The Hiding Begins [OPEN]

[theo weaver]

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The girl made him shake his head. "Tree climbing?" He hadn't climbed a tree in a long time. "Been years since I tried that..." The only tree climbing he ever did lately was just putting up a tree stand, but it had still been awhile since then. "I never really thought of dating, or anything..." He was a little uncomfortable discussing things. "Just not my thang." He shrugged slightly, and glanced over at the window. "There's probably a balcony, or something 'round here."

The place seemed like an overall nice place. They had used a different way to climb into the building. Surely there was a balcony somewhere. "When was the last time you ate somethin'?" Theo wasn't sure how much this woman had eaten. For all he knew, she was lying about everything. She could easily lie to him, and he'd believe her until given a reason not too. She could have a huge camp full of supplies, and he wouldn't know any different.

Making his way through the house, he was checking windows and rooms. "Think they all holed up in one room, and waited for things to end." It made sense. He had nearly done the same. Several rooms he checked didn't seem to have a balcony. Finally, he made his way into the living room. "This'll prolly lead downstairs. Don't know what's down there..." They would be entering the inside of the apartment complex, and they both were probably in danger. However, the whole building could be empty for all they knew. He looked back at her, waiting to see if she wanted to continue, or not. Now he was just avoiding discussion of relationships.

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niamh wilson

[niamh wilson]

show me your         Niamh looked at Theo and watched him move around, clearly trying to find a balcony. "I had a boyfriend." She looked down. "I-I say 'had' because I don't know if he is dead or alive. I want him to be alive because he is the only person I loved since my Auntie was killed by the monsters, but I also want him to be dead and up somewhere watching over us, otherwise he could be suffering through this shit-hole of a world." She murmured, cussing under her breath. "His name was Tony. He was a nice guy." She smiled weakly trying not to allow the small tears from breaking through. "You can get a nice girl of your own someday." She smiled weakly at him, her voice shaking a little.          She followed Theo around, also looking at the windows and doors before looking at Theo once again. "I haven't eaten in a couple of days... I never really ate much before this happened either..." She looked back down the to the floor and she examined her wrists, they did look quite skinny compared to the last time she checked, which was a few weeks ago. "Diet has changed I guess." She tried to smile weakly up at Theo, but she couldn't force it.         Niamh sighed softly. "People can be silly. Staying in one room and waiting for their time to come is stupid, they should have either ended themselves or gone out to help the extermination of the Walkers out there." She clicked her tongue before she followed him into the living room. "Well we might as well check." She murmured as she grabbed her knife into her right hand and prepared herself. T A G ; theo weaver TEETH

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[theo weaver]

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All the while they had been searching the place, he had been listening to her. Talking about her boyfriend. He understood why she had hope, but he was happy that she had something higher to believe in. Theo had never really believed in the Almighty God. A lot of people did though. He nodded to her as she removed her knife. "If somethin' happens just run. Alright?" If shit hit the fan, she needed to get away safely. "Don't look back." It wasn't the first time something crazy had went down, and he had been separated. It was good to have an exit plan.

Slowly, he twisted the knob to find it locked. He smirked though, and unlocked it. Nodding to her. He had failed a it by not checking the door, but he wasn't perfect. Slowly, he twisted the knob. This time the door started to open. A slight creaking noise sounding. It was clear that the front door hadn't been opened in a long time. "You ready?" He needed to ask one more time. This girl was capable, especially if she had made it this far on her own.

Turning his head back toward the door, he fully pulled open the door to reveal the hallway. It was a simple little area, stairs that lead up and stairs that lead down. The were metal, so it was easy to hear an echo. Which both benefited them, and let their location be known. "There might be others holed up in here. I haven't checked all the floors yet." He had went through several houses, and apartments in the area. This was one of those that he hadn't yet been through.

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niamh wilson || Hey, you can let your imagination run wild. <3 Feel free to say if there's a bunch of them, or none. Hehe

[niamh wilson]

show me your         Niamh watched as he went to open the door, but they both found out it was locked. "I hope nothing happens. I don't want to be left alone again... n-not again." She stuttered the last part as she stared longingly at the door as he unlocked it and slowly turned the doorknob. "I'm ready." She said before slowly looking through the doorway into the hallway. She gulped but was grateful it wasn't super dark, otherwise they wouldn't be able to see the stairs.          Niamh looked to Theo and smiled a little, it mostly was done to comfort herself before she slowly edged her way into the hallway of stairs. She kept quiet as she listened carefully for anything, moaning/groaning or just echoes of footsteps. She slowly walked down, casually glancing around and most of the time she'd watch Theo, she trusted him but she wasn't entirely sure about him.         Moans could be heard Niamh glared off down the metal stairs as she noticed two Walkers who hadn't seem to have noticed her and Theo yet. She glanced at Theo and put up two fingers to signal there was two Walkers down the stairs. She readied her knife as she sneakily trailed down the steps towards the Walkers, her knife held tightly in her grasp. T A G ; theo weaver TEETH

