A Fishy Beginning

Sieglinde 'Ziggy' Krüger
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A Fishy Beginning Aug 21, 2019 16:18:48 GMT

Post by Sieglinde 'Ziggy' Krüger on Aug 21, 2019 16:18:48 GMT

Well, there they were. Sara's home sweet home. And in their way, one hell of a broken down bridge, just like Sara said there'd be. Ziggy sat on top of Abamo, which she had come to calling the jeep, having fallen in love with the machine on the drive to Bar Harbor. Abamo was short for Apocalyptic Badass Mobile, and she had come up with it while on the road.

But even though Abamo could conquer mostly all terrain, the ocean wasn't one of them. Taking it to the island was out of the question. Getting to the island was the next challenge and even though they were close to the ocean, there didn't appear to be an abundance of boats around.

Ziggy looked through the scope of her rifle to the other side of the shore where they stood. Other than the waves of the ocean, she couldn't see any other movement. From what Sara had told them, the island had already been dead free from the beginning which explained why the bridge was blown. Ziggy hoped the 'civil war' that had divided the islanders hadn't erupted and they all killed eachother, occupying the island with the dead once more. Or with luck, the rebels had taken over and they might get a hearty welcome. The opposite could be true as well, and they'd walk into a fascist regime with the possibility of not being able to leave again.

But it was a moot point for now. They had to figure out a way to get across the body of water that was in front of them. Ziggy put her rifle down, putting it on her back before jumping down from the car's roof.

"Like you said Sara, the bridge is blown." Ziggy said. "Other than the water I can't see anything else moving on the opposite shore."

Ziggy looked around. There seemed to be an abundance of pine trees around. With some work they'd might be able to build a raft to get across, but she was worried about the current. Which is also the reason she didn't quite fancy swimming across either, other than getting her clothes wet. It was still summer, but the Atlantic was probably colder than it looked from the shore.

"I don't quite fancy swimming across unless we really have to." Ziggy said. "There's plenty of pinetrees around, maybe we can build a raft?"

Ziggy jumped backwards onto the hood of the car, smacking her butt into it as she came down on it. A thump could be heard but Ziggy just knew she hadn't gotten any fatter.

"On a positive note, this sea breeze is amazing!" Ziggy continued. Always staying positive, that's who she was. She'd knew they'd get across somehow, it was just a question about how. She then waited for Ayita and Sara to give their input for the situation.

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 22, 2019 0:59:44 GMT

Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 0:59:44 GMT

Having spent a number of days on the road Ayita had slowly grown accustomed to the ever present Vibration of the vehicle she now found herself in. The nerves brought up from the fact they were reaching speeds in access of 75 miles per hour stayed present for about a day but, as time went on the young Native American girl began to find a certain kind of comfort in the sound of the roads underneath them, the constant sound of pavement flying underneath their feet mixed with the chatter of two friends was quickly becoming a sensation Ayita found to be greatly enjoyable. Little did she know that her reaction was an exact mirror of her late mother. Many a night she would simply sit in the car seat with her eyes closed just enjoying the ride, an image that was now ever present to anyone that would look at Ayita as she sat in the passengers seat of the, as Ziggy lovingly put it, "Apocalyptic Badass Mobile"

Arriving at the destroyed bridge Sara had informed them about on their journey to the harbor Ayita opened her eyes to watch the abrupt drop off in the road grow closer before feeling the jolt of the vehicle coming to a stop. Looking to Ziggy as she put on the emergency break to keep the car from rolling in their absence she smiled and nodded to the blonde as she began to step out of the vehicle. Ayita did the same. Fetching her bow and quiver of arrows that she had managed to fashion throughout the week Ayita came around to the front of the car as Ziggy climbed onto the roof. Setting to watching their surroundings as Sieglinde scanned the area across the bridge she couldn't shake the feeling of being watched, but from where? Her eyes scanned through the tree's for a few moments before turning to the other side, Nothing. Soon she heard Sieglinde speak up and her eyes shot to the girls direction. The feeling still ever present as she listened to what her girlfriend had to say. "I don't either." Ayita agreed to her point about not wanting to swim across the river. "So what's the plan then?" She then asked, taking her eyes from the two girls in front of her Ayita looked around them again. Still not able to shake the feeling of being watched. It was starting to annoy her.

Hearing Ziggy's final comment broke the feeling slightly though and caused the Native American to chuckle. "Leave it to Sieglinde to see the good." Ayita chuckled as she approached the blonde who had since returned to ground level. Hugging her as she came to stand next to her she smiled "Forever the optimistic." Ayita said with a smile before releasing her from the hug. Once more she found her eyes searching the surroundings, Just as before there wasn't anything obvious from the tree's, but this time when she looked to the road she could just make out the top of a camper over the horizon and now, three figures walked towards them from the direction, A taller man with brown hair brought something up to his face and seemed to speak into it before returning it to his hip. "Girls.. Company." Ayita said with a cautious air in her words.

Next to the man stood a smaller woman in battle dress and to his other side was a girl with a certain bounce in her step, Who, In fact was already waving with a very excitedly happy look on her face. As they approached Ayita cautiously greeted them. "Hello." She said with her gaze on the features of the man and woman before returning to the surroundings for signs of any more. Not seeing any yet again the Native American brought her hand to hold Sieglinde's for comfort as her free hand gripped her bow tight. Who were these people? Members of the island? Does Sara know them? All these questions and more rushed through Ayita's mind as the three figures stopped a distance away from the three girls. The man nodded politely as the woman stared back at them with an analyzing look on her face. Who were these people?

