CARIOSUS
[[Start->Intro]]
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It started out simple...
A small outbreak in the slums of India...
It was nothing major, you have seen the swine flu and other outbreaks.
But you were wrong..
And by the time you learned what it really was...
It was already here.
[[Next]]
You were almost there. It would only take about a days walk to get your destination accoring to Anthony. You remember he was always good at [[getting around]]. Though for the moment, he was currently alseep on the bed in the motel you two found.
Needless to say the motel was not completely vaccant as you annoyingly heard the chirping of birds and the bang of a fallen pot in the next room over.
[[Go investigate]]
[[Wake up Anthony first]]
From when Anthony and you were children, you've noticed Anthony has a great sense of where he was and where he needed to go. From grade school years he could beat you to nearly any place. Be it the classroom or the playground; Anthony was usually always there first and waiting for you to come running up trying to catch your breath.
As you two went to university together, He seemed to master the skill. He was able to basically go near unoticed anywhere on campus and often helped you get into the research lab after hours so you could work longer on your assignments.
You groan as you get up from the arm chair and exit your motel room and round the corner to see your neighboor picking up bird seed off the ground.
"Hey." Vincent said casually waving his hand alightly as you meant over to help him out.
[["How's everything going?"]]
You get up out of the arm chair and quicky go over to the bed and shake Anthony's shoulder to wake him up.
He mumbles something quietly before opening his eyes and simply asking, "What?"
[[Ask him to get up and check on the neighbor]]
"It's..going okay. The birds are pretty happy with the bird seed you managed to get me."
You quickly thought back on how much of a pain it was to even go find bird seed. Your only reason for even getting it in the first place was exchange for the room that Anthony and yourself were currently in. Vincent owned the motel and had keys to the rooms... as well as a shotgun.
For the time it was a decent offer, grab him some food for his [[pets]] and you both could sleep in a place that wasnt near dead bodies.
But since you started your temporary stay, Vincent as been anything but [[quite]].
"How has Anthony been holding up?"
[["He's doing Fine. We're probably going to be leaving soon."]]
[["He'll live"]]
Ah yes, those annoying birds Vincent found abandoned in the petstore 2 months after the outbreak. There were four of them to be specific, and they just near never shut up.
It was driving you crazy, but you also were feeling bad as you knew why he kept them.
After the outbreak reached up in New York, there was already no was to stop it. The goverment has used up all its viable resources and no longer responding to requests for help.
The virus had spread to rappidly, taking out nearly everyone with the matter of a few weeks. Vincent's wife, and both of his two month old daughters were also killed by the virus.
When he saw the birds in the store, he was reminded of his own family and quickly took them in to care for them.
Could you blame him? It's been nearly two years now since the start of the outbreak and nearly two years of lonely silence for Vincet in his motel.
Once he saw us approaching, he grabbed his shotgun to ward us back in case we were infected, but you remark on the fact He was shaking with excitement at seeing people again. He couldn't even hold his shot gun steady.
After you got his bird seed, Vincent had not stopped coming by your room everyday to check on you and Anthony, or to show you his birds, or to simply interact any other way he could.
You thought anything probably better than sitting alone in silence for two years.
"That's good, he's a tough kid." Vincent smiled as he carryed refilled pot of seed into his room. Tough was right and way too stubburn as you recalled.
"Are you guys going on a supply run tonight?"
[["Yeah"]]
[["Wasn't planning too"]]
Vincent froze for a moment, a werid look in his face came over and just as quicky dissappeared.
"Oh." he said as he rose from the ground with the pot of bird seed in his arm.
"That's a shame...I was really starting to like you guys. But could you do me one last favor? Could you go check for more bird seed on your supply run tonight?"
[["Yeah no problem."]]
[[Sorry, we really have to go soon.]]
You didnt think anything of the werid shift in Vincent's mood as he himself was werid guy. You wave goodbye and go back to your room to see Anthony packing up to leave.
He still couldn't move as well with his leg still healing from being ripped open on the last supply run, as a store shelf fell ove right on top of him.
"Want to grab that bag for me?" Anthony asked without even turing around to face you.
"Sure" you absent mindly say as you pick up the backpack and toss it at him.
He grabs it midair and quicky stuff the left over supplies into it before tossing it back at you. You get into the usual routine at this point, silently packing the supplies you had, as well as checking around for anything that might me useful later on.
Once Anthony is at the door you know its time to go. you quicky follow, eager to leave the squaking hell hole.
On your way out however, Vincent comes running up with an empty bag.
"You guys almost forgot this!" he huffed tossing the bag in your hand.
[[Try to Return the Bag]]
[[Take it and leave]]
"You know what? It's okay. I should make a reun sometime into the next town anyway."
You smile and thank him for understanding, and he just smiled and waved goodbye.
As you and Anthony finish packing your supplies and head to leave. Yuo open the the door to a surpise.
It was Vincent, with his usual smile on his face. But a shotgun in his hands, and this time; he's holding it steady.
"Hey guys! I'm sorry to have to do this, but you see I havent hs anyone to talk to in about two years...who whould have ever thought that with the end of the world and almost everyone dead, I'd be able to find some company!" Vincent spits out between hysterical laugher and random gibberish, easing closer toy with the shotgun.
[[Take a step Back into the room]]
[[Try to grab the gun]]
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"How come? My birds are getting low on seed, and I defintly can,t make the trips out of town anymore at my age...."
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You ask him if he can get up and go ask your neighbor Vincent to keep his birds quiet so you xna get somep sleep. Anthony looks annoyed at yuou for a few more seconds before rolling off the bed and heading out the door.
[[Go with him]]
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