undead reality(closed for Iamdax)

[babygurll1968]

The city was a wasteland,no cars crowding the highways,no playful cries of playing children,just the eerie silence. The occasional moan of someone in obvious pain. But pain from what? The virus started as a flu-like one,antibiotics failed to cure it. Hundreds,millions died. But they didnt stay dead. They became shells of their former selves,re-animated with only one goal...Killing.

Task force teams had been assembled with what little military there was left,civilians that needed shelter trained and fought along side them. People that were once enemies became allies in the war on the Undead. Secure cities had been erected,military sent out to find survivors or even a place where the virus had not touched. Some said islands away from the hustle and bustle of civilian lands remained clear.

Trista Davis sat on the outer seat on the helicopter as they descended into what had no become a very low populated shelter. Her grey fatigues didnt hide her petite size,or lithe form. She had been in the National Guard when the epidemic struck,now she was a full member of the new Military. Most respected her commands but some still argued the fact a woman was giving orders in her unit. Her shoulder length black hair had been smashed up under her helmet and her dark almond eyes hidden behind the night vision goggles.

If one looked quickly she seemed to be your ordinary young woman at the age of 25,but to look into her eyes,she seemed much older. The sights she had seen,the carage she had fought in took a toll on ones emotions. She had also seen her family,friends,and fellow soldiers fell from this virus. She shook her head as she felt the familiar thud of the landing gear striking solid ground,grabbing her AK she pulled open the side door and jumped out. She was followed by 6 others she had managed to get back safetly.

The last mission had taken 13 of her unit,3 she had to take down herself. She nodded and gave the pilot the all clear signal as she jogged away from the whirling blades. She entered the nearest building and pulled off her goggles,helmet and gloves. Carrying her helmet under her arm she signed in on the log book.

"Jack,get to medlab and make sure that cut gets stitched up. Tyler,make sure the weapons are cleaned and stored."She called out to the two men closest to her as she continued to walk down the hallway.

She slowed as one of her unit caught up with her,she looked up at the towering man. She had to admit Bryan had been her one solid soldier through all this. He had first given her a rough time when she joined but now he was almost her right hand."I really blew it on this mission. I lost 13 this time out.'She sighed as she looked over at him. She knew he would never lie to her and probably would even take a round for her. She had never seen him as anything more than a true friend,she didnt think she could even care for anyone on a intimate level.

She had only 4 hours until they headed out next,this time was a foot patrol into the city 25 miles from the shelter. They had to continue to patrol cities they had already been through just to be sure no Undead had found their way back into them.

[Iamdax]

Bryan was in deep thoughts wondering if there was ever going to be an end to this madness. Bryan had just finished his tour of duty in the marines and got home just before the outbreak. He joined with the task force after he had lost everything he loved. The task force had joined with the military, and they been going not stop with this virus that had killed god knows how many millions, and still more died every day. Bryan lost his whole family to the virus, including his wife and two year old son. Now he dedicated all his time to fight this epidemic, along with all those that were able to help.

Ryan felt mentally drained although physically he felt as strong as ever, it must’ve been all the years he played football. At 28 and at 6.4” now sometime he looked more like 46. Every time that they went on patrol was another carnage day, as they had to kill the ones that became like zombies from the virus. Now they would go after humans and were more dangerous than the actual virus. One bite from them spelled death or became another zombie.

As they drove towards their camp his thoughts tuned to Trista. He smiled as he recalled the bad time he gave her at the beginning. She had just been promoted when he first joined, but in truth it wasn’t her, it was him. He had too much to deal with the loss of his family. Trista was a very good leader and Ryan learned to respect her leadership. Now they are the best of friends, and watch each other’s back any time they are out together. He spotted her as the truck turned into the compound. When she saw him she slowed down. Hi skip, I’m glad to see you’re still in one piece, and you know you can’t save everyone. They have to be more alert each time we go out.

Bryan looked at his wrist watch. How times fly, we have some time to rest and get a bite before we leave gain.

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Trista gave him Bryan a small smile as he used the nickname he knew she had hated at first. When they had met he used it to make her mad,now it just seemed normal to answer to it. She looked at her watch and nodded. They walked down the hallway until they came to the slowly dwindling people eating and chatting about the room. Some eyes looked their way,most just ignored them.