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 22, 2019 1:42:01 GMT

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"I'm booooored!" Clara moaned out as she sat in the small cubical that served as an eating area in the camper they currently called home, her hands outstretched across the table as he chin rested on the metal of the table. "Can I go outside boss man?" she asked, a question that was quickly answered by Ellie who simply gave her a quick and sharp 'no.'.

It had been about three days since the group had arrived at the bridge of Bar Harbor and to their surprise it seemed as though the island was deserted, or at least the area by the bridge in any case. Getting across the water was still the major obstacle standing in their way and so the group had chosen to stay in a small outcropping nearby. The first day the two sisters, Sarah and Fearah had been sent out scouting the area and since had been told to stay in a small overlook position they had managed to find giving them a good view of the bridge, Clara still felt immense envy of the two.

"Bookworm... Come play with me.." Clara moaned again, Ellie, who was perched in the adjacent seat with a book in her hand simply brought one eye to look over to the girl.

"I'm sure you can find something to do. Grab a book." Ellie responded.

Clara raised her head and was about to great the girl with a comeback when they both heard the radio crackle to life from the front of the Camper.

"Jay. You copy?" Came the voice of Fearah from the other end.

"Yea, I gotcha. What's up Fay?" Clara heard Justin respond.

"What's going on?" Clara called with glee as she hoped to her feet and closed the distance to the front cabin.

"We got some people, Really tricked out truck. Seems like three teens, Armed with one rifle, a bow and maybe a pistol, unconfirmed on the latter." Fearah came back.

Clara watched on with eyes alight with excitement as she heard the news that there were new people near the bridge. "Let's go meat them!" she cheered.

Justin sat back in thought for a moment and looked to Alex who had up until now sat in silence as she listened to the reports flow in. "What do you think babe?" Justin asked, Clara's eyes bounced to the girl. "Whatda say Momma bear? Please!" Clara cheered.

Alex shifted in her seat and nodded to her beloved telling Justin that she'd trust his decision.

"Okay, We'll go great them, From what we know they're young. They may respond better if one of you guys come, who wants to go?" Justin barely got the words out before Clara's hand shot up and she began to hop on one foot "Me! Oh! Me-Me-Me!"

Clara watched on as Justin broke into a small laugh. "Alright, Anyone other than Clara that is."

Ellie simply shook her head at the question and quickly there after Kelly's voice came from the back of the "I'll hang out here. Stay safe!" Her voice came.

Clara never stopped hoping in this time and soon Justin's gaze came back to her. "Okay, Alex, You and I it is squirt." He said as he tossled her hair. Clara cheered and set to gather her things. Soon the three found themselves marching down the road, literally in Clara's case as the girl hummed a tune. "Oh! There they are!" Clara cheered as she saw the top of the super armored car come up, the three figures had come to stand and watch them approach, "Think they'll be cool?" Clara asked her two elders as they grew closer. "Well, they haven't shot at us yet, so let's hope that's a good sign." Justin responded.

Reaching the group Clara waved. "Hi!" she said with the same cheery disposition she always had. Two of the girls were holding hands which caused her to tilt her head for a moment as she heard Justin begin to speak.

"Hello Girls. Names Justin, this here's Valentina and the happy one here is Clara." Justin greeted, at the mention of her name Clara waved again, How the girls would respond to them was still a question that was yet to be answered but Clara stayed hopeful that they'd be good. As she waited she smiled and tapped her foot trying to hold back the flurry of questions that coursed through her head.

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 23, 2019 22:35:06 GMT

Post by Sara Ramirez on Aug 23, 2019 22:35:06 GMT

Bar Harbor was in her view and she couldn't be more happier. She smiled as she looked at the island but something did catch her eye which was the three trucks nearby that were empty. She crossed her arms as she looked at them wondering who would need three trucks and why? She walked away but only a short distance and she looked at the ground making out a few footprints here and there and she looked at the ocean and that's when it clicked in her head. She came back to Ayita and Ziggy. She head heard Ziggy's and Ayita's concerned about swimming but Sara just smirked. "All we need to do then is get a boat. It seems like the people who were here before us just did that I mean they could get their trucks across so they had to ditch them and leave them here. Unless..." said Sara as she looked away thinking for just a moment. "Unless they leave the trucks here and use them to head into nearby towns to get supplies." said Sara to the girls as she was having another one of her wild ideas.

Sara smiled at Ziggy's comment about the sea breeze, that's what she always like about Ziggy always finding the positive in everything. She took her gun out her coat and looked at it briefly before putting it away. Along the way the trio made a few stops and that's when Sara found bullets for her gun. It was a luck find really but still now with the gun being loaded she was nervous and put it back in her coat. She once again smiled as she saw Ayita hugging Ziggy. "You two honestly are so cute. Just promise to tell me how your first date goes." said Sara with a smirk as she lightly tapped Ayita on the shoulder. However the cute moment was short lived by Ayita saying they had company. As they approached Sara had her left hand in her coat which was where her gun was at. She was nearly home and she wasn't going to let these people get in her way.

