Another day in paradise

Mikayla Forrester
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Another day in paradise Apr 17, 2019 0:27:13 GMT

Post by Mikayla Forrester on Apr 17, 2019 0:27:13 GMT

That night Mikayla had been in terror and overwhelmed with guilt. She believed her brother to be dead and that she was responsible for it. In the morning a couple of guards came to notify her parents and seeing her mother break down broke Mikayla's heart. But that feeling quickly faded and made room for terror once more when the guards told them Gerry had survived the fall. For a moment Mikayla thought they were going to haul her off but then she felt somewhat relieved when they told them her brother was in a coma, and that it was unknown whether or not he would ever wake up.

Mikayla felt like a scumbag for hoping he'd never wake up. If he did he'd tell them what she did as soon as he'd be awake. Or maybe there was the slight possibility that he had amnesia from the fall. But it was all a moot point. It wasn't even sure whether or not he'd ever wake up. Considering the way Gerry was before the fall, maybe it was better if he would die. To Mikayla, after he pulled the trigger on her, it felt like her brother was already dead anyway.

That day it was business as usual. Mikayla went to work in the kitchen and did her daily job but she did notice however that Josephine for some reason was trying to make contact with her. She couldn't help but wonder why but it was obvious the girl was trying to get her attention.

That evening Mikayla went to her usual spot on the boat and sure enough, she was approached by Josephine. The whole thing seemed a bit weird and Mikayla did cope with the fact Serina might've put her up with this, even if it was against her will. The chalkboard she carried with her said: "we need to talk". Mikayla couldn't help but wonder what about.

"Alright." Mikayla said. "Can you read lips or do I write things down? How does this work?"

She had no idea of course that Josephine could hear her just fine. Mikayla sat down and looked at Josephine, lighting up a bummed cigarette she got from Danny. Her eyes stopped at Josephine's neck for a brief second. Were those bruises? If so she knew she didn't have to ask who put them on her. Serina was a rabid beast in need of being put down. And if Josephine was here to ask Mikayla help with that, she just might oblige.

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Another day in paradise Apr 17, 2019 5:16:13 GMT

Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 5:16:13 GMT

Smiling as a sharp quick breath of amusement came out of her nose at Mikayla's words Joe took a few steps closer and shook her head. "No, I don't read lips and you don't have to write anything down. I'm not Deaf." she wrote as she took a seat next to the blonde. Showing the board to her to read Joe erased what she had written before thinking for a moment on how she was going to bring up the fact that Claudia had sent her and that she was the one that planted the notes. Looking across the water as she did she then looked back to her board. "The deaf thing is something Claudia decided I needed to do." she wrote before once again holding it up for her to read. "So please don't tell anyone." she then jotted down below the words, holding the finger of her free hand up to her lips.

Erasing what she had written she sat the board back in her lap and waited for the woman's response on what she had just said before setting to the next part of her explanation. "Due to something that happened back when all this first started I'm mute, which is why I use this." she wrote as she tapped the chalkboard. letting her chalk fall silent Joe turned her attention to the lake and curled her knee's into her chest, wincing as she brushed against one of the bruises on her that littered her body. The piece of cloth she used to cover the sizable mark on her neck had since fallen down revealing what lay beneath which Mikayla was sure to notice. Joe turned back to glance around the area, which was still deserted thankfully before she wrote again. "Did you find the daughter and mother?" she wrote before flashing the question to Mikayla. Erasing it once more she sat the board back in her lap and fell silent.

Her nerves skyrocketing as she began letting who she really was be revealed to the other proverbial good guy in the camp Joe brought her hand up to her neck out of habit but instantly regretted the idea as her hand made contact with the bruise. Quickly pulling the fabric back up over it she jerked her head towards Mikayla and gave her a look that told the woman that she was fine, or at least that she was holding in for the cause. If she asked about them she would tell her, but otherwise Joe chose to avoid the subject of what Serina had grown to do to her behind closed doors. bringing her chalk to the board again Joe looked at Mikayla as she waited for her to voice any further questions she may have.

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Another day in paradise Apr 17, 2019 13:46:47 GMT

Post by Mikayla Forrester on Apr 17, 2019 13:46:47 GMT

Mikayla smiled and chuckled. Of course Claudia would send a mute girl and have her pretend to be deaf too. A well-thought through plan almost as good as waterproof. No wonder this girl was able to find out where Chloe and Marlene were; they would just speak freely around her. Mikayla was going to kiss Claudia if she saw her again. Perhaps even on the mouth. With tongue.

