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taxonomites2011-02-18 08:03 pm
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11% [VISUAL | LOCATION: Taxon Library]
For the first few days of the attack, Spencer Reid had sensed there was something amiss, but hadn't seen any tangible proof of such. He had heard the reports over the tablets of zombies (of all things) roaming the streets, but things seemed fine back at his apartment in Shelley.
It wasn't until the third day when he got off the tram in Osten and was walking towards the library when it hit him that this was more than an isolated incident. As he neared the entrance to the library, an Extra with a decaying body leapt at him from the side of the building.
Spencer screamed and backed against the wall as the zombie lunched at him. He managed to scurry to the side just in time for it to hit the wall as he grabbed for the gun at his hip.
"S-Stop! What are you doing?"
The Extra's reply was a moan and a gurgle as it came towards him again. Spencer hesitated for only a second before raising the gun and firing a shot to the zombie's head. Black fluid poured from the wound as Spencer looked on in horror. After the body dropped, Spencer looked up to find that the gunshot and subsequent commotion had caught the attention of a group of zombie!Extras on the corner of the street. As they ran towards him, Spencer frantically unlocked the door to the library and scurried in, slamming the door behind him just as the zombies approached the steps. He panted as he leaned against the closed door, feeling a chorus of hands bang on the piece of wood behind him.
Safely inside, he fumbled for his tablet.
"Z-Zombies... in Osten... outside of the library..."
He swallowed hard, trying to calm down and be the responsible law-enforcement officer that he felt he had to be.
"I-If these zombies are anything like the traditional zombies of lure, the thing that is keeping them animated is their brain function. Disrupting brain function will cause them to fall. Still, I-I caution you against taking these matters into your own hands... S-Stay inside in a fortified place if you can."
At that, he shut off the tablet and set to strengthening the doors to the library by pushing several tables and chairs against them. He drew the curtains on all the windows, hoping that if they couldn't see him inside, they wouldn't try to break in. After Spencer felt more comfortable that he was securely inside, he headed to the back room where Kate had held her police meeting just a few weeks earlier. He sank down into one of the chairs at the table, his hand still shaking. Spencer didn't like to fire his gun for any reason, even if it was to kill something about to attack him. He placed the revolver on the table and stared it. Six rounds, one gone. If the undead managed to get in, he would probably be toast.
It was then that his eyes fell on a box in the back corner of the room - Casey's weapons which he and Kate had stashed there after he had left Taxon. The idea of using an assault rife nauseated him, but never before had the thought been this appealing.
[OOC - Backdated to Day 3. Possible violence in comments if Spencer is convinced to come out and fight. If you'd like your character to be stuck with him in the library, by all means go for it. :) ]
It wasn't until the third day when he got off the tram in Osten and was walking towards the library when it hit him that this was more than an isolated incident. As he neared the entrance to the library, an Extra with a decaying body leapt at him from the side of the building.
Spencer screamed and backed against the wall as the zombie lunched at him. He managed to scurry to the side just in time for it to hit the wall as he grabbed for the gun at his hip.
"S-Stop! What are you doing?"
The Extra's reply was a moan and a gurgle as it came towards him again. Spencer hesitated for only a second before raising the gun and firing a shot to the zombie's head. Black fluid poured from the wound as Spencer looked on in horror. After the body dropped, Spencer looked up to find that the gunshot and subsequent commotion had caught the attention of a group of zombie!Extras on the corner of the street. As they ran towards him, Spencer frantically unlocked the door to the library and scurried in, slamming the door behind him just as the zombies approached the steps. He panted as he leaned against the closed door, feeling a chorus of hands bang on the piece of wood behind him.
Safely inside, he fumbled for his tablet.
"Z-Zombies... in Osten... outside of the library..."
He swallowed hard, trying to calm down and be the responsible law-enforcement officer that he felt he had to be.
"I-If these zombies are anything like the traditional zombies of lure, the thing that is keeping them animated is their brain function. Disrupting brain function will cause them to fall. Still, I-I caution you against taking these matters into your own hands... S-Stay inside in a fortified place if you can."
At that, he shut off the tablet and set to strengthening the doors to the library by pushing several tables and chairs against them. He drew the curtains on all the windows, hoping that if they couldn't see him inside, they wouldn't try to break in. After Spencer felt more comfortable that he was securely inside, he headed to the back room where Kate had held her police meeting just a few weeks earlier. He sank down into one of the chairs at the table, his hand still shaking. Spencer didn't like to fire his gun for any reason, even if it was to kill something about to attack him. He placed the revolver on the table and stared it. Six rounds, one gone. If the undead managed to get in, he would probably be toast.
It was then that his eyes fell on a box in the back corner of the room - Casey's weapons which he and Kate had stashed there after he had left Taxon. The idea of using an assault rife nauseated him, but never before had the thought been this appealing.
[OOC - Backdated to Day 3. Possible violence in comments if Spencer is convinced to come out and fight. If you'd like your character to be stuck with him in the library, by all means go for it. :) ]