But Sara soon relaxed and her posture wasn't as tense. She took her left hand out her coat pocket deciding to leave the gun in there. "Well they seemed friendly and that always good right?" thought Sara to herself. She got their names and well it was a start. "I'm Sara and these are my friends Ayita and Ziggy." Said Sara to the trio as she introduced them. "Are you guys from that island by any chance? I'm trying to see if...My family is still there." said Sara to the trio. She was nervous and her heart was racing she was hoping to see her family. All she wanted was to see them. Still Sara cleared her throat and took a moment to calm down as she closed her eyes once she opened them she smiled at the trio she looked behind Ayita and Ziggy looking back at the three trucks. "Are those yours?" asked Sara to Jason and his friends.

Sieglinde 'Ziggy' Krüger
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A Fishy Beginning Aug 24, 2019 11:00:02 GMT

Post by Sieglinde 'Ziggy' Krüger on Aug 24, 2019 11:00:02 GMT

Ziggy kissed Ayita's forehead after she hugged her and smiled when Ayita said she was always seeing the good. Maybe it was seeing the sea, or perhaps Ziggy just liked the challenge. Or maybe it was the possibility of safety she hadn't known since before the outbreak. Cabin on the beach, the ocean on one side, the woods of the Arcadia National Park on the other. It seemed like an absolute dream.

She listened to Sara saying all they needed was a boat to get across. The trucks indeed seemed like they would be used by the islanders for supply runs. But getting a boat was the tricky part. Maybe surfboards? Ziggy thought about how they could just paddle their way across. Maybe they could wrap a few together with some wood and construct a raft out of that. Ziggy just grinned at Sara when she asked them to promise how their first real date would go. Despite everything, Sara seemed like a real romantic. Ziggy would make it her mission to hook Sara up with a guy.

"Scheisse..." was all Ziggy could muster when Ayita notified them of the imminent company they were about to have. Without moving her head and using her eyes only Ziggy started scanning the surroundings. It were four people, one of them a girl not much younger than the three of them, holding hands with a child. Ayita grabbed her hand and Ziggy gripped it tightly.

"If things go south drop down and crawl under the car." was the last thing Ziggy could utter before the man started talking. Her rifle was on her back, but her Glock 17 was on her right tigh in a makeshift dropleg holster. Not that it had too many bullets left. If there was a gunfight, they didn't have much of a chance and Ziggy quickly concluded their best chance would be to drop down, crawl under the car and get in from the opposite site and drive off.

Sara was the one to answer first and it became clear that she didn't know these people from before. Ziggy really wanted to believe that despite not being local, they were good people. The man had introduced himself as Justin, and the woman as Valentina and the teen as Clara. Sara introduced them too, but Ziggy didn't really like how she immediately told them she was looking for her family. She figured she'd step in before Sara would tell them they were low on supplies as well, especially bullets. She let go of Ayita's hand and stepped forward, standing in front of Sara and Ayita.

"Look... uhhh... even if her family's not there we're still looking for a way across." Ziggy spoke, revealing by her accent she wasn't American. "An island seems like a good place to be. Perhaps we can help eachother out? I bet there's room for all of us back there, and we're pretty fun to be around!"

Ziggy made a conscious choice not to mention the rebels or the Bar Harbor fascists just yet. Or that there were people who might knew Sara back there. She just hoped Sara could bite her tongue about that as well for the time being. If these people were trustworthy, she'd fill them in. But for now, she wanted every advantage they could get.

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 24, 2019 12:01:25 GMT

Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2019 12:01:25 GMT

Hearing Ziggy's orders to drop under the car if things go south Ayita gave the blonde a sideways nod as she watched the three figures grow ever closer. Feeling her nerves build with each footfall on cement The Native American girl took a deep breath. 'It'll be alright, for all we know they could be the good guys.' she tried to reassure herself before placing a half smile on her features

Looking the three figures over Ayita continued to grip Ziggy's hand. The warmth from her hand serving as a slight form of comfort for her as she waited for someone to break the silence. Soon the man spoke and set to introducing themselves, The man in question was named Justin and he went on to explain that the other two were named Valentina and Clara. Ayita followed the mans hand as he pointed to himself, Valentina and Clara in turn. As her gaze fell on Clara a tinge of hope crossed her mind from the fact the girl looked to be around the same age as the three of them, or perhaps slightly younger maybe.

"Hello Sir." Ayita greeted again after Sara introduced them in turn. Going quiet Ayita gripped tighter onto Ziggy's hand as Sara began to mention her parents and asked if they were from the island, The info not exactly something she was keen on sharing openly the fact it was now out in the open with people that for all they knew could very well be from the island occupied by a tyrant of a man caused her nerves to swell. Thankfully though Ziggy took notice of it, and it seemed to bug her as well. Feeling her hand fall from her own Ayita brought it to her side and clinched it into a fist as she took another deep breath. Hearing Ziggy begin to try and rectify the situation Ayita shook the nerves away the best she could before placing a smile on her features again and returning her gaze to Justin who towered over his two cohorts.

