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The Apocalyptic Crisis [RP]

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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 12:59 (2 Years ago)
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QuoteAfter a war that lasted centuries, the land began to crumble. As the years went by, the earth wasted, bit by bit, until nothing was left. Apart from you and few others, scattered around the desolate wasteland. The City of Arpia, once a city of beautiful architecture and a marvel of technology has been destroyed. Only the large forest next to it survives, but is full of monsters. Desperate for supplies, lots of people enter, but few come out. Many have formed alliances that failed and many are alone, desperate to survive, because here...well...it's the survival of the fittest...

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Dragging her Katana along the cracked floor, the sun shone on the blade, revealing the words: αργυρά είδη (Silver). Artemis lifted her trusted blade and continued to search through the abandoned building. Glass shards seemed to litter the floor, adding to the carpet of debris and dust. Black smoke billowed from a nearby house and she sighed. Another fire. Artemis looked around the room one last time and quickly exited it. A large metal fridge laying abandoned on the road. She kicked it and it swung open, revealing some canned goods. Artemis breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly put them in her battered rucksack and walked back home, an abandoned shopping mall.

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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 13:32 (2 Years ago)
Zelda strode through the many boulders that scattered the the once magnificent city. She unzipped her battered backpack for a quick drink only to realise she was out of water. She began to search for a shopping mall of some sort. Seeing a sign that read S-HOP--NG MA-L OF ARP-- bearly clinging onto the building where it once stood proud. She walked over to the shopping mall and began looking through the plethora of broken shelves that used to house a variety of foods that had long since disappeared.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 13:44 (2 Years ago)
Artemis walked upstairs to the clothes store in the shopping mall she lived in. Opening her battered satchel, a torrent of canned goods cascaded out of the rugged bag. Artemis breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, good food. With her trusty knife, which was called Χρυσός (Gold), she cut a whole in a tin labelled, "Peaches" and scooped the fruit out with her hands, the sweet taste bursting on her tongue. Putting the rest of the cans in a hidden box, Artemis stood up and went to her makeshift house, overcome with fatigue after today's excursions. Pulling the patchwork quilt over her, she thought of the other survivors out there in the world, and if any were near her. Artemis stared at her knife and katana, longing for her parents. A feeling of cold dread crept up on her, enveloping her like a blanket and swaddling her with misery and regret. Something was going to happen...
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 13:55 (2 Years ago)
Zelda ventured further into the shopping mall searching more thoroughly in hope of finding water and if she was lucky maybe some food as she was running low on her supply. Then as she was beginning to loose faith she spotted a few water bottles upon a shelf in the corner on the shop. As she went closer she saw that they were all empty in frustration she let out a huge sigh that seemed to last forever before carrying on her search.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 14:20 (2 Years ago)



The shaggy, grey-haired mutt watches as his hooded partner finally pulls herself up and out of the dingy alcove that had been their home for the last couple of days. He watches intensely as Canna carefully dusts dirt from her leggings and coat, before pulling out a familiar-looking packet from the pouch securely wrapped around her torso.

"I'll... be right back, Faolán," she mumbles softly as if the canine could understand a word she said, but as Canna steps around the corner into the daylit street, he follows behind anyway, sitting beside her legs with his tail wagging, "I said I'd be right back... Nevermind. It's... fine."

It takes her a couple of attempts to successfully get the lighter to spark, however the small flame it managed to produce was enough to light the cigarette between her fingers. She sighs, taking the first drag, before exhaling a cloud of smoke. The nicotine helped soothe her hunger pains. With another drag, her free hand finds itself petting the animal beside her, her back sliding down the wall of the ruined building and into a crouched position.

"We'll be okay, I promise."

Smoking in silence, she noted to herself that she would have to soon re-stock on supplies. She remembered seeing a mall of sorts when she first arrived in the city but decided against exploring. It would have been a popular foraging spot, and she didn't want to have to fight her way through desperate survivors. Hopefully, there would still be some supplies worth salvaging left, most importantly, a new lighter or even matches would do. She flicks the cigarette butt onto the ground, extinguishing it under the sole of her shoe, before rising to her feet once more.