Trista grabbed a bottle of water and a energy bar,her appetite seldom bothered her anymore. She figured the rations she saved could feed the children that had managed to survive. She sat down with a sigh at an empty table and watched as Bryan slid his larger frame acoss from her.

"Just seems so pointless anymore. Will we ever be able to totally wipe out this virus or will it always be like this."She said as she took a deep drink of her water.

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They both walked together towards the building and into the room. Some of the people looked their way but they both ignored them as usual. Bryan didn’t think there was any animosity there, just that Bryan and Trista were very close and neither cared what anyone thought of it. Bryan took a couple bars some biscuits and a bottle of water, and noted Trista took only one bar and a water bottle.

They sat together as always and Bryan had to say what he felt. “I know that some time we get discussed by what we see each day and at times we’re not even hungry or don’t feel like eating. I don’t think one should get run down by not eating enough. You haven’t eating much for a while now Trista. I really hate losing you for lack of not enough sustenance. I already lost people I loved and I don’t want to lose another.

I don’t really know Trista. I don’t think it’s pointless; it’s just that we can’t seem to get ahead. We are losing too many people every day, and if we lose some of these people here. He said as he looked around the room, than I really think we’re in great danger.

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Trista gave Bryan a small smile and then it faded. She didnt have much to smile about anymore. She stopped as one of the young kids ran by their table and stopped. The small girl always had a hug and smile for Trista and this night proved no different. The small arms reached up and wrapped aorund her neck squeezing tight. The young girl didnt speak,never had since they had found her.

Trista handed the rest of her bar to the girl who grinned and gobbled it up before running off with two other children."I know but when I look at them I think,they are our future. They need this more than I do."She looked over at him.

They sat for several more minutes before Trista stood up,touching his shoulder."I am going to go shower and catch a quick nap.I will meet you back here in 2 hours."She said giving a squeeze to his shoulder.

She turned and walked off,several men watched her but they had tried to hook up with her only to be shot down cold. They whispered among theirselves that she didnt like men or even sex which was just the opposite. Trista just didnt like them that way. She entered her small room and sank down on her bed. It was just a small storage closet converted into a room. She checked her AK and leaned it up against the wall.

She pulled off her Combact vest and jacket sitting there in her camo pants and green tank top. She lay back on the bed and closed her eyes. She knew Bryan was right but she had lived on eating less beofre. She would be ok,she took a dep breath and sleep came quickly. No dreams just blissful sleep.

[Iamdax]

Bryan understood Trista but never the less when one is on go as we all are, without enough sleep and some time no sleep at all. The last people we want to lose are the ones we need the most. You have to look after your body, or it, will let you down when you least expect it. Bryan didn’t to preach at her, it’s just that he cared very much about her. I know the children are always, and in these times more so. The children use the compound for shelter and they know they can get food there, and Trista always gives some of her ration to one or the other.

Bryan looked up to look at Trista as she got up to go rest for a while, and he could see how tire she looked, but then, so did everyone here. Bryan looked all around the camp after Trista left, and saw that most of everyone there was asleep leaning against a truck or anything that they could lean their backs against. He knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep. He couldn’t stop thinking of Trista. He wanted to be with her right now, but he knew he couldn’t. He needed to refresh himself he thought. He headed towards the building again and went to his locker. He stripped down to his shorts, grabbed a towel and some soap and heads to the shower.

Ryan felt much better after the shower, and after he got dressed he walked to the canteen for a cup of coffee. He looked at his wrist watch and saw that they had 2 hours left before patrol.

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Trista finally stirred and slid from her cot,her neck cracked as she twisted the kinks from it. She slid to her feet and stretched,looking at her watch. She had a couple more hours until they left. She pulled her kevlar vest on first,then her camo jacket. Her shoulder holster for her pistols,then her back sling for her shotgun. Pulling her hair back from her face,she tied it up into a ponytail.She grabbed her AK,after sliding her other weapons into their holders. She added the thigh holster for her knife and left the small room.

She moved along the hallways until she came to the armory and saw Bryan leaning against a truck. She gave a slight smile at his profile as she moved towards him. She had been fond of him since they had met,knowing each had to deal with personal crisis during this time. She stopped beside him before sliding down to sit next to him.