"You were a Godsend." Mikayla said. "I found both of them but I was only able to confirm Chloe's location. The hospital's too well-guarded."

But like herself it appeared Josephine had made some physical sacrifices as well. The mark on her neck didn't lie about it. Mikayla just guessed these were the sort of sacrifices one had to make in a war. Josephine was able to get so much information and Mikayla had secured a whole lot of fuel for burning, and the ability to get Spiff to do what she wanted. But right now she couldn't help but be thankful to Spiff for never hurting her physically.

"Shit what did Serina do to you?" Mikayla asked. If Josephine wanted to tell her that was fine. But if not, that would be cool too. A moment of silence passed by before Mikayla started talking again.

"You know, my own brother attacked me yesterday." Mikayla said. "Just as I was about to send a message to Claudia. He fucking pulled the trigger on me. Thankfully the guns Big Dick provides his guards are old as hell so it didn't go off. Still, he kept attacking me and when I avoided his attacks he went over the edge and fell down the roof."

Mikayla bent over and buried her head in her hands. All the cropped emotions from that day came out and finally she started crying.

"My own fucking brother!" Mikayla cried. "They had brainwashed him so much to the point that he would shoot and attack his own sister!"

She cried for little over a minute but then regained some of her composure again. She wiped off her tears and blew her nose and took a couple of deep breaths.

"But it's done." Mikayla continued. "Claudia and the others are coming and we're gonna get Chloe and Marlene back, and then we'll make the bastards pay for what they did. Every last one of them."

Mikayla looked at Josephine. Poor girl had to hear her rant on while she had her own demons right about. Or demon, in the form of Serina.

"And we'll make sure Serina pays for what she did to you." Mikayla said. "And if I find out which one killed my Ryan, I'll be sure to take my time hurting them."

Although she wasn't a vengeful person by nature, Mikayla had vowed to make the person who killed her husband suffer. Although she wasn't a sadist, many times she had thought about what she would do to that person. And she was going to see it through.

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Another day in paradise Apr 18, 2019 5:34:25 GMT

Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 5:34:25 GMT

Listening as Mikayla began to respond to the list of things she had previously written Joe smiled as the blonde mentioned that she was a goodsend, It was odd how different Mikayla seemed to be from Claudia and Joe found it immensely curious that the two had become friends in the first place but that was a thought for another time.

"She's there. Serina ranted about how Dick had her carry some kid that fell off a roof all the way down, They're on shaky ground from what I can tell." Joe wrote before holding it out for Makayla to see.

Noticing that the scar on her neck was showing Joe tried her best to pull her jacket up to hide it but it was too late, The next words from Mikayla was the dreaded question, The one Joe hoped would never come, but there it was. Joe smiled and shook her head gently for a moment before erasing her chalkboard. "It's fine, Don't worry. Serina just has.. How do I put it? Dominatrix tendencies." she wrote before holding it out the duo fell silent for a time and Joe let her gaze fall back to the water that stretched out before the two of them as they sat there in the cool night air. Turning to face Mikayla again as she started talking about her brother attacking her at the school Joe started to put two and two together. Serina had mentioned that the boy that fell had fallen off the school, 'was the guy that fell her brother?' Joe wondered to herself as she listened further. Sure enough it was.

"I'm sorry." Joe wrote and held it out to her before erasing it. "So, What happens now? I mean, What'll happen to you? He won't rat you out will he?" Joe wrote and held out to her before erasing this too. Concern for the blonde had found it's way into her mind as they sat there in the quiet still air, The deserted streets resting behind them as the soft sobs started to find there way across the air. Joe brought her right hand to rest on Mikayla's back as she cried, only bringing it back when the woman regained her composure. Soon Mikayla spoke about the others coming now that they had the information they needed which gave Joe a mild sense of relief on the matter, even though Serina seemed to be on rocky grounds with Dick and that it had come a possibility that she might turn on him when shit hits the fan the fact still remained that she wasn't fully right in the head which scared Joe in some instances.

Getting to her feet Joe wrote one last thing before starting the treck back to her and Serina's house where she would find the place still empty.

"It's almost over. Keep the fact I can hear a secret please, I'm trusting you."

Crossing the threshold of the house Joe looked around the dark living room, Serina was still nowhere to be found, but it was still only about half passed eleven or so and she was known to be out til nearly one or so in the morning some days. Crumpling the note she had left for her and stuffing it in her pocket Joe retreated to her room and went to sleep, Serina never returned that night and when Joe woke the next morning she was still gone. Where was she? What happened? Joe could only wonder.

