#genoevent1

[baldwynofinn]

I'm Finally Numb, Don't Rescue Me || Open

It had been nearly two, or maybe three weeks since the world went to shit. Finn had found himself trapped in his little sister's school, with his sister's teacher. That definitely was not the place he thought he would be when the zombie apocalypse hit. He always knew something like this would happen eventually, but he also thought he would be in his basement, with endless supplies of his favorite snacks, wifi, his computer, comics, movies and some swords for protection. He would go out into the world with his sword and shield at hand only to travel to his friends' houses for weekly WoW night, and they wouldn't be bothered by annoying parents or having to go to work. That would've been heaven for a geek like himself, wouldn't it? But no, there was no heaven on Earth anymore, it was all hell. And hell was worse than he ever thought. It was even worse than Hellfire Peninsula in Outlands. He always hated Outlands, but right now he would give just about anything to be able to play again, even if it means he would be stuck in Outlands forever. First thing he would give away would be the goddamn idiot that killed his sister. No, Sebastian wasn't an idiot. He did what he had to do, and Finn couldn't even imagine what it must have been like to have twenty children die right in front of him, only to turn and charge at him like bloodthirsty creatures. But even if Finn understood why Sebastian had to kill his younger sister, the pain of losing the only real family he had was far too great. The wounds were still fresh, and everything around the classroom reminded the young man of his younger sister.  Finn had buried his sister in the school's playground days ago, but he kept the ribbon she had been wearing that day. A ribbon that he bought her. It was a Wonder Woman ribbon, he had always told his little sister that she would become Wonder Woman when she grew up, and she had treasured that ribbon ever since.  He was sitting on the desk that belonged to his younger sister, Sebastian had told him, simply staring down at the string of fabric. It had become a sort of daily routine, just sitting there, thinking of his sister and everything she would never get to do. She would never get a chance to become Wonder Woman, although she had always been Wonder Woman to Finn. Or rather, Wonder Girl.  Finn could see the sun rising, but he had completely lost track of what day of the week it was, they were all running together by now. He could see Sebastian on the other side of the room, and Nadia and Sonia were probably sleeping in the other classroom they had taken over. Everything was dead silent, except for the occasional groaning from the dead outside. Those noises didn't even bother Finn anymore, he had become far too numb about everything to even pay attention.  His thoughts were interrupted, however, when an unusual noise came from the entrance of the school. He could hear the front door creaking open, and the chains they used to lock it falling onto the floor. The young man immediately jumped up on his seat and looked back at Sebastian, both fear and shock in his eyes.  "Did you hear that?" he asked in a hushed tone. Pushing himself up off the chair and walking toward the door of the classroom, he looked back at Sebastian. "We made sure the dead can't get in here, right? They can't open doors, right?"  Shortly after he heard the doors open, the sound of footsteps followed. They were unlike the footsteps of the walking dead, though, they were more.. stable. It wasn't the sound of feet dragging and shuffling around, they were the footsteps you would have heard everywhere three weeks ago before the dead was walking everywhere. Were there other survivors? After weeks of no signs of other living humans, Finn was beginning to think the four of them were the only humans left in New York.  Slowly opening the door leading to their classroom, Finn peeked his head out and looked down the empty hallway. He held a kitchen knife in his hand, prepared to stab any walkers that might have found their way into their safe shelter. He hoped police or military soldiers were coming to rescue them, but he knew nothing like that would happen. In a situation like the one the United States was experiencing, the government would be the first thing to go. Finn was fully aware there would be no search parties looking for survivors. Whoever was coming into their shelters, let it be living or dead, could only be something wanting to hurt them, not help. 

