Key, Clip(3/15)

lj-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Crowbar
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, log book, Warehouse Office Key, Blue Gemstone

AZ-
[Status]: Fine
[Equip]: Modified Handgun (15/15), Survival Knife(Def. Item)
[Items]: $500, Starter Kit, Clip (7/15), Green Herbs x2, Computer Circuit, Cookie, Lvl2 Keycard

GSMY-
[Status]: Okay
[Equipped]: Shovel, Sheathed Knife(Def. Item)
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, First Aid Kit, Hidden Note

NES-
[Status]: Fine {Incapacitated; Asleep}
[Equipped]: Rusty Axe
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, Self Defense Grenade(2), First Aid Spray, Red Gemstone

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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

To clarify: I think I gave you a fair amount of time to take even the slightest of naps... This is just another obsticale you'll have to overcome. Every night, you'll have to sleep at the end of one of your posts. I think it's a nifty twist anyway... Ahem. On to the Update.

That is every in game night, not every real life night.
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"This is the story of a man... a woman... and the corpses of a thousand evil men..." ~My Chemical Romance

I think I can get rid of the front door zombies but its going to require a team effort and careful pickpocketing.
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What do you want here something witty? **** you I ain't that smart.

After a close encounter with a big frog, we all walk out of the pool room relatively intact. "Where has Tidus' run of to? I am gonna beat him within an inch of his life," I hear AZ yell. Not that I blame him. The one person with the biggest gun, and he is nowhere to be found. These guys must really hate each other...

"Az found a keycard, but it's only for the door of the research center, so we still need one for the fence." I announce to lj. Almost on cue, there is more banging from outside the inn. Sounds like Jim now has THREE friends with him. "Jesus, we need to get out of here. Those things are gonna starve us out!" I yell, my stomach beginning to grumble.

"I think I have a plan on how to take out the zombies, but it will require teamwork and careful pickpocketing." I hear GSMY say.

"The way I see it, we can either take out those four head on, according to your plan.." Then I notice lj is holding a crowbar.

"...or, lj, you and NES can try to break into Room 002, and get us into the pub. I highly doubt that one door can hold up to both hacking and prying."

"What about Evan? Isn't he most likely mush for brains by now?" NES responds.

"Well, fighting off one zombie is better odds than trying to take out four. Especially if our boy Jim has mutated into some 'super zombie.'" Looking over at the couch, CC is still napping quietly. "Either way, we need to wake her up and make a decision. And, I suppose we need to find Tidus before we go as well."

AZ shoots me a look. I don't know what is between those two, but, for now, he has the most powerful weapon, and we could use all the help we can get.

"So, what say you all?"

Status: Fine
Equipped: Handgun (15/15)
Items: (Jacket - Bar Office Key), Starter Kit, $500, Empty Flashlight, Clip (3/15), RT:E Key

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There's more to life than video games! Like television!

<SN'S FIRST DREAM SEQUENCE!!!! W00T!>

Walking through the almost beutiful halls of UMB HQ, Natus couldn't help but grin...all he had to do was retreive a small Vial from an Isolated village, and he'd be 7 digits richer...Heh, It might even turn out to be fun! All I have to do is play the others off each other long enough to get into the facility...I have the solutions to all of the Trio's crazy puzzles...I know all the RE3 Release codes...Hell, I even know AR-TNEM2's Safety word! He'll obey my every command if I need him!

Getting into the Limo that would take him to the Airport, Natus just couldn't help laughing out loud...

"This is gonna be cake."

...but then everything decayed around him...He wasn't at UMB HQ anymore, he was in the dank OR room at the village clinic. He didn't know the Judge's Safety word, He didn't know the solution to the puzzle, he didn't know the codes...NO! ALLWRONGICONTROLSTOP!

</Dream>

"Ah!" SN gasped, sitting up in the OR...Troy was staring at him...SN slowly drifted back into sleep, smiling.

"...grinning like a shark man..." Troy muttered...
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"It's coming...It's not going to stop...it'll never stop...it's coming for us...It's coming to kill us..."

