The Outskirts

**The Outskirts** is the first area in *Blue's Journey: Consume The Flesh*. It is the area where Blue starts his journey and where he meets Zarah for the first time.

## Appearance

The Outskirts is an empty dry land. It is filled with brown musky ground. The nearby plants are fleshy and dark pink. Off in the distance is the silhouette of The Flesh Town. Destroyed buildings are out for children to take shelter in. Tiny chunks of flesh blobs are shown growing out of the ground.

## Solution

The Story opens with a gusty black cloud. An overhead view of The Carnage. It is a dismal, gloomy coastal city consisting of countless looming brown buildings that bend and sag down like dying plants. The city has child corpses across the streets. Doors and windows are boarded up or broken, many buildings and apartments appear abandoned and suffering from leaks and rot, and clotheslines are left to be drenched in the pouring blood. The buildings have giant cracks, which resemble veins, and holes with leaking giant, rotting flesh pouring out. Giant eyeballs can be seen crawling out the windows. Giant swollen brains are poking out from the top of buildings. Blood stains are shown across the walls and doors.

A little boy in a blue shirt, brown skin with freckles on his face. His hair is black, short, and hidden under his backwards blue cap with only triangular bangs that cover his eyes sticking out. When his cap is removed, he has a small rectangular cowlick underneath. He is 8 years old. The boy has red pants and white socks on. He is walking on the Outskirts of the city. The little boy, named Blue, looks up at the town, a bit afraid.

The Outskirts are an empty dry land. It is filled with brown musky ground. The nearby plants are fleshy and dark pink. Off in the distance is the silhouette of The Carnage. Destroyed buildings are out for anyone to take shelter in. Tiny chunks of flesh blobs are shown growing out of the ground.

**Blue**: "I can do this...He would’ve wanted me to stay alive. I won’t let him-”

Lightning strikes, thus scaring the kid. Blue cowards in fear a little.

**Blue**: “Yikes! W-what is this place? I've never been here before..."

Blue walks around for a few more moments, inspecting his surroundings. He then gets concerned about the ground and begins jumping on it. He feels the ground is unstable and bouncy.

**Blue**: "The ground...it feels...off...This isn't normal"

Blue begins sinking into the ground before climbing out. Blue stumbles and runs before he sinks further. Blue trips and falls. Blue groans and lifts his head. He sees Zarah, mistaking her for a rat, looking for food in a destroyed building. Blue looks around and finds a stick.

**Blue**: "S-sorry, Mr. rat. I have to eat."

Blue sneaks up and bashes the stick hard on her head. He smashes it multiple times, until he notices Zarah is a child, like him. Zarah is a peach skinned 8-year-old girl. She wears a green shirt with white stars on it. She wears a yellow long-sleeved T-shirt with white stripes underneath. She wears red pants and shoes on. She has long dark gray hair that covers her eyes. She also has freckles, a green hairband, and a few bandages.

**Zarah**: "Ah! Stop! Stop! Please!"

Blue quickly stops and puts the stick down, feeling ashamed.

**Blue**: "Oh, sorry, ma'am! I thought you was a rat"

The little girl stood up, rubbing her head in pain.

**Zarah**: "It's...it's fine. I just wanted some food, that is all. Ow...ow...”

**Blue**: “I said I was sorry...what’s your name?”

**Zarah**: “My names Zarah. What is yours?"

**Blue**: "Mine is Blue. Do you know what this place is?"

**Zarah**: "No. I'm new here."

Blue holds out his hand to her.

**Blue**: "Come on, we can get through this together."

**Zarah**: "Oh, sure. I...eh...I need all the help i can get."

**Blue**: "All we gotta do is get threw there. How hard can it be?"

**Zarah**: "Ugh. My stomach. I need some food!"

**Blue**: "Well, I can probably find some food."

The 2 kids begin walking. They walk for a long period of time, until they take a rest near a destroyed building. Zarah clenches her stomach harder.

