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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 00:52:54 )

Aedan was completely unaware of what it was that was happening around her. Well, aside from Zeke.

And that was exemplified when Peyton turned the corner. The small girl turned the corner just in time to to be thrown into the wall with Zeke. The zombie was across the way, just watching. Peyton was most certainly winded from that impact, and struggling to breath again for the moment.

"Z-Zeke!" She managed to get out after a few seconds,, stunned, surprised, at what happened. She hadn't a chance to look and see what was going on thus far yet, either.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 04:50:21 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Zeke might have been out of sorts... but he wasn't TOO far gone. He was still 'there' enough to be jolted back to reality when Peyton called out to him, between violent gasps for breath.

"...Peyton?" he muttered, glancing at her.

"You... you should get out of here." he said.

"You're already hurt." he went on. "No need for you to be even MORE hurt." he went on.

"...Mira'd never forgive me..." he mumbled, before looking back at Aedan and narrowing his eyes.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 05:05:57 )

"Wh... what's..." Peyton tried to start asking a uqestion, but her lack of ability to breathe was making it notably more difficult. However, as Zeke turned to her again, he found that it was the opening that Aedan needed. The next thing he knew, he was tackled by the zombie, who had knocked him into Peyton. He'd managed to stay on his feet, but that didn't mean that the two of them didn't make contact.

Peyton let out a cry of pain and surprise with it, but she was ok. However, Aedan seemed to notice her then.

And Zeke felt her attention shift.

"...." She didn't say anything, however that wasn't surprising. She quickly leapt off of Zeke and dove for Peyton, managing to knock her down and against the floor. Peyton landed with a cry of pain.

And Aedan was ready to go in for the kill.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 05:28:10 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Zeke's eyes widened when he saw this, and even though he had the archangels of wrath in his DNA, he also had an instinct to protect the innocent. And none were more innocent than Peyton.

Before Aedan could go in for the kill proper, he grabbed her by her neck and threw her off of Peyton with every ounce of strength that his muscles could bring forth. He then looked at someone who was watching them from afar.

"You!" he declared, causing them to jump.

"Get Peyton out of here!" he ordered.

This caused the person to just nod and rush up to Peyton.

"C-come on..." he stammered, helping Peyton to her feet.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 05:32:04 )

Aedan's attack had caused Peyton to be notably unsteady, but she did get to her feet.

"I... I'm... I'm ok." She said after a moment or two, the pain eveident in her voice as she looked toward where Aedan landed, watched her getting to her feet and looking to Zeke.

"Thanks..." She said quietly before shaking her head and taking off. She knew where she was going, and knew what it was that she was going to do.

She had to let the boss know what was going on.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 05:54:26 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Zeke looked back over at Aedan, and cracked his knuckles.

"THAT'S it." he said.

"You crossed a line, and now it's time to make sure this NEVER happens AGAIN." he growled.

Meanwhile, Hal was in his office, and the door was open. His receptionist had an impromptu emergency errand to run, so he gave her the chance to do so, allowing all calls to go to voicemail for him, and leaving his door open so those that wanted to speak with him, could.

He sighed as he finished listening to a voicemail, and hung up the phone on his desk.

"...need to get that info sorted by the end of next week." he mumbled.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 05:59:49 )

He was left in silence for a bit before Peyton came scurrying in, closing the door behidn her and looking right scared. She was still having a hard time properly breathing, and it showed.

"There... the..." She started before having to take a second to try and breath. Having run there from the situation, she was winded, and wasn't breathing well before that.

"I...." She started before just hunching over, trying to get her breathing under control.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 06:20:54 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal had no idea what was going on, but Peyton was out of breath, and seemed genuinely scared. That never bode well. He got up from his desk and made his way towards her, gently placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Peyton, Peyton, calm down." he said to her.

"Focus. And breathe." he told her further.

"You're panicked about something, but try and get your thoughts together." he went on.

"Do you want something to drink? Some water?" he offered her.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 06:25:57 )

"W... wind... knocked out of m.m.my lungs." Peyton managed to get out a couple of seconds later. It was, most ertainly, not easy for her to get out though.

After a couple of seconds, she just looked to Hal sharply.

"Z-z-zeke and Ae... Aedan are f-fighting." She then said. "All out."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 06:46:00 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"....all out?" Hal asked.

Peyton just nodded.

"Damn it." Hal growled, before going back to his desk and picking up the phone to alert special security. They had general security, and security for when things like THIS happened.

"Are YOU all right?" he asked her.

"You didn't get caught up in it, did you...?" he then asked, bringing the phone to his ear as he called someone to break up the fight.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 06:49:22 )

Peyton nodded.

"I.... y-yeah." She answered.

"I'm... I can't..." She added before trying to take a deep breath. She was having a hard time with it, but at least she was breathing... even if not the smoothest.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 07:12:24 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal's expression hardened when he heard that.

"I see." he said.