*While sleeping I have a dream.*

*I dream about everyone abandoning me.*
<Dream>
(Me)"Guys where are you going?" (The group) "Shut up Tidus! You are of no help to any of us. All you do is come up with half-baked ideas that can get us all killed.
(Me)"What are you talking about? All I ever do is think of the best for us. It's that idiot your all trusting. He will lead you to your deaths, you must believe me. If you just take a moment to think about it, you will realize that every time we listen to him something bad happens. (AZ Whispering to me) " Give up they will never believe you. I have gained there trust by helping them out and showing them kindness." (Me)"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
</Dream>

*I wake up*

"Whoa what a dream."

*I fall back asleep*

<Dream>
(Me) "Guys don't listen to AZ, It's bad for your health."
(As usual no one listens and they go with AZ) "Idiots. They abandoned me so they can go and die. I don't care as long as I stay away from them I live. (Az's group finding a way into the bar) "Yay!!! we made it!!!!!!!!!!!" "JUDGEMENT!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!111!!!1!!1!!!" "OH NO we lose!!!!!!!!!!!! (Everyone dies except AZ) Hahahahaha I made It out alive. Everyone else loses, just like I planned it. (The judge impales him through the stomach and pounces on AZ's legs. The judge then takes AZ somewhere and makes AZ his s*x slave.)
</Dream>

*I wake up yet again this time laughing.*

"AZ's just reward. Hahaha."

*I fall asleep again.*

Status:Fine, {asleep}
Equip:Shotgun (7/7)
Item:Shotgun shells (11/14), Video Tape, Red/Green Herb mixture, Blank Yellow book, Starter set.
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The Village is over-run with strange monsters. Whats worse is there is a nemesis chasing us every step of the way. I will still survive the village!

*wakes up from his sleep whoa i really needed that sleep but i feal better now anywho i think we should all go to room 002 and ill smash the door wit my axe and lj will pry it open wit his crowbar meanwhile everyone with a gun get ready to blast whatevers behind that dam door is that a good plan?????
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i like chicken:) and....................RESIDENT EVIL!!!

oh ya almost forgot
status: fine
weapon equiped: rusty axe
items:500$ starter kit 2 grenades first aid spray blue gem
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i like chicken:) and....................RESIDENT EVIL!!!

After reading the note, Nate felt very much enlightened as to just what was going on. It was a bacteria of some sort - maybe even a virus - that caused its host to mutate into something dead... but not. An undead, if you will. He carefully slipped the note into his notebook and tucked it away in one of the back pockets of his jeans. He took one last look around the room, again noting the TV/VCR box, before leaving the room, trying not to look at the mess of decomposing human flesh on the floor.

With the contents of the note fresh in his memory, Nate searched out Tur. He found him asleep. He contemplated waking him, as his sleeping spot was not a good one, but instead he kneeled down next to him. He thought about taking the guns that he had clenched in his hands (with every intention of returning them), but thought better of it... he didn't want to wake him. Instead, he took the first aid spray. He didn't like taking without permission from a sleeping man, but his situation could be dire.

He walked over to a nearby chair and sat down. He lifted his pant leg and quickly sprayed the scratch he had received from the zombified scientist. He was about to return it when he remembered something he had heard about Steve's wound - that he had been bitten by an unknown creature. Thinking it best to spray his wound before it healed over, Nate returned to the OR and quickly sprayed Steve's wound after gently lifting his shirt. He was looking much better.

After doing this, he returned the spray to Tur's side before heading over to the entrance hall to watch for any intruders or, he could only hope, for other researchers come to check on them. Nate could not remain idle, so he began to pace the hall, looking around for anything of interest. After his brief scan, he began doing random wrestling and baseball warm-ups and stretches that always got him pumped for "game time".

