Thread: The Tribe [T-Virus and Seraph]

She hadnt graduated at the top of her class, nor had she graduated at the bottom, she was a resounding example of mediocrity. She had strived to be at the top, but when the material didnt interest the brunette woman, she often spaced out and would fail those key concepts. So when she graduated grad school and found herself without a job, she wasnt overly surprised. Sarah bit her bottom lip as she shifted through the mail, hoping against hope, that someone had responded to her decidedly lacking resume and understated interviews. It wasnt that she was a bad orator or even an unfriendly person, it was more that she was a very plain person with a specific interest in a small field. Her fingers trembled slightly as they opened the last letter she had and her jaw dropped in surprise. Her blue eyes were wide as they scanned over the neatly typed words and her lips moved to speak softly, II got in? It had been her deepest hope to join the anthropologic expedition down into the jungles of South America to study the neko peoples there, but she had never thought she would have been able to do it. She carefully put down the paper and took a deep breath before she burst into a happy round of laughter that filled her small studio apartment with bell-like chimes. She double-checked the letter and frowned a little, Were leaving at 8pm? Thats so soon! Sarah wasted no time in packing her backpack and duffle were neatly packed and by the door within the hour and by the time dinner rolled around, she was finishing all of her emails to her friends and family telling them all the good news. The only thing that got her slightly down was the knowledge that she would be out of contact with her family for most, if not all, of the time she was gone. But the young anthropologist squared her shoulders and kept her eyes on the prize, if she could make a name for herself on this expedition she would have the pick of the tribes to study in the future. She hadnt graduated with a specific interest in neko peoples for no reason, she had always loved cats and when she had seen the pictures of nekos in lectureswell, it was easy to say that her heart had been stolen from her right then. She braided her hair into a thick rope down her back as she settled into more comfortable travel clothes and checked to make sure that her shoes would be able to make the trip and the hike that she imagined they would have to go through to get to the tribe. When the van finally arrived to pick her up, she was a ball of nervous energyher outfit had been changed twice over before she settled on a pair of dark jeans and a long loose top. Sarah glanced back at her apartment complex as they drove off and watched it fade into the distance before she grinned to herself and whispered, This will be amazing. Several hours, a missed plane, four separate layovers, and spilt coffee found the twenty-six year old in a different mood all together. More so, when it was found that the lead anthropologist hadnt updated his passport in the last fifteen years and they had to leave him behind. She glanced at her two peers as they waited for their ride to pick them up from the airport the argument had been going since Dr. Stevens had been detained and she was inclined to agree with Michael, whos position was that they should continue on. It wasnt as if Dr. Stevens hadnt given them all the paperwork they needed and the accounting log, they could do this, if only Jeremy wasnt being a stick in the mud about it. Why dont we just head out tonight, she asked curiously, trying to stop the argument from getting worse. If we dont find anything in three days we can come back to the airport and catch the first flight out. Jeremy, a short and squat man with a balding head, frowned, No, no, that isnt what we do. We must go to the hotel and wait there. Then we will take the next flight out. And we dont even have the proper gear to go out there, Michael said with a slight sneer. She winced a little and sighed maybe they didnt have the right gear, but it was just like camping, wasnt it? She shrugged and said, It was just a suggestion. If you think its such a great idea, go and do it, one of them insisted and Sarah glanced at them curiously before she nodded. Fine, Ill see you in three days then if I dont find anythingthe San Maria Hotel in the Rio district, right? She didnt wait for a response as she flagged down a taxi and spoke in hesitantly for a ride to the jungle at the outskirts of the city. The taxi-driver had been a little unsure at first if that had been what she meant and tried to point her out to the zoo instead, but at Sarahs insistence, he took her to the edge of the jungle and dropped her off. The young woman looked at the imposing wall of foliage before she shrugged and trudged into it, Ill find them Roughly thirty minutes later, she learned exactly what was meant by they didnt have the equipmentbugs were everywhere, she needed a guide was she really all ready lost, she thought to herself? and the noises from the distance were beginning to frighten her a little bit. She hummed to keep herself calm as she continued onwards, in a straight line, if worst came to worst she could turn around and follow the way she came. Or at least that was her hope.