"Well,ya ready for this?"She asked him turning to look at him. He always seemed so sullen,herself personally he was the only one who had been able to break her walls and form their friendship.

Most of her fellow soldiers had at one point tried to get into her pants but she had stopped them cold. She had even earned the nickname "The ice queen." More than one occasion Bryan had to step in and bail her out because of either her own actions or the actions of another,now they mainly left her alone,staying away espcially if Bryan was with her. But in a fight they would put all feelings aside and stand for each other. This mission was going to be different only Bryan and she were going to go in,the others staying around the perimeter.

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Ryan went and got his gear after he got his coffee and walked over to the truck. He was deep in his own thoughts and dinking his coffee, but did see Trista walking in his direction. He knew it was not yet time for them to leave knowing Trista was always early. Ryan smiled at her as she slides down next to him.

“Well, ya ready for this?” she asked him. He looked far away for a moment before replying.

I don’t think I know anyone that is ready for this Trista and that includes me, and unless I’m wrong I’m sure you’re not that eager either. He put his hand on top of hers as he looked into her eyes. I’m glad we’re doing this together, let’s go and do it.

Ryan wanted only two things. He wanted to be as far away from here as he could get, and to have Trista right beside him. He knew this was just a wishful thinking. Ryan was thankful for one thing, they were together and anything went wrong.
He didn’t want to think father then that right now.

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Trista nodded at his words and leaned her head back against the cold metal. She closed her eyes,her mind running rampant with thoughts. SOmething felt off about this assignment. She couldn't place it yet,but her inner gut told her it was not going to be an easy one. She took a deep breath several minutes later and pushed herself to her feet.

"Well,let's get this going. The quicker we get it over,the sooner we can get back here."She said looking around them.

She moved over to the entrance and watch the copter gearing up,she reached over and pulled the repelling harness down. She slid her legs into it,locking it tight around her body. Giving a glance over her shoulder at Bryan she moved towards the copter. She gave the pilot a nod as she settled into a seat,placing her helmet on her head and snapping it tight. She pulled her nightvision goggles over her eyes and looked around making sure they werew orking properly.

As she sat on the seat she carefully re-inspected her guns and then the duffle bag at her feet. There was enough ammo and charges to fight off a small army,hopefully the trip wouldnt take that long. They had to go in and re-secure the perimeter markers and video cameras. Sounded simple,but in this time nothing was simple. She felt her body shift as the copter took off and looked over at Bryan giving him the thumbs up sign.

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Bryan went through the same routine as Trista was, checking and rechecking to make sure he didn’t forget anything, although it wasn’t likely he would. They’ve done it so many times now; it was like second nature doing it without thinking. Both carried pretty well the same weapons, with the exception of the longer scimitar he carried that was as sharp as a razor.

Ryan fallowed right behind Trista as they walked to the copter, and then sat right next to her. He looked through his goggles and wiped what looked like a finger print. He placed the helmet on his head then made the proper adjustments. He glanced at Trista and smiled as she was again checking everything.

At closer look at her face, he didn’t fail to notice she had the same kind of lines on her fore head. He wondered what thoughts were going through her mind. He himself had his own thoughts, and he was hoping they were not the same as his. He never liked going into a building were their movements were a little too cramped.

He nodded his head when she gave him the thumbs up sign.

OOC....That’s ok I do understand. I also am away two to three days a week sometime. I go skiing from December till the end of March.

[babygurll1968]

Trista gazed out of the open side door as their target loomed closer. Her goggles not showing any life forms below,that could be a good thing or even a bad thing. She looked up as the Co-pilot gave them the signal to attatch to the repelling lines. She took the hook and locked it onto the ropes,standing in a half crouch she looked over at Bryan. Taking a step backwards she felt her body fall from the copter,her hands guiding her descent on the cable to the rooftop below.

Looking upwards she looked for Bryan as she unhooked quickly,grabbing her com and giving the pilot the all clear for herself. She stepped back and pulled her AK up to rest against her body,surveying the rooftop. Silence met her gaze,nothing moved or even sounded. The silence was eerie. She took several steps making herself comfortable that they were alone on the rooftop. She moved over to the door leading down into the abandoned building she knelt and opened her duffle bag.She pulled out a small device and set it against the door,it was a signalling device for extraction,the remote was attatched to her utility belt. Once pushed they would have 1 hour to get back to this exact spot for pickup.

