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Event: 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].
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].
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].
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
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].
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].
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].
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].
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].
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].
Carter Betancourt and Court Slaughter are positioned here to make the final attempt with Jonah Shaw (Responder) and Big Mike (Biker) [19].
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
No sooner than she had regained composure from seeing Arlo sick, bloodied, injured, and stubbornly doing what he saw fit, there came the next wave of patients as she made her way out of the field hospital back towards the main station. In her mind she'd been keeping tabs on who had left and hadn't come back yet, still it was a punch to the gut to look over and see yet another person she was tangled up with carrying the obvious signs of Black Fever.
And insisting on walking in, no less.
Men were, without a doubt, going to be the death of her. Not today, but mark her words.
It's with a heavy sigh she peers down the hallway separating them, watching him shuffle forward with assistance like some undead impersonation before getting out softly, "John?"
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
Now stopped, John could not tell whether the look on Court's face meant she was happy to see him. He understood there could be a complicated mix of emotions at play: relief that he was not dead; residual frustration that he might have died; resentment, even, that he made her feel these things in the first place. Ordinarily, a daunting set to disentangle. But today, right now, while he was exhausted and still lightly bleeding from his nose? Too overwhelming to fathom how he should respond.
"You'll have to kill me another day, Court." Humor, when in doubt.
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
Almost as if she needs it to believe he's truly alright, Court reaches out to gently brush her fingers over John's mid-back. "It's good to see you. Though this isn't your best look..." There's so much that could be said there, yet no one is surprised when Court defaults to joshing.
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
The skin under John's nose is stained with an old nosebleed, two streaks of red. When he speaks, his teeth are faintly red, too, his gums more vividly so. He sweated out the worst of his Black Fever in the storage locker, feels mostly achy and weak on this, the end of his second day. Hot with fever, still, but survivable. No longer vomiting, at least. Or hallucinating.
"I feel like a million merit," he says seriously. But he's joking, too. If that's how Court prefers to deal with things, John is happy to follow along.
"You look healthy," he continues. "What Mara said—it's not too late to change your mind."
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
Court breaks away from John's gaze at his observation of her health, willing herself to not get agitated or distressed, and knowing she'd probably say the same thing if their roles were reversed. Still, "We both know I can't back out of this now." A shake of her head as she furrows her brows, gazing to the other again. "If I let myself bitch out now, I'd never let myself live it down, especially as I'm not sending Carter out there alone." There were a million other reasons she could come up with, but it came down to her mind was made up.
"Please, John--" Her voice almost cracks, but Court keeps it together; reaching a hand out towards him in an offering of stability, "Just let me help you get settled in here, okay?"
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
The cruel thing to do would be to refuse her, he realizes. Although John is confident he can walk the remaining distance to the bite wing, doing so would create a kind of coldness between them. Sometimes, John thinks, you can only give people what they want by needing them.
And he would like to lean on someone, feel their warm hand on his shoulder as they asked if he was okay—really okay. Regardless of whether he thinks he deserves these things or not. Later, he will reflect that he was weak from his fever, that had he been healthier he would have successfully denied. But now it only feels good to submit.
“Then please.” He accepts her hand, shifts a little of his weight onto her. “Could you help me?”
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
"I'm glad you're... not hurt worse." It's obvious John's in no way okay, but that he isn't in immediate danger anymore has the knots in her stomach slowly start to unfurl.
SCENES: SUNDAY: Court & John
They make their way to the bite ward, John leaning on Court. He even allows himself to limp, treat his leg as tenderly as he wishes he could all the time. "I'm getting you dirty," he murmurs. The side of his jacket pressed against her has some of his blood and Maggie's blood on it. "Sorry."