Realistic or Modern Red Rover, Red Rover

[hostage]

Grey first light came while Gale trudged through the streets of Haven. At first look, the town was completely normal, as the members of each house began to rise. It was only until shutters and curtains of windows were drawn back, and gaunt faces glanced outside, that an outsider would realize what Haven was. A meager collection of families who made it through the first stages of Core destruction. As the men of the house peeked outside, doors were cracked and people emerged to the realization that they were as safe as ever, if safety was even a real concept anymore.

Gale returned a few waves and hushed greeting from townspeople, continuing on her path home. The night of vigilant stalking along the darkened streets in search of intruders had given the Rover a dragging pace. The unstrung bow in its case thumping against Gale’s back kept her alert enough to catch her momentum when she clambered up a curb. Small hands trailed along her clothing. She blearily looked down to meet the eyes of two young boys, whose shining eyes caught the gun at her hip. Smiles crossed their faces when Gale ruffled their hair and flicked the back of their necks, then they raced off to meet their parents who had begun the early walk to various jobs.

As the day began, Gale retired inside of her house. She carefully shined her bow and counted her arrows. An even thirty-six sat in the quiver, and satisfied, she hung it above the mantel of her living room. Her prized bow accompanied her to her room. She cracked open the door, letting out Axel, who mumbled mournfully at her legs, an abashed look drawing across the dog’s expressive face. Gale set down her load and leaned down to stroke his silky red fur, then dropped onto her bed. It creaked with the stress, but held even as Axel pulled himself up next to Gale.

She carefully stripped out of her black uniform, replacing it with a large grey sweatshirt with faded black letters and shorts. Her alarm clock squeaked as she set it for an hour later. Gale allowed herself to relax, her springy muscles twitching as she stretched the length of her body. After a couple of moments breathing slowly, she pulled out her journal. The worn pages slid beneath her fingertips with ease as she dated another entry. She documented the events of her night, then allowed herself to put down the pen and book and turn to her side. The soft dazzle of yellow morning light and the far off mutter of voices lulled her to sleep.

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[Togy]

As the sun set, Jin drove down the road to Haven at break neck speeds. His face was split in to by his smile, and he was laughing his ass off as he stuck his head out the window of his car. He was driving a Cherry red Ferrari, which in pristine condition. The seats were soft and luxurious with built in seat warmers, the wheel was leather and intricately designed, and everything in the car was lined with silver.

Sat in the shotgun seat was a large duffle-bag filled with ammo, gunpowder, food, medicine, and scrap. But Jin did not care for that.

"Woohoo! Yes! A Ferrari! I am driving a Ferrari! Oh my god, I can finally check that off my bucket list!" Jin yelled out of pure joy.

He came speeding down the road towards Haven's East gate, alerting the guard on the gate to his presence. The gate quickly began to open, and Jin shot through it, coming to a stop by making the car drift just a little so the friction could halt the car. Jin, still smiling, climbed out of the car.

"Jesus kid, could'nt have slowed down a bit? That thing nearly flipped over when you drifted it!" The guardsman said, climbing down from the gate as it closed behind him.

"Uh, sorry man, I, uh, got a nice car though!" Jin said, a little awkwardly at first before remembering his sick ride.

"The hell is that?" The guardsmen asked.

"Um, it's a Ferrari dude. It's like, the most expensive car out there-" Jin began to say.

"An expensive one, eh? Well, they usually come with the best engines, right?" The guardsmen asked.

"Yeah! This baby can go from zero to sixty in just two seconds!" Jin said proudly.

"That right?" The guardsmen asked, impressed.

"Yeah!"

"Well, I'll take it down to the garage. Have it scrapped and put the engine into a Humvee or something" The guardsmen said as the entered the car, took out Jin's duffle-bag, and drove off to the garage.

"Wai-what-COME BACK!" Jin yelled, panicking at the prospect of losing his Ferrari. He broke off running after the speeding the vehicle. Unfortunately he could only run a third of the car's speed on a god day.

"I want my car back!" Jin yelled as he slammed open the door to the mechanics and ran inside.

The mechanics in front of the Ferrari just stared blankly at him, confused as to why he was here. After an awkward silence, an older mechanic got up and walked over to Jin. "Kid, you're gonna have to leave. We don't tolerate outside distractions" The mechanic said as he began to push Jin out of the building.

