Thread: Last of Us: A Story of Two Souls (BMD x EldritheWhisperwind)

Mariah was up before dawn the next morning. As she groggily forced herself to get up out of bed and get dressed for work she faintly heard a commotion carrying on outside. Quickly throwing on the dirty clothes she had on the day before, she rushes out the door. The commotion that she heard earlier in her room became louder as she reached the front door of the building. Opening the door she witnessed two men fighting and arguing. One of the men involved in the screaming match was the same man that was squatting outside the building and begging for tickets the day before and the other man was a fairly tall bald headed dark skinned young man that Mariah had never seen before. Stop pestering me old man! Im not giving you any of my tickets! Broke ass white guy, get a job! Screams the young man. I aint taken that tone of voice from a black boy! Screamed the middle-aged man. Mariah couldnt believe what she was hearing and seeing. Out of all the things that could survive in this destroyed world, racism was one of them. Angered by the screaming match she hastily runs down the stairs and pushes her way between the two angered men. What the hell is going on here?! The young man looks at Mariah and replies, That old man wont stop pestering me for tickets. I barely make enough tickets to live off of and hes crazy enough to think that I can spare a few. Why cant he just get off his ass and get his own damn job The middle-aged man interrupts him and retorts, I aint doin nothing that ne Dont you dare finish that word. I will not tolerate racism outside my residence! Mariah takes a deep breath to calm herself down. You two should be ashamed of yourselves. We are in a world that is dieing we need to stick up for each other. Every human life is valuable. So suck it up and try to get along! Both men look at her in utter shock and are rendered speechless for several seconds. Yes maam Yes maam. Once the argument had been settled Mariah realized that she was about to be late for work and ran there as fast as she could. As she was running she noticed a group of people standing around a message board. I wonder what they are looking at. She whispers to herself as she enters the garage. Inside she was greeted with a big smile from Laurence. Hey Laurence, do you know whats going on outside? I most certainly do. The guardians are looking for new recruits and they are doing a preliminary qualification survey. Its going to be held at noon today. Mariah squeals in delight. I thought ya might like that little bit of news. They are having the survey set up at the mayors office you should go on over there and sign up. Ill cover yur shift till you get back. Thanks Laurence, I owe you big time for this. Squeals Mariah as she heads to the door skipping in excitement. Once Mariah reaches the mayors office she is astounded to see all the people waiting in line to take the survey she hadnt realized how many people wanted to become guardians. After three hours of waiting in line she was finally standing in front of the mayor and ready to take the survey. Julie Maxwell examined the young lady that stood in front of her. The girl looked to be in good health and Julie was determined to find the perfect soldiers for Desmond. Hello there, I am Mayor Maxwell and Ill be surveying you. What is your name young lady? My name is Mariah Crawford. Confidently replies Mariah. How old are you Miss Crawford. Asks the mayor as she jots down notes in her book. Im twenty-seven maam. How long have you been with us? I have lived in this civilization for seven days. Were you alone before you came to us? If so, how long? I was alone for fifteen years before coming here. Would you mind if we performed some test to make sure you are healthy? Mariah was puzzled by the question. But, Im fine. At least, I feel fine. Oh, its just a physical check to make sure everything checks out. Reassures the mayor. Mariah smiles and reluctantly does as the mayor asks and is guided into a room where they have her disrobed. They looked over her physically, they checked her blood pressure and listened to her hear. After they had jotted down the results they let her dress and leave, but not before she gave them the address she was staying at so that they could get in contact with her once they picked out the candidates. Mariah couldnt wait to hear the results.