never done with killing time

zombie multimuse by kate

[killitwithyou]

we're never done with killing time ———

independent multimuse rp blog for a handful of post-apocalyptic ocs, inspired by various zombie media, written by kate. ***undergoing a small revamp, please standby!***

——— can i kill it with you ?

mutuals only, selective, fairly lowkey + sporadic activity

rules below the cut while i finish up the carrd

currently developing verses for resident evil and far cry

☣ carrd* — prompts — sideblog — br; @kataireo, @fianchettoed, @bloodpinning ☣

harper robinson — the antihero ; she/her. 35. private security in the before times, she's a mean motherfucker who now heads a township pushing 100 strong. wields a bat but will happily beat your ass with any instrument, blunt or otherwise. léa chevalier — the undead ; she/her. 32. albino. french national pursuing an art history phd in philly. was bitten, but only changed a little. current projects include scrapbooking the apocalypse, and operating a radio station to find other survivors. mariana silveira — the soldier ; she/her. 37. special operations forces in the army, on leave when everything went to shit. strong lady with a long gun. doing her best to actually protect people for once, and bring a little order to a disorderly world. nicholas roach — the medic ; he/him. 38. a talented orthopedic doctor, although even before the outbreak every other aspect of his life was a hot mess. these days he's still trying to uphold the hippocratic oath. also still a mess.

I. please be 21+ to interact! due to my age and the themes of this blog, this is my personal preference. also, this is a zombie apocalypse blog so you can expect violence, gore, blood, etc. not that i plan to be reblogging gore gifs willy nilly, but if that subject matter really bothers you, this blog is not the place for you. if/when i write nsft content, it will be tagged as such.

II. i love exploring characterization and telling good stories. to that end, i don’t mind if we’re writing multiple paragraphs or a few sentences, as long as it’s interesting! however, i do tend to run my mouth. you don't have to match my length. my formatting is pretty minimal and i'll use whatever font size you are using for the sake of uniformity. currently not using icons or gifs, and will likely remain that way.

III. i thrive with at least a little plotting, even if it's very minimal. unless we have a good rapport ooc, i will likely get bored of short, banter-y threads pretty quickly. if you have an idea or something you’re really itching to explore, i’d love to talk. mutuals may send in any ask meme at any time. i don't expect responses to the ask memes i respond to, but feel free to treat them as starters if you're inspired!

IV. shipping isn't my sole purpose with this blog, but i am open to it. some of these goons are harder to romance than others but i'm always down to talk if you think there's something there. seriously, just ask!

V. exclusives have never really been my thing. i also don’t have hard limits on how many versions of a character i will write with. i understand if that is a deal-breaker! bottom line, though, i will work hard to make dynamics unique. that is extremely important to me -- i'm not here to "collect" anybody.

[killitwithyou]

hi friends i'm kicking the rust off of this thing bc i miss my babeys

[killitwithyou]

okay fallo.ut show thoughts because i'm caught up and i Must talk about it (i mostly think it's okay, but there is some hateration below if you'd rather not read it)

main girl being named lucy is very funny because that's the name of my lone wanderer/fo3 oc lol, sorry lucille you're gonna have to get the government name

the ghoul lore change implying that all ghouls are ticking time bombs for inevitable feralization is weird and kind of pisses me off i can't lie (annoying fnv fan who fears change and a ghoul fucker so like. this is my house yknow?)

some of the ghoul makeup is irksome but i'm exhibiting huge mental fortitude and not letting it bother me too much

unfortunately the fo4-leaning aesthetics in general are a bit of a hurdle for me but nevertheless we persist (nobody asked but i think fo4 is a decent game, it's just not a good fallout game)

i can't condone a malinois being called dogmeat i'm sorry. that's for shepherds

okay. here it is. my biggest, most genuine, most dire complaint. what the fuuuuck is going on with the bos. wrong wrong wrong these are a bunch of reclusive losers in their little bunkers. it's absolutely a pitfall of adopting the fo4 aesthetic, but they've totally east coast-ified the brotherhood. wack. the east coast bos only has access to such a staggering amount of firepower and technology because they defeated the enclave out there... and now this show is just like fuck it. multiple airships on the west coast, even though they're being described as "scattered, broken into dozens of rival chapters" and only just NOW acquiring the power to unify themselves ... and they're gonna go to war with the commonwealth across the whole ass country? and the commonwealth already knows about it and immediately sends a representative? girl. don't piss me off.