[operationgenoplot-blog]

EVENT UPDATE: 003

After spending the night in the grocery store building, the sun has finally risen and it is once again safer to travel. The walkers outside of the building have scattered and seemed to have forgotten about the survivors' presence inside. However, their numbers are still quite large, and it would be unwise for any of the survivors to exit the building without a plan.  After constructing a plan to exit the building, killing as little walkers as possible, the group of survivors decided to investigate the school next door to the store. Where they had seen lights and movement the night before. The inside of the school reeked of death, and they knew they had to be careful entering the building, for they didn't know what really lied ahead.  To their surprise, the colonists encountered another, smaller, group of survivors locked up in one of the classrooms. There were two men who appeared to have been in that classroom for weeks, and two women who possibly encountered the others just several days ago. They had plenty of supplies and food that could be extremely useful to the colony, and after telling them about their safe haven, they agreed to go with them.  The new survivor colonists include:

Sebastian Ridge (a 29 year old male)

Sonia Jimenez (a 37 year old female)

Finn Baldwyn (a 28 year old male)

Nadia Hari (a 33 year old female)

[During the event, you may respond to, reply to, and create any threads that you wish leading up to this point in the event plot. There is no set rule on how to play out the events, as long as you keep the roleplay open to the plot changes. You may continue threads about the colonists' night at the grocery store, and build up to this point in the plot. The event will be extended until 9PM EST Wednesday, October 23rd.]

[operationgenoplot-blog]

EVENT UPDATE: 002.

While the survivors spent their time gathering supplies in the grocery store and pharmacy, Zane Bennett stayed outside to keep watch. It seemed that Zane forgot that the walkers were alerted by noise and began to yell to the other colonists, warning them that the sun was going down and it would be dangerous to stay too much longer. This attracted a nearby walker, and after a heated incident and more noise echoing through the streets of Manhattan, a hoard was attracted and Zane was surrounded. Zane went down with a fight, killing numerous infected, but was inevitably overpowered and devoured by the walkers. Whether or not his body will reanimate remains to be unseen.

The hoard of walkers stayed gathered outside the only exit of the building, leaving the survivors locked inside. Deeming it wise to stay overnight in the building, wait for the walkers to go into lurk mode, and for the sun to rise, the survivors made camp with their findings. Across the street, movement could be seen. The movement was quicker than that of a walker. Upon further observation, the building that the movement was seen in was a school, possibly one that housed small children. Lights that appeared to come from flashlights were also noticed through the windows of one of the upper floors.

[During the event, you may respond to, reply to, and create any threads that you wish. There is no set rule on how to play out the events, as long as you keep the roleplay open to the plot changes. You must be flexible to play along. The event will be extended until 9PM Wednesday, October 23rd.]

[operationgenoplot-blog]

EVENT UPDATE 001.

After the scouting group had gathered at the gate for departure, they headed down the zombie-infested street and managed to make it passed without alerting the hoard ahead. The colonists displayed greater stealth and problem solving skills than predicted to survive this obstacle. There were few walker fatalities, all of which were done tastefully and quietly.

Further down the street and into the Manhattan area, the group ran across a two-story grocery store, complete with a pharmacy on the lower level. While the upper floor hasn't been checked for walkers, the supplies inside the building were too useful to pass up. The survivors must be careful when entering, not only because of walkers, but because the buildings in Manhattan seem to have deteriorated quicker than anticipated. This was more than likely caused by the dense population of infected individuals in the area.

From this point forward, the survivors must be very mindful of their surroundings. They must decide what supplies are most useful to bring back and how much they can carry.

[nikolaijandrews]

Supply Run | OPEN

Finally, people had actually listened to his practical begging and pathetic hint dropping about how they actually needed to make a plan and head out and get some supplies. In all honesty, Nikolai couldn't have been happier, not even when they decided that he would be one of the thirteen to join the group on the supply run. It was basically an even split down the middle of their population, and though it was a huge risk to send thirteen out into the city, it would be well worth it in the end. The more hands they had, the better.