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Another day in paradise May 4, 2019 7:27:25 GMT

Post by Mikayla Forrester on May 4, 2019 7:27:25 GMT

Knowing Marlene was indeed in the hospital was a comforting thought for Mikayla. At least it was one less thing to worry about. She couldn't help but cringe a bit after finding out Serina had 'dominatrix tendencies'. Still, it wasn't okay. This girl was bruised to hell and Mikayla couldn't help but wonder if Stockholm Syndrome had already kicked in with her. But vindication would come soon, and when it did she wasn't going to stop Claudia from killing every single one of Big Dick's goons, Serina included. And when Mikayla would find out who killed her husband Ryan, she'd personally gut the bastard herself.

At Josephine's question of what happened now Mikayla just stared in front of her towards the Atlantic Ocean. There were indeed things to be done while they waited for Claudia to attack. Somehow she wasn't worried about her brother waking up and it seemed all they did right now was lengthen his life. Gerry had made his choice when he attacked her and she was still too angry at him right now to cherish any hope of him awakening. And even if by some miracle he did there was bound to be some amnesia. And if he'd spill the beans they'd kill her and that'd be that. She'd be rid of having to survive in this world and she'd be with Ryan again.

"It doesn't matter anymore." Mikayla answered Josephine's question. "I've played my part. They can come get me but I'll be sure to take some of them down with me. The rest is up to Claudia and the others now."

Of course Mikayla was going to keep Josephine's secret. There was no doubt about that. She wasn't going to sacrifice the only ally she had in town.

"Of course I will!" Mikayla responded. "Don't worry about that. Meet me back here tomorrow night if you can. I'm gonna do some prepwork and I could really use your help."

The next evening Mikayla waited for Joe to show up. She was going to fill her in on the secret room below the restaurant and see if they could stash molotovs here and there. They'd be handy to have for Claudia's crew to cleanse the stench of Big Dick from Bar Harbor with fire. They could always rebuild later on.

Mikayla waited on her boat smoking a cigarette. There had always been a lot of fight in her, but now there was hope as well.

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Another day in paradise May 6, 2019 17:10:34 GMT

Post by Deleted on May 6, 2019 17:10:34 GMT

Departing the dock with a quick wave and polite nod to Mikayla Joesphine quickly made her way back across the small area that acted as town square, on her way she passed the night patrol and as usual they made a somewhat rude comment about "Serina's pet.". Joe fought the urge to retort something back, as hard as it was the need to persevere the illusion that she was hearing impaired was still something she wasn't going to give up, especially since Claudia still scared her heaps more than Serina ever would. While she was extremely rough with her there was something about her that didn't feel mean, like the entire thing was a facade put up to hold her position. Approaching the house Joe shuffled through the door in short order, the entry way dark as the light was off Joe opened the door slowly. 'Is she home?' she asked herself as she quietly pulled the door closed behind her.

Making her way into the room she set her backpack down by the couch and crossed the small space separating the living room and the hallway, on the far end was Serina's room, the door sat partially open as light illuminated the wood flooring of the hallway directly outside, a soft crying sound was heard from inside and as Joe tiptoed closer it grew ever louder. Peeking through the open door Joe saw Serina, her head buried in her pillow as she sobbed. Having seen her Joe took a breath and fetched her chalk from her pocket and quickly wrote the question "What's wrong?" on her chalkboard before knocking on the door. In an instant the womans face shot to the sound and as she saw who was standing there she began wiping the tears from her eyes. Holding up the board for Serina to see Joe cocked her head to the side in a questioning manner before retracting the board and writing "Can I come in?". Holding the board out once more Joe waited for her answer which came in the form of a small nod from the woman.

Crossing the threshold Joe took up a seat on the bed next to her and before she knew it Serina wrapped her arms around her. It was an odd feeling, this hug wasn't the oppressive dominatrix embrace she was used to, instead it was one of someone seeking comfort from a hard day. "What's wrong?" Joe wrote on her board again and in short order Serina took the board and wrote her reply. "I need to get out. Dick ordered me to figure out who pushed that kid off the building but I couldn't. He told me I'm done at the end of the week." Joe looked up at the woman after reading. "Done?" she wrote. Serina took the board and wiped her tears once again. "Done, as in dead. If you don't have a use to him he has no use for you, you're just another mouth to feed. It's bullshit honestly." Joe took a moment to process what Serina was saying and as she did she decided that she'd bring it up with Mikayla, although she figured from the way she talked about her that she'd have no sympathy from her. Joe felt a tinge in her heart from the thought of Serina dying though, although she treated her roughly and she wasn't the nicest she had her good things too and those good things had caused the woman to grow on her a little bit. They stayed together that night, not in rough romance, Just together, in eachothers arms.

