Taylor

[ooc: on break]

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[intro (ooc)]

Hi this is my blog where I tell a little story through the diary entries of aroace apocalypse survivor, Taylor Gerrido (she/her)!

Process:

I write out a plan of the next entry, then I write the full entry on Tumblr & schedule them. They will be posted at midnight or noon every Tuesday! I don't have the whole series planned so a lot will be improvised. Also some entries will have accompanying drawings!! :3

Apologies:

Sorry if any entries are late, I work on a lot of projects + I have school + house chores but I care about this a lot so I don't wanna rush it. I also haven't been much of a writer in years so I might be a little rusty sorry

My other blogs

My main blog is @strange-calathea

Art blog is @artistic-calathea

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Month 2, day 10. Uneventful

We spent most of the day today cleaning the house across the street. After that we got to talking about what to watch tomorrow for movie night, Candy & Bella discovered they both love horror movies, but they didn't ever settle on a movie so I guess it'll be decided tomorrow!

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Month 2, day 9.

Someone new showed up today. Des & I noticed them walking down the road while we were cleaning the house across the street. They started to hurry over once they saw us, smiling and almost skipping. We decided to take a break to welcome them and get them set up at the house.

Destiny started making food while I showed her the bunk beds she would share with Candy, during the tour she told me her name is Bella. After the tour I lead her back to the kitchen and told her & Des that I was gonna go back to work on the house again.

So I did, we took it room by room and made good progress! It's not ready yet but, worst case scenario, someone will have to sleep on the floor.

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Month 2, Day 8. Plan

I was thinking, since we only have one more bed & a pull-out couch, we should start fixing up the other houses around here! Destiny liked it so we made a plan and we'll start working on it tomorrow. :)

The plan: clean out all trash/debris, clear out the dressers/closets/whatever ppl need, general tidying, restock w food water & blankets.

Aside from that, Candy has been settling in well, I think. Destiny made breakfast again (yum) and they came down to eat with us! They seemed nervous but I could tell they were making an effort to be friendly.

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[ooc: I totally lost track of time this week so next Tuesday will be TWO entries! I'm so sorry for this I was working on other projects]

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Month 2, Day 7. Candy

The posters worked! Somebody showed up at the house today! This is great!! I mean I feel bad that this was their only choice, but I'm glad we can help!

Anyway, their name is Candy, they're a bit younger than Destiny & I. They seem very cautious, but I can't exactly blame them. If I saw something like that in the apocalypse I would probably think it was a trap set by cannibals! Uh but anyway I'm glad they felt safe enough to stay with us :)

They brought a backpack, a tote bag, and a sleeping bag and told us to absolutely never go through their stuff. We promised, so we won't, but it did make me wonder what kinda stuff she has in there. Hopefully it's just something really embarrassing and not like a gun they're gonna use to kill us, that would totally suck. But they do seem like the murder-y type

Whatever, I probably just need to get to know them better

So, we set them up in the third bedroom and Destiny invited them to the next movie night if they're still around by next Thursday. All I can think about is how normal and okay everything feels. Shouldn't this all be harder? Are we just lucky? I don't really get it, but I think I'm grateful for what we have here.

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Month 2, day 6. Nest

Today we went to the library to get the rest of Destiny's stuff & put up those posters. After we got back, I noticed she wasn't leaving her room. I left her alone for a while but I started getting kinda worried,,

Eventually I decided to check on her, she was nesting in all the blankets we brought from the library & the ones she brought the first night. I assumed she was asleep, until I heard a quiet sob. I tried to ask what was wrong but she couldn't answer through the tears. I just held her hand and stayed with her for a while.

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Month 2, day 5. idea

Today I talked to Destiny about my worries about other survivors and she had some ideas to help! We're going to make posters that say the address of this place, and explain that we have water, food, and places to sleep.

It's too late to go out and put the posters up tonight, so we'll just make as many as we can until we get tired and put them up tomorrow when we go to get the rest of Destiny's things.

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Month 2, day 4. movie night

Destiny woke me up this morning, it was earlier than I would've liked but she made breakfast! They're very talented, possibly the best pancakes I've ever had?

Anyway, she has a lot of energy, just glad to have a safe place to stay, I guess, but it's a bit much for me. They suggested movie nights & a book club & sleepovers! I'm sure she would understand but I don't want to just shut down all her ideas. Movie nights sound nice, maybe we can start with that.

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She was okay with compromising! They're such a good apocalypse roomie :)

Movie night was actually fun! We watched WALL-E, it hits harder in the apocalypse.

During the movie she,, put her arm around me, but not in an uncomfortably romantic way. It's hard to explain but it seemed entirely normal for her, that was just how friends watched movies to her. Usually I would disagree but it was so, casual. So friendly. Neither of us were uncomfortable and it wasn't romantic and it was perfect. Has friendship always been so easy?

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Month 2, Day 3

EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED!

I was totally wrong about being alone here! I found another survivor!

Gosh sorry I should start at the beginning!

Yesterday during my walk I took note of an abandoned library and today I was needing some new books so I went up there. And there, sleeping in the romance section, was a girl! Admittedly I did think she was a fresh corpse at first, so I checked her pulse and she immediately jolted awake! We both exchanged a scream and then realized what was happening. Neither of us were alone anymore! And if this girl is still alive, how many others are there?

Anyway, she told me her name is Destiny and I invited her to stay at the house I found, she accepted since it has actual beds and the library does not.

We're home now, I think she's asleep. The cat really likes her. None of it feels real to be honest. I am grateful that I have a safe situation and am able to help her, but I'm worried that there are others out there, struggling to survive in this mess.

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Month 2, Day 2. Cat

Today was very interesting! I went for a walk to get to know the neighborhood and I found an animal shelter. I released some of the animals and one of the cats followed me back home!

He's very friendly, an orange and black tortoiseshell, I think, with green eyes.

I also started making a little map, and put stars by the places I might visit later.

Sorry, I'm avoiding it but I realize I didn't really explain the situation very well. I'm sorry it's just hard to think back and know that I did nothing to prepare.

The first signs seemed like harmless evolution, plants grow stronger roots to survive with all the microplastics & toxic chemicals, nothing to worry about. Until they start unrooting themselves and walking around. And then they take over your Mama's brain!! They're very bad at controlling humans though, hence the "zombies" (more of confused, violent puppets but zombie sounds cooler!)

I didn't run into any today, luckily. This place seems pretty safe.

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Month 2, Day 1. Hello

I'm not sure anybody will ever read this but my name is Taylor Gerrido and I think I might be alone here.

I've started keeping this diary for history or something. If humanity survives, this will be super informative!!

Fortunately for me, the apocalypse is not as exciting as it is in the movies! I spend most of my time hiding and reading. Actually, it's almost like nothing changed. Almost

Today was cool though. I found a nice, almost untouched house with water and snacks! I think I'm gonna stay here for as long as it's safe.

That reminds me, I should probably explain what's going on. It started a while ago, but nobody was worried yet. "Plants are doing a New Thing! What could it mean?" I just scrolled past the articles and videos, maybe if I was a gardener I would've cared, but I didn't. Most people didn't, until the alarms started going off but by then there was nothing they could do. All that was left was survival.