i'm holding my tongue about how stuff is looking with mr. house bc there's still plenty of time to subvert expectations there, but i am not very hopeful

okay that makes me sound miserable LOL so here are some things i do like!

that whole business with lucy and the ghoul's fingers is honestly… the most compelling thing in this show. obsessed

mostly enjoy the ghoul's pre-war scenes and how that story came together

the casting for a lot of the side characters. fred armisen was a joy (regrettably i think léa's fallout verse is a lot like his character lmfao) and i loved matt berry too.

the humor toes the line between slop and game-appropriate. when there's a game quote or establishing shot just for the sake of being a reference that's kinda lame, but it's nice when it works (same with the needle drops, some work much better than others). the games are pretty fucking silly after all

BIG OLE RADSCORPION BAYBEEEEE

norm manipulating the vault-tec people yessirrrrr

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unfortunately this one is pretty much all complaints.

so the ncr and the legion are in absolute squalor, piss-poor shape because this era of fallout is so fucking allergic to any form of post-apocalyptic advancement...

EXCEPT for the west coast bos, who should be reclusive dweebs, but instead are now the dumb gigachad bullies of the region thanks to them magically having the same strength and resources as the east coast bos. who they're about to go to war with. because you can just hear news from and travel across the continent in a day now (despite the aforementioned allergy to post-apocalyptic advancement). except the war is cancelled, bc they don't have the strength to fight the commonwealth, except... they are pictured having airships out the ass. ok girl.

what the fuck have they done to my strip! my gorgeous vegas strip! my classist securitrons! the kings! i don't even care enough to celebrate the arrival of beautiful scary deathclaws because i'm fucking annoyed about this!!! once again, allergic to post-apocalyptic advancement.

the ghoul makeup is getting worse come the fuck on bezos budget

it's replay time i need to go to my safe space

[killitwithyou]

okay fallo.ut show thoughts because i'm caught up and i Must talk about it (i mostly think it's okay, but there is some hateration below if you'd rather not read it)

main girl being named lucy is very funny because that's the name of my lone wanderer/fo3 oc lol, sorry lucille you're gonna have to get the government name

the ghoul lore change implying that all ghouls are ticking time bombs for inevitable feralization is weird and kind of pisses me off i can't lie (annoying fnv fan who fears change and a ghoul fucker so like. this is my house yknow?)

some of the ghoul makeup is irksome but i'm exhibiting huge mental fortitude and not letting it bother me too much

unfortunately the fo4-leaning aesthetics in general are a bit of a hurdle for me but nevertheless we persist (nobody asked but i think fo4 is a decent game, it's just not a good fallout game)

i can't condone a malinois being called dogmeat i'm sorry. that's for shepherds

okay. here it is. my biggest, most genuine, most dire complaint. what the fuuuuck is going on with the bos. wrong wrong wrong these are a bunch of reclusive losers in their little bunkers. it's absolutely a pitfall of adopting the fo4 aesthetic, but they've totally east coast-ified the brotherhood. wack. the east coast bos only has access to such a staggering amount of firepower and technology because they defeated the enclave out there... and now this show is just like fuck it. multiple airships on the west coast, even though they're being described as "scattered, broken into dozens of rival chapters" and only just NOW acquiring the power to unify themselves ... and they're gonna go to war with the commonwealth across the whole ass country? and the commonwealth already knows about it and immediately sends a representative? girl. don't piss me off.

i'm holding my tongue about how stuff is looking with mr. house bc there's still plenty of time to subvert expectations there, but i am not very hopeful

okay that makes me sound miserable LOL so here are some things i do like!

