1121. The Zombie Apocalypse Meme

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Elle's infected..

[ellelovespink]

[It all happened so fast. Out of nowhere, something wrenched her arm and she staggered back. Instinctively, she struck at her attacker and came away with her forearm dripping blood. Elle knew what that meant, pulled her gun with a free hand, and fired. It fell over, dead permanently. It wouldn't be long now. She slumped to the ground , staring blankly into space.]

GEE LJ THANKS FOR THE NOTIF.

[werewolf_hacker]

[Too slow, too slow, too damn slow, and all Ben can do is watch, horrified and out of ammo, while it happens. He crouches beside her and reaches his hand out.] Oh, God. Oh, God, Ellie...

LJ IS A JERK

[ellelovespink]

[She hears his voice and turns slowly, tears streaming down her face. Her voice is quiet.] I can't believe I did that. it was so stupid, and now I'm going to end up like the rest of them. [Elle had at most, a couple of days..] Oh, Ben....[Her crying gets worse.]

YES IT IS. *shakes fist*

[werewolf_hacker]

[And he folds her into his arms, stroking her hair. He's got tears of his own. He can't even offer to bite her to save her; he had to put a bullet in Janni's head just in the last few weeks. That wound is still raw, thanks.] I'm sorry, Ellie. I'm so, so sorry...

BOOOOOO

[ellelovespink]

[Elle had been wondering if maybe there was a chance a bite could save her, but Ben's reaction told her that wouldn't work. She clung to him as though she was drowning, which in a way, she was.] Just don't leave me...I-I won't make you do it. Just stay with me until it's time. Please.

[werewolf_hacker]

[His voice is remarkably steady, all things considered, and he holds her tight.] I'll do it for you, honey, when the time comes. And make it quick. Don't worry. Don't worry. [He kisses her hair.] I gotcha. I won't leave you.

[ellelovespink]

[And then she couldn't even talk anymore, just nod against Ben's shirt. Maybe she would have the strength to do it herself when the time came, but if not, at least she wouldn't hurt anyone else. It took several minutes before she calmed down.] We need to get off the street. The last thing we need is another attack.

[werewolf_hacker]

[He nods, swallowing hard and reaching for his cane.] Maybe if we clean it. There's a liquor store over here. Everclear. [He heaves himself to his feet and offers her his arm.] Come on. It ain't over 'til it's over, honey.

[ellelovespink]

[Elle takes Ben's arm, slowly rising to her feet. She didn't think that cleaning the wound with alcohol would work, but as far as options go, it was better than doing nothing. The front window to the liquor store had been broken out when the riots started, but there was still a bunch of alcohol left behind.]

a;fdfja;j SORRY. This fell through the cracks.

[werewolf_hacker]

[Ben finds an intact bottle of Everclear and unscrews the cap, reaching for her arm.] This is gonna sting. A lot. I''m sorry.

It's ok! I blame LJ.

[ellelovespink]

[Elle knew what was coming, but didn't really want to look. She turned away thinking maybe it wouldn't be so bad. But then the Everclear started to flow over her wound and it felt as though her arm was on fire. Elle bit her lip so hard it started to bleed a little bit. All for something that likely wouldn't even work, just like those 'protection' tattoos that desperate people got.]

[werewolf_hacker]

Oh, God, honey, I'm so sorry... [And there's not enough booze on the planet for this. He stops pouring it on her wound and takes a giant swallow of it instead.]

Want some?