Pandora's Box; Survival Mode (Leevi)

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Zul'Zae'ju'Jin

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He hid beneath what had once been a bus shelter, now fallen to the ground in disrepair, balled up against the thick glass. The structure was overgrown with weeds and ivy and as he looked out beyond the relative safety of his sanctuary, he could see that saplings were starting to reclaim the new world. His lips drew to a thin line before he drew his attention to the small book in his hands. He jotted down in a fast scribble before reading his own words.

It's been almost three years since InGen made the world class mistake of their whole operations. I never gave a damn for the world before but now? Someone done fucked up and now I have to live in their mess. Them and I are gonna have worlds when the world gets it shit together. IF. If is good. There's no real government anymore, the raptors worked them out quick as pan. Local wildlife has learnt fast about the extinct invaders. I heard they're not even fully dinosaurs... something about a frog or a toad.

A roar shattered the air space and he paused in his little life story of events, glancing around the shelter's edge but he could see nothing. "Too far away," he muttered before he turned back to his task of scribbling. He pulled his collar up against the chill of the afternoon as fingers shifted.

Cold beer would be nice. I'd be lucky. The grid went down few months back. The military have done shit about it. Fighting a dinosaur army with their arsenal seems akin to firing pot shots into Wolverine's skeleton. Food's all right though if you don't mind the risk. Mostly small fry. Too dangerous for anything bigger. Need better transport. It's going to be dark soon. Here's to surviving another year. Merry Christmas bud.

The man stowed the utensils away into his trench coat and gathered his bag closer to him. It looked just as worn out as he was. The coat was clearly worn everyday in and out with all the frayed edges. His boot soles were worn down and his hair was scruffy. He brought out the only firearm he had possession of. It was useless against anything huge but it would make smaller targets think twice. He slowly rose from his temporary refuge and slapped the rucksack to his back. He tucked the small firearm into his waistband and headed towards where an supermarket had once been. He hoped something was left.
 
Leevi was surprised about how long he'd made it! When he wasn't running from anything trying to make him their lunch, he found the next hardest thing about survival was learning to cope with the filth. He still tried to clean himself as much as he could but nothing was like it used to be anymore. The brunette never though he would be in this kind of mess but it seemed to be happening everywhere.

He stopped to clean his boots after he's been tracking in the mud all morning looking for food, finding a nice size trench of water near the supermarket. Luckily today's haul was pretty decent, maybe even able to make some trades if he came across someone, he always seemed to be running low on bandages and other similar supplies and he didn't always run into the kindest people. , Sometimes he ended up getting blood on his own hands but it was always to save his own life and the loot was always never bad either. In desperate situations it made him sometimes want to use his firearms to loot strangers but he could never live with himself after that, he did have to draw the line somewhere, even with the world going to shit.

After scrubbing a while he thought he heard a noise around the entrance of the supermarket. Leevi left his boots where they were and stepped quietly around the building, seeing if he could find the source of the noise. He of course knew he had to be careful as he quietly pulled out a pistol he had in his holster. Leevi tiptoed far enough to peek past the wall, realizing it was a human making the noise. The situation could still have been dangerous but this was at least something he could communicate with.. enough anyway.. He hopeed.

"What are you doing here?" Leevi asked as he pointed the gun at the other male, keeping his distance so he didn't get tricked. "I don't want to shoot you but I will if I have to." He warned, his green eyes scanning the other as he tried to decide what he was going to do.
 
He pulled the coat tighter around himself, the rains had been horrendous, more than usual and he couldn't help but wonder if something about the Earth had changed too along with the new influx of Dinosaurs or whatever InGen had cooked up. He sniffed and shivered briefly against the chill. He was going to have to find another sweater at some point. Or a woollen jumper. That would be a godsend, he mused as he found the supermarket he was looking for and drew closer to its entrance. He looked at it for a moment before something made him pause. It was a dull thud and he froze, ears pricked and listening intently in his attempt to discern where it was coming from and more importantly, where it was going. It would also matter what it was. He didn't keep Malcolm's or Grant's books for nothing after all. The thuds grew fainter and he let the breath he had been holding free from his chest. The big dinosaurs were a damned nuisance.

"Right," he muttered to himself as he tried the doors and they shifted, stiff from the many years of not much use. "Come on already," he wasn't holding his breath about his search inside either as he finally succeeded in pushing one door inwards enough to permit him entry. The second set of doors were also automatic and useless but had stopped halfway through an open phase of their programming. He searched quickly, stopping every moment or so to keep his senses peeled for anything that was alive and with teeth. Or guns. That was something else to worry about. He was to travelling alone, it was easier to live that way. Company brought complications. He move quickly, snatching anything of use to him and stuffed it in his rucksack. There was not much left on the shelves, anything that had been fresh had mostly been ignored but there was a few remaining tins and boxes of dried foodstuffs that he could ration. He also took any medical supplies that had not yet been ransacked. Even then it wasn't much.