[Status] Fine
[Equip] Aluminum Baseball bat, Dagger (Def. Item)
[Items] Starter Set [Doctor's Memo in notebook], $500, 'LT:E' Key, [Yellow Herb, Blue Herb]

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<OOC>Wow... that post was lame. I have been so tired lately... *Sigh* No sympathy necessary.</OOC>
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"United we stand, divided we fall." - Aesop

Try as I might to examine the items I’d gathered, my eyes wouldn’t focus for the life of me. I’d been up SO long… My vision swam, the room blended into a mass of colors. I tried to walk it off, get moving. You can’t fall asleep while you’re moving, right?

Wrong.

Instead of stepping forward as I intended, I fell back, hitting something.

“Whuzzat?” I murmured as I hit the floor. Winded, I attempted to get up. Everything was going dim. I couldn’t let myself fall asleep…I couldn’t…I’m guar…

Whoa! That was a close one! I stood quickly. Did I fall asleep? I must have, I think. I didn’t feel tired at all anymore. I jogged back into the OR.

“Sorry, guys! I think I fell asleep out the…” I stopped dead in my tracks. The eviscerated corpses of Steve, Natus, Nate, and Troy were sprawled about the room. I stood there, dumbstruck.

“No… how…”

“You weren’t keeping watch. You got careless, and they were killed while you were napping. Came in through the window, just like Troy said.”

I spun. A man I did not recognize at all stood there.

“Who are you?” I spat.

“You know who I am.”

“No, I really don’t.”

“All will be explained in good time. Now, come with me.”

The man left the hospital, and for whatever reason I followed him. We walked to the Inn. Outside it’s doors, he stopped, and turned to face me.

“Brace yourself…” he opened the doors, and I nearly vomited. All of them, every last researcher…dead. All in equally brutal manners. I looked away, gagging.

“You were wrong again. The Judge did go the Inn next. He killed them all. I believe he killed NES first. Right over there.” He got a thoughtful look, then pointed in another direction. “Or was it there? I forget. There’s chunks of him all over. You’d be surprised. AZ and Tidus worked together in their last moments. Put up a…DECENT fight. About as good as a human could give my Judge, anyway.”

“Your Judge?!” I snarled.

The man smiled, shrugged, and nodded. “Indeed. He’s my creation. And he did a bang-up job here.” I threw a fist at the man’s head, but he caught it so easily… “Now, now, Tur, don’t be angry. You’re still alive. You still have a chance to win.”

“Win?! What are you saying?!”

“It’s okay, Tur. It’s a game. It’s a game, just like usual.”

I grabbed him by the scruff of his shirt. “Game?! Explain yourself, damn it!”

“JUDGMENT!!!!!” That came from TOO close behind me. I looked, and saw. The Judge stood about 30 feet away, and he didn’t look too happy. I looked back at the man…but he was gone. How’d he get out of my grip? I didn’t even notice!

And yet I still heard his voice. It came form everywhere, and nowhere at once. “Defeat the Judge, Survive the Village, and your questions will be answered!”

Judge had his trademark gatling gun. I had no chance of escape. I had to fight!

Rather than shoot me, Judge ran forward with incredible speed and shoulder-rammed me into the Inn. In midair, I executed a perfect backflip and landed in a crouch, skidding a few feet back.

“JUDG…”

”Oh, shut the **** up!” I yelled, and drew my twin Sams. He opened fire with his gun, but I dove to the side, weaving my way through the hail of bullets in Bullet Time fashion. Landing on my feet (yes, somehow, even from a dive) I rushed him, ran up his body and kicked him in the head once, spun (with flashy Matrix-camera pan effect) and kicked him again.

The Judge flew outside like he was just hit by a dump truck. He rose with the chain gun again, but I stood casually and blasting him with my Sams, not noticing that neither ever ran out of ammo, or that the one had ammo at all.

They tore him apart. I walked to his quivering, near-dead self.

“J…Jud..” it moaned, weakly.

(cont'd)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

“Judgment?! I’ll give YOU Juogment!” I snapped, and shoot him in the head a final time. “Guilty, of being killed by me.”

A familiar voice spoke up. “Hell of a job there, bird combo. Exactly what I’d expect from a killer like yourself.” It was Karter!

