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[Parsely]

Gotdamnmiracle
You finally choose your damn weapon its been like four turns man crap take your pipe out of your coat and lean it against the trolly, then stick your fingers in the crease of the folding door and strain until they squeak open. Its just enough space to fit the pipe and lever open the entrance. You hand the pipe to Allora and step inside. A pair of suitcases and a steamer trunk rest undisturbed in the aisles and an umbrella and a lunchbox lie upon two of the seats. What you presume to be operator's cap is abandoned right-side-up at your feet.

Pufferfish
You're about to tear some cloth from your sleeve when you notice Linden brandish a four foot lead pipe that you never noticed he had before. He pulls the door open enough to fit said pipe and uses the leverage to force an entry. He hands you the pipe whilst he checks the interior and you turn around to keep watch. The street remains eerily still.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Linden sifts through his find starting with the suitcase.

[Parsely]

Gotdamnmiracle
You open the first suitcase. Its empty.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Then linden opens all of the others and the lunchbox.

[Parsely]

Gotdamnmiracle
You open the next suitcase. Its lined with red velvet, and you find a portfolio containing a sheaf of documents, along with a gold pen and a clip of hundred dollar bills.

You open the steamer. It contains a large wad of clothes and a bottle of whiskey.

You reach for the lunchbox, but stop when you see it shift slightly, then start shaking wildly. Its making a lot of noise banging around on the floor like that.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Grab the two suitcases with stuff in them and slam them shut before getting the hell out of there!

"We need to go!"

[Parsely]

Grab the two suitcases with stuff in them and slam them shut before getting the hell out of there!

"We need to go!"

Only one of the suitcases has stuff in it, and the steamer trunk is too big to run with.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Toss the bottle of whiskey in the suitcase with money and the pen in it and go! "We need to get the out of here!"

[Gentlefish]

"What? Why? What's going on?" Allora sticks her head into the railcar to see what's going on.

[Gotdamnmiracle]

"What? Why? What's going on?" Allora sticks her head into the railcar to see what's going on.

"Just go! It's moving!"

[Parsely]

Gotdamnmiracle & Pufferfish
Linden grabs the whiskey and tosses it into the velvet case before snapping it shut and sprinting out the door. You hear a loud clang and then a startling POP. At the same time the trolley rocks and the windows explode outwards, sending glass spinning in every direction. Linden's quick decision saves the two of you from being ripped to shreds by the blast. [Active Ability Gained (Linden): Uncanny Searching - Once a day you can open a container or search a location (piles of rubble are best) and be guaranteed to find an item] Linden picks himself up and looks around. The streetcar has been torn completely in half. One end is buried in a nearby building and the other derailed and rolled several meters. Allora gets to her feet and staggers over, handing him the pipe. The two of you turn and see a dark, pulsating mass the size of a football where the streetcar once stood. You back away as the ground around it turns black and sprouts stems that break and turn to ash in the breeze. The ash floats about heavily, creating black patches upon whatever it touches, and soon the entire street is striped and polka dotted with rot. The infection moves slow enough that you can maintain a comfortable pace in the opposite direction, but unfortunately you're cut off from the drug store and can't return.

[Gentlefish]

"Shit." Allora says, clutching her knife. "What is that, some sort of fungus?" She looks behind her, scanning the horizon for some sort of safe hideaway.

[Parsely]

Pufferfish
The street to the south is clear. There isn't even any stray debris lying about. The fungus continues to steadily encroach upon you so you take Linden's arm and lead him further down the street, away from the blackened road. The fog grows less dense and you can see about 20 metres ahead of you. You walk for a half an hour before spotting a 3 foot high wall of sandbags in your path. Uneasiness gnaws at your gut as you stand before it. Somehow it doesn't feel right.

[Gentlefish]

Allora keeps her knife close to her. "A... Wall... Out here? That's not right." She peers about carefully making sure there isn't anywhere else to find shelter in before checking what's on the other side of the wall.

[Parsely]

Gotdamnmiracle & Pufferfish
You hear something stirring just behind the wall.