When Joe woke Serina was already gone as usual and as usual for her Joe set to her daily routine until that following evening. Having shuffled her way back across the square to meet Mikayla at the dock as she had requested the night before as she was leaving. Approaching the dock she saw the blonde locks of hair sticking out from the boat, Joe quickly wrote a hello on her board and held it up as she came to stand next to the boat and fully in view of the woman, bringing the board back down she then wrote. "How can I help?" before holding it up to the woman once more.

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Another day in paradise May 10, 2019 14:04:11 GMT

Post by Mikayla Forrester on May 10, 2019 14:04:11 GMT

Upon Joe's arrival Mikayla flicked the cigarette away and got up. "Hey." she greeted Joe back. "Follow me."

Making sure no one was around or saw them, Mikayla guided Joe towards the mess hall and into the kitchen. Rather than to turn the light on, she used a flashlight. Moving a couple of rubber mats out of the way, she opened the hidden compartiment underneath the kitchen and walked down the stairs.

"Watch your step." Mikayla said as she descended down the stairs. "These stairs are old."

She looked for the oil lamps within the basement with her flashlight and turned them on. It probably wasn't a very good idea to have flames near a bunch of crates that contained molotovs but it was all she had to work with. Apart from the molotovs there were a couple of old and improvised weapons, along with a homemade sten gun.

"Well in case you're wondering why I've been sleeping with Spiff, this is it." Mikayla said. "Highly flammable moonshine. He doesn't know it but he's been brewing fluid for these for months. Figured it was worth the price I'm paying for it."

Mikayla was still disgusted for sleeping with Spiff, even though it had become more or less an every day thing. But everyone had made sacrifices and considering what she had been able to collect here, it was worth it.

"I've also been able to hide these away." Mikayla said as she showed an old sawed-off shotgun, a Colt Single Action Army revolver and a homemade sten gun. "The machinegun's my husband's. He was a bit of a gun nut and he built this thing himself. Apparently before all this they confiscated this anarchist cookbook and it was still in the evidence lockup. Ryan believed in time we could make a lot more of these to defend ourselves with but Dick took over before he could finish it."

Mikayla grabbed the gun and wiped the dust from it.

"I was able to finish it but I haven't been able to test it yet obviously." Mikayla continued. "No bullets and I'm really no good with firearms. But we might need it when Claudia and the rest attack."

She then put the gun back down and walked over a crate to check it. Next to it was a whole bunch of old newspapers.

"Anyway, what we're gonna do tonight is stash away a few crates of molotovs." Mikayla said. "You up for it? We need to fill the gaps in the crate between the bottles so they don't make any noise first though."

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Another day in paradise May 15, 2019 4:17:34 GMT

Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 4:17:34 GMT

Watching as Mikayla flicked the cigarette away Joe nodded at her greeting, a smile flickering across her features from the kindness in the woman's voice which stood out in a deep contrast with the one of Serina which always seemed to carry an air of authority and demanding that sent a shiver down her spine every time without fail. Upon Mikayla's request Joe nodded once more before beginning to follow the woman at a steady pace in the direction of the restaurant that acted as the mess hall for the islands inhabitants, From the little bit she remembered from when she was first sent here she recalled that the place had been owned by Mikayla's family before hand and had thankfully been spared when the current leader turned.

Reaching the door Joe looked around the immediate area before following the blonde the rest of the way into the building. Luckily the small amount of guards that patrolled the streets at night tended to stay further inward, there not being an obvious way of entry near the water other than from someone that happened to own a boat themselves it was apparently deemed unnecessary for sentries to make more than one or two passes this far in per night. Keeping her pace steady as the two of them retreated back into the bowels of the building Joe let her eyes wonder, the walls further in and away from the places everyone saw looked far more homely than the barren exterior of the mess hall, the occasional picture hung from the walls, featuring people who Joe did not recognize. 'Wonder who these folks are.' she wondered to herself as they began crossing through the door into the kitchen. The sprawling silver appliances of a restaurant made to serve multiple people at once spread out before her. 'Wow.' she thought as she looked to Mikayla who was fiddling with a handful of the rubber antislip mats.