I faced him. “You! You bastard! I’ll avenge my friends now! I’m going to make your death ten times more painful than any of theirs, you hear me?!”

Karter smirked. “I didn’t kill any of them. You did. Hunu, Bravo, Xanitos, and biolink at the Airstrip…killed because you didn’t go and warn them. You knew you should have. You came up with the idea. But you told someone else to do it, that way, when they died, you’d have someone else to BLAME. Everyone here…killed again, because you didn’t warn them. You saw Judgey-poo heading this way, but you ignored it. Like the airstrip. Wanna know why?”

He laughed. “Because, Tur, you’re just like me! You know it’s for the good of science! You wanted them to die!”

“NO! That’s a lie!”

“Is it? Did you even really fall asleep at the Hospital, or you just pretend to be, and laugh as the monster burst in and devoured the others? I wonder. And of course, you antagonized Key, KNOWING that our Judge was outside.”

“You are full of ****! And I’ve had enough!” I raised the Sams, but when I did, Karter was suddenly…me! Wearing Karter’s clothes!

What the hell?!?!

“You see, we’re exactly the same,” my own voice told me as the Karterducken…whatever guy spoke. “Exactly.”

He went flying as my fist collided with his teeth. I readied my Sams and fired…only to find them now empty. Karterducken gave me the ‘come on’ motion with his hand.

Karterducken puts up his dukes as I rush him. I throw a high sidekick at his head, but he knocks it aside. He twists my arm, and judo-flips me to the ground. I react instantly, up sweep kicking him and executing a ninja-y spring up to get back on my feet. He stands fast, and throws a fist into my nose. I kick his kneecap, strike him in the bottom of the jaw my elbow, and then hit him with a spinning backfist. It physically turns him around, and an instant later I boot him in the back of the head with a jump kick, and he slams into the earth.

I pick him up by the collar and stare into his (and thus, my) face. With no words exchanged, I end it, smashing his nose with an iron palm.

He gurgles, and falls over, dead. The bridge of his nose had penetrated his brain. It was over.

Odd. The Inn’s front door had closed again. And now, a knocking was emanating from within.

(cont'd)

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

I opened the door to find myself not in the Inn at all, but rather, a white room. Completely white. White walls, white floor, white ceiling. A black chair was in the middle of the room, facing away from me. Numerous TVs covered the white walls of the room.

Why did this seen familiar? I was not surprised when the TVs began to turn on, one by one, slowly at first, but the speed of this increased until they were all on in less than a minute. And I was on every one of them. Different scenes of me, doing things I’d done since arriving in the Village.

There, that one showed me stabbing Mrs. Jones. That one showed me walking to the Inn for the first time. Opening the cabinet in the ER, to find the Spray inside. Everything. Every action, every last second of my time was being displayed on a screen.

“What?! What is going on here?!” I screamed.

The chair turned. The man from before sat in it, dressed kind of like Colonel Sanders.

“You again!”

“Good job, Tur. I’m glad to see you’ve made it here. But…I knew you would.”

“Who ARE you?!”

“Just call me…FF.”

A dramatic musical sting echoed throughout the room. FF pushed a button on the remote he held, and it was again silent.

“Have you enjoyed my game?”

“Game…game…you called it a game before. What do you mean by that?!”

“Exactly what I said. This is a game. I created the Village. I brought you here, in a sense. I created Karter, the Judge, the Jones family, Troy…all of them.”

“I don’t understand,” I croaked.

FF smiled kindly. “What’s not to understand? I created this game. You are a part of the game. The others: CC, AZ, Nate, Tidus, lj, MF, Natus, Hunu, Bravo, NES, biolink, Xanitos, Key, GSMY…also players, in MY game. You die, you lose the game. But it’s alright. You don’t REALLY die. After all, you’re not even really here.”

“Of course I am!”

“Is that so? Explain where the Inn went, then. Explain how Karter become you. Explain how you were able to kill the Judge single-handed, utilizing super-human feats. My allowances. My designs. I am god here, quite literally. Vis-à-vis, ergo. Hehe.”

