Thread: What Do You Fear? [randomname98766789 and Amaranthine]

Approaching the house, Bryce stuck to Alicia like glue. It was the first time in days where Bryce was not looking at Alicia because he was too busy scanning the foreground, ready to defend the girl he loved. Thankfully, the family reached this house without encountering any enemies or infected. When the door creaked open, everyone collectively held their breath. However, when a young boy walked out with his father, everyone breathed out a sigh of relief. My name is Travis Manawa. Travis began, slowly walking forward towards the house with his hands out to his side, showing no threat. Travis went through and introduced everyone before explaining the situation. We were out on the water. We need a place to dock for the night. I heard there was a ranger station here and I thought this was safe. If youll allow us to dock for the night, we can leave first thing in the morning. We mean no harm. Apparently, little negotiation was needed. The male, George Geary, allowed the family to dock their yacht for the night. For that, Bryce felt thankful. Perhaps they would have some luck after all. Inside the house, George and Travis quickly engaged in conversation. George feared most of the Western half of the country had been sealed off and doomed according to the chatter over the radio. Madison went to speak with Georges wife, Melissa. It left Bryce and Alicia deciding to play with the children as Nick did as well. Bryce watched Alicia interact with the two kids and it made him think about the future, what could have been in their future. Marriage? Children? Maybe he was jumping too far ahead, maybe he was not. It was so adorable watching Alicia. He knew she would be a fantastic mother if they decide to go that route one day. For now, he just sat on the couch beside Alicia as they got to know Harry and Willa. ------------------ Nick walked with his family towards the island. Rather, his family and Anna. The male wondered why she was going with them, but she had freedom to do whatever she wanted. Nonetheless, when they arrived, Nick realized they seemed like decent people. George, Melissa, Harry, Willa, and Seth. Nick quickly identified with the younger brother, Harry. He watched his sister and Bryce talk to Willa. Seth did his own thing, being a teenager. Nick honestly just tried to ignore Anna. It had been a rough few days. Not only was he dealing with his withdrawal, but he was dealing with his ex. Thankfully, he managed to only puke or show the effects of his withdrawal when he was alone, away from Anna. It had been torture, though. Nick hated these feelings and he had half a mind to raid the Geary house for anything that could help. He decided against that, however. Harry took Nick to his room, showing him different action figures with red dots on their head like gunshot wounds. That gave Nick the first warning sign that something was not quite right here. Then, Harry showed Nick something. They were what he called power pills. They were the reason he did not worry about getting sick. Harry claimed that it would keep his family together and keep them safe. To Nick, it sounded like some kind of poison pill. He took that like it was a sign. Just when he wanted to find some pills or drugs, there was something eerie going on here with these vitamins. Nick figured it was better he left everything alone that he found in this house. It worried Nick, thinking these kids needed to be someplace better. Despite the concerns, it was truly not Nicks place to say anything. During the rest of their night, he spent time with Harry and got to know him. Madison did the same with Melissa and came to the conclusion that she might want to leave the island, but she was too afraid of her husband to say anything about it. From there, the family knew they had to leave and spend the rest of their night on the yacht. They might leave in the morning or it might turn into a longer stay. After Nick dismissed himself from Harry, he returned to his mother as the family prepared to return to the yacht.