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Bryan never took his eyes off of Trista and the ground below cense she hooked herself, then took a step back and dropped down till she hit the roof top of the building below. His AK at the ready just in case he needed, even though they didn’t see anything moving anywhere.

He waited impatiently still looking around on the ground while Trista was all alone. The cable was back and quickly hooked himself and dropped down to the roof top, as she scanned all around the building. He saw her starting to walk and wished she would wait till he got all set, and signal the pilot to take off.

Trista had more sense as she only took a few steps. She was setting the signalling to let the pilot when to pick them up when he got there.

Trista please don’t take any chances he told her as she walked to the only door that led down into the building. “I don’t know about you Trista, but this place is way to quite for my liking. I think we better stay as close together as we can.”

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Trista looked over at him and shrugged at his comments. She followed him as they entered the building and the quiet and darkness almost sent her into a panic. Taking several deeps breaths she moved on,her laser sight on and her Ak raised incase of need. The duffle bag hung across her back and rubbed the shotgun into her skin.

"Bryan...I dont like this..something feels off."She said as her intuition kicked in and the hairs on her neck stood up. She had learned along time ago to trust her gut.

They emerged on the second floor and dust,decay,and rotting corpses littered the floor around them. She stepped over one dead woman and edged past several more. Her hand went to Bryan's shoulder stopping him. Her finger went to her lips in a silence motion. her head cocked to one side as she listened. She heard it again..faint footsteps..as if something was being drug.

"I really dont like this."She whispered almost inaudible as they proceeded along.They passed an open door,the thing hit Trista before she could react. Her body slammed against the wall as she tried to lift her gun,the hands grasping for her neck made it impossible. She grunted as she kept the things mouth from touching her.Giving a loud grunt she shoved the thing away,raising her gun she fired a round dead center in the forehead. Blood sprayed across her face,thnakful she had her mask on and eyes covered.

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Bryan was moving in front and Trista was fallowing, he sensed something and tried to hear it again, when he heard her saying. "Bryan...I don’t like this...something feels off." He didn’t answer her as they got to the second floor. He could smell the stench even though they both wore a mask. The floor was littered with dead decaying bodies.

“I don’t like this anymore than you do and I think we should get the hell out of here.”

Ryan heard the noise, but before he could turn. He got pushed from behind and smacked his head into the wall. He was slightly dazed but turned as he was Trista fire a round into the zombie. He raised his Ak and fired two rounds to two of them coming through a side door. Ryan had no idea what happen but he looked at Trista and the blood that plashed on her.

“Are you alright, none of that blood got on your skin did it”? Trista we have no idea how many of them might be here, and just the two of us we won’t stand a chance. You say the word and I’ll be with you no matter what.”

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Trista raised a had to wipe the blood from her goggles and nodded to Bryan,her rifle snapping off rounds at the approaching zombies. Their path downward was now blocked,the only way to go was back up. She used the butt of her rifle as she moved backwards toward the stairway.

"Bryan...we need to get back to the roof.
She called out to him waiting for him to follow her. Once they were back inside the stairway she slammed her rifle butt against the doorknob breaking it. The zombies were left on the other side.

She moved quickly back up the stairs and out onto the roof,her hand reaching for the comm on her belt. She pressed the evac button and frowned when the familiar vibration never happened. "What the hell?"She said to herself looking over at Bryan.

"Bryan..try your comm,mine isnt working."She rasped out trying to get her breath under control. She watched as he pressed his button and then she felt her stomach drop. The comms had been de-activated. They were alone in this area."Son-of-a-bitch...."She whispered looking upwards to the sky.

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Bryan nodded his head with relief knowing she was ok. The problems were getting worse by the seconds, as their only way to go was up now. Trista must’ve known it and he saw her move backward towards the stairway.
“Bryan we need to get back to the roof.” She said.

“I’m right behind you skip don’t wait get going.”

Bryan was a few yards behind looking at the door in case the zombies came up behind them.

