Norway: Bad Bugs and Low Batteries

Looking to Ragi after speaking of how awkward and clueless she was when it came to love and romance in general Andy chuckled. "Beklager.."(Sorry) she said bringing her hand to grip the back of her neck. Never having been confronted with the subject and never fully having a reason to do so herself Andy blushed upon hearing Ragi say that she really was as clueless as she looked. "ja, beklager Ragi. Har du egentlig aldri hatt en grunn til at du vet?"(yeah, Sorry Ragi. Just never really had a reason you know?) Setting what she was working on to the side Andy shifted herself to get comfortable. They'd been going for a good while now and from the looks of it Ragi was wanting to take a break and discuss the matter further, What that would bring Andy didn't know though and that fact made her a tad bit nervous.

Setting her hands in her lap Andy sat with crossed legs as Ragi began her rant, she really liked going off on tangents on things didn't she? She really did. But Andy wasn't one to complain and as the subject of Ragi's rant became clear she didn't quiet mind it. Looking at it all as a learning experience for when she did manage to find someone special to do the things Ragi was now detailing she gave her older sister her complete attention. Nodding as she went through the different methods Andy watched as she brandished a small metal rod from a nearby pile of hay, from the looks of it the rod had come from one of the stalls but it's length seemed to make it a great teaching tool for the subject at hand.

Blushing slightly as she heard Ragi begin going into detail over the mail genitalia and how to please it Andy couldn't help but chuckle when she watched her move the pipe to her crotch. Still, the information she was being given surely had a use in her future and so Andy decided to take it seriously. "Jeg har sett nok porno til å vite så mye Ragi ... Shit .. Burde ikke ha sagt det .. Burde IKKE ha sagt det."(I've seen enough porn to know that much Ragi... Shit.. Shouldn't have said that. Should NOT have said that.) catching herself way too late Andy blushed and bowed her head, although as the comment only earned her a laugh before Ragi began speaking again Andy soon looked back to her sister. 'wait. She's not gonna get mad?' Andy thought with a tinge of confusion. If she had let that slip in the presence of Addy there was sure to be hell to pay, hell that would come in the form of a very awkward speech from her sister. Thankfully though, it seemed Ragi wasn't going to be like that, in fact, it seemed like she encouraged it.  Laughing quietly to herself as she thought about how Addy and Ragi were basically exact opposites of each other with everything except for their taste in music and their drive Andy smiled to herself, she was lucky to have them both.

Turning her attention back to Ragi as she continued to speak on the matter of pleasing a man Andy looked her sister in the eyes, listening as she went on about how she should never laugh or make fun of a mans member as it was a sure fire way of killing the mood Andy nodded. "Det gir mening."(That makes sense.) She answered in kind.

Hearing movement coming from outside the barn door Andy looked passed Ragi and towards the wooden slats of the barn, following the sound of footsteps she heard as Ragi began on another subject, she had just begun to go into detail on what to do to get a mans confindence up before a face accompanied the sound of footsteps. Stepping through the barn door came her older sister, Addy.

"er dere ferdige her inne? Guttene og er omtrent ferdige-"(You guys about done in here? The boys and I are just about finish-) Addy spoke as she walked through the door, seeing Ragi throw something to the side and hearing Andy chuckle in response Addy looked at the two of them suspiciously. "Hva gjorde dere to?"(What were you two doing?) She asked with crossed arms.

Looking to her sister for a moment Andy then turned towards Ragi and saw the face she was making. Looking back towards her sister Andy chuckled. "We were takin a break and she was helpin me practice de engelsken."(The English) Andy said in english with a thick Norwegian accent.

Uncrossing her arms Addy studied the scene for a moment but shrugged. "Okay. Well, I guess that's fine." Addy responded in English as well. "We'll we're putting the final touches on the trap, You guys nearly done with the spears?"

Having finished building the trap Addy made her way to the barn with the intent of checking on the progress Andy and Ragi had made on the weapons. Arriving she had been greeted by the two discussing rather than working which didn't quiet make her happy, although after a few words and seeing the amount they had already completed her mood had shifted.