"Bu-but my car!" Jin whined as he was pushed out of the building and had the door closed on his face.

Defeated, Jin slowly turned around, picked up his duffle-bag, and walked away to his living quarters with a depressed look.

 

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Lars Eriksson
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As the sun began to rise, Lars rose out of his bed to face the day. He had a job as a cook in one of Haven's local kitchens; he had to do something to occupy his time. Cook by day, Rover by night.

His life now was entirely different. He came from an entirely different world than most people. Most people didn't get to skate and shoot pucks for a living like he had once done. He was lucky to have the job that he did; he'd picked up cooking skills from experience and the family that was no more.

Lars' memories of them were fond ones, for the most part. He smiled at the thought of them. They had usually been supportive; allowing him to play sports in school and helping him through the early stages of getting into the big leagues. Well, a bigger pond than he was in, anyway. He'd never managed to make it to the major leagues before the Core's outbreak began and his old life was lost.

Lars didn't really talk with many people outside of coworkers and the Rovers. He wasn't one for opening up. He much preferred to keep his secrets to himself. He didn't understand how people could trust like that. He wasn't shy; just guarded. He wasn't sure how he became that way, but it's who he was.

He spent the rest of the daylight hours preparing ingredients and putting simple dishes together for the week. He couldn't get as fancy with it as he liked, but he figured another day of his best chicken soup wouldn't hurt anybody. It would feed a lot of people, last awhile, and it was simple enough to make, and that's really what he was looking for.

As the night came, Lars would leave work and go to stalk through the streets, much like Gale had done earlier. He kept his hand near his waist, which contained a gun and a spare magazine of ammo should he need it. He ventured opposite of her path, covering the opposite side, though unknowingly.

When the night got especially quiet, when all you could hear was the sound of the occasional cricket chirping and all of the lights were shut off, was when Lars decided to throw in the towel and go home.

Tonight had been especially quiet, but not all nights were that way. Things were unpredictable around here, especially outside the walls. He'd just started to take this Rover thing seriously, but honestly, it was a rigorous and exhausting schedule. One would never hear him complain about it, though. He felt as if he were obligated to provide the city that saved his life something back in return.

So give back he would.

 

[Storme]

Zahira sat perched up on the top of the wall, one leg tucked underneath her and the other dangling off as she absentmindedly cleaned her guns. The roar of an engine caught her attention. Looking up, she spotted Jin speeding down the road towards Haven like a giddy child. Too bad his new shiny toy was about to get scrapped in for parts. After reassembling her two pistols, Magnolia "Maggie" and Celeste, Zahira made her way down from her post and walked up behind a devastated Jin who had just lost his race against his car. "Don't be too sad, at least you got to ride in it."She said, patting his back cheerfully.

To be completely honest, she was a teeny bit jealous that he'd been the one to find it and not her. She knew how to bribe the guards into letting her keep it, but there was no way she was telling him how to beat the system.

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[McHaggis]

These days, Deborah had no reason to wake up early. No high school, no college. Her work placement in medical had afternoon and evening hours to better fit with the schedule of her day-job, so she found herself dashing up the steps of the clinic at noon to see what tasks there were to be done. The third key on her lanyard opened the front door to what might once have been a fairly large, nice house in the suburbs, but had recently been re-purposed and refurbished for post-apocalyptic use.

The doctor on duty poked his head around the corner at the sound of the bell on the door, relaxing upon seeing it be staff instead of a patient. There were not-infrequent injuries working the gardens, or the kitchens, but none today. "Deb," he greeted. "I thought you might have an outing."

"Not today, just late," she said cheerfully, shedding her outer jacket. "Anything that needs doing, doc?"

He gestured with a fond smile at the numerous boxes of scavenged supplies, some of which she recognised from her own runs into the world. "The usual." Inventory, then. Deb's mind often wandered while she attempted to sort out the penicillin from the painkillers, marking each down carefully as she packed them away into filing cabinets and plastic boxes. It was far from her favourite job. She preferred bloodier tasks, like helping set dislocated shoulders, or cleaning out glass from cuts and scrapes.