After Ziggy went quiet Ayita took another deep breath. "Yes sir, Would you happen to know a way to get across?" She asked the new faces. "As Ziggy said, We're good company, And an island seems a good of a place as any to stay uyo- ur.. undead free." Ayita caught herself as she began to call the creatures the name in her native tongue, Thinking it best that she not let them know instantly that she was versed in it. Just as Ziggy seemed keen on not letting them in on the fact they knew there was some form of conflict accruing on the island, or at least there had been when Sara had departed. With a number of questions still on her mind Ayita went silent as the three waited for Justin or one of the other two to speak, still hopeful that they weren't members of the tyrants group she held her aprehensions as that was something that was still left unanswered, for now.

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 24, 2019 13:04:57 GMT

Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2019 13:04:57 GMT

Justin stood fully focused on the three girls in front of him, Sure that Alexandra was already watching their every move Justin instead chose to focus on what they said, Which came from the girl in glasses shortly after he finished introducing themselves. He could feel Clara holding onto the back of his shirt as she for sure tried her best to hold back on the hailstorm of questions that she was surly preparing for the three in front of them in the case they were indeed friendly. Listening as Glasses, A girl who funny enough was named Sara, not unlike his adopted daughter who sat watching through her rifle scope a distance away at this very moment, As Sara went on to introduce the other two as Ayita and Ziggy Justin Smiled and nodded a greeting to the three. Sara left no time for an actual response however as she had launched directly into a counter question about whether or not they were from the island and followed it up with a comment on how she was looking for her family.

Justin dipped his head for a moment before bringing it back to look at the girl. "No Sara, We aren't from the island." Justin responded to her question without hesitation. A tinge of sadness crossed his mind at the thought that just like the others this lost soul had been ripped from her family in the chaos of the new world. Looking to the trucks near the bridge as Sara again spoke up Justin took a moment to look down at Clara, who was visibly holding back her excitement. Shaking his head to tell her to stay quiet for a bit longer Clara looked up and nodded. "Yes sir." She responded. Thankfully Justin and Alex had come to learn that even though she was a ball of energy she did have a great respect for her elders, which came in handy in times like this. Turning back to the three girls Justin again shook his head to Sara's question. "No Miss, They aren't. Our camper is back down the road a bit. We've actually been staking the place out to see if they did belong to anyone, or if they're just abandoned from some time before." Justin explained, choosing to leave out how exactly they were keeping tabs on things, for now at least.

Soon Sara went quiet as the blonde, Ziggy, if Justin wasn't mistaken, Stepped forward. Hearing her speak with a somewhat obvious German accent Justin turned his attention to the girl.

"You're German aren't you!?" Clara blurted out before quickly bringing her hand to cover her mouth. "Sorry sir." She said quietly.

Justin looked down at the girl. "shh." he hissed as a finger came to come to his lips. Turning back to the girls Justin let his smile return. "Apologies Ziggy. Please, Continue." Justin said as Alex pulled Clara back behind the two of them in the hope that breaking line of sight for her would lessen her excitement for the time.

Listening on as Ziggy continued what she was saying Justin Smiled. It seemed they weren't bad after all, or at least didn't sound like they had any obvious ulterior motives Justin looked to Alex, who had since come to the same conclusion. Both of them slid the safety's back on their weapons and lowered them fully. Leaning down Justin whispered to Alex to take Clara back to the camper. A request she wholeheartedly would have declined if it wasn't for Sarah and Fearah watching on. With a nod Alex turned and informed Clara, who looked visibly upset that she wasn't able to ask any of the twenty four questions she had come up with so far. "Just one question? Please Momma Bear!" she pleaded. Alex sighed. "No ma'am." she greeted, which brought a frown from the girl.

Waiting for the two to head back Justin waited for them to get a distance away before he spoke again. "I appreciate the offer girls, but I don't think you'll fit all of us in there." he joked before pulling out his radio. "Sarah. come in." he spoke before waiting for a response.

"Yes sir." Sarah's voice came back through the speaker.

"Come meet me at the bridge. Have Fearah take over for a moment." Justin said before clipping the radio back onto his vest.

"Yes sir, be there momentarily." Sarah's voice came back before going silent again.

"We've got a few more heads than just us three you see." Justin explained as he slung his rifle back over his shoulder. "Where you guys from?" he asked before answering the question himself along with a brief explanation that Valentina was his wife in hopes that the three would feel more comfortable with it not just being a one way street.

Shortly after that Sarah arrived from the back way of the woods, a plan they had devised on the first day as to not give away where they were set up in the foliage. "Reporting Sir." Sarah greeted which brought the same chuckle it always had from Justin. "You're never gonna drop that are you?" He asked.

"No sir, Probably not." She responded.

Justin shrugged and motioned to the three girls. "Sarah, Meet Sara, Ziggy and Ayita." he said motioning to each one in turn. Looking to Ziggy Justin let his welcoming smile return. "Our camper's just down the road in a small outcropping. We haven't been able to find a boat or anything in the few days we've been here." Justin reiterated. Taking note of the darkening sky Justin took out his radio. "Fearah, Head back to the camper for the night please." He said. which, just as with Sarah was quickly responded to by a 'yes sir.'

Sarah walked up to the girl that she shared a name with and broke her serious tone. "Greetings, All of you. As Justin said I'm Sarah. Sarah Bouchard. You guys look rough, How long you guys been going for? By the way, If you guys made that thing. That is one Badass Apocalypse Mobile." Sarah said, her military discipline falling off in the presence of girls her own age, the exact thing Justin was hoping for.

Letting Sarah take the lead Justin stood silent watch as they no longer had their sniper cover.

