Post-Hospital: Discussing Zombies

## Jax (token white guy)10/23/2018

After finishing up at the hospital Eli had made his way to his work shop to dump the rest of his moving boxes. He had gone through the computer until he had found an image of a woman walking into the morgue. She didn't look like hospital staff. It had to be her. He took a photo on his phone and then quickly got to work covering his tracks. Deleting all the footage of the heroes from when they entered to when they left.if it was just him there would be no problem, but none of the others had masks. As soon as he was sure they wouldn't be recognised he headed out to his truck and drove away just before police started rolling in. While at his work shop he changed showered in the cobbled together shower he'd set up when he decided to just move in here instead of paying rent on two places.
He pulled up outside the headquarters around 6:35. It had been a long day and all he wanted to do was sleep but he needed to talk to Andy. He wasn't sure how much Andy knew about what had gone down at the hospital. The reports of a Bio attack were currently making their round on the news so he might be aware of some of it. Eli picked up the print out of the photo from the CCTV and walked towards the door. He knocked gently. He readied himself for the conversation ahead. He had to tell Andy about their first mission and all the casualties it involved.(edited)

## Mob Boss Peggy10/23/2018

Sometime during the couple of hours Leo spent napping, he had wrapped himself around a bony, yet warm figure. Not a female figure. Pleasant, still. Leo's arms were wrapped around them, face against soft hair. He was snoring just a little bit when a female voice started to peel him away from his slumber. "Mm...? Yeah. Yeah, sure." He mumbled, squeezing the lithe figure underneath the quilt. He felt a chill as Annie lifted it to crawl inside. "Hey, go turn those heaters up. And get some food."

## Mob Boss Peggy10/23/2018

"Yeah... Like, a karate gi... Or--- or like a sweet hanfu like from Crou--" Andy heard a knock on the door, it was quiet, but he still dreaded it possibly being the angry Japanese girl. Then again, she would've probably just busted down the door.
"Uhh, I'll send you over some pictures, and I'll come visit to give you the DNA sample! I'm so grateful, you don't even know!"
Andy bid farewell to Mr. Greene and walked to the door with a brisk pace, opening it to see Elijah - Reverb - *someone with one the coolest super abilities ever* - at the door. He greeted the man with a big, bright smile. "Come in! No need to knock! I've been waiting for you... Where are the others?" He asked as he welcomed Elijah into his home.

## Rose | Rhett | Marci10/23/2018

It’d been a couple hours since all the commotion had taken place. Rhett was still tucked safely in the cool darkness of the kitchen cabinets. More specifically, the one under the sink. It was nice being able to slip into tight spaces, especially when so much had been taking place earlier in the day. At that time he’d been only lounging about in the livingroom but once everyone dispersed his focus went to finding a quiet place to rest. Being a cat and doing cat shit had become the norm for him these days. It was just easier than adulting.
Stretching, he slowly made his way to the front of the cabinet where he was planning his exit. It would be another couple moments before he chose to scare Andy. Hearing the man pacing about made Rhett curious though his curiosity soon turned to mischief as he plotted to scare the fire man.
Just as he was preparing to jump from his hiding spot, a knock at the door stole Torchlight’s attention and Rhett was left to listen to the fading steps. Once he'd realized that his shot had been wasted, the cat boy pressed his way out of the cabinets and into the open space. Shifting back into his original form, the brunette immediately began stretching. His stomach rumbled when he spotted the empty pizza boxes spread out on the table. It was obvious that he’d have to figure out something else to eat.
It wasn't until the door opened and Andy’s cheery tone caused him to turn and look. He watched the two talking and eventually chose to have a seat at the table. His third favorite past time, with sleeping being number one, was playing games on his phone, afterall.(edited)

October 24, 2018

## Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee10/24/2018

After the hospital debacle Venus had gone home to shower, get some real clothes, and decompress until she decided she was bored without the others and willed herself to return to headquarters. She rode the line of winter wear oxymorons by going for leather boots that exposed her ankles and a thick wool sweater that was cropped at the waist because she had never been known to be practical but had always been known to be vain.
On the way to headquarters she stopped to get a quinoa bowl and a green juice to sip on the rest of the way. It was half-way emptied by the time she crossed the hallway, face red from the stark cold outside, and found Eli speaking to Andy in the doorway. “Hello, hello chickadees” she greeted peppily. “Haven’t seen you in ten years!” She exclaimed at Andy, giving his cheeks a soft squeeze before turning to Eli looking for signs of distress in his expression– there was a mild sense of worry about him. “Let’s have a chat” she suggested to the both of them and stepped inside to the warmth of the Grateful Dead hideout that was their headquarters.(edited)

## sephet10/24/2018

It feels like it’s been forever since he voluntarily cuddled anything, and if anyone is going to be good at it it’s probably the guy who could literally wrap himself around a person. He feels warmer and relaxed curled under the quilt with Leo. Though he mumbles in complaint and squints at the noise and chill moving in. He doesn’t wake up enough to fully react to Annie but he snorts at her comment and pulls the quilt up to his chin.