"Ah, yes." he then said into the phone, the call having been answered. "We have a Code 5. Agents LeBlanc and Callamachi." he told them. "...yes, I meant that." he said further, before looking at Peyton.

"Where is this happening?" he asked her.

"H-hallway close to... to the storage rooms." Peyton responded.

"In sector 3-G." Hal finished, before the call was ended. He then sighed, and looked at Peyton with softer eyes.

"You're safe here." he assured her. "Just take your time... and relax." he went on. "If you like, you can watch the tropical fish in the tank." he said further, gesturing to the glass enclosure filled with water and aquatic life. A recent addition suggested to him by Hollie to help his stress levels. So far, it'd been working.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 07:27:22 )

Peyton just took a seat, as she was trying to regain the ability to breathe. Thankfully, it was happening over time all on its own.

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She was wiping down the bar, cleaning up a spill that had happened, before sighing.

"Well then, it's something that is in place." She heard from one of the patrons. She paused a moment, before continuing to clean the mess.

"Good." Another said.

"Assuming it was mixed properly, those afflicted should be showing their true colours by now." A third commented. She was silent as she listened in. She didn't know what it was that was being said, specifically, but knew that she did need to pay attention. This could be important after all.

Sadly, she couldn't leave her station, since she was the only one there to man the bar at the moment, but she knew that this was something she'd have to deal with after she could close.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 07:48:30 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Any idea where they went?" one asked.

"Naw. They seemed to head into different directions." another answered.

"We'll know soon enough. That stuff is potent. I mean there's-" the third started to say, before one interrupted them.

"Shh! We don't want anyone overhearing!" they whispered in a scolding manner.

"Sorry...!" the one that had spoken before apologised.

"Anyway, we should get going." the first one then said. "Let's keep an eye out. Soon the world will see the menaces for what they really are. What they hide beneath the surface."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 07:52:20 )

She just sighed, heavily.

Great. she thought. This is just what I wanted to find out tonight. There was definite disdain to her thoughts, but nothing she could really do about it, sadly.

She continued working, making sure to keep an ear out for if anything more was said by anyone that could be interest, and knowing that this could be bad.

As the night drew to a close, she was dead tired, but knew she couldn't wait. It'd keep her up anyway. With that, she left a note for the one who might be looking for her after she noticed her phone battery was dead, grabbed her stuff, locked up, and left. The best she could do at the moment was go a block or so away to where she knew she could find help. She just hoped the fact that it was 3 in the morning wouldn't get in the way.

She stepped up to the door and hesitated a moment before trying to open it, not sure if it would open or not.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 08:12:21 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

If she'd expected it to be locked, then she would have been pleasantly surprised, as it opened easily. However, she wasn't completely out of the woods just yet. She found herself at a security checkpoint, and there was a guard behind the circular desk in front of her, looking at a tablet of sorts. When the door was opened, he looked at her and narrowed his eyes a little, before setting the device down.

"...yes?" he asked her.

"There something I can help you with?" he asked further.

'The hell IS this girl...?' he thought.

'It's 3 in the friggin' morning, what is THIS going to be about?' he wondered, before sighing quietly. He was sure this wasn't going to be a case of mistaken address or a simple ask for directions... he could sense SOMETHING about her...

Something that put him on-edge for some reason.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 08:14:19 )

She made her way up to him, shifting the large round shades that she had on her face, with a sigh.

"Hi. I ... uhh... who can I give some pretty... vauge? Yet important information to?" She asked.

"I overheard something, and I'm reasonably sure you guys would be the best place to take the information." She added after a few seconds, her voice a bit on the cheery side, although rather subdued at the moment as well. Granted, that was partly because of the time, and because of the fact that this was a bit of a more serious topic.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 08:36:20 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"..." the guard was silent for a moment.

"Ahhhh..." he muttered.

"Wow." he said. "Could that have possibly been ANY more vague?" he asked rhetorically.

"Vague information? About what?" he asked her. "Why did you think THIS place would be the best place for this information?" he asked her further, before shaking his head.

"Look, I can't just let everyone that says they have unspecified important information in." he told her.

"I need more info. If nothing else, I need to know why you have come HERE with this info... whatever it may be..."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 08:38:47 )

She just sighed.

"Here, just pass the information on." She said after a second or two.

"I overheard some patrons at my bar talking about how something was being done, and that those afflicted will have their 'true' natures come forth." She told him.

"That is all I know, and considering I'm reasonably sure they're tlaking shit like vampires and whatnot, I figured this would be the place to give the information." She added before sighing.

"Anyway, sorry to bother you. Just make sure that information is passed on, hey?"

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2020/11/21 09:01:12 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Woah, woah, woah." the guard said.

"You just answered a LOT with that, you have NO idea." he told her.

"The boss IS actually in right now, and while he's not wanting any appointments or anything, this has to be an exception." he said further.

"..." he was then silent, before sighing quietly.

"Look, you want to relay the info yourself, or not?" he then asked.

"Because if so, I'll buzz him and get someone to escort you to his office."

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