"Sarah." Justin said in a somewhat more serious tone.

"Yes sir. Sorry Sir." Sarah responded before moving back a bit to stand in front of all three girls, She chose to stay on guard in case they tried anything but from the way they stood it didn't seem as if they were going to attack for the moment. "You guys looking for a place to stay? It's getting dark, not a good idea to be out here during the night unless you got Night Vis gear."

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 25, 2019 0:44:15 GMT

Post by Sara Ramirez on Aug 25, 2019 0:44:15 GMT

Sara quietly watched as Ziggy was taking the lead on this one and during that time she kept looking at Justin thinking of how his posture was and how he carried himself. He had to be army or some kind of special forces at least that's how it looked to Sara. She broke out of her thoughts and jumped when Clara blurted out asking Ziggy if she was German. She was surprised by the sudden outburst and she let out a sigh as she chuckled lightly. A smile appeared on her face as Clara and Valentina left she could hear that Clara wanted to ask questions but sadly that would have to wait. While waiting for the girl Sarah to arrive she listened as Justin explained that there were more people in his group and he asked them about where they were from before hearing his story. "So Valentina is your wife? That's adorable. I was wondering about your arm I mean what happened if you don't mind me asking." asked Sara to Justin.

Soon Sarah came and she kept her eyes on the girl quickly picking up that she was trying to act military wither she picked it up from Justin or from before the outbreak was unknown to her but from the way her and Justin were talking it seemed like she picked it up from him. Once she stood in front of them it seemed the military act was completely dropped instantly and it seemed like she was one of the girls. A small smile appeared on Sara's face as the girl called their truck a "Badass Apocalypse Mobile". Sara looked at Ziggy with a smirk before turning to look back at the girl in front of them. "We have been trying to get here for...Awhile now." said Sara keeping it vague as she shrugged. When Sarah asked if they wanted to stay with their group for the night Sara looked at Ayita and Ziggy. "Uhh...Well do you mind giving us a moment. We have to talk about it...Right?" asked Sara to Ziggy and Ayita. She was unsure but she didn't want to jump up at the first chance without talking to her friends. After all they had been together through so much together it only seemed fair to talk it out as a group.

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 29, 2019 17:41:26 GMT

Post by Sieglinde 'Ziggy' Krüger on Aug 29, 2019 17:41:26 GMT

Ziggy chuckled and smiled when the teenager blurted out asking if she was German. Well her English was more Americanized than Ahh-nuld Schwarzenegger's ever was and he was Austrian. If she really focused and made an effort Ziggy could lose the accent entirely and mimic a southern American accent, but she didn't want to offend anyone by doing so.

"Good ears, Mädchen!" Ziggy answered the teen. "I'm from Aachen, like Karl der Grosse... Charlemagne I think he's called in English."

Ziggy's hometown was once the center of power of Europe, and the heart of the Frankish Empire. She didn't know whether they taught that in America, but they were sure to know Charlemagne right?

But as Justin explained their situation and interacted with his own companions, Ziggy noticed a distinct manner the females of the group acted towards him. 'Yes sir, no sir.' What the hell was that all about? And was he the only male in their group as well? He was the one in charge, that was for sure but it gave off a weird vibe. Ziggy wasn't going to be disrespectful but she sure as hell wasn't going to call this guy 'sir' or have allow him to keep her, Ayita and Sara on a leash like he appeared to do with the women of his own group. She really wanted to know what the deal was here.

"Dies sollte besser keine fremdes Liebesguru-Sache sein..." Ziggy thought to herself, just cringing at the very idea. (This had better not be some kind of weird love guru thing)

Then a girl whose name was Sarah came and Justin introduced them. The girl stepped forward and started asking questions. She complimented them on their rough looks, at least that's how Ziggy took it, and asked how long they were going for. Ziggy felt real proud when Sarah complimented her on their Apocalyptic Badass Mobile. But it was quickly replaced by a look of disbelief when she let Justin reprimand her. For what, for being curious? Ziggy didn't like it, not one bit. But she knew she had to bite her tongue for the moment.

"Found this baby and a garage in Vermont with the necessary equipment to make the upgrade." Ziggy spoke right after Sara told them they had been on the road awhile. "I'm pretty good with powertools!"

Then they were invited to join the group. It would be night soon and there was safety in numbers. But like Sara said, it was a group decision.

"Excuse us for a moment!" Ziggy said, smiling broadly and taking both Ayita and Sara by the shoulder and guiding them towards Abamo to have a little huddle.

"Am I the only one here who thinks it's weird these girls are so submissive to this guy!?" Ziggy spoke with a hushed voice. "I know we're low on everything except gas and clothes but I don't want to get tangled up in some kind of weird love cult!"

Ziggy wasn't one of those radical feminists and the whole social justice thing that America had going before the outbreak she thought to be just plain ridiculous at times, but she didn't like women being submissive to men either. Maybe she was imagining things, or maybe there was something going on here. The world may have gone to shit, but that didn't mean equality had to go out the door. In any case, they weren't really in a position to decline help at the moment. But she wasn't going to be slave to some post-apocalyptic love guru either.