'What are you doing?' she asked in her head as her head cocked to the side. Soon enough the woman's intentions became clear as a small hatch began showing itself from underneath the mats, a handle glistened softly in the light from the flashlight the blonde carried. Joe's mouth opened in surprise as the door swung open to reveal a staircase descending into a hidden basement level. Watching on as Mikayla made her way she waited until she heard her say to follow before climbing down as well, ducking her head to not hit it on the wooden supports underneath the floor she slowly climbed down, her chalkboard swung from side to side from its place draped over her neck. Reaching the bottom Joe looked back up towards the hole leading back out. 'Wow.' she repeated in her mind. Joe then turned towards Mikayla, who had since lit an oil lamp. In the dim glow Joe brought up her chalkboard. "Wow, This is like the places they used to hide booze in during prohibition." she wrote and showed her before erasing it and writing again. "What are we doing?" she wrote, but Mikayla had begun talking and Joe hid the question as to not interrupt. Listening on Joe nodded with a smile firmly on her face. When she started reminiscing about her husband Joe felt a tinge of sadness, it wasn't right that the love of her life was torn away so suddenly.

Seeing the gun Joe's smile returned, it looked like the one her friend kept on his boat back in Florida, although passed the gun training she had recieved back in the day Joe knew next to nothing about the things passed how to use them. Watching on as Mikayla put the gun back she walked up and placed a hand on the woman's shoulder before holding up her sign. "How can I help." it read. Pulling away Joe heard the explanation and nodded before setting the chalkboard to the side, close enough she could reach it if needed but out of the way she then set herself to the task at hand.

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Another day in paradise May 25, 2019 14:59:36 GMT

Post by Mikayla Forrester on May 25, 2019 14:59:36 GMT

"Help me stuff the gaps in between the bottles with newspapers." Mikayla responded to Joe's question on how she could help. "Here, I'll show you how."

Mikayla grabbed a sheet of paper and crumbled it up, squeezing it tightly between two bottles and did it a couple of times to show Joe. The two of them then went to work on the rest of the crates they'd place that night, four in total.

"Alright, that should do." Mikayla said after it was done. "We'll take four crates, we'll have to go back and forth to move the crates so be very careful. If we're seen with these we're both toast."

The two then departed the restaurant with four crates, running back and forth to move them, taking turns in looking out and moving crates. A few times they had to wait for patrols to pass by, but after an hour they got where they needed to be, an empty apartment block to the side of city hall. Mikayla leaned her back against a wall in the alley they were in, underneath a fire escape, trying to catch her breath.

"Good, made it." Mikayla puffed. "Now we just need to... shit!"

Mikayla spotted two shaped in the illuminated space at the end of the alley. Two of Big Dick's goons, one of them Wendell McRafferty, a former deputy and one of the first to turn on Abe Faraday. With one arm Mikayla pressed Joe to the wall behind a dumpster, while gesturing that there were people at the end of the alley. From where they were, they could overhear the conversation between the two men.

"Goddammit Wendell, more people being ferried on the island? And they've all joined the Rigotti girl's band of misfits in the woods? Fuck me, she's got an army now!"

"Just let me think alright!? Dick put me in charge of dealing with it, I gotta think!"

"Deal with it? Man, they were ferrying guns and ammo over! We gotta get the fuck outta here! If she decides to storm this place we're all done for!"

"She won't do a thing as long as we've got the Faradays!"

"You sure about that? Maybe after all this time she's beyond the point of caring. I'm tellin' ya Wendell, we need an exit strategy here!"

"Shut the fuck up! You want anyone to hear ya!? We'll discuss it later, but not here. Now get back to the wall. I need time to plan things out."

The two men then parted ways and Mikayla felt a shiver going through her. And it was a good one. Apparently more people had arrived and it was enough to scare these guys so much they were thinking about running off and leaving Big Dick out to dry. Would it be too much to hope Mallory was among them? In any case, Claudia appeared to have a real army now. The liberation of Bar Harbor was so close Mikayla could smell it.

"Sounds like Claudia's recruiting." Mikayla whispered to Joe. "And apparently bringing in some hardware too. It's got these guys spooked! Man, Dick is so done for!"

With renewed hope and vigor Mikayla got up and offered her hand to Joe helping her stand up. Her arms and legs were fatigued, but her spirit was high so she pressed on until finally they were up on the roof of the apartment building with all four crates of molotovs.

"Well that's that." Mikayla said as she wiped the sweat from her neck. "See that side entrance there? That's their armory. As soon as Claw attacks we'll come up here to burn it down."