That was a day ago now and after a good nights rest the group now stood on the cusp of springing their trap. Making sure to have checked and double checked the traps walls as well as their own she was satisfied their traps was foolproof. Giving Ragi a nod upon seeing everyone was ready the music soon kicked up, The HU began to play and with it the hordes of the dead came out of their holes in droves. One after another they all congregated into a large biomass of flesh seeking weapons of mass distruction. Thankfully though, that was exactly what the Norweigan's wanted. Watching them approach Addy looked across to Andy who stood next to Ragi and nodded reassuring her that their plan would work, looking then to Ragi and the boys Addy turned her attention to the biomass. The first wave came in and faster than she was expecting they fell. Soon the next wave came in, then the next, and the next. Hell this may actually work.

Pulling her spear out of the head of the umpteenth deadhead she had sunk it in to Addy looked to the town seeing how much they had left, They had been going for hours by this point and the pile of dead had grown significantly. Though, They had anticipated this and the walls were high enough that it didn't matter. Counting heads Addy was pleased to see they had begun thinning out. "Jeg tror vi nærmer oss slutten av dem!"(I think we're nearing the end of them!) She called.

Another hour went by and as she expected the horde thinned even further, now there was just a handful of them left. Looking to Ragi with a victorious smile on her face Addy quickly turned her attention back to the task at hand and continued thrusting away into the dead, This island was there's now and no horde was gonna stand in their way.

Finishing off the last of the dead that had shambled their way into the trap they had sprung for them all Addy and her younger sister both continued stabbing away, Only stopping when the last of the creatures stopped moving. Wiping the sweat from her brow Addy took a deep breath, sweat pooled on her forehead despite the cool air surrounding them, looking on at the pile of bodies in their trap she shook her head, she knew that whoever the people where, whoever they had been before turning were gone, Knew that they were nothing more than reanimated corpses now but.. It always hurt, no matter how many she killed. Looking to Andy she wondered if she felt the same.

Hearing Ragi speak tore Addy's her eyes from her sister. "hva?"(what?) She answered quickly before her friends words had fully registered in her mind. "å, ja. greit."(Oh, Yea. Okay.) She then answered. Looking to her sister and the other two teens at her side Addy nodded to them. Straightening her shirt she smiled. "Du hørte henne, hun skal se etter streikere. Vi kommer til å brenne disse kroppene."(You heard her, She's gonna go check for stragglers. We're gonna get to burning these bodies.) With those words Addy shook the apprehension she was feeling from her mind for the moment and set to prepping the bodies for their final torment. Seeing Addy and Petter off she set to moving the lighter ones, her arms already aching from the constant movement she had been doing for a good number of hours already the task was slow going, Thankfully there were only a small number of them that hadn't climbed onto the pile as they tried in vein to get to their next meal.

Frowning at the pile of bodies Addy sighed as she tossed the last lighter one on. Turning to the last body needing to be moved she tried to drag it for a moment but quickly found herself too weak to move him on her own. "Ragi!" Addy called. "Trenger du hjelp med denne."(Gonna need your help with this one.) She added with a wave to her friend as she was making her way back to them. Judging by the renewed blood on her spear she had found a couple of stragglers but Addy didn't want to hear about it at the moment, perhaps she'd ask later. "Grip i beina, så får jeg skuldrene."(Grab the legs, I'll get the shoulders.) Waiting for Ragi to grab the mans legs Addy nodded to her friend letting her know she was ready. Together the two then moved the body onto the pile.

a number of minutes later Andy and Petter returned with the gasoline. Taking it from the two of them Addy said her thanks before setting to dowsing the pile in fuel, Ragi had since sent Magnus out to find and dispose of any remaining dead that may have missed the dinner bell and Andy and Petter stood near Ragi. "Har du din lettere Ragi?"(You have your lighter Ragi?) Addy asked.

"Jeg har en Addy."(I have one Addy) Petter said.

