stateofdecay | Event: Itinerant Horde

THE HORDE ARRIVES...

Friday morning brings with it biting temperatures, a thick fog which dissipates not long after the sun rises, and many, many zombies. As the Horde shambles into the area, the survivors of the Quad area are setting finishing the last touches of their plan and getting into position for their operation to Split and Destroy the Itinerant Horde.

This post will be used for all miscellaneous scenes set during this plot line. There will be a second post going up for mission scenes which will count for plot success activity tomorrow morning. Characters who volunteer for missions all know the plan but will not receive their own assignments and partners until late this evening, at which point the Cascade Hills teams will be dispatched to their locations.

Meagher Valley teams will be positioned Saturday morning, Providence Ridge teams Sunday morning, and Trumbull Valley teams Monday morning. The Horde is impassable by car, so please be mindful to note which side of the Horde your character is on at any given time. Those on teams will be prepared to camp out for a few days at their final locations, and will have safe elevated spots scouted for them ahead of time, but are also welcome to shelter at any community once the Horde has cleared it (ie, if you are assigned to Loch + Keogh, you can return to Whitney Field after the Horde clears it on Saturday afternoon).

If you have any questions about logistics, please do not hesitate to ask me either here or in the #questions channel on the Discord server. I realize this is a little complicated but I'm happy to help figure out where your character will be and be able to get! I'll have team assigns for people at about 9pm PST tonight, and the post for mission scenes will go up tomorrow morning.

FRIDAY 10:45 AM

The Horde reaches Morgan's Crossing in Cascade Hills.

Beau Betancourt and Ares Makepeace are positioned here to make the first attempt at splitting the horde with Burton Wolfingbarger (Biker) and Vic (Deadhunter) [18].

FRIDAY 2:45 PM

The Horde crosses the Kelenqua River at the Bridge Fort in Cascade Hills.

FRIDAY 5:30 PM

The Horde passes the UU Church south of Lowl.

FRIDAY 9:30 PM

The Horde passes through Downtown Lowl.

Arlo Rattray and Mud are positioned here to make the next attempt at splitting the horde with Otto (Responder) and Keller (Responder) [12].

SATUR. 8:00 AM

The Horde passes Loch and Keogh Self-Storage in Cascade Hills.

John Hwang and Margarita Son are positioned here to make the next attempt at splitting the horde with Carly Vega (Scav) and Howie Standish (Lundegaard) [7].

SATUR. 1:45 PM

The Horde passes by Whitney Field Depot.

SUNDAY
12:30 AM

The Horde passes the Wind Farm in Meagher Valley.

Mara Kaufman and Gideon Ames are positioned here to make the next attempt at splitting the horde with The Witch (Deadhunter) and Della Heydecker (Responder) [15].

SUNDAY 6:00 AM

Approximately halfway through its journey through the Quad area, the Horde passes Grace Lutheran Church in Meagher Valley.

Roswell and Billie Kaplan are positioned here to make the next attempt at splitting the horde with Nolan (Scav) and Bell (Network Agent) [6].

SUNDAY 4:45 PM

The Horde passes through the village of Sawyer's Crossing before passing Lundegaard Lumber.

MONDAY 6:15 AM

The Horde passes Camp Winchester on its way to Marshall.

Bunny Rabbit and Lola Bellison are positioned here to make the next attempt at splitting the horde with Brandson Gunn (Lundegaard) and Elwood Gunn (Lundegaard) [16].

MONDAY 11:40 AM

The Horde passes by the city of Marshall in Trumbull Valley.

Reggie Goodleaf and Angel are positioned here to make the next attempt at splitting the horde with Bug (Deadhunter) and Amy McBride (Scav) [20].

TUESDAY 4:00 AM

The Horde reaches the town of Spencer's Mill in Trumbull Valley.

Dutch and Edgar de Leon are positioned here to make the next attempt at splitting the horde with Foxy (Deadhunter) and Mickey Wilkerson (Network Agent) [6].

TUESDAY 5:00 PM

The Horde reaches the town of Fairfield, where the Quad teams intend to lure any remaining zombies to the Fairgrounds on the other side of town.