Mikayla sat down and leaned against the edge of the roof. They made it, unnoticed. She hoped that placing the other crates around town would go just as smoothly as tonight. She gestured at Joe to sit next to her.

"Here, sit with me." Mikayla said. "You've earned a break. You did good, real good. Claudia was right sending you to help me. She definitely picked the right person!"

Mikayla then leaned her head back and stared at the night sky. If Ryan was somehow watching her, she hoped he'd be proud of her and smile down on her.

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Another day in paradise May 25, 2019 20:56:04 GMT

Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 20:56:04 GMT

Having spent some time packing and securing the malatovs in their crates Joe kept her thoughts to herself as the two of them worked, her mind had fallen to what might happen if they were caught a number of times but each time it did she made a point to shake it away, 'if it happens it happens, these people need my help.' she reminded herself as the thought crossed her mind once again. Some time would pass in silence as the two of them finished up getting everything ready to move but soon enough Joe's ears perked up as she heard the deceleration from Mikayla that they were ready to start moving. Setting the last piece of fabric down Joe nodded before picking up her chalk board and stuffing it in her bag directly behind her old log book.

Setting to moving the crates Joe kept a watchful eye on their surroundings as Mikayla made the first run, Joe then took the next batch and together they moved the crates along. As they got further on towards their destination she felt her heart begin to race from the adrenaline the situation was bringing on which rose and fell with each brush with patrols. A number of times they were forced to hide in the shadows as they waited for them to pass by but thankfully they remained undetected. Reaching an alley way Joe kept her eyes open for anyone that may see them. At the end of the alley Joe could just make out two black figures at the far end, Mikayla had just started mentioning that their destination was coming up when she too took notice of the figures. Quickly Mikayla pulled her to the wall where they would be hidden from the two men. Feeling a pain grow in her back from the impact Joe winced as the two figures began to speak.

After the two left Joe looked to Mikayla and nodded with a smile at her words. 'Seems so.' she thought as she mouthed the words. Taking the woman's hand Joe got back to her feet and brushed herself off, the soreness in her back from the impact was still present but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle and with that she lifted her crate into her arms again and together the two of them climbed the building until they reached the roof where they set to stashing the crates of Molotov's. After covering the last crate Joe once again heard Mikayla speak, with another nod she joined her and sat next to her with a smile.

Pulling her bag off her shoulders Joe pulled out her log book and her chalkboard. "No need to thank me, I'm always willing to help when needed, especially when it comes to rescuing people in need." she wrote before showing the words to the blonde. Retracting the board she smiled as her past came back to her. "Besides, it was my job before all this. Here, look." she wrote before showing it to Mikayla. Bringing it back she then handed her log book full of her rescue logs from her time spent in SaR. With a smile she looked to Mikayla and awaited her response. As she did she worried slightly that her response would be like Claudia, but hope told her that wouldn't be the case this time.

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Another day in paradise Jun 2, 2019 20:28:52 GMT

Post by Mikayla Forrester on Jun 2, 2019 20:28:52 GMT

Mikayla smiled when Joe wrote she was always willing to help. Too few people of that in the world anymore. When she handed her the logs Mikayla went through them. Search and rescue, well she was in the right spot. There were a whole lot of people needed rescueing in Bar Harbor.

"MaSAR?" Mikayla asked. "I always wanted to volunteer to be honest. Every year I said I'd do it but the restaurant always got in the way. Amazing you did it for a living though!"

Mikayla sighed. Well, she'd never get that opportunity anymore. But what good was regretting the past right? She handed Joe her logs back, she didn't need convincing she was a good person.

"Agh, who am I kidding?" Mikayla continued. "That restaurant has had a hold on my family for over eighty years..."

Would she ever do anything else? What if Bar Harbor got liberated, would she still man the kitchen. Danny could take over, but what on earth was she going to do then? She wasn't good with a gun, the only leadership skill she had was in the kitchen and come to think about it, cooking was the only thing she was really good at.

"Can't get out, not like Claudia did." Mikayla spoke again. "You've seen the Italian restaurant down the road from mine right? It's her family's. It's how she and I met, as toddlers. Went through school together all the way to graduation. Along with Mallory, the sheriff's oldest daughter. Did Claudia tell you about her? Well anyway, the three of us were inseparable for most of our lives. But they got away, off to see the world. Me, I stayed behind and married Ryan. He wanted to see the world with me, but that goddamn restaurant... well..."

Mikayla realized she could really trust Joe and decided to let her in on the best kept secret in Bar Harbor.