Looking to the boy Addy raised an eyebrow but took the lighter. Having purposefully left a small trail of fuel leading away from the main pile she got the flame of the lighter going before holding it to the trail, within seconds the fuel ignited and began snaking its way to the main pile. Watching as it erupted into flame Addy looked to her friend and backpeddled to stand next to her.

Crossing her arms she looked to the ground and heard Ragi begin to speak. Hearing her say that they hadn't gone through that much trouble since before the shit began and that they would have been guilty of a massacre if they had been real people Addy frowned. "Ja, men de er ikke .. eller .. De er ikke lenger likevel."(Yeah, But they're not.. or.. They're not anymore anyway.) She answered. Taking a breath she looked to the now large fire in front of her, the stench was horrendous and it made her feel like taking a long soak in the tub. From the sounds of it it was doing the same to Ragi.

Nodding Addy looked to her friend with a renewed smile, Ragi was right, if they had been alive they would be guilty, but they weren't and now, Both their bodies and their souls were at peace, somewhere at least.

"Så. Hvem får bade først?"(So, who gets to bath first?) She asked with a renewed smile.

Two weeks have passed since the day Addy and her little family lured the dead of the island out and into their killing field. Two weeks of rebuilding they'd managed to set up a small cluster of buildings to act as their own, Having found a loud speaker system at the local school Andy and Ragi had talked Addy into cannibalizing it, Now, it served as the center piece for their little settlement, the boombox snuggly resting next to the broadcaster and heavy metal constantly playing over the speaker.

Leaning back in her chair on the front porch of her and Andy's house Addy closed her eyes, peaceful was a weird term to her now, but that would be exactly what she would use to describe her current state of mind. Later that day her and Ragi would be taking the boat back across the water to scavenge for the supplies the island didn't have in plenty, on the very top of that list being some of the more neiche medicines the island's small hospital didn't keep in stock. Looking out across the centerpoint of the small settlement they had created for themselves Addy saw Andy run across, a smile on her face as the two boys chased after her, in her hand she had what looked to be one of the tools they had been using for whatever task Ragi had them currently doing.

"Andy!" Addy called as they passed by. "pek det ned! Vil ikke at du skal falle og skade deg selv!"(Point it down! Don't want you falling and hurting yourself!) Watching her sister stick out her tongue upon hearing what she had to say Addy was about to lay in to her until she saw her younger sister do what she had asked, despite the protests.



The next song starting up on the speaker Addy chuckled, 'Raubtier huh? Didn't realize we still had that CD.' She thought as she looked up, seeing Ragi making her way towards her Addy nodded a greeting. "Yo." Waiting for her to take a seat next to her Addy sat the jacket she was repairing to the side. "Så annet enn medisinen har vi ikke på øya og litt ekstra vinterklær hva trenger vi?"(So other than the medicine We don't have on the island and some extra winter clothing what do we need?) She asked. "Tror du at det er noe igjen på det gamle stedet vi kunne bruke?"(Think there's anything at the old place we could use?)

Following her sisters form as she herself as well as the two boys disappeared behind one of the many buildings centered around the square Addy shook her head and pinched her nose, one of these days she was gonna end up tripping and hurting herself, then she'd get to fix something that would leave Andy scared for life, like a missing eye or arm. Shaking her head Addy looked up and focused on the sound of her friends approaching voice, hearing Ragi tell her to leave her alone and that the worst that could happen is that she'd lose an eye and have to start wearing an eyepatch Addy opened her mouth to respond but was stopped by Ragi continuing on saying that she'd look like the pirate queen that she's training her to be.

Following Ragi as she closed the distance between them and took up the seat next to her Addy stayed quiet and shot a loot of disapproval at her as she lit a cigarette, where she found a pair that wasn't so stale you couldn't stand it was beyond her but it wasn't a subject she was up for arguing. "Å så du trener henne til å være pirat nå da?"(Oh so you are training her to be a pirate now then?) Addy asked taking a sip of her tea.