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 30, 2019 2:40:42 GMT

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Taking up Ziggy's hand once again as she felt her nerves building Ayita took a breath as she watched Another, slightly taller teen came from the woods, As Justin introduced her she found some humor in the shared name before she turned her focus back to Justin. Looking the man over He looked to carry himself with some amount of training in some manner or another, what that was she didn't quiet know, but he held a defensive stance as her father had taught her to take when hunting. This fact brought a great amount of apprehension to the Native American.

Seeing the other Sarah approach Ayita took a responsive step backwards as the girl began to speak. "Hello Sarah." She returned as the girl worked her way through all three of them in turn. Soon Justin pipped up as Sarah said the word "badass" which Ayita took as he didn't quiet like cursing, something he had in common with her own father. When the question emerged on whether or not they needed a place to stay for the night Ayita looked to her too companions for an answer. The way Justin had spoken to his companions made it feel like he demanded great respect, or something else. The something else especially making her nervous at the current time.

Turning at Ziggy's words Ayita took up the third spot in the small circle the three girls had formed. Looking to the blonde as she voiced her concern Ayita stole a glance back towards the two of them, Sarah had since moved back to Justin and was currently showing something on her rifle to him. "I don't think it's submission." Ayita responded as she continued to watch them through the hole between their arms. "It's weird yea, I agree. But." Ayita thought on what she meant. "It feels more like their playing soldiers than some weird romance thing." she said as she turned back to the two girls. "About four months before I found you I was with this other group. Among them was this guy named Chris and his son, He was ex military and his son always called him sir. It was always 'no sir, yes sir, right away sir.' and the like. The way Sarah talks to Justin.. Feels like that. If that makes sense." Ayita said.

Looking to Sara for a moment before turning to Ziggy, "What happened to his arm though?" she asked aloud to the both of them before they broke up and looked back towards the two new faces. Ayita was about to ask about his arm when Sara beat her to the punch. Going quiet again Ayita watched as Sarah pulled back on her rifle handle causing a shell to fly out. She caught it before releasing a box from the bottom of the weapon. Her movements fluid like she had worked with the weapon for years. Maybe she had? In any case Ayita looked on As she waited for the groups answers.

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A Fishy Beginning Aug 30, 2019 3:16:22 GMT

Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2019 3:16:22 GMT

Watching as the three girls in front of her broke away and huddled up to talk among themselves for a time Sarah smiled and took a few steps back towards Justin. "Sir, Can you help me with something?" she asked as she turned to face him.

"Sure S, what's up?" Justin responded as he watched her approach.

"My rifle's got muck in the slide. See?" she said as she pulled back on the charging handle enough to reveal a black smudge on the inside of the barrel to the left of the round.

"Don't Worry, Val or I will help you clean it when we get back. Also, It's been months, Please drop the sir." Justin responded, ending it with a chuckle as he brought up how she continued to call him sir, It didn't bother him but it wasn't like he was her commander or anything, Plus she was still a teen and he wanted her to live as close to a normal life as he could provide for her.

"Thank you S- Jay." Sarah said, it was about this time that the three girls turned back to face the two of them. "So what you guys decide?" she asked as she saw their eyes bounce between her and Justin. As they asked a few questions more Sarah chuckled lightly as the question about Justins arm came up. It always seemed to be a hot topic with new people. If she was to answer it would have been a simple. "Justin liked grenades in his early years." But Sarah stayed quiet and chose to let her sup- Her guardian answer.

Hearing the question Justin let his warm smile return as a light chuckle met the air. "I was an Army Ranger before all this. Was deployed in the middle east when I had a close encounter with a grenade. Lost my arm and got sent home for it." He explained in turn. "And yes ma'am, Valentina's my wonderful wife. I don't think i'd be half the man I am without her." he said, pure happiness and honestly in his tone as his smile grew and he played with the ring around his finger. Letting the moment pass he turned back to the girls.

"Yea, Jay's a teddy bear." Sarah added on. "You guys hungry?" she asked. "Valentina usually starts dinner about this time." She looked to Justin Who nodded in confirmation that she was clear to invite them. "You guys are more than welcome to join us if you want." Sarah said, Swinging the strap of her rifle back over her shoulder Sarah turned and saluted Justin which caused a laugh to come out of him as he saluted back. He knew that was at least one thing he wasn't going to get her to stop. "I'm heading back sir." She greeted. Justin Smiled and chuckled lightly again. "Roger Private. Tell Val I'll be close behind.

"Will do." Sarah said before walking off.

Justin then turned to the girls. "I understand your apprehensions, Stranger you just met meets you on the road, offers hot food and a hot shower. I'd be weary as well. We're gonna be discussing how to get across the river come tomorrow. If you guys decide to join us we're in the clearing half a mile down the road and threw the woods for twenty five feet. I'll leave you guys to decide on what you wanna do. It was nice meeting you three, If I don't see you again, Stay safe okay?"

Justin was surely worried about the three girls, their appearance alone told him they had been through a lot and it left him wanting to help them rest and recover as best he could, but he wasn't a cruel soul and would never force them into anything, Maybe that was one of the reasons Sarah and Fearah had chosen to stay with him even after all this time. An oddity for the two sisters who's track record was less than perfect when it came to groups. As Sarah came to pass through the tree's and into the clearing the smell of food wafted to her nose.

"Sarah!" She heard Emmi Call as the small Eight year old dashed and hugged her "Hey squirt. Clara tell you about our new friends?" Sarah asked the young girl as she took up her seat at the table. Whether or not they joined them was still up in the air but Sarah could tell that at least two of them knew what they were doing, or at least she hoped her instincts were true on that fact. "If I don't ever see you again, gods speed you three." She said under her breath.

