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Post by Leon Silverblood on Jun 26, 2007 16:53:41 GMT -5
Leon mutters to himself in a cross between Spanglish and ZedSpeak. He smacks his head into the cage many many times, mutilating his face yet further until he knocks himself unconscious. His lights go out, then come back on a few minutes later, and he runs this cycle several more times.
A couple of barbie dolls have appeared inside the cage at his feet, one dragging a towel, the other weilding a Babelfish. Leon grins.
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Post by Melody Arachne on Jun 27, 2007 0:10:43 GMT -5
"Oh, cripes! When it rains, it pours ..." Melody wipes her bloody hands on a bar rag, and jiggles Taito's head once or twice to make sure it's staying in place.
"Could one of you guys sedate Leon? He's getting goo all over the place ... " She stomps past the cage, careful to keep out of reach. "Nuh-unh, mister, no revives for you. And if those creepy dolls of yours try any funny business, they're slag, you hear?"
She walks over to the cellar trapdoor, really wishing there was some sort of peephole, impractical as that might be. "Um, yeah ... this could be a really stupid thing to do, right? I'm gonna pull up the trap, if you see more than one down there, yell quick and I'll slam it shut. Thing's pretty heavy, I should be able to get it shut again ... I hope ..."
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Post by Vito The Don on Jun 27, 2007 15:13:51 GMT -5
Vito grabs his pack and pulls out a futeristic device. Its solid gray in color and about the same size of a tablet PC. On the back cover, "DON'T PANIC" is written in large friendly letters. He tosses the object to Leon and turns to Melody. "Don't panic, he'll be occupied for hours."
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Post by Leon Silverblood on Jun 27, 2007 17:57:06 GMT -5
Having been caught right between the eyes with the Guide, Leon staggers slightly and blinks his crossed grey eyes. He looks down where one barbie's feet are sticking out from underneath it and her socks and feet have started to curl up. He notices with vague interest that they are striped green. The other doll stands on top of the device, wailing on it with the Babelfish.
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jun 28, 2007 15:04:18 GMT -5
"Who want's to go to the nearest music store and pick up a few new CDs for me? Until then...listen to this..."
The DJ pops a CD on the stand and hits the play. In a few seconds, Kat DeLuna's Whine Up begins to play.
"Who knows the Whine Up dance? Hit the floor!"
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Post by Sarpek on Jun 28, 2007 17:10:58 GMT -5
Sarpek hears the beat of the music, and hits the butt of his shotgun against the floor, denting it slightly, while continuing to "MHR!"
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jun 29, 2007 8:21:10 GMT -5
"Eh. What can go wrong with reviving that Mrh? cow? What the hell...that zed does that Whine Up dance all too well..."
The DJ sneaks up behind Sarpek and jabs a needle in it's neck.
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Post by Sarpek on Jun 29, 2007 8:50:37 GMT -5
Sarpek slumps to the floor, twitching. A few minutes later, he stands up and adjusts his fez. "Thanks for that. Anyone got a drink, or know how I can get one? I'll trade one of my spare shells for a drink."
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jun 29, 2007 9:11:33 GMT -5
"Go talk to Mel for a drink. I got me some music to play..."
The DJ puts on Rihanna's Umbrella ft. Chris Brown.
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Post by Sarpek on Jun 29, 2007 9:32:03 GMT -5
Sarpek wanders over to the bar, and lays a spare shotgun shell on the counter. "Hi, I'm Sarpek. Rum, please."
Turning to DJ, he asks, "Got Yellow Submarine? I'm a fan of the Beatles."
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Post by Melody Arachne on Jun 29, 2007 11:15:28 GMT -5
Certain now that Taito is on the mend, Melody chuckles and ducks behind the bar. "At last! Someone wants a drink! I had almost forgotten this was a bar, you know?"
She plucks a bottle from behind the protective screen, then recloses it. "Looks like all the light rum got used up in the daquiris, but we got dark." She pours the newcomer a healthy shot. "Got food, too in the back. Nothing fancy, just whatever ValJon feels like whippin' up ..."