“Why’d you LET me come here, then? Why me, anyway?”

“You were the first One on the passenger list.”

I began to pace. “This is too weird. Why should I believe a word of this?! This is insane!”

“Insane…or outsane?”

”What? That doesn’t even make sense!”

“Doesn’t make sense, or cents, or scents?”

“What?” I was really confused.

“ERGO!” He paused. “Concordantly!” And… “I got nothin’ else. Get out.”

An invisible force hurled me back outside. I struck the ground, bounced, and rolled.

I found myself back on the floor of the hospital. Shaking my head, I groaned. “Damn it all to hell! I fell asleep! ****!” I returned to a stand. “Man, what a strange dream. Why can’t I just have a dream of me and Jill, just once? Is that too much to ask?!”

Hey, wasn’t this F. Aid Spray full when I found it? I shrugged, and checked on my comrades.

[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Twin Sams (6/18, 0/18 - Burst Mode), Mr. Shocky (Def. Item, 50% Battery)
[Items]: Starter Kit [Crumpled Paper, Encrypted Note, Bloody Note], $500, Voice Memo
Recorder, Water Emblem, Mr. Stabby, F. Aid Spray

GAME PLAN
1. Check on others.
2. Insist on returning to Inn.
3. Peruse info gained at Inn.

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It's a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken!
- About my user name

Closing us out.
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PepsiPlunge is the CM Punk to my Chris Hero.

*Watches as the attempt to pry/hack open the door to The Village Idiot ensues.. he then walks over to where CC is resting, and tries to wake her from her nap..*

"Rachel.. we're about to head out.."


*Ponders heading over to the Hospital as he opted for after finishing off the rest of the Inn, but decides it best to finish off the Bar as well, providing it can be opened.. if not, the next step in his plan is to investigate the Research Facility.. but he needs that other damned Key Card first.. while he thinks of his next move, he reviews the abundance of information on the tables and the item box, as well as recalling the information he heard as others read it aloud..*

"Hmm... I think I'll hold onto the Key Card for the time being, GSMY.. but let's see if we can't get this Laptop cracked open.. maybe it'll provide some much needed intel.."

[Status]: Fine
[Equip]: Modified Handgun (15/15), Survival Knife (Def. Item)
[Items]: $500, Starter Kit, Clip (7/15), Green Herbs x2, Computer Circuit, Cookie, Lv. 2 Key Card
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Sorry AZ, two hours to late for me to consider your post in the update... But it seemed like there was nothing in there that needed dire attention... The next few updates are going to be extremely fun for me... If you guys do what I think you are going to... Major plot details will be revealed...

The Inn- Everything has broken down... Emotions have been running wild, there have been attacks, no one knows what is going on... No one even knows if they are going to be able to get out of here alive... Spirits were high when the safe was cracked, but then dropped to a new low after the Lurker attack... Everyone was sick of this Village, and they were starting to get of each other... Their own minds were starting to play tricks on them. Anyone who dared to sleep was haunted with nightmares that ravaged their already fragile psyches... It was beginning to be all too much... The Judge had been all but silent, and the Unholy Trio had yet to go on the offensive... But why? No one knew... Arggg!! Why doesn't anyone know!? Tidus had gone upstairs to go to sleep, leaving his 'comrades' for dead in the pool room, and he felt no regret for it. CC had been asleep for over an hour and a half... NES had passed out from his exhaustion... Everything was falling apart. lj, AZ, GSMY, and MF stood in the welcoming room to the Inn, trying to figure out what in the world they could do. The extreme banging on the Inn's door was beginning to get unbearable... The door was actually beginning to bow, even if it was just a little. Crimson Jim and three of his undead buddies were doing their damndest to get into the Inn, and get their next meal. If they were going to leave the Inn, they were going to have to go through them. GSMY looked out the window and sighed...

"I think I can get rid of the front door zombies but its going to require a team effort and careful pickpocketing." He suggested

The others just stared back at him, slightly confused by his lack of explanation. GSMY stares out the window, and seems a bit out of it, so the others try decide to simply leave him alone for the time being. lj shuffles in his spot on the couch, and stares at AZ and MF.

