[X] Kill them. Kill them all. They know wheee the motel is, and they've shown they're willing to betray their humanity. If they live, they'll just come after you. These monsters don't deserve to live.
[10] Kill them. Kill them all. They know where the motel is, and they've shown they're willing to betray their humanity. If they live, they'll just come after you. These monsters don't deserve to live.
-[9] Make sure they can't rise again
-[8] Get the children away from the scene first
In a landslide that I totally expected, here is the outcome of your decision.
You turn to Lee, who is looking at the St Johns with almost as much rage as you. You catch his eye, and glance at the kids. He nods, understanding gleaming in his eyes, then leaves the room with them. You hear the front door close and take a deep breath. "As I'm sure that you realize Brenda, Andy, we cant let you live. The Boys know where to find us and after this, I think you'd gladly sell us out to the fucking bandits in the forest." The conscious St Johns look at at you in fear and anger, Andy having turned his head 90 degrees to see your face.
You take another deep, stabilizing breath. Then pull the trigger. Andy's brains fly out the side of his head, painting the dinner table red. The gunshot rings in your ears, and after a moment there are another two as Lily puts down Brenda and makes sure Danny doesn't wake up. You look Lily in the eyes, and something passes between you. A shared understanding. The knowledge that you did what had to be done, and Lily doesn't fault you.
The is a clatter behind you as Katja and Kenny rush downstairs to investigate. "Jesus Christ! You killed them!" Kenny shouts, his shock morphing to anger. "Why the Fuck did you do that!" It seems Kenny didn't think about the consequences of tonight. Katja has rushed over and is checking them for signs of life. There aren't any. They were shot through the head. They weren't going to come back.
"They knew where we lived. If we had let them live they would have come for revenge." You state in a slight monotone. Kenny's eyes widen as he remembers. "This isn't something people like them would let slide. They would have come to kill us, or maybe made a deal with the Bandits in the woods." By the end of your speech Kenny sighs, then nods.
"I don't like it, but yeah. I agree. It had to be done." Katja has confirmed they are all stone dead, and looks at Kenny with sadness in her eyes.
"Look around. Grab as much of their stuff as we can." Lily states as she heads towards the kitchen. "They don't need it anymore." You nod and you, flicking the safety on your Glock and putting it in your pocket, go back upstairs. You grab the box of medical supplies from the cupboard and stack a dew blankets on top of them. As you head towards the stairs Kenny comes up and heads into the other rooms.
Once downstairs you leave the box by the door and head into the living room. You've never been in here before and the warm, homey atmosphere of the room throws you after what just happened. Shaking your head, you search the room. No cupboard unopened, no corner unsearched. You hit the jackpot in a small trunk under a mounted buck's head. The trunk is full of ammo (70 Rounds). You don't know the names but you assume they're for the rifles the brother's had. There also seems to be a stash of Crossbow bolts off to the side (20 Bolts). You look around a pick up a black duffel bag and fill it with the ammo and bolts.
Satisfied that the room is devoid of anything of worth, you walk back into the entrance hall and put the duffel down by the box of Meds and blankets. The creak of wood behind you causes you to turn, revealing Kenny walking down the stairs with a box. "Winter clothes." He remarks. You nod. That makes sense to you. It's Autumn, and will be winter soon, so warm clothes are needed. Lily and Katja come in from the kitchen with a box each.
"They had a lot of canned food. Beans, Spaghetti, canned fruit. And they weren't lying about the milk and butter." Lily states. You nod, then Katja speaks up.
"There is one thing left to do, before we leave." Kenny, Lily and you all turn to her. She gathers herself, before speaking. "Larry... He is dead. However, his brain is still intact. By this point, he will have turned. Lily, did you want to... Send him on his way?" She asks, face and voice full of sympathy. Lily's face drops into sadness. She nods and leaving the box at the door, she heads upstairs. She chambers a round in the rifle as she reaches the top. Kenny, Katja and you all have a moment of silence, which ends after a minute with a gunshot.