Setting the cup of tea down Addy began listing off everything that she could think of that they needed to find during their trip that afternoon, going through the obvious she had just begun to list off the more niche supplies when she was interrupted by Ragi. "Hva?(What?) she asked not catching what her friend had said. Hearing her repeat herself though Addy frowned, the frown staying on her face as she listened to Ragi elaborate on the point Addy sighed, she was right. The island was big, way bigger than five people needed and she made some valid points. What if some did find them? Even worse, what if someone with bad intentions found them? Listening as Ragi offered one of the more extreme outcomes from the latter coming to pass Addy sighed. "Du har rett.."(You're right..) She answered quietly. "Vi trenger flere mennesker hvis vi vil at dette stedet skal trives."(We're gonna need more people if we want this place to thrive.) she agreed. Staying quiet as Ragi continued offering reasons to solidify her point of them needing more people Addy sighed again but nodded in agreeance. "You're right." She repeated, this time in English.

"Men hvor finner vi disse menneskene?"(But where do we find these people?" She asked as she shifted her weight in her chair. "Det kan være noen overlevende fra det gamle stedet, men de er sannsynligvis spredt av dette punktet."(There may be some survivors from the old place, but they're probably scattered by this point.) She continued. Her hand coming to scratch the top of her head as she thought on it her eyes went wide, a lightbulb lit up in her head. "De Bunkeren."(The bunker.) She spoke. "det var en bunker på sykehuset nede i gaten fra det gamle stedet, det hadde et gammelt bomberom i krigen fra krigen."(there was a bunker in the hospital down the street from the old place, it had an old bomb shelter in it from the war.) Shifting her weight yet again Addy looked Ragi in the face. "planen var at hvis noe noensinne skjedde, og vi måtte forlate bosettingen, ville vi dra dit for å omgruppere. Det kan være noen få mennesker igjen, verdt et skudd tror du ikke?"(the plan was that if anything ever happened and we had to abandon the settlement we'd head there to regroup. There may be a few people left, worth a shot at least don't you think?)

Leaning forward on the step after voicing her idea of visiting the old place and the bunker they had designated as their fall back point if the place fell Addy looked across the center towards the area Andy and the boys had disappeared to, still able to hear them bantering as the song died down and the next had yet started up she chuckled. 'Let them be young Addy..' She thought to herself as she stifled the urge to go check on them.

Looking to Ragi as she began answering Addy was happy to hear that her friend agreed on the course of action she had come up with, Making landfall in the old place was sure to be a fair bit hairer than it had been when they were getting away but with just the two of them they'd be alright, With Ragi's skills with the dead and her ability to think on the fly they'd gotten themselves out of sticky situations in the past, if they can do it once, twice, three times over, they surely can do it again. At least Addy hoped. "Dyktige mennesker er et must."(Skilled people are a must.) she agreed getting to her feet.

Stretching her arms to the sky Addy again looked to the area where Andy and the boys had disappeared, the sound of the music over the speakers completely drowning out their voices now Addy had to fight off the urge to check on them yet again. With a sigh she looked back to her friend. "Bra, så vi får land på det gamle stedet, jobber oss nordover slik vi ville gjort før vi dro og til sykehuset."(Good, So we make landfall in the old place, work our way north like we would before we left and to the hospital.) Going into the details she had worked out in her mind with Ragi Addy went quiet at regular intervals allowing her friends input, taking it all in as they went through the plan Addy began walking towards the house, motioning for Ragi to follow she stopped short and waited for her to come abreast with her. Continuing on when she did Addy stayed quiet as she listened to what Ragi had to say, Hearing as she agreed with what she had in mind Addy couldn't help but laugh when she heard one of the conditions, that they wouldn't bring Lindstrom back with them if they found him alive. "He's not that bad." She answered in English. "Err.. Okay. Ja, han er så dårlig."(Yea, he's that bad.) she then added with a grown.

Reaching the house Addy crossed the threshold and made her way upstairs to ready her pack, returning to Ragi in short order she smiled to her friend as she watched her put out the cigarette she had been smoking. Hearing the last question that was on her mind for the time Addy took a breath. "We should probably leave them here, God know's what we'll run in to out there yea?" She answered in English. Crossing the short distance to her friend Addy set her pack down by the door. "We should gather a few more things but let me know when you're ready yea?"