**Zarah**: "This pain is stressful as ever. Ugh"

**Blue**: "Just hold out a little longer. I'm sure we'll find-"

Blue is interrupted by The Wanderer, a giant flesh monster and is missing his eyes, emerge from the ground behind them. The Wanderer is extremly tall, lanky, and looks like if he’s been starving close to death. His entire body structure resembles a human skeleton.  Blue and Zarah shield their heads in fear. Blue peaks and sees the monster wandering the area. Blue then hides around a few buildings. Blue looks at Zarah, who is having trouble walking.

**Blue**: "Z-zarah! Hurry!"

**Zarah**: "I can't! My stomach...I can't take it!"

**Blue**: "Shh! Shh! Hold on."

Blue rushes to Zarah and helps her stand. Zarah then passes out on the ground. Blue grabs her by the arm.

**Zarah**: "So... hungry"

Blue begins to drag Zarah by the arm.

**Blue**: "Hold still, we're almost there. I’m not losing another friend already!"

Blue drags Zarah into a tall, wrecked building and goes into an apartment room. Blue puts Zarah on a bed and puts her head on a pillow. Blue looks around for food,

**Blue**: "Come on. There has to be something here for me to find."

**Zarah**: "B-blue?"

**Blue**: "Zarah? What’s the matter?"

The Wanderer's giant hand busts through the walls and feels around. The Wanderer gets a bit too close to the unconscious Zarah.

**Blue**: "Zarah! Wake up!"

Blue opens a closet and tons of power tools fall out. Blue pulls out a few tools and throws it at the hand. Blue then pulls out a chainsaw and then saws off The Wanderer's hand. The Wanderer loses its balance and moves back in pain.

**Blue**: "Phew. I can't believe that worked..."

The Wanderer tries his plan again with his other hand. Blue chops his other hand off easily.

**Blue**: "Come and get me! I'm not scared of you!"

The Wanderer sticks his whole head through. Blue, having enough, throws objects to plug up the monster's nose, eye sockets, and mouth. Blue then cuts off the beast's head using the chainsaw. Blue watches as the body falls to the ground, creating a loud boom. This wakes Zarah up.

**Zarah**: "Ah! Blue?! What- I- what happened?!"

**Blue**: "Stuff...stuff happened. I pretty much almost died"

**Zarah**: “Oh...”

Blue is now exhausted and puts the chainsaw down. He looks to the side and finds some left-over bread. He hands it over to Zarah. Zarah takes a huge bite and gives a piece to Blue. Blue declines the offer.

**Blue**: “No thanks! I'm not hungry.”

The Kids exit the wrecked apartment and enter The Carnage. Blue and Zarah notice falling flesh fall from the buildings.

**Blue**: "Gross. What is this?"

**Zarah**: "I think it's...flesh? Ew, it's squishy..."

Blue and Zarah walk further and see 2 shadows (Kane and Stellar) running in front of them.

**Blue**: "Hello? Hey! Where are- Who are they?"

**Zarah**: "You think I know?"

**Blue**: "Just follow- M-ME?!"

Blue nearly falls off a giant chasm filled with molten flesh with eyeballs. Zarah catches Blue and quickly pulls him up. They see 4 fleshy tentacles rise from the ground and pull an entire building underground.

**Blue**: "T-thanks for..saving me..."

**Zarah**: "N-no... problem"

They carefully balance themselves across the chasm. Near the end Zarah nearly falls off, but Blue grabs her hand.

**Zarah**: "Blue...BLUE?!"

**Blue**: "I gotcha! I gotcha!"

**Zarah**: "Hurry! Hurry! pull me up. Please!"

Blue pulls Zarah up. Blue and Zarah watch as Kane gives Stellar a boost through The Library's window and Stellar tosses down a rope. Kane climbs up after Stellar.

**Zarah**: “Blue, look!”

**Blue**: "Hey! You two! Hmph, come on, Zarah. Let's follow them."

**Zarah**: "Are you sure? We just saw them!"

**Blue**: "Darn right, I'm sure. It's better to have more allies"

**Zarah**: "Again, how do you know they are evil?!"

**Blue**: "Hmm, you're right, but we got to do something. I rather not stand here doing nothing."

Blue and Zarah follow shortly behind.