"Let's go, Faolán."

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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 14:36 (2 Years ago)
Erin stood silently in a thickly wooded area, a little ways away from the place he had once called home. He stared blankly at the vague entrance he had come from, studying the broken landscape of the once beautiful city beyond. He had come here to be at peace, moving away from the land that clouded his thoughts. He found this forest to be a good place to relax, no matter the danger that others feared. He wasn't dead yet, so maybe this forest wasn't as bad as they made it seemed to be. Either that, or him being in the thinest part of the trees meant less danger. By this point, he had done what he came here to do, staying would just be a waste of time. He figured it was best to head back, gather more supplies and live another day in hell. Ever since it started, Erin had been living on autopilot. He did things with no second thought, no emotion or meaning put into it. 'You have to do whatever it takes to survive' was always a saying, even if it wasn't applied in nearly any situation, until it happened at least. He always thought about it, wondered what the other survivors were doing to stay alive. He even wondered if it was worth it, the things he had done. He began to let those thoughts back in when he left the forest, the thoughts that he went there to get rid of, and he soon regretted it.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 14:42 (2 Years ago)
Zelda continued to look though the shop after calming down. She suddenly found a cracked water dispenser that still had a small pool of water that filled the bottom of it. She grabbed her grimey water bottle and pressed ditto against the lever in order to fill her vacant vessel of a water bottle. Once it was filled about half way and the water the ruined water dispenser's container was empty she took a massive gulp of the liquid and let out a sigh of relief.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 14:45 (2 Years ago)
Artemis twitched, someone else was here. Her whole body tensed slightly, and she gripped her weapons tightly. She debated whether to make friends with them, maybe start an alliance or...would she have to kill them? The guilt that she carried over her shoulders from the few that she'd killed disappeared gradually through the years, but 3 small lines she cut into her pale wrist always reminded her of them. Artemis would never forget, she couldn't. And she hoped, that the people in the mall, wouldn't end up as another red mark.

She gathered up all her supplies, stuffing them into a battered rucksack, and went on her way, slashing small little marks in the walls to mark her territory. At first glance, the symbols look like gibberish, but it was actually several Greek words only Artemis would understand. It helped her mark and locate areas around the city, and she would share them with anyone she trusts....but she has to find someone first.