"Hey... What happened in there? I didn't want to come running in there and leave CC all by herself, you know?" lj smiles a little

"AZ found a keycard in the pool, but it's only for the door of the research center, so we still need one for the fence." MF is halted by a sudden, hard crash on the front doors, "Jesus, we need to get out of here. Those things are gonna starve us out!"

NES stirs from where he had fallen forward... He holds his head in confusion... It doesn't look like he even knew that he fell asleep. He looks up to see the four other awake researchers staring back at him... All NES can do is put on a sheepish grin...

"The way I see it guys, we can either take out those four head on, according to your plan GSMY..." MF pauses and stares at lj and NES in rapid sucession, "...or, lj, you and NES can try to break into Room 002, and get us into the pub. I highly doubt that one door can hold up to both hacking and prying."

MF shudders, as does everyone else in the room. They were all thinking the same thing. Evan... The man who had saved the lives of 5 of the researchers early on could quite possibly be a flesh eating zombie by now... It was a sad and sickening thought...
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I think FFDragon just became my new Idol. Screw Clockspider. ~Crimson Sword

"I'm up for a good axing of the door to Room 002. lj can pry and I'll chop! Good times will be had by all!" NES stands up straight for the first time since his nap, and takes his axe in hand. He walks right over to the door and starts to chopping at the Room 002 door, with little regard to whether anyone was going to help him or not. He slashes and chops at the thick wooden door with his oxidized axe, until he hears a 'twang' sound that attracts the attention of the others. NES drops his axe his side and tilts his head slighly to the side. Under the layer of oak wood, the door had a layer of steel as well. What the hell was up in this Village? Why does an Inn need steel doors? NES was about to ask this question, but stopped when he realized that everyone was pondering the same exact thought themselves. A question best left unanswered for now... But that ruled out heading into Room 002... For now... That means one of two things...

"Well... Either we're going out through the front door, guns blazing..." lj started

"Or we're going to do what that loser Tidus said and try and drop down through the second floor window..." AZ finished

"Ugh... Either way is going to be difficult. Fighting off two zombies is better odds than trying to take out four. Especially if our boy Jim has mutated into some 'super zombie.' But dropping two stories isn't too appealing either... I value my legs..." MF Looks over at the couch where CC is still napping quietly. "Either way, we need to wake her up and make a decision. And, I suppose we need to find Tidus before we go as well."

AZ shoots MF a glare that could melt steel. MF just holds up both of his hands in front of him to show that he meant no offense. AZ just sighs and heads over to the window with GSMY. lj has his head in his hands, and NES is leaning on the door to Room 002, with wood chips at his feet. MF takes a step into the center of the room and tries to look at everyone at the same time...

"Look, for all we know, the hospital group could be dead by now. It's been about 5 hours since we last saw them, or heard from them... We have to get a move on to see if any of them are still alive. I could have sworn I heard gunfire earlier... It's 3:30 now. Sunrise should be in two and a half hours... We need to get a move on guys... So, what say you all?" MF tries to formulate a solid plan of action... but everyone is off in their own little world... trying to escape the reality that is... The Village.

CC-
[Status]: Fine {Asleep}
[Equipped]: Crossbow
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, Yellow Plug, Patron's Diary, Quiver(4/4), Circular Crank, Fire Emblem, Lighter

MF-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Handgun (15/15)
[Items]: {Jacket Item- Bar Office Key}, Starter Kit, Empty Flashlight, Shotgun Shells(7/7), 'RT:E' Key, Clip(3/15)

lj-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Crowbar
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, log book, Warehouse Office Key, Blue Gemstone

AZ-
[Status]: Fine
[Equip]: Modified Handgun (15/15), Survival Knife(Def. Item)
[Items]: $500, Starter Kit, Clip (7/15), Green Herbs x2, Computer Circuit, Cookie, Lvl2 Keycard