that whole business with lucy and the ghoul's fingers is honestly… the most compelling thing in this show. obsessed

mostly enjoy the ghoul's pre-war scenes and how that story came together

the casting for a lot of the side characters. fred armisen was a joy (regrettably i think léa's fallout verse is a lot like his character lmfao) and i loved matt berry too.

the humor toes the line between slop and game-appropriate. when there's a game quote or establishing shot just for the sake of being a reference that's kinda lame, but it's nice when it works (same with the needle drops, some work much better than others). the games are pretty fucking silly after all

BIG OLE RADSCORPION BAYBEEEEE

norm manipulating the vault-tec people yessirrrrr

[killitwithyou]

i feel like a fallout au has been inevitable for these freaks from the start (i actually almost included two fallout ocs in the roster when i made the blog lol) but. i like fallout a really, really normal amount so i might go crazy doing that. we'll see.

[killitwithyou]

@mystivorous asked; ❝ i know you’re dying to say something to me. ❞ from pilar timber to mariana silveira soldier ladiesssssss!!!!

Mari still carries herself like a soldier, can't shake it. Not the ten-hut, stick-up-the-ass caricature, but that G.I.-brand of calm awareness, misleading in the way it compresses the spring of action at her core. Whether it's into the fray or to conclusions, she's always ready to jump. Discipline and readiness are concepts that were very quickly made meaningless in the midst of the fall, but they haven't failed her.

It isn't hard for her to spot the makings of a soldier in someone else. Since her arrival she's been eyeing the other woman ; had her pegged for prior service — all service is prior now — off the jump and just hadn't found the time for introductions. So when this stranger reads Mari like a book on her approach, it makes her laugh. Straightforward, thank God.

"Oh yeah," a slight grin, but she's holding back a little, watching her expression. "You got me. Something was telling me you used to wear a lot of camo... and I wanted to come find out if it was true." She extends a hand. "Mari, by the way."

[unpr0mpted]

blood, blood, gallons of the stuff ! a collection of icky, bloody prompts for those who like to choose violence. actions are reversible. general warning for blood, violence, murder, death.

𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴𝙽 :

" that's a lot of blood. "

" it isn't mine. "

" what did you do ? "

[ sigh ] " what did you do ? "

" come on. have a taste. "

" holy shit, are you okay ? "

" it looks worse than it feels. "

" you should see the other guy. "

" it's a good look on you. you should get covered in blood more often. "

" lean on me. "

" oh my god. oh my god, oh my god, what the fuck ? is that what i fucking think it is ? "

" . . . gross. "

[ standing over a body ] " oops. "

" is that a fucking body ? "

" look, i'm sorry, okay ? "

" what the hell happened ? "

" before you say anything, it wasn't me. "

" at least it wasn't me this time. "

" look at me. this is who i am, no matter how much you pretend it isn't. "

" look at me. this is who i am, no matter how much you wish it wasn't. "

" i'm not scared of you. "

" you don't scare me. "

" shut up and let me help you. "

" i got your shirt all bloody. "

" let's get you cleaned up. "

" that looks like it hurts. "

" i'm fine, just. . . give me a minute. "

" we are so fucked. "

" what the fuck is wrong with you ? "

" are you gonna help me clean it up or not ? "

" the fucker deserved it. "

" red looks good on you. "

" what the hell did you do ; tap - dance all over the body with ice - skates ? "

" what, did you run over the body with your car a couple times after ? "

" i. . . i didn't mean to. . . "

" sorry. fuck, i'm sorry. "

" this isn't what it looks like. "

" it was an accident. "

" motherfucker ran right into my knife, i swear. "

" people need to look both ways before crossing. . . bullets. "

" would you believe me if i said wrong place, wrong time ? "

" hey, look at me. i don't care. are you okay ? "

" they deserved it, right ? please tell me they deserved it. "

" you're bleeding. "

" what the fuck happened to you ? "

" you're getting blood on the carpet. "