Setting the drink in front of him, she smiles and extends a hand. "I'm Melody, the guy over there who thinks the Beatles were Paul McCartney's beginner band is DJ. The fella with the toys is Vito ... the body on the floor is taito, and the zed in the cage is Leon. Don't feed him. He's been bad."
She stands on tiptoe, looks around the bar. "There was another fella here, too ... where'd he go, guys?"
From upstairs come distinctly human voices, and a few moments later a group of coverall-suited workers come down the stairs, pausing to measure the hole in the risers. Melody shakes out a smoke and lights it, obviously pleased.
"You guys can start on the repairs upstairs ... and on the steps. We haven't decided what to do down here yet. You do have an electrician, right? Can you put in a secure booth for DJ?"
"... heh. I wonder if we should put a treadmill in the zombie cage, hook it to the generator. Make 'em work for their brains, right?
... hey ... there's an idea ... zombie workers ..." She finds a napkin, scribbles a note to herself.
"Hey, DJ, where'd those Necrotech papers go? I wanna read those."
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jun 29, 2007 12:10:24 GMT -5
The DJ kicks a case. The case slides across the floor and stops by Mel's feet. The case is marked, NecroTech.
"There you go, Mel. Sarpek, right? Yellow Submarine, huh? Hold on...I believe it's in one of my cases somewhere..."
The DJ begins digging through case after case, looking for the Beetles record. After a few minutes, he finds it. He pops it on the turntable. Yellow Submarine begins to play.
"Hm...I wonder where Spec is...he would love jammin' to the Beetles...Eh...oh well...let's see..."
The DJ looks at Taito's dead body.
"Taito's a reviving dead body...I wonder...do revive syringes even work on dead bodies? I have these weird body parts reattachment syringes I found at a NecroTech office last year..."
Spinbad turns to Mel.
"Repair the stairs? Why not just take the stairs apart and throw in an elevator of some sort. That way, the upper floors will still be impenetrable by zeds."
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Post by Sarpek on Jun 29, 2007 12:41:45 GMT -5
"Thanks, Melody." Sarpek downs the shot, and shivers slightly. "Boy! That sure takes the edge off things." Turning to DJ, he replies, "Yeah. Sarpek. The Elevator IS a good idea. Key code it, and only tell the code to survivors." "Turning back to the Bar, he pulls an oily rag out of his pocket, and cleans his shotgun from the dirt it has picked up. "What'd Leon do, and why isn't he Revived?"
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Post by Melody Arachne on Jun 29, 2007 14:07:57 GMT -5
"Huh.. I never thought about an elevator ... of course if the genny goes out we're back to climbing... I guess you could put a rope ladder in the thing, it's not like they could climb that. And it's only one story."
"Guys! How 'bout it? Can we have an elevator?" The coverall-guy looks pained, and glances towards the dark kitchen. "What, you think ValJon is gonna say no? You can go in there and ask him if you want, but I wouldn't go in alone. He's been reeeeeaaaaalllll funny since his last revive ..."
Melody hefts the case up onto the bar and thumbs the catches open. "I've heard there's some experimental stuff out there, too. Stuff to make you immune to infection for a while, stuff to boost your energy ... you guys ever hear of any of that stuff?" Melody lights a smoke from the butt of her first, idly flipping pages.
"What did Leon do? Oh, he tried to run the 'cades, without considering what his friends and teammates might think. He was very inconsiderate. Rude, even. I may revive him eventually. That, and he got blood all over my bedroom. Absolutely ruined my throw rug. Oh, hey, that reminds me ... Guys! I need a new rug in my room, too ... and a door. A door would be nice."
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Post by Sarpek on Jun 29, 2007 14:14:13 GMT -5
Sarpek hefts his shotgun. "Ah. Can I use him as a shooting target? And about the door, I know a place where I can get one. Be back in a sec." Sarpek runs into the kitchen, and removes the door from one of the empty walk in freezers. Lugging it back into the bar, he props it up on a wall. "There you go. A door with Zombie protection. And, there's a rug next door, if someone wants to go get it. There are zombies on the first floor of that place."
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