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A Fishy Beginning Sept 7, 2019 6:18:01 GMT

Post by Sara Ramirez on Sept 7, 2019 6:18:01 GMT

As Sara was in the huddle she listened to her companions thoughts on the matter. She looked at Ziggy surprised when she mentioned weird love cult and her mind ran wild with the idea of being a sex slave and that was not a good thing at all. But once she heard Ayita's take on it she let out a sigh of relief and smirked. "Yeah playing soldier...Like when me and my sister tried to imitate our dad whose a sheriff. When we were kids of course." said Sara to her friends. She listened closely to Ayita's story about a guy name Chris and his son and how they acted. Sara wondered about Ayita and what happened to her before she met Ziggy. She would have to ask later so she could write it in her black book but now wasn't the time to dig up the past. When they broke up and Sarah stood in front of them catching a bullet from her rifle. Sara watched impressed with how quick her movements were. It seemed like she knew her stuff at least that's how Sara took it.

Hearing of Justin's past Sara listened closely and for the most part she was right about him being some form of ex-military with him being a Ranger. When he talked of his wife Sara could see that he was genuinely happy something that was rare in this world at the mention of food Sara's stomach rumbled and she looked away for a brief moment feeling slightly embarrassed but she looked back at Justin as he explained how far his group and camp was at. She wanted to go with them hell she wanted all them to go and as he left she looked at Ziggy and Ayita. "Well they seem like a good bunch...They offered us food and a hot shower. Which is rare nowadays I just wanted to point that out. But I'm in agreement with whatever you guys want to do. So do we go with them or no?" asked Sara to Ziggy and Ayita.

Last Edit: Sept 7, 2019 16:11:28 GMT by Sara Ramirez

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A Fishy Beginning Sept 9, 2019 15:39:50 GMT

Post by Sieglinde 'Ziggy' Krüger on Sept 9, 2019 15:39:50 GMT

Whether it was paranoia growing ever since those guys dressed as police rammed her off the road, or the dislike of the military discipline these people had going on, Ziggy didn't like it. But maybe she was overreacting and was seeing things that weren't there. She decided to trust Ayita and Sara's judgement and go with it.

"Alright... we'll go." Ziggy said. "A shower would be nice I guess. But if anyone else than Ayita gets in with me I'm making a run for it, butt-naked and all!"

She honestly couldn't remember the last time she had a real shower. It was probably when she was back in college in Vermont, maybe a day or so before she ended up in that police cell and the world ended. She had bathed in rivers and lakes that summer but nothing that got her actually 'clean'.

"Let's go." Ziggy said. After they all got inside, she drove Abamo to the place Justin described and parked it next to their camper.

"Well, here we are." Ziggy said to their hosts. "Thanks for the invitation."

She wasn't completely resting on her laurels just yet. But maybe if the evening progressed she'd relax more. Her wounds from the previous encounter with strangers were only recently healed, and she didn't fancy getting a few new ones for at least a little while.

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Having spent a number of minutes discussing among themselves Ayita smiled as she finally heard Ziggy agree to give them a shot. She was obviously weary of the group, truth be told so was Ayita. It gave her a form of comfort knowing the two of them were on the same page on the matter. Her hand had since moved to hold Ziggy's again as the blonde spoke up again, this time on the matter of the shower and how she was bolting if anyone other than Ayita joined her in the shower, The thought caused the Native American to look away as her cheeks flushed red.

"T-The same... Er.. The same goes for me? I think?" she said, asking the question more to herself than anyone in particular as her her mind fell to think on when the last time she had taken an actual shower was. Although she had grown perfectly comfortable with washing up in the ocasianal stream, there was just something about the thought of taking an actual shower like you used to before the end of the world that sounds just oh so soothing to the body and soul.

"I'm for taking the chance. Approach cautiously and see how they react, we can always take off if we need to." Ayita answered as her gaze fell to her companions with a nod to each of them in turn. It seemed Ziggy was of the same mindset as her answer was quickly followed by a 'let's go' by the blonde. Feeling a pinch of nerve as her body came to rest in the passengers seat of the truck Ayita gripped onto her bow with one hand and Ziggy's free hand with the other as the car jolted forward and spun around to face back the way they came. Soon they made it half a mile down the road and they could just make out a gap in the tree's, to the untrained eye it looked undisturbed but Ayita's years of hunting and tracking caused her to notice the small break in the tree's from something big, and boxy. "Turn there." Ayita said as her finger went to point to the gap.