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[theo weaver]

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Theo allowed her to head the pack. She seemed pretty stealthy, and he was better with distance, than up close. His eyes stayed on her as he exited the apartment as well. Making sure to quietly pull the door too. Just to be certain that nothing else could slip in without them hearing the door creak, hopefully. Niamh raised two fingers up, and he nodded. Her first steps seemed pretty quiet, but she was also lighter than he was. Theo moved toward the edge of the railing, and took notice of her sneaking up on the first. His first thought was to use his bow, and arrow. He could, but would it risk making noise from the falling biter?

It took him a few seconds, but he decided stealth would be better. Even using arrows wasn't always the greatest idea. Glancing behind him for a second, he made sure his area was clear as he edged down toward her. This wasn't a time to split up. They needed to stick together to clear the area. If they could.

With both eyes on her, a drop of sweat rolled down his forehead, down his nose, and onto the floor. Edging closer, he awaited for her to attack her's before he made his decision. Throwing them over might be smart. They'd make noise toward the bottom, giving them more time to move down. "Down." He muttered quietly, not sure if she could hear him. With the being said, he was prepared as back up if she needed it.

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[niamh wilson]

show me your         Niamh didn't hear him, the Walkers' groans and moans filled her hearing as she got close enough to swiftly roundhouse kick their legs, making them both fall, she stabbed the first one then the next but the knife got stuck and she tried to pull it out. "S-shit." She cursed quietly as she pulled at her knife. She completely forgot how echo-y the staircase was but the sound of the Walkers' bodies hitting the floor had attracted a lot of them from the stairs going up towards the top.         Niamh looked towards Theo. "They're coming from upstairs, we should go down." She whispered. "Quickly." She couldn't tell how many were coming, but knowing how many people would've stayed thinking the apartment was 'safe', she could guess there was loads coming down for the flesh they could smell. Niamh eventually pulled out her knife and kept it in her hand as she glanced upstairs as shadows began to appear and then her gaze went to Theo before she quickly but lightly stepped down the stairs, her face showing no emotion at this point.             'I hope I don't die.' She thought before gulping and her emotionless mask began to break to show the emotion of worry and fear. T A G ; theo weaver TEETH

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[theo weaver]

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The sudden pounding of footsteps was heard, and he felt his heart bouncing. She had dropped the biters to the ground, but it had alerted the others as he originally worried. "We have to go, go." He motionef for her to move on, but he stayed back for a few seconds. Grabbing one of the biters, and setting it near the other. Hopefully to create a barricade. Maybe a few of them would fall over them, and spare a few minutes. With that, Theo was following behind Niamh. Pulling out his bow, and arrow he rounded a corner. Waiting for one of those bastards to show their face.

Unlucky for them there were only more, but his plan had partially worked. A few of the walkers had stumbled behind them, but they were starting to get to their feet. He whistled loudly, hoping to attract her attention. "In here!" No need to be quiet now. Theo jerked his head, and attempted to open a door. It was locked. Stepping back, he dropped kicked it once, and it only shook. Biters were nearing them, but he did one more drop kick that finally knocked the door open.

Entering, he noticed right off that there was one biter. Pulling out his pistol from his a place on his utility belt, he shot one in the forehead. Shoving it back toward another biter that rounded the corner. "Use the fire escapes!" He had no idea where she was at, but he had no time to check. He had told her to just run, and go if things went to hell. Just as they had planned it had. Biters were coming in from the doorway now, and he headed toward a window. The first one hadn't had a fire escape, but he saw it to the left.

There was no way he could jump from the window to it, and he quickly backtracked. Biters were on his back now. Shooting a few more, he headed toward the correct window, and slipped out. Closing the window behind him, he took a glance up, and a glance down. So far he was in the clear, To head up, or down? All those biters were probably heading down, but he could hear a few beating on the window. He needed to move...

With that, he started to climb the fire escape, heading back toward the apartment they had met in. Unfortunately, he was on the opposite side of the apartment now. So he'd have to make his way through again. Was she alive? Theo paused, realizing he was safe for the moment, and he rested against the wall. The was close. Checking his cartridge, he noticed he still had a little over half left. Thankfully he had only fired four shots inside. Hopefully that'd draw the noise away from her, if she were still alive.