GSMY-
[Status]: Okay
[Equipped]: Shovel, Sheathed Knife(Def. Item)
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, First Aid Kit, Hidden Note

NES-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Rusty Axe
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500, Self Defense Grenade(2), First Aid Spray, Red Gemstone

Tidus-
[Status]: Fine {Asleep}
[Equipped]: Shotgun (7/7)
[Items]: Shotgun Shells (11/14), Video Tape, Blank yellow book, Red/Green Herb Mix, 'OR' Key

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I think FFDragon just became my new Idol. Screw Clockspider. ~Crimson Sword

The Hospital- After reading the note, Nate was more privy to what exactly had happened in the Village. He placed this note in his notebook and replaced his notebook back into the back pocket of his jeans. He took a final scan around the room, trying his hardest not to look down at the corpse at his feet. Nate closed his eyes and headed back out into the Main Hall, where he found Tur... Dead?! Nate rushed over to Tur, who was sprawled out across the floor, with scattered chairs and tables all around him. Blood was everywhere, but then again, there was blood everywhere to begin with... When Nate reached Tur's side, he was overly relieved when he found out that Tur had just fallen asleep, and had not died... Nate lets out a huge sigh of relief, and a slight laugh. This place was starting to make Nate think about nothing but death... It was sickening, this is true... But with all of the death around him, how could he not be thinking about it? Nate snapped out his dream-like state, and leaned over to wake Tur. Sleeping in the same area where Key was killed was probably not a good idea... But he stopped. Tur looked so peaceful while he was sleeping, that Nate could not bring himself to wake him. However, something sticking out of Tur's pocket catches Nate's eye. The first-aid spray... Nate bends over and slides it out Tur's pocket, being careful not to disturb his sleep. Nate despised theft, but dire situations called for dire, and maybe even unethical measures... He walked over to a nearby chair and sat down. He lifted his pant leg and quickly sprayed the scratch he had received from the zombified scientist. Nate felt infinitely better, more mentally then physically, knowing that there was now no chance that he would be infected. There was a little above a half bottle left in the spray, and Nate was going to return it when he remembered that Steve's wound had not only been caused by Trevor, but he had bitten by an unknown creature. Thinking it best to spray Steve's wound before it healed over, Nate returned to the OR. When he entered, he found Natus and TJ asleep on the opposite side of the room from Steve. Troy was sitting on the floor, trying to Nurse his leg, and whistling an unknown tune. As Nate enters, Troy tips an invisible hat to him and continues whistling. Nate nods back to Troy and heads over to Steve. He is regaining color nicely, but when Nate lifts Steve's shirt he has to look away for a moment, because the wound was still that bad. Nate turns back and sprays Steve's wound, finishing off the can. Steve groans... The first sound he's made in quite some time, so Nate smiles. But when he realizes that the First-Aid spray is empty, he is saddened that he basically stole it from Tur... He places then can on the ground, and heads back out of the OR, leaving Troy to his whistling. Upon re-entering the Entrance Hall, Nate decides to watch for any intruders or, he could only hope, for other researchers come to check on them, while the others slept. But Nate could not remain idle for long, so he began to pace the hall, looking around for anything of interest. At the end of the hall nate sees a #welcoming desk# with a #clipboard# and #something black# on it... The desk also seems to have #a drawer# that could possibly be opened. The desk has been riddled with gunshots though, and it is in pretty sad shape at the moment. The Judge had a knack for ruining everything in its wake. Nate shook his head, remembering exactly what had happened to cause those gunholes... Poor Key...
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I think FFDragon just became my new Idol. Screw Clockspider. ~Crimson Sword

Nate tries to push that gorey memory out of his head... In order to do so, and prepare for the escape that was on hand, he began doing random wrestling and baseball warm-ups and stretches that always got him pumped for "game time". Tur stired on the ground behind him, and sat straight up from his sleep with a start. Something in his sleep had scared him enough to cause sweat to roll off of his face. Tur rubbed the back of his head where he had fallen, and then his eyes to cure the blurriness. Tur braced himself on a nearby chair and used it to propel him to his feet. He was overly joyed to see Nate, and that nothing had happened to anyone while he had unwillingly gotten some rest. But then a look of confusion settled upon his face... He looked all around him, and then patted down his pockets...