He pauses quietly, mind ticking slowly into functioning due to people moving around a little. “…um. Thanks. For uh. For coming for me. Thanks.”

## sephet10/24/2018

After everything got sorted in the hospital Lilah went home to soak her poor sweater in some stain remover and cuddle Gertrude and have a little cry. Then she showered thoroughly and got ready to go out again. Sitting at home reliving zombie girl in her mind was too much to handle so she posted on the forum and went shopping. Grocery store, liquor store, and a little diner she knew sold great yam fries with chipotle dip. The blustery snowfall was invigorating, living in an apartment meant she didn’t have to shovel so she allowed herself to appreciate it.
She parked in her usual spot and took a moment to gather all her goodies, probably more than she needed to carry at once but she didn’t struggle with it so it seemed fine to her. She stomped through the sloppy snow and into the HQ doing her best to look like she hadn’t had a traumatising time today.
“Heyyy! I brought stacks and drinks!” She put on her sweetest smile as she saw the group together at the doorway. “Seems like today’s a good day for unwinding. I don’t know about you guys but spiked hot chocolate and a little bit of peace sounds like the perfect tonic for today’s craziness.”

## Mob Boss Peggy10/24/2018

*Living room -> Basement*
When Eli had arrived, so did the rest of his group, it appeared. Well, almost all of them. Andy was energized by Venus' appearance. She always greeted him with a sweet smile and her musical voice, and he couldn't help but flush a little and smile sheepishly at her hands touching his face. She was too cute. *Way* too cute for him.
"Yeah, I know! I've been out of town. I promise to never leave again! And.. yeah! Come in, everybody, come in..." Andy hugged himself as the cool breeze blew through the open doorway. He let everybody in, letting Lilah pass by before he closed the door and rubbed his hands together. There was a little bit of a flame as he did so that dissipated. When he turned around, he jumped a little at the sight of the young man on the couch.
"Yeah, um... Yikes! Prowler? Were you always there? Ah, I'm going crazy..."
Rubbing his cheek, Andy continued, addressing Elijah, Venus, and Lilah.
"We really need to talk. I've been totally in the dark about everything that's been going on. Since you were all there, I'd like to hear from all three of you... Um, and Panacea when she gets here. Which will *hopefully* be soon." *To take care of that old man that he was hoping wouldn't die in his house.*

With a smile that was a little bit nervous, Andy led the trio down into his basement, which was a terrible mess at the moment. It was full of scrap metal and sheets and pieces of glass. There was all sorts of equipment around that Andy used for his art and his work. There was also a table and some chairs, all of which looked like they had been made in that very basement. Andy sat on one of them. "So? How did the mission go...?" He asked, cautiously, eyes connecting with each of the others.(edited)

## Jax (token white guy)10/24/2018

*living Room -> Basement*
Eli felt his confidence returning as Venus and Lilah arrived at the door. At least now he didn't have to do this alone. He nodded to Venus and followed her in, holding the door open for Lilah while she brought the heaping pile of assorted groceries in. He walked passed the Living room Simply nodding to Rhett. Eli followed them down into the basement feeling a little tense. In his pocket he had a folded up print out of the woman from the CCTV at the hospital. Their first big bad, or Eli's first at least. Eli was the only one who knew he had it, Lilah had followed him in but hadn't seen the footage. If he showed it then the team might try and find this villain and go head to head. The mission today seemed to highlight how out of their depth they were. They had learned a fair bit but there was still too many unknowns. Too much risk, but was that really Eli's choice to make?
Eli pulled a chair out and sat down. "Well I wasn't there at the beginning but I think a solid two out of ten for enjoyment and about a nine for long lasting trauma." Eli put on a smile but he wasn't feeling it. He would sit quietly and let the others tell the story before deciding whether or not to mention the footage.