Most would have protested at the idea of going out into the city, but Nikolai offered himself up willingly. It was mostly to prove a point, to show that in order to make things work there had to be sacrifices made, but it was also because there were a few items in particular he was hoping to get his hands on. Coffee and whiskey were two of these main items. While they wouldn't be considered filling or necessary, these were two leisure drinks that reminded him that he was human. Not to mention, the lack of caffiene was starting to give him a bit of a headache. Rationing what he had left from the gas station was not a pleasurable experience.

So, the moment that they had been waiting for had finally arrived. Nikolai was waiting near the main entrance of the colony, suited up with a pistol and some spare ammo, a back pack, a large duffle back slung across his chest, and attire that was easy to move in. Needless to say, he was wearing the clothing that he'd pillaged from the men's clothing store nearby. It wasn't exactly in his taste, but his clothes that he preferred to wear weren't something that he could move quickly and bash zombie heads in with.

He wondered what was going through everyone else's heads. He wondered if they were nervous, if they were afraid. He, on the other hand, had nothing to lose. If he died while going out to fetch supplies, then so be it. He was the oldest member of the colony, anyway, it wasn't like they'd be missing much...well, besides his intelligence. The thought of the rest of the group was kind of hilarious. People like Kendrick Blackwell were coming along. That was the least likely survivor to tag along in such a situation. Nikolai imagined that Kendrick must have been forced to come along, because he was chosen when people stopped volunteering themselves and it was harder to find willing souls.

Through a small crack in the makeshift gate, he could see a group of walkers in the near distance. They definitely had a pack mentality. Leaving the colony would prove to be difficult, especially if some of the others couldn't keep their mouths shut. This group of people were chatterboxes, and from what Nikolai had gathered, noise alerted them. Part of him couldn't wait to get started, to get back into some action and feel like he was making progress. Waiting around for something to happen was getting a little stale.

"Wonder if we're gonna head out soon..."

[operationgenoplot-blog]

Operation Geno’s Colony Event #1: The Supply Run After surviving for nearly two weeks off of the supplies left over in the gas station and restaurant the survivors colonized, food and fresh water are slowly reaching their end. Although most survivors showed great strategy skills concerning the rationing of all supplies, there was still a large group to feed and the results from that are rapidly showing. We’ve kept a very close eye on the group of survivors as their personalities appeared to clash even more now that supplies were running low. Luckily, after a surprising “colony meeting”, the group of leaders finally came to a decision to send out a group into the city of Manhattan and gather any supplies they can find. Thirteen out of the thirty survivors were chosen for the “supply run”, which included:

Sawyer Lyons

Colby Lyons

Kendrick Blackwell

Dimitri Hastings

Nikolai Andrews

Zane Bennett

Alivia Greene

Jagger Grant

Zyana Barrett

Angelique Watkins

Jeremiah Terrell

Skylar Cunningham

Eden Ferguson

The other seventeen survivors will be in charge of the settlement during their absence. The plan to gather supplies involved the team leaving at dawn on Friday morning, and returning just before the sun sets on the same day. They are aware of how dangerous it would be to spend the night on the other side of their protective walls, among the infected. If the scouting team does not return by nightfall on Friday, the remaining survivors would face a grave decision. They could wait and risk losing almost half of their colony, or send a small group to look for and possibly rescue the group. To prevent any incidents, however, the scouting group has taken a great amount of weapons to protect themselves from any dangers they face outside the colonies, both handguns and knives, bats, axes, etc etc. 

For this event all members can para any way they wish during the course of this scavenging mission. You may also use gifchat for quicker progression. You can para with multiple people at once (as long as the paras do not clash chronologically, remember your character cannot be at two places at once), or create multiple-character threads. Every gif or para thread must be tagged with 'genoevent1'. Several updates will play a big role on this specific event, so we suggest you also track the tag 'genoeventupdate'. All updates will be posted on the plot blog.

This event will start at 9pm, EST, Friday night (even though it will be Friday morning ICly), and will end 8pm, EST, Tuesday night. Things will begin to wrap up Monday night, and the event will begin its "completion" Tuesday afternoon.