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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 12, 2011 2:37:10 GMT 1
In the not too distant future a virus was discovered in a few select people that was found to be changing the structure of their DNA, unable to stop the constant mutation caused by the virus the scientists concluded their their only remaining choice was to freeze the victims to stop both the possibility of contagion and the immense pain caused to the victims, until such time a cure could be found. Though the scientists toiled for years to find a cure nothing was ever found, soon the whole project was forgotten and the research lost. Many centuries have now passed, the freezing process had not succeeded in stopping the virus from spreading through the subjects bodies, but the coldness had slowed the reaction and less strain had been exerted on their bodies. As the old computers slowly lose their ability to function the cryotubes exert the last of their power on defrosting their charges, but the world has changed a lot since they were last out, the lab room was covered in dust and everything non-metal had rotted away, the only life in the cold dark building was that of the large unknown vines which had broken their way through the masonry with their leaves as tall as a grown man. "Heating coils engaged." said the computerized voice, the cryotubes filled with steam and the doors burst open, after that all was quiet.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 12, 2011 2:57:23 GMT 1
A twitch of a finger, the movement of a toe, the first signs of life of the girl in the tube, her first thought was that of the cold followed by the pain of her body suddenly defrosting, how long had she been asleep? minutes? hours? days? years? She didn't know. As her eyelids defrosted she carefully opened her eyes and looked out into the dark room before her, it was empty and dusty with piles of dust where the furniture had once been. 'how long had she actually been asleep?' Moving her leg she lost her balance and fell out of the tube onto the dusty floor, using her arms she painfully pushed herself back up into a sitting position and looked at the other tubes where the others were waking up. She could feel every muscle in her body was as stiff as a board and was slowly beginning to soften, it would be some minutes before she could move around normally again.
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 12, 2011 3:01:00 GMT 1
(...Join? I'll be.. slow because I'm doing ten other things, and I'm a little rusty, but I should benefit this somehow... brodog.)
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 12, 2011 3:05:23 GMT 1
( I would like to join with Rina and Haru please? I may be slow due to rustyness as well)
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 12, 2011 3:10:44 GMT 1
There was a gasp for breath from the furthest of the tubes, as a young adult thawed completely, falling to his hands and knees and gasping for breath. His lungs hadn't been mobile for years, even though he wasn't aware of it. his dampened dark red hair fell infront of his almost lime green eyes, his arms shaking with misuse. His breaths were shaky aswell, almost in pants, wheezing with a sound very similar to that of asthma. He wasn't confused, not yet; he was just focusing on getting his body to work, and to make sure it WOULD work. Fear was overtaking him, making him panic, making his body almost stop working, then start up again.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 12, 2011 3:18:51 GMT 1
One of the tubes opened and a young man stumbled out, clutching at the side. He tried to speak, but his tongue was still frozen and he had no control over it. His legs were shaking, he hadn't used them in what felt like centuries, and he was amazed his fingers were strong enough to grasp the tube. Dear god, what had happened to him? He remembered slamming a man against a wall, a prick in his arm, and then everything faded, he winced as he developed a headache. What happened after that, where was his family, were they still alive? Those questions buzzed through his mind, as his body slowly woke up. He slid to his knees as his legs gave out. He felt like his body had been filled with metal, it was all so heavy, it hurt to keep his head up. His vision was slightly blurry, making it difficult to see. He could make out a girl laying on the ground, and could hear a boy -over the ringing in his ears- gasping for air somewhere out of sight.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 12, 2011 3:28:43 GMT 1
Slowly rising to her feet she brushed the dust from the bottom of the white dress she had been frozen in, she felt soaked. The others were emerging from their capsules too and it seemed that noone was around the greet them, what did this mean? Didn't her father tell her that he would be there to welcome them when she woke up? Turning around she looked at the opposing wall, the dim light filtering into the building through gaps in the wall made by the vines revealed nothing, just empty space covered in dust. Curious she walked over to the plant in an attempt to identify it, the leaves were large but they didn't seem to resemble anything she recognized, the underside was soft and absorbant whereas the other side was waxy and probably waterproof. Pulling hard at one of the leaves she pulled it off the wall and used it to dry herself, yes the plant definitely wasn't like poison oak as it didn't itch her skin at all.
