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Night 52: Main Street

Oct 24, 2010 21:24

[From here.]Now that they had found the right place, Zack had to remember where exactly the bar was. Had Tifa been there before, or has she only heard about it from other people? Either way, the soldier was fairly certain that he knew where to go from here, and that was to the left ( Read more... )

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36_24_35 October 25 2010, 09:49:25 UTC

Tifa's joy from finding the right road was aborted with Zack's observation. There were indeed a pack of them sleuthing slowly down the street. While they were a potential threat, it did not send the same chill up her spine the way the monsters in the institute did. Those things were anything but human. At least here they were just average, deranged citizens. True they were undead, but a skull fracture was a skull fracture.

"Hmmm..." She murmured quietly. "Well, we could try a thunder clap. Maybe it'll distract them." Though knowing how mediocre their strength was in this place, who knew how powerful or controllable the materia was. She had been able to freeze a door lock, but that had been mere inches away. For all she knew it could accidentally hit them by accident. "There's always the back up plan of running for it if it doesn't work..."

zack_fair October 25 2010, 21:48:16 UTC

When Tifa gave her opinion, Zack found himself grinning. It was good to know that he could rely on the girl to go along with his stupid plans. Whether they were overly confident or assured in their ability to run fast, it seemed like it had been decided; he was finally going to be able to test out his materia ( ... )

36_24_35 November 3 2010, 01:25:27 UTC

It was foolish, but with Zack's constant exuberance rubbing off on her, Tifa allowed a trickle of hope cloud her skepticism when her friend volunteered his materia for summoning a clap of thunder. She stood silently beside him, keeping her focus on the crowd of undead instead of the thunderous beat of her heart that grew with her own anticipation. Her hands gradually came together, squeezing her flashlight until her knuckles turned white.

Finally, the hairs on the back of her neck rose, signalling the beginning of thunder. She saw the strike and her heart fell before the boom hit her ears seconds later. It had only been one clap of lightning and had only fried one zombie.

Crap."Yeah," Tifa agreed quietly, walking back slowly from the suddenly interested gaggle of zombies looking their way. Tapping Zack on the shoulder, she broke out into a sprint the only path available to them. Hopefully the bar was on this side of the street ( ... )

zack_fair November 3 2010, 06:17:29 UTC

While that had been a complete failure (and more than that, he didn't know if it would work a second time, nor did they have the chance to try right now), Zack figured they at least knew what the materia was capable of now. Maybe in another situation it would have been helpful, but at this point? It seemed like Tifa had the right idea.

Tightening his hold on the pry bar as he put the materia back into his pocket, Zack took off after Tifa, hyper-aware of where the zombies were and when he'd have to try and take one down with a well-timed swing.

They were going in the right direction for the bar, but they were going to have to cross the street once they got far enough down it, which was easier said than done. He didn't know if Tifa knew the way, but he could always pull forward if need be, once they got that far.

"You've got that right!" he yelled back to Tifa as he pulled up next to the girl. He even managed a laugh to accompany hers, because the situation was pretty ridiculous if he thought about it for too long. Besides, it was ( ... )

36_24_35 November 4 2010, 04:00:20 UTC

Even if one went down, there was always another to take its place. With Zack occupied, Tifa took up position behind him in his blind spot so he wouldn't get overwhelmed. It didn't take long before another lumbered up close to them ( ... )

zack_fair November 4 2010, 06:26:32 UTC

They made it a little further before one came after Tifa, and Zack spun around right in time to see her take it out with her bare hands (and feet). It was a pretty impressive sight, enough that he actually paused for a moment just to watch. She'd clearly come a long way, and while that should have been obvious by now, Zack kept being struck by the time difference between him and his friends in all sorts of ways ( ... )

36_24_35 November 9 2010, 01:40:20 UTC

Zack took the lead and that was just fine with her. He made a better bulldozer anyhow, and his weapon could keep the zombies at bay the way her fists couldn't. Hunching her shoulders inward to make herself less of a target, Tifa followed right behind the former SOLDIER's path. A few hands grabbed her, and every time the brunette stopped breathing, hoping against hope this wouldn't end in cuts of bites. The last thing she needed was to get injured again. Her track record was lousy enough ( ... )

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