## Elysium | Vindaya | al-Fasis10/24/2018

*Living room*
As she trudged through the accumulating snow, Vindaya was trying to justify coming back to headquarters immediately after work. The mystery patient from that morning had turned out okay, at least for now. She still wasn’t sure what to make of such an odd case, but there was tomorrow to worry about it. The lack of extra blood hadn’t been great, especially once Central City Hospital’s traffic had all been rerouted to CKU Hospital, the only other hospital in the city, but they’d managed. She’d been relieved around 6:30 by the night shift, at which point she changed out of her scrubs and headed straight for headquarters as though on autopilot, the whole time wondering why.
God knew she was tired. Physically and mentally exhausted. She’d been on shift for over 12 hours, a not insignificant part of that spent fighting *zombies*, and everything hurt, from the injuries she’d healed today to her aching feet. Not unusual for her, she took an almost perverse satisfaction in it all because it meant that she’d been working hard today. But it had occurred to her briefly, earlier, that maybe she ought to get to know the others more, right? That could only be beneficial? At least, that’s what she told herself was her primary reason. Really, what she refused to acknowledge was that she was afraid to be alone and to be idle. Being idle never ended well. Besides, maybe she could make herself useful at HQ. Andy surely wanted a report, if Lilah, Eli, and Venus hadn’t already beat her to it. And perhaps Holtman or Kyle needed her attention.
 Yes, headquarters was where she could actually be useful.
So when she stepped in from the cold, she was surprised to see almost nobody around except for Rhett, all alone. She began to take her coat off as she said to him, “Hello, Rhett. Where is everyone?”(edited)

## Rose | Rhett | Marci10/24/2018

*Living room*
Rhett continued playing on his phone through the greetings being had in the doorway. His eyes only lifted from the screen as he sensed Lilah's arrival. She had his cookies! At least, he hoped she did. Silently crossing his fingers, he jumped up from the sofa and darted through the room toward the front door. He ignored Andy's surprise at his appearance as this had become a normal thing. "Hey, boss!" He smiled before pushing past the cluster and getting to Lilah. "Hi, Lilah! Did you get me cookies?? Please say that you did!" His eyes were big with excitement at the thought.
Grabbing a few of the bags from her, he quickly moved back to the kitchen where he stealthily started putting up the groceries. It wouldn't be long before he found the treasure he'd been searching for and set them onto the counter. "Thank you!!"
By the time he'd finished putting up all the items, he was alone yet again. Sighing, he grabbed the oreos from the counter and took them to the couch where he chose to spend most of his free-time. Of course, he had to make another trip back into the kitchen for a glass of milk though that was hardly an inconvenience. Starting on his fourth cookie the door opened yet again and Vindaya walked in. "Daya!" He said he name happy by her presence. He didn't care for being left alone.
"How was work?" He asked but already knew how tired she was from her outward appearance. Frowning, he shook his head. "I dunno. I just woke up a lil while ago..uh, your team is in the basement with Andy, I think." He wasn't a hundred percent sure since eating cookies was his only concern at the moment. "Want an oreo?" The boy thrusted the beautifully round cookie up into the air for her to take. "They're delicious." He mumbled around a mouthful.(edited)

## sephet10/24/2018

*basement*
Lilah laid out the groceries and the fries on the counter and turned to follow Andy down into the basement. On the way she leaned to Venus and popped a little paper bag into her hand with Lush’s logo on it. Inside is the lavender scented Twilight bath bomb. “I felt the need to treat myself, and I think after a day like today a good bath is just the right touch?”
She rummaged in her purse and held another bag out to Eli. “I know they aren’t macho man material, so I got you a scrubby bar for getting all the possible gunk off. You were much better at keeping the gunk off but still. I scrubbed like a thousand times to try and feel clean after all that, you know?” She beamed hopefully for the offered gift.
“Sorry Andy, these were zombie hunter gifts. *But* there are cupcakes in the groceries, if everyone else doesn’t eat them first?” Lilah shrugged a little sheepishly and shuffled her feet. It was a bit of a stalling tactic, but she really did need to talk about the day. “I mean ultimately the mission like… zombies went down, Intern was saved, Van Raalte was in doctor’s care when I left him. Eli was getting surveillance footage when I wimped out and went home?” She shot Eli a guilty look, but she really hadn’t been any use in getting anything from the receptionist.

## Mob Boss Peggy10/24/2018

*Basement*
Andy had a little, formal smile on his face as the others came in, though it was clear that he was greatly concerned. His face still showed traces of clear stress, still a little bit pink from Venus' tiny, yet effective interaction with him moments earlier.
He looked at Elijah when he sat and blinked a few times at the vague bit of information he was given before Lilah chimed in.
He held up a hand when Lilah apologized for not getting him any of those bath-related things. "Don't worry about me, I don't bathe." He looked down at the table. Right after saying it, he realized how weird that sounded. "But... did you say zombies?"
Andy looked up again at Lilah and his eyes were pasted on her face as she explained, in her own unique way, what happened to them. It was not a very thorough explanation, and had far too many sudden twists and turns. The leader found himself tilting his head slightly in confusion, but his eyebrows furrowed slightly with concern. Naturally, Andy had to ask in the most polite way possible.
"Uhhhh... Sorry. Could you be a little more specific about what happened? What do you mean by *zombies?*"(edited)