"They're here you know." Mikayla said. "Claudia's folks. They're in my old house in the fallout shelter below. My husband restored it back when we bought it. He didn't believe in the end of the world per se but he was into the whole prepping thing. I'm telling you this because if something were to happen to me I want you to keep bringing them food and other means to survive. I'm also the only one who knows they're there. They weren't able to flee with Claudia so I got them to safety knowing Big Dick would otherwise use them as leverage, like with the Faradays."

Mikayla put her hand on Joe's knee and looked her straight in the eyes. She needed assurance Joe would take the task if something were to happen to her.

"Promise me you'll take care of them if something happens to me." Mikayla said. "You have to promise me. They're like family to me too, I can't let them down."

She waited for Joe's response. The thought of the Rigotti's starving to death in that shelter if she got captured or killed was unbearable. After all this time she finally had someone to ask for help.

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Another day in paradise Jun 4, 2019 1:46:30 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 1:46:30 GMT

Smiling as the realization that Mikayla wasn't going to be like Claudia and start yelling Joe watched as she flipped through her logs, in them were countless hiker and climber rescues but along with all of the happy endings there were also sad ones, including the incident that caused her to lose her voice. As the memory came back to her she closed her eyes and wondered if she'd ever get it back. Taking her chalkboard up she began to write.

"It was very rewarding, at least when the outcome was good. There were a bunch of times it wasn't thought." she wrote before showing it to the girl. Erasing it she continued. "At the back of that book is the reason I can't talk, I still don't know what to do to get it back.." she then wrote before showing it to her once more. Taking the log book back after Mikayla had finished looking through it she stuffed it back in her pack as she heard the blonde begin to speak about her families restaurant. How it was in their family for the better part of eighty years and that she would had been kidding herself if she thought she was going to be doing anything else. As the woman shifted to speaking of the old Italian eatery down the street and how who it belonged to Joe listened intently, a smile crept onto her face as Mikayla went on to explain that her and Claudia met that way and that they had been friends since a very young age. Shifting to their later years Joe listened, it seemed there was some regret about staying with the restaurant, regret Joe defiantly understood giving the current situation.

Staying quiet as Mikayla continued to speak Joe's eyes watched the surroundings as the girl shifted to a more serious matter, The matter of Claudia's families whereabouts. When she revealed that they were alive and hidden away in the fallout shelter that her husband had built Joe smiled, It was great news that all wasn't lost for Claudia, 'maybe she'd stop being so mean after she's reconnected with her family.' Joe thought as she felt Mikayla place her hand on her knee. At her request Joe smiled and nodded as she placed her hand on Mikayla's. with her other hand she wrote the words "I will, Don't worry." and held it up. The cool night air was calming and quiet, as usual for this time of night no one was around except the frogs and mosquitos and as they sat there Joe dreaded going back home, Serina's mood was depressing to say the least. That's when her mind hopped into action, she'd forgotten. Taking up her chalkboard she then wrote. "Serina's being executed at the end of the week. For failing to find who pushed the kid off the school. It was her third strike."

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Another day in paradise Jun 23, 2019 10:02:19 GMT

Post by Mikayla Forrester on Jun 23, 2019 10:02:19 GMT

Mikayla was glad Josephine agreed to help out Claudia's folks if something were to happen to her. It was reassuring, as if everything fell into place. She had fulfilled her task to find Chloe and Marlene, with the help of Josephine of course. And she had assured now Claudia's folks wouldn't perish in the shelter of her old house. She could die now and it wouldn't make a lick of difference anymore.

When Josephine wrote about Serina being executed she pulled her hand back from Josephine's and put her hands around her knees. She couldn't bring herself to feel any pity for Big Dick's people. Seemed Serina had made her bed and she had to sleep in it. That's what working for Big Dick got you: dead.

"Good, that'll be one less to worry about." Mikayla said in a cold tone. "If it turned out she was the one who killed Ryan the only thing I would regret then is not being able to kill her myself."

Mikayla stared in front of her. She didn't feel a hint of guilt saying that. She had thought of planting her cleaver into Serina's skull more times than she could count, just like with the other of Big Dick's lieutenants. Every day she observed them, just looking for the smallest hint that could tell her which one killed Ryan. The only thing she knew for sure was that it wasn't Everett. When they stormed the sheriff's office and the gunfight happened in which Ryan was killed, Everett was at the Faraday house to capture the family. Everett was a stone cold killer but in a way he seemed to be the most stable one of all of Big Dick's goons. It frightened Mikayla that she thought of him that way.