But there was no rest for the wicked.

Before moving open to split open her first box, she ran her fingers along the velcro flap of the first aid kit she kept at her hip, pulling it open and then off her shoulder. Haven had lax rules for its supplies, but some of the rarer resources – not the bandages and anti-septic washes but the feel-good chemicals to keep a trooper on the road – were limited to those who needed them only. If there were no imminent medical emergencies for her to observe, then she could at least replenish hers for the next day outside the walls. Thankfully, Rovers were at the top of the priority list.

"Oh, can I get a resupply on these, too? I used up some when I scraped open my knee last time, and didn't get a chance to replace it." She gestured down at the angry scabs on her leg. "Serves me right for wearing shorts, I guess." The doctor waved a hand, and after some easy conversation, they lapsed into silence, working in the same room. Deborah didn't think she would ever be a doctor, not like the doctor, someone who went to medical school. It was far more likely that she'd peter out somewhere at the level of nurse. The thick textbooks that they had to reference were both few in number and verbose, and in terms of experience, there weren't many life-threatening medical issues out there to practice on. You either died to the Core, or the stalkers, and there was no fixing that.

She worked long into the evening, through a shift-change and dinner. That wasn't a problem. Quite often, her brother saved leftovers in tupperware and brought it to their shared accommodation, knowing that she would skip meals in favour of keeping busy. She was left to lock up, and it was already dark by the time she stopped spinning around uselessly in one of the desk chairs and acknowledged that maybe she wasn't going to get those last five crates tonight.

Peeking through the blinds outside to ensure that it was safe, she noticed a few of her fellow Rovers patrolling – Lars, for one. In her experience, such patrols made Deborah feel like a caged beast, pacing back and forth along the walls and perimeter. Maybe they all were. Maybe that's why she loved excursions. Hopefully, she thought, as she packed up her kit for the night, there will be another one soon.

 

[Soma Schicksal]

Gerell Houston​

Gerell had barely gotten any sleep after an attempt to train his sister again. She still wasn’t ready to become a Rover and he needed her prepared before the end of the year, next it would be her debut, her test to see if she could make it alongside her brother. He had faith in her but it would still take a while. The man yawned and stretched as he walked to the edge of the wall, he usually got a good view…he thought as he looked down to see Zahira’s backside in motion, and oh man was it a view to see indeed. She was talking to his more recent friend Jin, from what he could tell he was sad about something, he wasn’t sure what but better to go find out.

He climbed down the wall to talk to his two closest friends out of the Rover’s Zahira and Jin. He booped Zahira on the nose as he stood next to the two. “What’s going on here? You guys aren’t on a date are you?” He raised a brow, that was actually the last thing he wanted but he wouldn’t admit to liking the female soldier, at least not yet, he needed to wait for his moment. He had been thinking for the past few weeks of how to impress his best friend but all he knew so far was to cook. “Just noticed you looked so sad Jin, did some girl break your heart or something? You said you were into some Susie girl or something right? Or maybe I misheard.” He rubbed his chin as if trying to dig for the girl's name in his head but he soon gave up. Gerell then looked over to Zahira. “And you seem to be looking good as always.” He gave a slight smirk trying to stay confident even though nervousness was beginning to take over his body.

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[Storme]

Zahiras heart did a kickflip when she heard Gerell's voice come up behind him. She still couldn't comprehend her feelings for her fellow Rover.; it was weird. He was the only person who she knew from before the Core destroyed everything, so that mad him the closest thing to a brother she had but she couldn't ignore the flutter of her heart whenever he was around. Shaking herself vigorously, Zahira's usual coy smirk reappeared in place of the clouded intense look of focus she got whenever she was thinking things over.

"He gave his heart to this hot red head by the name of Ferrari. "She said, playfully ruffling Jins hair before pulling away. "You know men and their cars, "Zahira sneakily moved behind Gerell, waiting for the right moment to hop on his back, putting him in a light choke hold. "But maybe a date with me would cheer him up, since I'm looking so good today."She said jeeringly, poking his cheek and tangling her fingers in his curls. She loved his freaking hair, he was like a puppy she'd had growing up and his face just made her want to pull and poke it, but that didn't mean she liked him liked him, right? Oh god, there she was in the middle of the apocalypse and she was worried about like-liking a guy. She needed to get her priorities in order.