" sit down before you fall down. "

" that looks like a you problem. "

𝚄𝙽𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴𝙽 :

sender spits out a mouthful of blood at receiver's feet

sender spits out a mouthful of blood on receiver

receiver finds sender covered in blood

sender tries desperately to stop receiver's bleeding

sender helps receiver clean up after a kill

sender wipes blood from receiver's face with a washcloth

sender wipes blood from receiver's face with their thumb

sender licks receiver's blood off a knife

sender licks receiver's blood off their thumb

sender lights up a cigarette a foot away from someone they killed before offering one to receiver

receiver finds sender stood over a body

sender stitches up receiver's wound [ optional wound placement ]

sender digs their finger into receiver's wound [ optional wound placement ]

sender frantically checks receiver for injuries under all the blood

sender guides receiver's bloody hands under a faucet / water source and begins washing them clean

sender bites receiver hard enough to draw blood

sender tilts receiver's head back to staunch a nosebleed

sender draws a smiley face out of the blood they spilled :)

receiver finds sender cleaning up a kill in a daze

sender looks receiver in the eye as they shoot / stab / kill someone

sender ruffles receiver's hair, getting blood all over their hand

sender gets some of receiver's blood on them and makes a face

sender flicks blood at receiver to annoy them

sender stomps in a pool of blood to splash it on receiver

sender slips in their victim's blood but receiver steadies them before they can fall

sender steadies receiver when they slip in the blood sender spilled

receiver comes home to sender covered in blood and waiting for them with all the lights off

sender spits out a tooth and it hits receiver

sender tries to wipe blood off receiver but the blood on their hands just makes it worse

sender takes an injury meant for receiver

sender shows up on receiver's doorstep covered in blood

sender sits down quietly next to receiver after receiver kills someone

sender punches receiver in the mouth

receiver watches sender lick the blood off their fingers like its cheeto dust

sender helps receiver bury a body

sender hugs receiver just to get their victim's blood all over them <3

sender hugs receiver just to get their blood all over them <3

sender leans on receiver for support

sender kills someone to protect receiver

receiver finds sender in a frenzy maiming a body after they've already killed it

sender kills someone and the blood spatters on receiver

receiver finds sender desperately trying to wash the blood off of themself

sender kisses receiver to taste the blood on their busted lip

sender shoots / stabs receiver non - fatally as a warning

[killitwithyou]

i saw that incorrect quotes thing and had to take matters into my own hands.

[liesandnights]

It appears that you have mistaken my dislike of causing harm as an inability to do so.

[killitwithyou]

léa being my cutest character (in the traditional sense of the word. small, endearing, friendly) but also having the highest ceiling for potential freakery is very funny to meeee. she is consuming undercooked and raw meat, she is blacking out and waking up Elsewhere with dirt under her nails, she is feeling the urge to bite people, she is salivating when she sees a fresh wound.

(admittedly she usually just does those things when she's doing bad. she gets semi-regular blood transfusions under the guise of being anemic, and they keep her looking and feeling mostly normal.)

[akashicrecord]

dj run that track again before I take my own life

[joealwyndaily]

“Don’t you think we’re a good match?” “I think a very good match.”

The Favourite (2018) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

[weggebobble]

[persimmonns]

- Kaveh Akbar, “Forfeiting My Mystique”

[killitwithyou]

unfortunately for everyone here i am too neurotic to link my carrd while it's still unfinished BUT in the meantime here are some supplemental biographies about #myfreaks

( plus a joint timeline at the end describing how they all meet, then separate )