He heard her yell. “What the hell,” and he turns to look at her.

“Bryan try your comm., mine is isn’t working”

“Great that’s all we need now” he said to himself as he pressed his.

“Fuck, mine is not working either. He was so pissed he almost threw it over the roof.

“Trista, the only chance we got to get out of here is jump from the roof, or get back down and find a place they can’t get to us.”

Bryan knew that jumping was not an option the fucking roof was way too high, and that left no other choice but to get back inside, hoping they get lucky.

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Trista chewed her lip...jumping was not an option. Going back inside was death waiting. She prowled around the edge of the roof,her gaze looking all around. She stopped when she caught sight of something. She leaned over and grinned broadly. She lowered her duffle bag and opened it. She Yanked the comm off her belt and tossed it in. Zipping it back up she turned to Bryan.

"I've got an idea.. Theres a fire ladder about 2 feet under us here,all we need to do is get to it.'She called back to Bryan as she replaced the duffle on her bag and shouldered her rifle.

She swung one leg over the edge and grasped the ledge,her body free hung as she stretched her foot downward to the top rung of the ladder. Her short stature made it difficult and one wrong step would send her plummeting down to the ground below. She felt the sturdiness of the ladder before she let go and grasped the ladder sides. She looked down before she looked up,She moved a few rungs down before hooking her arm through the rungs calling up to Bryan.

"I made it..Bryan, come on."She yelled looking for his face to appear over the roofside.

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Bryan kept guarding the door as he saw Trista walking around the edge of the roof. He didn’t know what she was up to but whatever it was He hoped she saw a way down the roof.

"I've got an idea.. There’s a fire ladder about 2 feet under us here, all we need to do is get to it. ‘She called back to Bryan.”

He didn’t bother looking back at her but he heard what she said. He started to back up towards where Trista had gone over, when he heard shuffling coming from the door. He froze and waited when two more zombies came through.

He heard Trista voice again. “I made it...Bryan, come on.” Bryan had no time to make it to the edge, unless he fire at them. He didn’t want to fire at them and worry her by the sound of his AK. He pulled his long knife instead, and as one of the zombie was close enough, he went for his neck, and it took one solid stroke to decapitate him. The headless zombie just stood there for a moment than drops down on the roof floor.

The next one was a woman and he hesitates but his better judgement won out, then swing’s at her neck as well and runs towards the edge without looking back till he was on the edge of the roof.

He saw the head still rolling but didn’t waste time. He looked over the side at the ladder, then drops down backwards grabbing the sides of the ladder as he went by. He slides all the way down and didn’t stop till he felt solid ground under his feet.

“Get going Trista, time is wasting.”

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Trista moved as she heard his words and finally her feet met with solid ground as she jumped the last few feet landing in a crouch her rifle up and ready. her eyes quickly glancing around them before looking up at Bryan's descent. She stepped back to give him room to land.

"Damn..they left us here to rot."She said as she looked up at him her free hand raising to raise her goggle to her forehead.

She moved forward slightly and peered around the corner of the building to scope out the area. There was nothing in sight at the moment,she turned back to him."We need to find some place to hold up for a bit util we can figure something out."

She let out a deep breath and looked up to the rooftop,the zombies were converging along the roof edge,one even fell over. She moved quickly her small frame slamming into Bryan. Her momentum pushed them both out of the way of the suicidal zombie,her body resting on top of his.

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Bryan was glad they finally got out of that damn building, but the next best thing was to find a place where they could and hide.

“Damn... they left us here to rot” she said.

“He looks back at her standing in front. I don’t think they left us Trista. I think they are waiting for us to call them back but we can’t, so you can really blame them."

He watched her move than looks around the corner as he scans the area. Hoping to spot some place they could hide.

."We need to find some place to hold up for a bit until we can figure something out."

I was thinking the same thing, but from here I can’t see anything. Maybe we can go around the building and look over that hill, and if we’re lucky we’ll see something.

Bryan was about to turn around to look at her, when she slams into him. “What the hel....the next thing he knew, he was flat on his back on the ground with Trista on top of him."

"Trista do you really think this is a good time to wrestle me, can you take a rain check? We have more pressing business to attend to, and he started to laugh."