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[Togy]

"Yeah.." Jin agreed to Zahira. "Gotta look on the bright side I guess" Jin said with a shrug.

Jin noticed Gerrel come up and gave him a half-hearted wave as a greeting. "It's, um, Ferrari and it's a car.." Jin quietly corrected Gerrel. Watching Gerrel and Zahira mingle, Jin went to lean against the wall. He was content with being the third wheel when those two got like this. He never really minded anyways, since that was how it usually went before the apocalypse. He goes out to eat with his friends, they start flirting with eachother, they're both completely oblivious, and he's left to quietly sit there and eat his Salad.

Oh yeah, Jin could see their crushes a mile away as well. He might be awkward, naive, and oblivious himself, but he could see the obvious.

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[Soma Schicksal]

Gerell Houston​

“Oh so that’s why you are all sad, I’m just gonna go on a whim and say that the guards took your car away didn’t they? Tough luck, maybe we can find you another one on our next mission out though.” He suggested before Zahira jumped onto his back. He smirked and spun her around as she held on like he was a mechanical bull. God wouldn’t he give to have this cowgirl actually ride him. He shook that thought and laughed. “You may look good but I’m sure you aren’t Jin’s type. Anyway, you guys wanna head over to the cafeteria for a bite to eat?” He asked.

The man then reverted his attention back to the soldier woman on his back. “Hmm speaking of a date, Zaire wanna hang out after our next mission? I’ll cook us something.” He then paused and blinked as he realized he may have been too obvious about his feelings. “N-not that I meant it was a date or anything or that I would…date you…well, I would date you but ya know…uhhhh….shit…” He diverted his eyes looking around for anything to change the subject and seemed to fail.
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[LindsMagee]

Throwing another book into her growing pile, Tempest sighed. She had been collecting books from the abandoned houses around camp and on the rover outings. Most of them weren't that interesting, but at least they would keep her mind stimulated when she didn't have work around the camp or wasn't with the rovers. She was grateful for the rovers, they were the closet thing to a makeshift family ever since the apocalypse happened. Keeping herself busy was the best way to avoid thinking of what Tempest had lost in the apocalypse, what she and the others witnessed and still had to do.

Tempest had morning hours today in the medical house meaning she probably wouldn't run into Deb or any of the other rovers until after her shift or later that night. After her shift she went on a run and went back to her designated house to rinse off, surprisingly not all of the water had been shut off yet. After hopping out of the shower she decided to take a quick "25 minutes" nap that turned into a couple of hours. Waking up, Tempest slipped on a tank top and leggings, making sure to keep her weapons hidden on her at all times in case of an emergency. However, unlike some of the others in the camp, she liked to keep her weapons hidden some of the children there wouldn't have to see them daily.

After leaving her home, Tempest decided to walk towards the cafeteria, hoping to run into a fellow rover or someone she recognized along the way.​

 

[Storme]

Zahira huffed and jumped off of Gerells back, folding her arms indignantly. “For your information, I’m everybody’s type. Isn’t that right Jin?”She said jokingly, winking and blowing a kiss in Jins direction.

Zahira has never really considered romance of any sorts before in her life. Back before the Core, she’d spent most of her time either moving around from base to base or in the hospital or deployed so there wasn’t really room for any of that in her life. That being said, she’d been catcalled and hit on enough by the guys in her platoon to know exactly what she rated on the hotness scale and could use it to her advantage if she wanted to.

At Gerells stammered request for a date/not-a-date/hangout, Zahira laughed and feigned disinterest.”Hmm let’s see, I have a pretty tight schedule. Between kicking some Stalkers ass and whipping yours in everything I don’t know if I can pencil you.”She said sarcastically. Her and Gerell had these little competitions(at least to her they were competitions); who could gather the most (and better) supplies, who could get the most headshots, clean their guns faster, etc. The spirit of competition is what deepens the bonds between men, that’s what her father always told her. Then again, he did want a son to begin with.

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[Togy]

"Uh, um, hey Tempest!" Jin said as he spotted Tempest and quickly walked away, a blush on his cheeks. He didn't like-like Zahira, but he didn't want to hurt her feeling by saying he didn't and he didn't want to know what would happen if he did say he like Zahira, so he just got away as soon as possible. This is why he's socially awkward.

