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 10, 2013 ▪ Prescott ▪ 4:26 AM

Court couldn't sleep. Tomorrow they left for Fairfield in the evening, and it'd be helpful if she got some shut-eye, though it didn't really appear to be in the plans. Thankfully(?) they wouldn't be jumping straight into the fray of things, but it just gave Court all the more time to worry about everyone that had gotten injured or was still trapped.

So she focused on the one person she could, in theory, assist now: Carter. The younger woman had decided she and Potato would be most at home under a stairwell; causing Court to momentarily wonder if she was the weird one because she slept in a bed after all.

Rounding the stairs to where Carter lay, Court came bearing the gift of a room temperature bottle of water and a piece of only slightly soured beef jerky for the pup. "Hey. Guess we're already on the same wavelength if neither of us can sleep," it's a bad joke, but she doesn't care as extends her offerings.

This is the perhaps third or fourth night since they left Seattle that Carter has not spent a night with her twin sister sleeping an arm's length away from her. It's everything she can do to not reach for her sidekick and ask if Beau's not sleeping well, either. But she deserves to sleep, and Carter hopes she is. It's a rare world where she'd be happy to be perceived by a Responder. She came all the way down here to make sure she wouldn't be.

Still, she takes the water and extends the jerky to Potato, who considers it a worthy offering. After a beat, she sits up in her makeshift bed and scoots over to make space for Court. She may as well try to get along. They're going to be forced together for days. "Worst kind of telepathy." She confirms, smiling tightly. "Pre-show jitters?"

Court takes the hint, crawling under the stairwell to sit next to Carter with Potato in between them munching away. There's a wooden aspect to her that uncharacteristic, at the moment, but she'd not sure if it's nerves or what exactly. "Hah, yeah." Good one, Courtney.

"You could say that," she replies from where she's pulled her knees to her chest and peers over at the other. "I've done search & rescue for years, but never anything like this even after the world ended... You?"

Carter hardly knows Courtney enough to read nuances into her voice and body language, but some are universal. Of course she's nervous. Carter should be, too. But all she feels is a layer of energy, and one of resigned calm.

"I never did search and rescue." She deflects, smiling, but. This was someone that she was about to spend at least three days with. If there was any time to break the glass a little. Probably it was now. "I've killed plenty of zombies. But. I don't think anyone's done anything. Exactly like this. Not yet."

"No one's been stupid enough to try the shit we're gonna try." The summary she offers of Carter's words is given in jest, though Court knows there's truth to it, and for good reason.

"You're originally from around this area, right? I swear I heard that about you or your sister, but hell if I can remember where." She's trying not to ramble and it's going okay.

Edited 2024-11-12 04:17 (UTC)

Event: Itinerant Horde

SCENES: EARLY SUNDAY: Court & Carter

SCENES: EARLY SUNDAY: Court & Carter

SCENES: EARLY SUNDAY: Court & Carter

SCENES: EARLY SUNDAY: Court & Carter

SCENES: EARLY SUNDAY: Court & Carter