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Trista arched an eyebrow at him and fought the urge to smile at his remark. She slid off of him and pointed to the plastered zombie on the walk where he was standing."Well,if I didnt move your ass,you would have had something worse lying on top of you."She said standing and holding her hand out to him.

She waited until he had stood and moved to the corner of the building,peering around it once more. The coast was clear for now,but there was a lot of distance to cover until they got clear of the city. SHe took a deep breath and looked over her shoulder at him."Well..if we get out of this I think we need a vacation."She said under her breath as she replaced her goggles and shouldered her rifle.

She moved away from the building and slowly moved down the sidewalk,every now and then glancing around here and back at Bryan. She felt a small splash on her cheek and looked up,growling as mother nature decided to let her rains loose on them. "Come on..lets hold up in here until rain stops."She said ducking into a small store and waiting for him. Since the virus outbreak,being out in the rain was not a very smart thing for a long period of time.

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Bryan could tell that Trista was trying very hard not to smile, and then she slowly slid off of him and stood up

."Well, if I didn’t move your ass, you would have had something worse lying on top of you."

“Well you do have a point there, and any time you feel the need to wrestle me for a good reason, be my guest.”

He smiled at her and took her hand. “Thanks just the same” he added, while he dusted himself off.

."Well..If we get out of this I think we need a vacation." She said softly.

A vacation Bryan thought. He couldn't even remember the last time he had a vacation. "Now that's the best idea I've in a very long time."

Bryan fallowed right beside her as they started away from the building. He would constantly turn to look at the building. He wanted to make sure they weren’t followed by the zombies. He looked up as he felt a drop of rain on his hand. Trista must’ve felt it at the same time.

"Come on..Let’s hold up in here until rain stops."

He followed her into right into the store and hoped that there weren’t any zombies inside. This had turned out to be one hell of a day. Now with this stupid rain they had to stay under cover.

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Trista looked around them as the rain began to pound outside. The store was small one room,a door led out to the back. Going to it she made sure it was locked down and just as a precaution moved a small shlf up against it. She turned and looked around them noting the store appeared to have been a clothing shop at one time. Walking around the small area she didnt find any lurking zombies and let out a deep breath.

Walking back to the front door she peered out and then shut it,lowering the blind the hung over the window closing out the outside. The larger storefront window was the only other way inside if it got serious another way out."Well I guess we settle in for a few."She said dropping the duffle and sitting down on a small table.She pulled her helmet and mask off shaking her hair free.Her neck cracked as she twisted it,setting her rifle next to her she looked over at Bryan.

"So your the expert,why did the comms not work?"She asked him still not sure it was an accident they didnt work.

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Bryan fallowed Trista with his eyes as she looked around the small place. He was trying to see why his comm didn’t work. He thought it was rather strange that both their comm didn’t. He was wondering if by chance they had bed reception, or there was something in the other building that could cause the problem.

“Well I guess we settle in for a few,” she said.

He thought for a moment. Did she mean few minutes, few hours, or few days.” He wondered.

“I guess we have no choice do we.” He replied as he looked at her for a moment, as she settled down and removing all her gear, then shaking her hair. He wished then that they were both miles away from here.
"So you’re the expert, why did the comms not work? She asked.

He stopped and looked at her thinking. “I don’t really know yet, but I’ve been wondering if there is a problem with the reception here. I can’t see that there is anything wrong with both our comms, maybe one but not both.”

He puts his comm away and sits next to her. “I’m sorry skip” he said as he puts his arm around her shoulders.

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Trista looked up at him as he settled down next to her,she gave in to her weariness and leaned against him. She shrugged at his words,"Not your fault,I hope this rain ends soon. I would rather fight outside than inside a cramped building if need be." She spoke softly as she relaxed slightly against him

She smiled at his use of her nickname he gave her along time ago,she had a bad habit of walking too fast or running head long into a fight. he called her that once when he had tried to irritate her and it had stuck. They had been close friends ever since.Looking back towards the window the rain hammered the glass,the fading light signalled the coming of night. She knew they could not risk using their lights,so she pulled a small hand held compact light out and flipped it open. it didnt cast much light but enough to ease her fears of the dark. Not many people knew she was afraid of the dark and she masked it well.