"Hey Temp!" Jin said, speedwalking towards her, not looking back out of fear. "Mind talking with me so I don't have to talk with them?" Jin whispered to her as he got near. "Great. So, how's, um, life?" Jin asked without waiting for Tempest to respond.

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[hostage]

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* TIME- 9:30 AM *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ
WEATHER- SLIGHTLY CLOUDY, WARM​

At 9:15, the alarm rang. Blearily, Gale turned it off. She scratched Axel’s head. The dog groaned and pulled himself to his feet, the girl following in his footsteps. She donned a pair of black leggings and a cargo jacket, then slung her bow across her shoulders and stuck her gun in her waistband. Fifteen arrows accompanied her as she left her house.

A quick trip to the makeshift stables allowed her to retrieve Phantom. The barrel chested horse snorted as she strapped on his worn saddle and mounted him. His coat was slicked and shiny, she admired. Someone had kept up with the animal care of the thrown together barn. A couple of cows and pigs stood in a paddock outside, whilst two small chicken coops stood alone. A measly amount of animals, but the cows altogether would provide enough milk for most of the cooking for months.

The steady clop of Phantom’s hooves melded with the voices and regular sounds of life in Haven. Gale headed to the front gates of the town, directing the horse with her thighs. There she saw the familiar figure of Jin, the slim form of Zahira, and Gerell meandering by the fence. Gale smiled as she came upon them, most of her warmth aimed upon Zahira. Zahira was intelligent and incredibly strong. Gerell she didn’t know as well, but he would get along soon enough. Rovers always did.

“Did I hear something about a date?“ she called, swinging Phantom to the side so that the stallion’s left side faced the group. Gale’s eyes narrowed as she caught sight of the guards nearby. “Hey! Finish up with the car and get back to your posts!“ The men who had stood behind the group gave harried apologies before once again taking their sides up to guard. Gale again flicked her eyes back to the Rovers. “We should get something to eat. We’re going outside at 2,“ she said. “You can plan your date at breakfast,“ she added as she swung Phantom away, giving him a nudge forward.

A soft trot brought her level with Jin and Tempest. “Go to the mess hall to get breakfast. Cooks have been told to get you what you need. We have a scouting and supply mission later,“ she said briskly, repeating the directions she had given Gerell and Zahira. Gale clapped her heels against her horse’s sides and sent him drumming away, turning sharply down a street. Nearby, she recognized the council building, where the governor held her sessions. Gale picketed Phantom outside, then entered the building to receive the documented mission the Rovers would follow.
~✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*~
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[Storme]

Zahira
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She pouted at Jins retreating figure, hoping he didn’t take too much offense at her flirting. She had a bad habit of pushing her jokes too far and sometimes forgot to reign herself in. The familiar clip clop of Phantoms hooves directed her attention over to Gale.”Morning Boss, we’re on it.”She said giving her a casual salute and some finger guns.

Zahira began walking backwards towards the cafeteria, still facing Gerell.”Plus what’s so date like about eating together? We always do that, and don’t say that you’re going to cook for me cause I’ve had that too. “She said, a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. “If you want a date you gotta make it worth my time,”Zahira said with a smirk. If he was serious about it being a date he was going to have to work for it.

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[Soma Schicksal]

Gerell Houston​

“Hmmm is that so? From what I can tell Jin doesn’t feel that same way haha.” He laughed a bit but stopped as Gale came up to them on her horse, he didn’t even notice her horses clopping as it trotted over. He rolled his eyes at Zahira as she joked about being unsure of spending time with him later. Jin quickly worked his way out of answering and went to see Temp who was another pretty face, to be honest, a lot of the rovers were pretty damn good looking. Gerell listened to what Gale had to say and nodded. “Sounds good Gale, we will head over right now…and I dunno, I guess eating together doesn’t mean that. Anyway! We are only friends…besides, you are into Jin right?” He raised a brow and said a bit irritable, it wasn’t Jin’s fault though…maybe he should tell Jin later how he feels about her, he had mentioned to Jin he had liked a girl in particular in Rover but never specified who. With that Gerell walked off to the cafeteria not really waiting up for Zahira.
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[Soma Schicksal]