Carter Betancourt and Court Slaughter are positioned here to make the final attempt with Jonah Shaw (Responder) and Big Mike (Biker) [19].

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November 9, 2013 ▪ Prescott Fire Station ▪ 12:03 PM

Actually Evening has decided she doesn’t like it in Prescott. Everyone’s so tense. People are coming into the station injured, the Responders are anxious and waiting. The mood’s a little foul, and there’s nothing for her to do or direct. Not something she can stand easily. To rid herself of energy, she's been pacing the perimeter for a little while. She stops, midway through the 47th circuit with a stroke of Genius.

Evening slams the door of the RV open, announcing to whoever is there, “I think we have a duty in this time of Distress to perform a Revolution Musical."

Blythe blinks up at her from the shirt he's mending at the tiny table.

"A revolution musical?" He tilts his head to the side and glances around. "But we didn't bring any wardrobe." His primary objection.

Edgar is deep in the throes of regret, which he's chosen to express by sitting in the driver's seat and posing with his hand on his forehead, staring into the far distance with the most haunted expression he can muster. (So far, everyone in the troupe has ignored this.)

"I don't think anyone's in the mood for music," he says, not moving from his carefully choreographed position.

This is not exactly the reaction she'd been hoping for. She looks around, blinking, landing finally on Edgar. Evening sighs. How long had they just let him sit in pathos? It was for a real reason this time, and for maybe the first moment in all of this, a twinge of actual concern rises in her chest. But she swallows it. She really does have to do everything by herself around here. They couldn't let him go kill zombies like that.

Evening perches on the passenger seat's armrest, reaching out to grab Edgar's closer hand, in a slightly overblown performance of comfort. "What do you Mean no one's in the mood for music. What better way to rally everyone's spirits than a little Newsies. Or your Valjean? And they're Firefighters. They DO have costume changes here." She means other coats.

Blythe is honestly a little surprised to see Edgar up at the driver's seat. He'd been so quiet and brooding, he kind of blended in with the background.

"You do say people love an escape," he offers to Evening's point, because morale is the only thing he knows how to address. "Could break up all the waitin' around!"

Edgar expected comfort in the form of praise for his bravery or even tears over how much they need him, but having sat silently for so long without any attention, he's willing to concede to the restorative effects of song.

He sighs (loudly, dramatically) and glances at Evening. "We could do the stage concert version. I suppose."

"Yes!!" Evening chirps, squeezing then dropping Edgar's hand. "Minimalist. One costume per person. We could even say it's a Modern Rendition, and make it Really topical. Or is that Too cheesy."

It would be obvious to her costars that she's rambling because she is worried. About what or whom in particular, who can say. But the way she schools her face back to smug and triumphant is more obvious than usual. "And wouldn't You feel so much better if you went out to danger after a Heart-Shattering Performance??"

"I dunno that the metaphors really translate to modern times. Who'd Javert be workin' for? Red Talon?" Blythe absently continues his mending as he speaks, the stitches remarkably consistent even as he sews right through a pocket. "It's plenty good to send folks out singing Master of the House instead of ruminating too much, dontcha think?"

Sympathy is nice, as is whole-hearted optimism, but what really gets Edgar out of his funk is artistic debate. "Blythe's right. Not a modern rendition is a bad idea, but no one wants to be reminded of what's happening right now." Red Talon with their fucking helicopters, leading the horde out of Danforth and driving everyone to madness.

Edgar stands up. "We're most useful as a distraction from the hell we're in. So let's be distracting, and transport this field hospital to nineteenth century France."

Sometimes to keep up spirits, one must pick a stupid opinion like let’s do modern Les Mis on purpose so people can argue back and feel Empowered. Her grand plan is falling all into place. Evening rolls her eyes regardless, to keep up appearances.

“Well I Think it’d be Poignant but if You two aren’t ready…I want to be Eponine at Least.”

Which was her real angle all along of course.

"You'll be a GREAT Eponine!" Blythe cheers, even though he's pretty sure she'd make for a better Cosette. "And I'll be Thenardier! And—" He looks around at the others, desperate to be told that this is going to make everything okay. "And then we'll have done our part. You know?"

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