A blinking LED sign above her head showed Artemis that she was near JellyBeans! Arpia's No.1 Toy Store! . She grimaced at the sight of all those abandoned toys, in their states of ruin. Dust settled down on the floor slowly, causing her to sneeze. Artemis mentally cursed herself, making noise meant attracting unwanted attention. She glanced at the marks on her wrist again....she didn't want that.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 14:50 (2 Years ago)
Zelda immediately jumped at the sound of a sneeze -someone else was with her-. She suddenly packed away her water bottle and looked around wearily in the direction of the sneeze that reiterated around the whole mall.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 14:59 (2 Years ago)
Erin paused and took a second to look back, as an odd way of saying goodbye to the peaceful woods. He knew he would come back here again, he always did, he just found it more reassuring to do something like that. He turned back around and continued towards the city, deciding his next stop was a run down gas station sitting on the edge of Arpia. Taking a look inside, it was surprisingly still intact with a lot of supplies. He didn't bring a bag with him but luckily there were massive duffel bags on the shelves. He began to stuff it with food and clothes, finding other things unnecessary. As he was about to walk out, he looked behind the counter and stared blankly at the assortment of cigarettes and lottery cards. The sight of the former left a nasty taste in his mouth, but he decided to grab it in case he encountered a smoker, or just someone who wanted that stuff.
"The phrase “it’s just a game” is such a weak mindset. You are ok with what happened, losing, imperfection of a craft. When you stop getting angry after losing, you’ve lost twice. There’s always something to learn, and always room for improvement, never settle."
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 15:16 (2 Years ago)
Zelda left the shop she was previously in and reaching for a little pocket knife in case she had to defend herself. She passed a variety of shops until she reached a shop, which sign was strangely intact, it read jellybeans. The 'jellybeans' sign rang a bell but Zelda couldn't quite put her finger on it. She entered the shop alert with her knife stretched out in front of her, ducking behind a shelf stacked with ripped and tattered teddy bears.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 15:29 (2 Years ago)
Artemis watched an unfamiliar girl enter the Toy Store. As quick as a flash, she ran out of the Mall, stopping only to catch her breath. She glanced at her surroundings, the Mall was behind her, maybe a five minute walk away. A gas station was to her right, and rubble and more shops were to her left. In front of her was a park, there would be nothing there. Maybe she could set up camp there? Artemis decided to raid the gas station, perhaps there would still be provisions there. She walked quickly, glancing behind her every few minutes, just in case someone was following her. As she reached the station, Artemis noticed that someone was already there. She gripped her Katana angrily and stepped inside. Artemis pointed it at the stranger's neck. "Who are you?" she demanded.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 15:36 (2 Years ago)
Zelda seeing the figure that she assumed was the one who sneezed sprint out of the store she sprung up after her, following her to the nearby gas station past mounds of rubble. She decided to watch from afar hiding behind a rusty car. She was suddenly shocked to see the figure who she could make out was a girl holding a katana to a boy's neck.
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Canna enters the mall with caution, scanning the surrounding area before actually stepping inside. She can't remember how many times in the past she'd been chased out of similar places for shoplifting. She wouldn't be surprised if there were posters with her face on them, banning her from entry. The most ideal scenario for her, right now, would be being the only one around. However, if there were others, and they kept their distance, that would be fine too. Canna wasn't much of a fighter. At best, she could probably throw a solid punch; though, she typically relied on her agility, stamina, and stealth to remove herself from tense situations before confrontations could even begin. Weapon-wise, Canna only carries a, now blunt, penknife that she uses to open the feistier tincans.

The first store she winds up in is a clothing store of sorts, Faolán staying close behind, sniffing at the as he does so. To no surprise, the clothing that remains is covered in dust, more sprawled across the floor than on the actual racks. What pleases Canna most is a modest selection of backpacks which remain, meaning she would no longer have to rely on just whatever she could fit into her small sling bag. Picking up one of the bags, Canna also scours through the clothing for anything that could fit, or ran slightly bigger, or would be able to keep her warm and dry if the weather took a turn for the worst. She manages to secure a couple of items, nothing fancy, stuffing them into the bag.

"Alright Faolán, let's have a quick search for food, and then we can head out."

The dog barks and the sudden sound causes Canna to flinch and freeze in place, listening out for anyone who may have heard the two. Once sure that no one was coming, she indicates for Faolán to follow her out. Despite having been a stray, the canine was surprisingly obedient, which had the girl assume that he, too, had had a family at some point. But where they were, Canna was unable to answer. He'd found her one evening about a year ago, shared her food, and has since stayed by her side.

Canna enters a second store. Like every other, it looked as if it had already been ransacked. The counters that contained 'food' was actually the rotting fresh produce, now swarming with flies. Canna could have gagged from the smell alone and hurried along to where the processed goods would be. Dehydrated meats, canned fish, tinned fruit...

"Trail mix...? Looks like glorified bird food..."

Nonetheless, it went into the bag.

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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 16:27 (2 Years ago)
Artemis' ears twitched at the sound of a dog barking. She tensed at repeated the same question to the stranger, anger creeping into her words. "Who are you?"

Kaylan jumped at the sound of a dog's bark, and went to investigate, hoping to find an ally. Half of him tells him that this is a bad idea, and the other urges him on. Kaylan shook his head, now wasn't the time for his mind to struggle. He carried on walking quickly to the mall, a backpack slung on one shoulder, and a quiver on the other.

He clenched a well-made makeshift bow in his scarred left hand. After a few minutes of fast-walking, he arrived at the partially-destroyed Mall, and saw evidence that someone had been here. Small, little symbols were inscribed in the stone walls, they were in Greek, much to his astonishment. Who wrote them?