Brandon Ridges​

Brandon woke up with drool on his desk and the side of his face half covered in his own spit. He groaned and wiped his face kinda grossed out by the whole thing but he had to stay up all night helping people get through the city to Haven, without him they would have died by those bloodsuckers waiting for them. He grabbed his pad and put it in his bag along with a chocolate bar he managed to scavenge before when he went out on his last job to go exterminate some stalkers. He yawned and made his way outside where he noticed the others gathered around, it seemed that Gerell was upset about something, maybe he could talk to him later…orrr he could just listen in on the others conversation to find out. He wasn’t too sure what he felt like doing yet, he just knew he was hungry.

He walked over to the others not really saying much until he saw Tempest, his heart fluttered for her and in all honesty, he was glad she was someone who survived this catastrophe. “H-Hey Tempest you doing good today? You sure…look amazing…uhhh…you always look amazing…anyway ready for the mission? I was told we would be heading out again today.” He finished with a shaky voice. There was a reason he didn’t talk too much but that’s just the type of person he was in general and he didn’t care what the others thought…well aside from Tempest, of course, only her opinion really mattered to him since for the most part the rest of the group were still strangers to him apart from Gerell who he had gotten to know a bit better.
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Gideon Maeda

Gideon woke up to the sound of a ringing alarm. Well, a recurring alarm due to his nature to hit the snooze button. He had gone to bed really late last night. Or maybe even early this morning. He didn't really look at the time. Gideon wasn't on Rover duty last night but instead had an emergency surgery to perform. One of the young boys broke his leg late in the evening. The fracture was so bad it was going to need realignment and pins. Large screws and an iron bar had to do for now. He didn't exactly have a whole surgical team either. But it was do that or amputate. There was no way he was going to let a 12 year old boy loose his leg if he could help it.

Now it was 9 am. His stomach growled as he sat up to get out of bed. He pulled a denim jacket over his white t-shirt. The black wide legged jeans he wore yesterday would do for today as well. He never understood the skinny jeans thing. Maybe he was too old or too fat. Or unfashionable. Probably the third one. Before the Core he was interested in looking nice, but he had always asked his sister for advice because of his bad matching skills. Genie had always thought he was color blind because of his consistently mismatched appearance. He was just bad at fashion. Now every time he walks into some kind of clothing store he misses her.

"Yep, already depressed," He murmured to himself as he looked in the partly broken mirror. Gideon moved to the door or his room and walked down the hall to the stairs. He put on his work boots that he kept at the door. The blood stains never really came out of them. It kinda looked like purposely reddish leather. Or maybe that's just what he wanted to think. Gideon opened the door to morning. The smell of dirt filled his nose. The great outdoors baby, it smells like worms.

Gideon could see his fellow Rovers making their way over to the cafeteria. He decided to trot his way over to them. When he caught up, he noticed the obvious tension going on between Gerell, Jin, and Zahira. He didn't know of it was positive, negative, or awkward. He knew Jin enough to know it was probably awkward. He saw Tempest and Brandon as well. Brandon was so obviously into Tempest, it was kinda hard to watch. He never thought it was a good idea to go for workmates. Though, he had broken that ideal once as a first year resident. Gideon both felt shame and pride over that one. That seemed like a whole other lifetime from now.

It didn't really matter now. It was a few seconds before he decided to speak up. "Morning," He announced to the group, "What's today's game plan?"

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[Togy]

"Thanks Tempest, see ya later" Jin said in thanks for her getting him out of responding to Zahira. "Morning Brandon" Jin greeted as he headed for the cafeteria. "Uh, we're on a supply mission? Cool! It must be my day! You guys try and keep up, okay?" Jin said joyfully as he took off running for the cafeteria. He ran down the line of houses leading to the cafeteria, greeting everyone he passed.

He burst through the doors into the cafeteria, his momentum keeping him moving forward across the smooth floors. He began to weirldy slide along the floor, slipping here and there as he tried his best to aim for the lunch line. He eventually slid into the lunch line, coming to a stop against the wall. He tried to play it off like he meant to do that.