Soon enough Lily comes back down, tear tracks running down her face. She picks up her box of food and walks out the front door. Kenny and Katja leave with their boxes, leaving you with the bag of ammo and the box of meds. Just as you were about to make a choice, Lee walks in and looks at you. "I appreciate you doing what you did... I don't know if i could've done it." You nod, voice catching in your throat.
"Thanks. Could you grab that duffel? It's full of ammo." He nods, and picks it up like it weighs nothing. You grab the box of meds, and walk outside. Everyone seems to be grouping up at the gate, minus Ben, Travis and Mark. Those three were leaving the barn, their expressions a mixture of disgust and anger. Ben then seems to light up, and he turns back. In another minute he walks out, leading the cow on a rope. Huh. Good idea.
Once everyone is grouped up, Lee speaks. "Everyone here?" A chorus of Yeses and one low moo reply. "Alright then. Lets get away from this god forsaken place." And you do. After an hour of walking, with only a few dead to break up the monotony of the silent convoy, the group make it to the Motel. Carly is on the RV, and looks at the group in shock. She quickly gets down and over to the gate.
"Guys, what happened? You look like Shit. Where's Larry? And why do you have a cow?" Lily bursts into silent tears and after depositing her box of food in the storeroom heads to her room and locks the door. Lee takes Carly aside and explains what happened as everyone puts the supplies in the storeroom or heads off to bed. You walk over to the RV with Travis and Ben, wondering where you three are gonna sleep. Lee and Carly have finished talking and walk over.
"Hey Guys, Kenny, Katja and Duck have decided to sleep in the RV, so their room is open if you boys want to use it?" His words are backed up by the same three walking into the rv with arms full of their stuff. Travis and Ben nod, then head off to the room the family left. Carly coughs to get your attention.
"Hey Salem, Uh, I've got a room to myself, and I don't think you want to stay with the smelly boys, so... you okay with staying in my room?" A little taken back, it takes a second to respond.
[][SLEEP] No thank you, you'd be intruding. Carly should head to bed. You don't think you'll sleep tonight, so you'll take watch.
[][SLEEP] Yes, thanks. After the day you've had, you need to put head to pillow, stat.
The next morning the adults and teens gather for a group meeting. What is decided?
[][GROUP] We need to get more supplies. The stuff from the dairy helped, but it wont last long. Lee suggests runs into the nearby town, Macon.
[][GROUP] We need to GTFO. There are bandits in the woods and winter is coming. This place isn't that well defended, so priority is finding parts for the RV.
AN: Urgh, this chapter kicked my ass. I did some hidden rolls to figure out how the group would respond, and you got positive rolls for everyone! The Dice gods favored you. You also got a good roll for searching and found a stash of ammo.
[X][SLEEP] Yes, thanks. After the day you've had, you need to put head to pillow, stat.
[X][GROUP] We need to GTFO. There are bandits in the woods and winter is coming. This place isn't that well defended, so priority is finding parts for the RV.
[X][SLEEP] Yes, thanks. After the day you've had, you need to put head to pillow, stat.
[X][GROUP] We need to GTFO. There are bandits in the woods and winter is coming. This place isn't that well defended, so priority is finding parts for the RV.
Yeah let's not stay in the same area as those maniacs
[X][SLEEP] Yes, thanks. After the day you've had, you need to put head to pillow, stat.
[X][GROUP] We need to GTFO. There are bandits in the woods and winter is coming. This place isn't that well defended, so priority is finding parts for the RV.
[X][SLEEP] Yes, thanks. After the day you've had, you need to put head to pillow, stat.
[X][GROUP] We need to GTFO. There are bandits in the woods and winter is coming. This place isn't that well defended, so priority is finding parts for the RV.
Yeah with the bandits I'm the general area there is a good reason to leave. We don't know their numbers bit it's likely too much for any defences we could put up. Getting some vehicles running and leaving this place seems like the best idea. Hopefully there's are no road blocks or scouts on the nearby roads