MARI face - isms - study

age: 37 height: 5'7 orientation: bi, slight preference for women hometown: rio de janeiro, brazil occupation(s): soldier. military police first, then helicopter pilot. personality: confident and extroverted, quick to befriend people. likes to joke around. strong sense of justice, which sounds great in theory, but also means she can easily act over-zealously on bad info. strong believer in redemption and mercy, but... part of her does enjoy hurting people she feels deserve it. vague timeline: born in brazil, family moves to her dad's home state of massachusetts when she's pretty young -> grows up with two siblings in a very family focused household -> enlists in the army around age 22 -> thrives in her role as an mp, sees some combat overseas as a result, even with the exclusion policy of the era -> naturally this begins to weigh on her over time -> pivots to the aviation route and trains to be a helicopter pilot instead -> amenities are good, mostly able to pretend she's chilling, decides to take leave and meet her extended family in brazil for a vacation -> while waiting on her connection in philly her flight is cancelled -> world very quickly goes to shit -> joint timeline fun fact: catholic! remarkably chill about it. she doesn't have the most orthodox views, in the sense that she's kinda syncretic. but she does pray the rosary regularly and that's about the only time she takes the beads off. that's right folks, the dog tags and rosary stay ON during sex!

HARPER face - isms - study

age: 35 height: 5'11, climb on up here bby orientation: bisexual but for the love of god approach with caution hometown: ft campbell, ky occupation(s): car mechanic, bouncer, private security personality: mean! absolutely has the bite to back up her bark, there's a certain charisma to her. ultimately a manipulator. if you haven't pissed her off or gotten in her way, you might even find her to be funny. the type of person to settle things with her fists, or wrestling, but it's usually not personal - she could punch you one hour and hand you a beer the next. vague timeline: single dad is a career soldier and raises her like the army raised him -> enrolls in west point but drops out half way through bc she has anger issues -> works as a car mechanic for a while -> moves to louisville, side gig as a club bouncer, eventually gets into private security -> dad tips her off ahead of the outbreak, leaves the city -> admitted to the ft knox safe zone, it doesn't hold -> daddy-daughter paramilitary survival squad era -> scout a promising area to settle -> dad dies, group fractures when half of them won't follow her -> small faction war over the land, secures the win bc she is simply that bitch -> 'civilians' can rejoin, but all who raised weapons against her are killed -> abel township is born! population eventually reaches ~100 -> joint timeline fun fact: her dad forced her to kill him after he was mortally wounded to make sure she was prepared to survive the post-outbreak world without him! i'm sure this has had no psychological effect on her whatsoever :)

ROACH face - isms - study

age: 38 height: 5'10 orientation: "straight" guy who thinks it's normal to make out and play grab-ass with men when he starts drinking hometown: philly! go birds dickhead!!! occupation(s): orthopedic surgeon personality: the stupidest smart person you'll meet. in doctor mode he has incredible emotional intelligence. outside of doctor mode? long history of unwise decisions. a little too trusting. oblivious to so much around him. social drinker, loved clubbing and house parties once upon a time. vague timeline: great home life, shaping up to be a child prodigy around middle school -> older brother dies -> leads to a rift in his parents' marriage, they separate -> academic flourishing screeches to a halt -> plays football for an excuse to hit people, ends up loving the sport -> the hs team's physician gets him interested in sports medicine -> 13ish years of schooling, rife with failed relationships, to become an orthopedic surgeon -> does his thing for 4 or 5 years until the outbreak -> sees some freaky things at the hospital and is unwittingly party to some morally questionable shit -> checks on his neighbor and discovers she is... sick? but something is different -> gets her strength up then they decide to flee -> joint timeline fun fact: this guy has been engaged 4 times. first at 19, they drunkenly eloped shortly after. marriage was annulled within the year. second during med school, 25ish. they broke up. third and fourth during residency, to the same woman. they did get married, even almost had a kid, but separated after 2.5 years. the divorce took a while longer bc they were both doctors and very busy.