 

[Storme]

Zahira
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She frowned at the accusation of liking Jin and at the lack of interest Gerell was showing. Fine, if that’s how he wanted to play it.

“Jin isn’t bad, he just makes me want to tease him.”She said thoughtfully. When Gideon approached she smiled a greeting and hung back to walk with him, letting Gerell walk ahead by himself.

“Gale just stopped by and told us to eat up and get ready to head out again tonight.”Zahira said, ignoring the small knot that formed in the pit of her stomach at the thought of going out beyond the walls of Haven. It wasn’t necessarily fear, but a mixture of excitement and anticipation for what might occur out in Stalker territory. It sent a shiver down her spine, and caused a grin to spread across her face.

Some might call her psychotic for this excitement to head out into life threatening situations, but to her this was the very reason she lived. Sure, living a nice boring safe life is preferred by most but the thought of it made her restless. Maybe she was just a hyped up adrenaline junky but she was damn good at her job.
Speaking of which, she’d heard about Gideons good job on stabilizing a kids broken leg the night before.”Also, good job last night with that kids leg. If I ever get messed up, I know who I want working on me.”Zahira said genuinely. She admired those in the medical field despite how messed up the world became because of one of them; they literally work with lives on their hands and that earned her respect.

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[LindsMagee]

Hearing a familiar voice, Tempest spun around with a wide smile, stepping closer to Brandon. “I was wondering when you were going to make an appearance, I thought I’d have to go and wake you up again” Tempest laughed, but she couldn’t help the blush clouding her cheeks at his comment about her looking good. She was thankful that Brandon ended up at Haven, they had been friends long before the apocalypse happened and it was nice to have a someone familiar, someone she could rely on. Before Brandon could respond, Gideon walked in asking what the rovers were planning for the day. “I don’t know the exact plan, I just know we are heading out tonight” She responded to Gideon excitedly. Then as Zahira began chatting with him, Tempest turned back to Brandon as everyone headed towards the food line.

“Are you nervous for tonight?” She leaned in to ask Brandon quietly, not wanting to show a lack of confidence around her fellow rovers. Though Tempest was exhilarated at the thought of going, and had gone on runs with the Rovers more times than she could count, she couldn’t help the ball of nervousness that formed in her stomach at the thought of the stalkers. There had been too many close calls on some of the runs, so many times one of the rovers could’ve… No she wouldn’t think about the worst that could happen, she had to focus on doing her job well enough to help the others around her. She plastered a calm look on her face as she waited for Brandon’s response.

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Gideon Maeda

It sounded like Gideon has just missed orders. Lateness is a very rude habit that he didn't want to fall into. It wasn't like was doing anything more exciting this morning than sleeping. Maybe he would adjust his alarm a few minutes back. It was possible he was over thinking the situation. "Got it," He responded to both Tempest and Zahira. They were both nice girls. Zahira maybe was a bit more... squirrelly than Tempest was. He had really spent more with Tempest due to them working close together in the medical office. She did good work and was reliable for assistance when needed. She had been proving her worth as a medic.

Gideon's attention was pulled to Zahira at the sound of her voice. He recalled last night's procedure. "Thank you, that means a lot to me," He responded to her complement. "We had to engineer makeshift pins with 5 inch screws from the garage and an iron rod to fasten them. It was really helpful that we had a boot that was close enough in size to the boy that it worked after some alterations. That's the first time I performed that surgery with makeshift equipment. It's fascinating to me..." He paused, "Sorry, you probably don't want to hear my rambling. Medicine isn't exactly your area of interest." He gave her a smile.

He pushed open the cafeteria doors that were still recovering from Jin's crash landing. Gideon held it open for the rest of the crew. The smell of food wafted into his nose. His stomach started to rumble and his mouth started to water, which were all normal responses to food. Especially when one hasn't eaten since yesterday afternoon. "So," he turned back to Zahira, "I don't think I ever asked what type of work you did before the world ended. That is, of course, if you did work." He waited patiently for a response.