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 12, 2011 3:38:25 GMT 1
The young adult finally got his breathing on track, with one large breath, then a series of coughing fits as he spit up all the water he could. His eyes watered as he stood up slowly, his legs wobbling beneath him, heavy under the weight of his wet sweater and pants. "D-d**n...." he murmured, finally getting his vocal chords to work, glancing around slowly at the dust covered room before them. He lacked observation, hardly even noticing the others, and certainly not thinking about where his family was. To put it bluntly, he didn't care. Curiosity was fixing his panic, then mending with it, and he was stuck just standing there, staring.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 12, 2011 3:49:06 GMT 1
As the young man's vision cleared, and the ringing in his ears died down he slowly pulled himself up, still using the tub for support. Even when he was sick he never felt this weak. He somehow took his coat off and hung it to dry from atop his tube. He'd forgotten how tall he was, once he had stood up. He looked over at the other boy. "H-Hey..." He muttered, still clutching the tube.
With a loud thud a girl fell from her tube, her wet hair collecting the dust off the floor. "W-Wha?" She said as if coming out of a long nap. She slowly pushed herself up into a sitting position. She grabbed a handful of her hair and stared at it, it was pure white...not the chocolate brown it should have been. She looked around, spotting the two boys, and girl. She tried to move her legs with a grunt, but soon let out a sigh of defeat. Her legs were dead asleep, and too heavy to move. This was going to be hard. She was clothed in a pair of black pants, blueish purple sweater, and black and pink converse. She surveyed the room while she waited on her legs, sneezing loudly as she inhaled dust.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 12, 2011 3:53:11 GMT 1
Valant turned and looked at the others struggling to move and sighed, it wasn't a big deal to her, she had been sickly all her life so she was used to her body constantly hurting, in fact this was probably the first time in her life when she had felt almost normal, her fevers were gone, her skin seemed a slightly healthier colour and her poor eyesight was gone, infact now she thought about it, her eyesight was actually very sharp. "Hey..." she began then shook her head and made her way over to help the other girl up from the floor. "You ok?"
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 12, 2011 3:56:17 GMT 1
The young adult glanced toward the voices he heard; two chicks, and another guy. Now, he wasn't sexist, or chauvinist, but he would have preferred women totally out of the picture. It wasn't like he didn't have natural sexual desires either, but - Jesus Christ, was he really thinking about that right at that time? What an idiot. He nodded toward the other male, a slow bow of the head to show recognition, but stayed put. He didn't want to make friends, even though he figured he would have to; he just wanted to go home.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 12, 2011 4:04:48 GMT 1
The young man looked away from the other male and just rolled his eyes. He could tell this wasn't going to be an enjoyable experience just by looking at that guy. He turned his attention to the girls, maybe they'd be friendlier. The one that was standing she seemed like a good leader, she also seemed the most comfortable at the moment, the one sitting looked so small, she'd need looking after.
The girl stared at and then grabbed the other girl's hand, trying to lift herself up. "My legs...are still frozen." She said slowly. "Can...you...help me?" The girl knew without her legs her speed would be reduced to almost zero and surviving would become ten times more difficult. All she thought about at the moment was surviving, and get far away from this group, she didn't need other people to slow her down, but for now she'd have to play nice.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 12, 2011 4:09:13 GMT 1
Val looked at the girl and then her legs, they looked just fine, but something about the girls eyes told her that there was something odd about her. "It'll be ok." she said patting her on the head then looking at the others. "Are you guys able to move around well enough?" she asked obviously concerned about the others well being.
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 12, 2011 4:11:29 GMT 1
Now the young adult was feeling output. What an idiot, he was thinking of himself again. Bloody idiot. Sucking up his pride and his earlier feeling, he trudged over, a little limp in his step from his legs being so d**n cold. He kinda just stood there, hands in pockets, his hood pulled up to hide most of his face. Just standing there, he figured, would make him seem kind of involved, like he cared a little. He would stick around until he figured out what they knew, he decided. Slowly, his mind went back to all the movies he had watched that had people stuck together after an apocalypse. There were usually two types; ones that made friends, and ones that went mad and ate the frendly ones... how unpleasant... then he heard the one speak. The standing one- one of the chicks. "Yep," he replied rather bluntly, a scowl of mistrust sketched on his lips.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 12, 2011 4:17:18 GMT 1
The girl sat there, arm falling to her side, mouth open. What had just happened, she thought that woman would have helped her, not just patted her head like a mother and turn her attention somewhere else. She could feel her face slowly going red with rage, the water dripping from her hair freezing as it fell. Instead of getting sad and crying when things like this happened, she got angry.
The young man gave a slight smile to the standing girl, and said. "Yes, I'm fine, just a little stiff." He stretched his arms over his head to show he was fine. He was finally able to stand on his own at his full height. He frowned a little at the girl on the ground feeling something familiar about her. He crouched down in front of her. "I'll carry you, if you'd like." He muttered.
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