LÉA face - isms - study

age: 32 height: 5'3 orientation: whatever, extremely bohemian hometown: marseille, france occupation(s): museum curator, artist, forever student personality: free spirited. finds beauty everywhere. weird art girl, says strange things. great listener, genuinely loves hearing perspectives of people very different from her. generally seems to have no shame, openly and candidly talks about subject matter others might hesitate to (death, sex, trauma, feelings). pretty foul-mouthed. very observant. vague timeline: raised by a wealthy aunt & uncle in france -> is a bit of a black sheep due to the strange circumstances surrounding her parents' demise, and the rumors surrounding her family's fortune -> almost a decade long marathon of art education and bohemian living in marseille, philadelphia, florence, and paris -> does freelance art and museum work in france for a couple years -> returns to philly to pursue an art phd -> definitely does not get bitten in the earliest days of the outbreak and keeps it hidden -> but if that did happen, her cool doctor neighbor "nicky" would've been cool about it and looked after her -> the two elect to keep her condition secret, and he helps troubleshoot when... issues arise -> joint timeline fun fact: léa got into amateur radio when she was studying in italy - she dated an older man there, and it was his main hobby. in a bout of nostalgia she joined an AR club in philly, though wasn't a super active member since her phd coursework took precedence.

*joint timeline is as follows:

léa, roach, and mari band together with a few others as they escape philadelphia -> mari is trying to return to ft campbell to link back up with her army unit, léa and roach are content to follow along -> they eventually make it from philly to the ft knox area, by which time they've figured out the military is more or less toast -> they find abel township, led by harper -> the group has much to offer, harper allows them in -> mari and harper start as fast friends, but things sour over ideological differences among other things (weird lesbian almost-love triangle) -> roach administers life-saving care to harper's dog, ruger -> léa establishes a radio station and has an impressive setup, the music is good for morale, but this all crumbles when harper suspects léa's infected-ish status -> harper attempts to kill léa as is policy for infected, but mari defends her and the women come to blows -> roach attempts to explain his medical observations of her condition, but harper is not satisfied -> abel township votes on whether to kill or exile léa, as she poses a risk to the entire community, and the people vote exile -> mari is exiled too, roach is given the choice to stay due to his profession and contributions but he opts for exile as well

in the original version of this story, the three go on to form their own settlement called medicine township. they sort of thrive, but after some more drama there is a big fight between mari and harper; mari spares harper, but cuts off her braid and wears it on her belt like a trophy. this won't be the default blog canon, but it could be an option to explore if anyone's interested.

generally i imagine the joint timeline happening within the first one to two years of the outbreak, so that's what point the listed ages reflect. but it's all a little whatever, sliding timeline vibes, i can always adjust things to fit whatever world i'm throwing them into. :)

[killitwithyou]

okay but if harper is such a cunt, then why does she organize a halloween event at abel township every year? ☝️ surely she can't be That bad

[killitwithyou]

get to know your mutuals!

answer and tag six people you want to get to know better.

favorite color: purple!!! also love an olive green and sunflower yellow last song: the most immaculate haircut - metronomy (i dont go here, it was in my friend's car) currently reading: in-progress list is on killing, the brothers karamazov, and uncanny x-force but i havent made progress recently lol currently watching: the bear and person of interest, but again no recent progress. ive been watching a halloween adjacent movie every day this month though currently craving: #mynothing mid day appetite suppression sponsored by concerta :')

tagged by: @vestmarked :D

tagging: i feel like ive seen almost everyone i follow here tagged in this already so i won't @ anyone, but 🫵 you, if you haven't already

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@cincinatus asked; ❝ i’ve been on both sides. ❞ / for lea

Features remain impassive, focused on the task at hand, though the response is a relief to hear. Hands momentarily pause their work, considering. At present she's futzing around with radio equipment, trying to set something new up — a paddle for tapping Morse code — and in her preoccupation had casually bemoaned losing her 'best set-up' after being unceremoniously ejected from a settlement in Kentucky.

It's not the sort of admission Léa would typically make so lightly. Luckily for her, Rick seems to be level-headed about it. Pale irises spare the man a quick sidelong glance and then she's back to fiddling, adjusting things on the radio's interface.

"Like both sides of a debate about kicking someone out? Or... both sides of kicking out, and being kicked out?" She supposes it doesn't really matter which, but the second option would certainly be more interesting. Or not. Her own tale isn't particularly interesting the way she tells it ; that is to say, with the juicy particulars about her health omitted.