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Gerell Houston​

Gerell was surprised to see Jin quickly catch up in the cafeteria line with him. It was who he wanted to talk to anyway so at least this would give him the opportunity to do so. “Hey Jin, you mind if we talk and stuff while we eat? Like away from the others, it’s about Zahira.” He explained to the man before grabbing some food from the woman in charge of handing out breakfast. He thanked her and gave a sweet smile before leading Jin with him to the end of the Rover table to talk because he didn’t want to cause suspicion by sitting somewhere else. “Umm…so anyway, I know you are the shy one and all but remember that girl I kinda told you about? It’s actually Zahira but…I don’t think she really takes me seriously, just wondered if you had any advice or thought it was worth it to go for her.” He asked, he could feel his heart pounding a bit as he even thought about her.
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[Togy]

"Huh? Oh, sure" Jin said to Gerrel who he just noticed was standing in front of him. As he took his meal from the woman passing them out, she said "Enjoy your meal!". Jin, being as he is, responded with "Uh, you too?". He mentally facepalmed as he turned and walked away. He sat down next to Gerrel and took a bite of the bread on his plate.

When Gerrel asked his question, Jin choked a little on his bread. He looked a little panicky. Crap, what? He's asking me for girl advice? Uh, um, what the heck do I tell him? Should I just tell him it's obvious Zahira likes him? How would he respond!? Uh, what did dad always say? Improvise, improvise, and improvise again? How does that help? Screw it, I'll wing it like he tought me. Throughout his panic, Jin had a distinct deer in the headlights expression plastered on his face.

"Uh, go for it?" Jin suggested, making it sound like more of a question rather than an answer. "Um, I mean, yeah, I think you've got a chance. You should try it, I can see it working out" Jin said. Wait, crap, he wanted advice too. "Uh, if you really like her then you should just go for it?" Jin suggested, hoping that even sounded like advice. God, the stuff dad told me was bullcrap. how the heck is this supposed to help? I sound like an idiot. I can only hope that it sounds better to Gerrel than it did to me.

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Brandon Ridges​

“It’s nice to know you are always thinking about me.” He managed a slightly nervous chuckle. “And ya it almost would have led to you having to wake me up again since I stayed up pretty late helping that group past all the Stalker hives and to Haven. We had a few close calls but I managed…may have been a bit of luck, to be honest.” He finished with before answering Gideon. “Ya I don’t know the exact mission either, just know that it’s tonight and usually when we head out it involves killing more stalkers.” He answered. He wasn’t nearly as excited as Tempest was but he knew he would do what it took to keep her and everyone else safe on this mission.

His stomach knotted up as she whispered in his ear ‘Are you nervous for tonight?’ a flash of a date and other things…popped up in his head in which he shook before realizing she meant the mission, it wasn’t like they planned anything anyway. “Hmm…nervous, I wouldn’t say that’s the word I would use. I just feel angsty and on edge, I guess…do those have the same meaning…I don’t remember, any way you know what I mean right?” He said as he walked with her to the cafeteria eventually making it with the rest of the group. “Oh and wanted to tell you. I finally managed to get some time to work on that X-Ray device you wanted, it took me a while to get the parts but I managed to get something more on the level of the equipment they used to make that uhh…Core vaccine.” He explained.
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[Storme]

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"I... fix things. "She said hesitantly."I'm a handy-man; last week I repaired the break lines on one of the trucks, I fixed the roof of Ms. Roberts house, replaced a tire on a kids bike, etc, etc."She said, hoping her work didn't come off as insignificant compared to Gideons job. Across the cafeteria, Zahira spotted Gerell chatting with Jin. Her brows knit together as she fought the urge to go interrupt their conversation; Gerell had seemed pretty put off by her joking earlier. Hmph, well he could cool off for a while and maybe things will be back to normal by the time for the mission tonight. Just as she was about to give in to her own self reassurance as she walked by their table, she overheard some very alarming words:

".......Zahira......go for her?......"

"..'ve got a chance....go for it....."

Holy shit. Could they be talking about what she thought they were talking about? Her mind was racing and she's pretty sure she let out an embarassing and totally unnoticeable squeal as she hurried past the table, banging her hip on the corner of it as she passed. Zahira doubled over in pain and humiliation and limped quickly away completely disoriented. Fuck, Gideon probably thought she was a complete psycho and Gerell.......Jesus, Gerell probably knows she was being nosy and is probably rethinking his feelings. [/div][/div][/div]

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