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[niamh wilson]

show me your         Niamh hurried quickly down the stairs. She rounded the corner with Theo but noticed even more Walkers coming. She heard whistle and instinctively followed the sound and ended up near a locked door, she looked behind to hear the Walkers approaching and she gulped nervously, shaking a little. She hadn't experienced or heard this many in such a small area before.         Once Theo got the door open she stumbled into the room with the biter, the sound of the gun made her flinch but she was used to hearing it in the distance and from her own gun. She heard him shout, she went to go to the window but the Walkers were piling in and she panicked, she switched from her knife to her pistol as she rushed towards a door that was unlocked, she opened it and closed it behind her, giving her a few seconds. She saw a balcony with a ladder that led up to the roof. "Might as well." She murmured before opening the door to the balcony and she started to climb as the Walkers burst through the door she had closed.           Niamh rushed up the ladder towards the roof and she peered around before seeing a couple of Walkers on the roof they seemed distant until they smelt her on the roof, they went for her and she two in the head before kicking the third in the legs and watching as it fell off the roof and splattered on the ground six stories down. She didn't see any way a Walker could get up to the roof so she sat down and sighed softly. 'I hope Theo is okay.' She thought as she looked at her pistol, she still had enough ammo. T A G ; theo weaver TEETH

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[theo weaver]

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Finally, he caught his breath. He stood up straight, as he had been slouching over to breathe. The sun was still shining, and he squinted before turning around. He could slip through, but he wasn't sure if there were any biters inside. He really didn't want to risk that. So instead, he started climbing the fire escape further up. It would eventually reach the roof, and to him he considered that a safe zone. How would a biter get up there?

Continuing up, he paused when he felt a sudden movement, and realize that is wasn't just his own. The fire escape was shaking. "Damn it." The thing was old, and his heart was beating as he feared how far he could reach before it gave in. Slowly, he edged his way up further. Passing an open window, but there weren't any walkers in it thankfully. "Damn things musta all went down." Well, that's what he thought at the moment, but as he continued he passed a few more open windows. One had an arms stick out of it, and grapple his ankle. He really didn't have time for that shit.

Theo shook his foot, and slammed it against the window frame. It was enough to free himself, but the escape was shaking more now. He was only about two flights from the roof now, but he really wasn't sure if he was going to make it. Continuing up, he finished another flight, but just as he was on his way toward the last flight it happened. The escape was falling. It broke from the bottom, and started to depart from the edge of the building. "Shit!" Without hesitation he scampered up the last bit of stairs, and jumped as best he could onto the building. Just as the fire escape departed, and a few flights fell. Hopefully the other side was still intact.

It took him a moment to gather himself, but as he finally lifted his head he noticed two bodies on the ground. "How the hell..." He stopped we he saw a figure sitting on the roof as well. Was it another survivor, or Niamh? As he approached, he noticed her coming into view. "You made it... Was about to mark you off..." He smirked at her, but took a seat near her. "Escape fell over there. How's the other side?" He pulled the pack from his back, and set it beside himself. She was hungry, if she hadn't ate in days. Even if she wasn't, he decided it was best.

Removing something from his pack, he revealed a chocolate bar. "Not sure if you like chocolate, but you could probably use something to eat..." He handed it too her.

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niamh wilson

[niamh wilson]

show me your         Niamh was in her own world at this point but the sound of creaking and a curse from a familiar man's mouth made her head snap towards her right towards the approaching male figure. "You can't lose me that easily, Theo." She smirked back at him before she watched him sit next to her. "The other side is fine, It was a balcony ladder that I used to get up, The Walkers were too occupied by me locking a door on them." She sighed softly.         She was about to get up to move to check on the left side of the roof but he had seemed to have made himself comfortable and had offered her some chocolate from his food pack. "R-really? E-erm, thank you so much, Theo." She smiled at him gently before taking the bar and unwrapping it, she took a bite out of it and 'hmm'd in pleasure at the taste of the bar. "I-I haven't had chocolate in a while, I didn't think I'd miss it this much." She commented before looking down.         "I thought you had died." She said out loud and looked away. "I was scared I was going to be alone again." She felt tears come to her eyes and a few fell down her cheeks as she sniffled and averted her gaze from his form. T A G ; theo weaver TEETH

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[theo weaver]

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A sigh escaped his lips as he rested his eyes for a moment. Listening to her enjoying the chocolate, it made him smirk again. It was always nice to bring a smile to someone's face. Especially these days. Hopefully the left side was indeed still intact, and a lot more reliable than the right. "Well, if not we may have to figure out something else." Hopefully they didn't have to. Considering the amount of biters that were in the apartment complex. "Make our way down, and if it falls like the other side... I guess we'll have to find a way inside."