A few moments later they began seeing the outline of a camper come through the tree's and a lock of long brown hair protruding from behind the rear of it. "There." Ayita said, her finger once again pointing in the direction she meant which lead Ziggy to park their truck beside the camper in short order. Feeling the rumble of the car come to an end Ayita looked to Ziggy with a nod before turning to face Sara. "Be careful alright? We run back to the car if they try anything. Alright?" She said to her before the three of them together got out of the car and rounded the length of the camper. Ziggy was first to speak and Ayita chose to stay quiet for the moment as she looked the group over. Noticing a few more faces accompanying those they saw on the road Ayita kept her guard up, Justin, Sarah and Clara were all sitting at an impromptu picnic set up, which consisted of nothing more than a few folding tables put together and a number of rocks or logs they had moved to act as chairs. "Hello again." Ayita then greeted as she looked the group over. Noting the smaller girl that sat with a gigantic grin on her face next to Clara who looked equally happy. The blonde who had yet to look up from her book and the other.. Sarah? Where they twins? Turning her attention to the big picture again Ayita waited for Justin or another member of the group to greet them in return before speaking further

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A Fishy Beginning Sept 10, 2019 2:05:48 GMT

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Having settled down on a stump Ellie sat with her back against the side of the camper, in her hand rested a book, her thumb pressed between page two hundred fifteen and two hundred sixteen which was bound to change in a matter of seconds. Across the black mat cover in raised gold lettering read "Dark Side of the Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Cosmos by Iain Nicolson". Finishing up her page she took a moment to listen to the surrounding conversations as she flipped to the next. Sarah and Fearah seemed to be working on cleaning their rifle judging by the fact they were talking about nothing but it's inerworking, Clara and Emmi had set to playing a game of I-spy and Justin hummed a tune, A beatles song if she was not mistaken. All the while the soft sizzle of food played as a soothing backing track to this song of life in a dying world.

Reading through the first three paragraphs of the page the song was ruined by the preverbial record scratch caused by an approaching engine. Ellie sighed heavily as the noise grew closer. She knew who it was with a fair amount of certainty thanks to the days happenings but it still meant her reading was soon to be interrupted for the fourth time that day. Finishing another paragraph Ellie continued to listen as the engine grew closer, it surely was a heavy beast from the sound of it she though before hearing the sound stop and doors open, From the group she heard the sounds of weapons being handled, surely the rest of them going on guard.

"Well, here we are." she heard from an unknown voice which caused her to look over the top of her book after making note of the sentence she stopped on. "Thanks for the invitation." She heard the blonde of the group speak in the same voice as the previous. Noting the tales of a german accent in her words Ellie kept watching as she was now intrigued by their new guests, Looking them over she noted a few other things about the three girls. To the left of the blonde stood what looked to be a Native American, judging by the skin complexion and the style of wrapping around her bow more than likely Cherokee. To the right stood a girl in glasses who was clutching a black book with no notable title.

Happy to see you guys again." She heard Justin greet in his warm and welcoming voice he always seemed to have with anyone he had a sliver of care for, At first Ellie found it an awfully naive way to view the world, but over time she learned that he wasn't as Naive as he let on, a fact that had earned him some respect with her.

To her right she heard as Emmi whispered loudly "Is that them?" More than likely to her sister who sat next to her. "Yup, That's the people in that big tank of a truck!" She heard Clara cheer.

"Hi!" Emmi said which was accompanied with an exagerated wave which Ellie caught sight of for a brief instance.

Returning her gaze to the three newcomers she listened as Justin began to speak up again in the same tone he had before. "Welcome Ayita, Ziggy, Sara. It's good to see you three, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little worried about you guys." he said. "Well, These are the heads I was referring to on the road." He said as his arm motioned around the makeshift table set up. "You met Clara." he started which queued Clara to wave excitedly. "Next to her is her younger sister Emmi.

"Hi! I'm Eight!" Emmi greeted happily.

"Yes, She's eight. But don't let the age fool you." Justin joked. "Across the way you met Sarah, The mirror image is her twin Fearah."

"Hello again." Sarah greeted looking up from her rifle that her and her sister were looking at. "We missed a spot I think, It still doesn't look right." she then said as she returned to what they were doing

"Oh! Hey, What's up guys?" Fearah responded mere seconds after her sister but she too quickly returned to her argument. "We did not miss a spot, you know how much you sound like mom right now?"

"Take that back right now!" Returned Sarah.

"why? It's true." Fearah then teased.

"Why I ota-" Sarah returned but quickly fell silent.

Ellie closed her eyes and took a deep breath trying to shut the squabbling duo out of her mind when she heard Justin speak up on the matter. "Girls, How old are you?" He spoke which was quickly answered by abrupt silence and both girls in unison speaking. "Sorry Jay.." they both spoke. "Thank you." He then said, Soon it came to her which Ellie was dreading, Public speaking wasn't the issue, nor was it new people. But she was reading, and this was interrupting that.

"And that's Ellie, She's fairly quiet." Justin greeted.

Ellie let her eyes glide along the three girls for a moment before she sat her book down face up on her lap. "Intriguing." she spoke as she looked the three over once again. "Very Intriguing." She repeated. "Salutations."

"Dinners nearly done!" Valentina called from inside the cabin of the camper, Dinner wasn't generally anything special but Val had proven to be fairly creative with making MRE's slightly more appetizing which most of the girls didn't mind.

At the call Kelly filed out of the camper to join the rest. "Oh, You guys must be the three S saw on the road. Er.. Hi." she said cautiously as she sat down next to Justin. Her left eye covered with an eye patch from their previous run in with Alec and his crew that left her blind in it.

Ellie returned to her book to finish the chapter before food was fully ready and as she did she heard Justin speak up again.

"And lastly this is my sister Kelly, She's A little shy around people these days." He said as he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Anyway, Make yourselves at home; You're safe here. We cleared the surrounding area of walkers when we got here and set up some sound traps so we'll know if anyone comes. You guys can shower after dinner if you'd like."

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