"There's going to be retributions you know." Mikayla said. "I mean, after. People are going to want revenge. I know I do. If I'm faced with Ryan's killer I hope you won't think any less of me for what I'm about to do then."

Mikayla got up and offered Josephine her hand to pull her up.

"Come, on let's go." Mikayla said. "We better not..."

But before she could finish speaking a few lights on the ocean suddenly got her attention. The fishing boat had left port that morning and they weren't supposed to be back for a few days at least.

"Is that... the Alarei?" Mikayla said. "It just left port this morning. It's not supposed to be back yet..."

Through the dark Mikayla couldn't figure it out but her curiosity had peaked. She wanted to know what was up. From the town hall down below the doors opened and Big Dick came out with Everett. Mikayla ducked and carefully tried to see what was going on. She couldn't hear what they were saying but Big Dick and Everett were going towards the harbor.

"Well shit... what are they doing?" Mikayla said. She then looked at Josephine. "Feel like figuring out what's going on?"

She waited for Josephine's response. If she had enough adventure for one night Mikayla would understand.

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Another day in paradise Jun 27, 2019 10:12:32 GMT

Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 10:12:32 GMT

Smiling back at Mikayla after giving her her word that she would watch after and protect Claudia's family if anything were to happen to her Josephine brought her knee's to her chest and wrapped her arms around them, the chilly night air wrapped around her and pricked at her exposed skin. Even if it was summer it always dropped to the low sixties to mid fifties (15C-10C) up in the north and tonight was no exception. Looking to Mikayla as the blonde began to answer what she had previously wrote on her chalkboard about Serina being executed it saddened her to hear the answer, although she didn't expect anything different from someone that was so heavily tied to the events and everything surrounding what Big Dick had done to them. Deciding to not press the matter Josephine uncrossed her arms and looked out to the water with Mikayla.

Turning back after a brief moment of silence Joe listened as Mikayla spoke on the revenge that was surely going to be sought by the people that now resided in the woods, and her. Grabbing her chalkboard from the deck next to her Joe quickly wrote down her response. "I won't. Although, I may not stick around to see it all." Showing the board to Mikayla she retracted it and wrote again. "I wanna try and find my family, my father and mother. I agreed to help you guys take back your home and I fully intend to see that through. But after that, I'm not sure what my plan is." Holding the board out for the blonde to read again she retracted it and erased what she had wrote before setting the board back down beside her.

They both fell silent for a time after that, Joe took to watching the water as she listened to the soft sounds of the night. Birds chirped from somewhere across the water and the faint sound of the waves crashing on the wooden posts of the dock accompanied the ever present chirp of the crickets in the grass. Shortly however these sounds were accompanied by another. The sound of an engine that was soon joined by the silhouette of a ship approaching from the entrance to the bay. Joe quickly shuffled to her feet and collected her stuff before shoving it all haphazardly into her bag. From behind them and across the courtyard Joe heard the voice of the boss and the man that was accompanying him when he came to speak to Bill just the other day. Whatever had caused the boat to return early Joe wasn't sure of but she did know that she needed to get out of there, She wasn't supposed to be away from her house after dark and she didn't much like the idea of what might happen to her if she was caught disobeying that rule set forth by Big Dick and Serina.

Getting to her feet Joe started back stepping towards the shadow of the buildings, looking to Mikayla she mouthed "I'm heading back." before ducking into the shadows and heading back to her house. Arriving in the dimly lit house she saw that Serina's light was on. 'Is she home?' Joe asked herself as she came to throw her stuff in her room before deciding it would be best to leave her alone if she did. Shutting the door to her room she laid down on her bed and took a long breath before releasing it in a long and steady exhale. From the other room came a crash of glass and Serina shouting, Her speech slured from whatever alcohol she had consumed. She ranted and raved about how much of a big Big Dick and his son was, and how they should all just die. But among the ranting was something key, Something that might give her a reason to try and save her life. Among the name calling and cursing Serina mentioned that she should have never decided to check the place out and that she would have been so much better off if she had stuck to traveling like her traveling companion, a woman named Breana had wanted to. She went on to elaborate a little further but the gist of it was Big Dick had supposedly forced the two of them to join under penalty of death, a penalty that her friend had suffered and that she was subjected to watching.

Joe closed her eyes and tried to sleep. As the world went dark and sleep engulfed her Joe thought on how she could bring it up with Mikayla, and explain what she had heard that night. With those thoughts swirling in her mind Joe's world went black

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