"Hey... Didn't I have a First-Aid Spray when I... um... Fell asleep...?" Tur questioned to no one in particular

"I... Used it." Nate admitted, not wanting to lie, "On myself where I was bitten, but I used the majority of it on Steve's wound. I didn't want all of work to heal his wound go to waste if he turned..."

Tur looked a bit disturbed, but then he put on a smile. "I guess that was the most useful thing to do with the spray... No worries..."

Tur brushed himself off and headed to the OR door, but he stopped when he got there and beckoned to the still stretching Nate.

"Come on yoga boy, we've got to come up with a plan to get out this hell hole... The Judge could be back at any moment."

Nate was about to protest the jest made by Tur, but he stopped when he concluded that it was all in good fun... Nate flashes a thumbs up sign and follows Tur back into the room that he had just left. Upon entering they see Natus sitting up with a start, grinning from ear to ear...

"...grinning like a shark man..." Troy muttered...

Natus then closes his eyes and falls back asleep. Tur heads over to him and shakes him by the shoulder. Natus' eyes shoot open, and Tur helps him back to his feet. Natus is a bit groggy, but he doesn't dispute the fact that Tur woke him up. Tur does the same thing to TJ, and then he heads to the center of the room. He interlaces his fingers and places them behind his head as he takes a deep breath... He was about to propose a do or die plan...
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I think FFDragon just became my new Idol. Screw Clockspider. ~Crimson Sword

"Alright. This is it. We have to move... now. Troy can handle himself just fine on those crutches, as we've seen..." Tur starts

"Yeah. You guys don't have to worry about me. I can do just fine with these two pieces of wood." Troy agrees

"Good. That leaves Steve as the only problem. Quite honestly... We don't know when or even IF he's going to wake up. If TJ and Nate can help carry Steve, myself and Natus can provide cover fire should anything go wrong... But we have to get back to the Inn. Hopefully when we get there, everyone will still be alive... Maybe they've found out some way to get out of here... And they should be happy to hear about Steve." Tur finishes his plan

"What do we tell them... about Key...?" Nate chokes out

"Should we tell them anything?" Natus trails off, "Why not just tell them that he went off alone?"

"You mean lie to them?" Nate snaps, "I won't do that. No. I'm going to stand by this decision... They have a right to know..."

"Then we'll just tell them exactly what happened... The Judge caught him in cold blood... What we don't have to tell them was Key's rebellion before he died. He deserves that much..." Tur stops, "But we're getting ahead of ourselves... We have to make it back to the Inn first... So... Who's ready to get out of this blood soaked mortuary?"

Troy uses the aid of his crutches to get to a vertical base...

"Well now. What are we waiting for? I say, let's get the hell out of here!" Troy beams

"The Judge is out there..." Natus warns

"Yeah..." Tur agrees, "But the Judge was also in here... I'm willing to take my chances... You coming?"

Nate, Natus, and TJ stared at one another... This was going to be a major decision... It was dangerous out there, but it was just as dangerous here... What's a good set of researchers to do?!

Tur-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Duel Samurai Edge(6/18, 0/18; Burst Mode), Stun Gun(Def. Item, 50% Battety)
[Items]: Starter Kit[Crumpled Paper, Encrypted Note, Bloody Note], $500, Voice Memo Recorder, Water Emblem, Mr. Stabby, First-Aid Spray

Nate-
[Status] Fine
[Equip] Aluminum Baseball bat, Dagger (Def. Item)
[Items] Starter Set[Doctor's Memo], $500, 'LT:E' Key, [Yellow Herb, Blue Herb]

Natus-
[Status]: Fine
[Equipped]: Self Defense Magnum (2/2)
[Items]: Starter Kit, $500
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I think FFDragon just became my new Idol. Screw Clockspider. ~Crimson Sword