He climbed up the broken escalator, searching for someone, anyone. Kaylan's eyes fell to the ground in sorrow. He didn't see anything. Then, a small and stupid idea popped into his head. Kaylan took a deep breath and asked, "Is anyone here?"
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 16:37 (2 Years ago)
Zelda ran away from the fight scarred tripping over an old rusty sign that was positioned on the floor letting out a scream in pain but she ought to carry on. She strode through the broken buildings along the cracked road until she came across an abandoned school bus and hid in it whispering under her breath "I hope they didn't hear me.".
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 17:30 (2 Years ago)



Canna had moved on to the pharmacy area of the store, which was, as expected, even emptier than the rest of the store. She eyed the on-site dispensary area. If she was going to find anything that had been left behind, it'd probably be in there, right? Signalling for Faolán to sit, Canna hops over the counter with ease, slipping into the back room.

Documents, glass, trampled medicine boxes, and other medical instruments that she was unsure of their uses, had been scattered across the floor making it difficult for her to navigate the already cramped room. She picks up a small bottle of Codine pills, a box of Amoxicillin capsules, and various wound dressings. To conclude, it was a pitiful haul. But, it was something, at least.

"Is anyone here?"

Faolán swiftly picks up his head at the sound of the voice, looking back towards the entrance of the store in doing so. His greying muzzle pulls back as he lets out a low growl. Canna, alerted by the animal's sudden change in demeanour, hurries back out, her eyes following that of the dog's. Was someone else here?

She clears her throat, yelling, "Who's there? What do you want? I'd stay back if you don't wish to be bitten!"

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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 17:54 (2 Years ago)
Erin was looking elsewhere when Artemis approached him, so he was unable to see that she had arrived before he had a blade pinned under his chin. The question bounced around the gas station while Erin was trying to adjust to another voice again. He held his hands up to show he wasn't a threat and thought for a bit before answering. "Just another survivor, roaming around and trying to stay alive." He said calmly. The katana striked no fear into him, he wasn't even concerned about it. He found it odd to be in this situation, since he figured that the more survivors there were the better. He never dismissed the thought of trying to kill each other, but it wasn't really his first thought in increasing the chance of survival in an apocalypse. "Well, I could ask the same thing."
"The phrase “it’s just a game” is such a weak mindset. You are ok with what happened, losing, imperfection of a craft. When you stop getting angry after losing, you’ve lost twice. There’s always something to learn, and always room for improvement, never settle."
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 18:03 (2 Years ago)
Kaylan was taken aback. "I'm sorry, jeez. I just heard a dog bark and wondered who was here. I'll leave shortly then, I won't come near you. I just need to pick up supplies..." So he did, scrounging around and finding some food her, some bottles there.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm a bit tense, regarding the current situations. My name's Artemis, Artemis Mizayaki. What's yours?" she asked, whilst sorting the supplies in her rucksack. She also debated whether or not to invite him on her journeys, as she needed the company. She frowned, "Are there more people out there? You're the first one I've seen..." Artemis asked.
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Posted: Wed, 25/08/2021 18:11 (2 Years ago)
Erin lowered his hands and strugged, staying silent while Artemis talked. "Erin Deril, nice to meet you Artemis." He moved his hands to his pockets and looked around the store. "You're the first one I've seen that isn't dead." he let out a sigh and returned his gaze to the girl iin front of him. "Anyways, go ahead and grab whatever you want, I left most of it untouched." He mumbled, unsure of what to do next. Walking out is an option, but it would be rude, so he'll just have to wait. Suddenly, the thought of teaming up with her came up, a thought in which he quickly discarded. He couldn't trust himself to stick with anyone else.
"The phrase “it’s just a game” is such a weak mindset. You are ok with what happened, losing, imperfection of a craft. When you stop getting angry after losing, you’ve lost twice. There’s always something to learn, and always room for improvement, never settle."
-Sun Tsu, The Art of Gaming

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