It wasn't the greatest idea, but would they have a choice? Theo opened his eyes again, and glanced over at her as she muttered about thinking he was gone. He frowned slightly, but looked away. He was terrible with emotions, but it did bother him that she was sniffling. He looked back to see her crying, and that was when his instincts kicked in. Throwing an arm around her, he laugh lightly. "Eh, don't worry. I've been in worse situations. Just worry about yourself. I'll be fine." He nodded. "Now, finish that chocolate bar before it melts everywhere." Hopefully he had helped in some way.

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[niamh wilson]

show me your         Niamh pulled her knees up to cry into them as she tried to wipe away the waterfall of tears that fell down her pale cheeks. She felt an arm go around her and she flinched a little but looked to him and smiled sadly, she couldn't help but move a little closer and lay her head on his shoulder. "I can't help not worrying about someone else. Someone as kind as you." She looked to the chocolate bar and she finished it off slowly as she continued to sniffle but it was because she was slowly calming herself down.         She looked back to Theo once she finished her chocolate bar. "Y-you mentioned the thing might collapse? T-then we'll need to be careful if we want to get back to safety..." She then trailed off as she realized she had nowhere to go, she glanced down at her hands before looking back to him. "Y-you wouldn't mind taking me with you to that group of yours, would you?" She looked at him with her glassy, blue eyes. T A G ; theo weaver TEETH

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[theo weaver]

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He flinched a little when she leaned over onto his shoulder. He had half expected her to jerk away from him, but nonetheless he stayed put. Letting her talk, and just relaxing for the time being. He had mentioned it might collapse, and with that theory was it safe for both of them to go down at the same time? The next question threw him off, and he paused for a moment. His group wouldn't freak out if he brought her back. He could tell now she wasn't insane. If anything went down though, it would be on his shoulders. "I can, but you have to make sure and respect everyone. If something happens, it's my ass that gets in trouble." He looked over at her.

Taking her back wouldn't be that bothersome. It was another mouth to feed, but it was also another hand to help with supplies. They were a slightly smaller group anyhow, so adding a few more helpful hands wouldn't be a terrible thing. "When we head down, we gotta be careful. It might be best if we head down one at a time..." He paused after that. It was equally as dangerous splitting up. "We can try heading down together, but if it starts breaking I'll break through a window." Waiting for her to finish the chocolate bar, he started to stand up. Popping his neck, and knuckles before he glanced around.

"We can go about this two ways. Through the roof exit, and head down a few flights. Or straight to the fire escape." He looked at her, it was her life on the line too. He didn't want to force her be alright with his own decision. He didn't want her blood on his hands. "Either way, we're in danger..." That was true. They could open that door to a hundred biters, but they could go down a rickety old fire escape.Which could also have biters.

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niamh wilson

[niamh wilson]

show me your         Niamh looked up at him. "You said I was polite yourself, so I think I can respect the others pretty easily." She smirked before she moved to stand up and she looked over to where the fire escape was. "Well, I guess us going together is better, on the fire escape. Because I don't want to open a door to a big-ass group of them by going through the roof exit." She sighed softly. "Us going on the fire escape would be better, because I know you'll be able to break a window before it does collapse." She smiled and patted his right shoulder.               "C'mon then, Theo." She did a toothy smile at him before she took out her pistol and checked it's magazine once more just in case she had miscounted beforehand. She looked to Theo. "Well, let's try not to get bitten or killed... simple enough, right?" She smiled at him weakly as she slowly walked towards the fire escape.                'I hope this works and we don't both die. If he died on my hands I wouldn't be able to live with myself.' She thought with a small gulp. T A G ; theo weaver TEETH

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[theo weaver]

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Theo nodded to her. Letting her know he approved of that, and then made his way toward the left fire escape. "You wanna go first, or me?" He was heavier, so perhaps him going first wasn't a great idea. "I'll back you up." He checked his clip, and made sure he still had his bullets in there. Then he cocked the gun, and glanced toward her. "If you even think it's starting to shake too much, let me know."

If it even started to fall, they'd need to kick the window in, and get in before it completely fell. He glanced toward the fire escape. It looked a little bit more stable than the other one did, but for all he knew it was in worse condition. When he had used it before it hadn't shook much. So maybe they'd be able to safely get down.

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