He had just left the final set of doors, the door shifting back into position as soon as he had squished through and turned to head down the street only to find the barrel of a handgun in his face. He caught his footing and eyed the beholder wary of the man's intention. He was caught in a snap decision. He could snatch his own weapon that was poking out from his waistband but that would use time and if he was not quick enough, the other could be quite literal in his warning. He raised his hands that were long used to a lifetime of hardship.

"Hey, hey, easy. Easy," he breathed trying to put the other at ease. At least, to a point where the barrel wasn't so keenly aimed for his chest. "Same as everyone else that finds a supermarket, bud." The reasoning was sound by anyone's estimation and he just had to hope this was not some jumped up, trigger happy nutter with nothing to lose. He had met a few of those and each one had been irksome to escape from. Blue eyes darted from the man's face to the gun pointed at him adn then back again.

"Come on, bud," he breathed, "Lower the damn thing, would you? Things are scary enough around here, know what I mean?" he smiled as he lowered his hands, not keen to be stood here longerthan they had to be. They were out in the open and whilst a Tyrannosaur was easy to bore the socks off of, everything else would not be so obliging.
 
The brunette was aware it was survival for everyone who'd he ran into, but it wasn't always so pleasant meeting someone else, but this guy at least seemed alright for now, maybe as long as he had his gun close. He skeptically looked the other over as he lowered his firearm, hoping he wouldn't be tricked. His green eyes met back with the others as he put the gun into it's holster. It was man-made, a leather strap wrapped around his waist with a skull to hold the gun. Leevi would never admit the skull was just something he happened to come across. The story of him killing a dinosaur and using it sounded a lot cooler. It wasn't the greatest craftsmanship, but it got the job done, he learned to make more to sell to people for whatever he needed,. Clothing wasn't really a strong point of his but perhaps he could get there eventually.

"Were you staying here?" He asked the other as he nodded toward the supermarket, he wanted to stay here for the night but he wasn't so sure if someone else was using it. He didn't trust anyone else. "This is the first place I've found in miles." He complained as he leaned against the supermarket's solid wall. He didn't even know if this place was safe or not. Looking at his own stuff before looking at the new stranger. The place where he was had been attacked by both other humans and dinosaurs but that was a completely different community. He'd never even stepped foot in this place.

"My name is Leevi by the way.." He said as he looked around, making sure this guy didn't have a group of people waiting to jump him, even if he didn't really think it was going to exactly happen like that, he was still skeptical about his surroundings. Before he could say much else though before there was once again a thud in the distance, giving Leevi something else to worry about. "We both know what that is, right?" He asked as he slowly started to head toward his belongings. Maybe his big haul would also come in handy when trying to outrun a dinosaur too.
 
He relaxed when at last the gun was lowered and returned to its holster. He had to do a double take and stared curiously at the skull. He supposed that was one way to carry a gun and he had to admit, it did look a little bit cool. "Nice," he commented, smirking as he peered back at the other. He put his hands into the pockets of his trench coat, bringing the two sides closer to stave against the chill of the late afternoon. He looked the guy over and reckoned the guy was just as himself. Just trying to survive and make do in a world that now tried to eat them. Humans were long past being top of the food chain.

He glanced back at the building and then shook his head, "Nah mate, bit too popular when folks come here. I sort of live in town though, day be day... always on the move." He had not seen the value in it boxing himself in. Some people were not so christian when life and death was concerned. It was a dog eat dog world, every man for himself and woe betide anyone who got in the way. He did his bit by not taking everything he found knowing he wasn't the only inhabitant in town. Staying in one place also made you more attractive to predators. Especially to the intelligent ones that could problem solve.

Rocking back on his heels he grinned, "Best stock up whilst you can then. Not much left in there though, considering," he jerked a thumb at the supermarket doors before his hand brushed back the dusky blonde hair away from his face. His hair was long, had been before all the mess started. He pulled a tie from a pocket and he pulled it all back into a loose ponytail. The man looked wary. Rightfully so, not that he had anyone for backup. He was just as alone as this guy seemed to be. "Leevi... right," he nodded, finding the name a little strange but then he supposed beggars could not be choosers.

"Nice to meet you in this shithole, Leevi. I'm Jed," he introduced with a smirk before a resounding thud caught his attention. He stood straighter, "uh huh. Something big, no doubt." The comment was a little ironic. Very few of the dinosaurs he had seen were on the small side but he had learned the bigger they were, the less intelligent and the more basic they were. If it was a Tyrannosaur, they would just have to sit sit and wait it out but they were screwed if it was anything else. The thuds drew closer and all he wanted to do was find a place to hide.

"We should go," he tightened the straps to his worn bag.
 
Leevi gave the man's comment a snide glance, of course it was something big! Did he look stupid? He choose not to say anything though. "I was hoping there would be less of them here but I suppose they're everywhere-- aren't they.." He liked the place where he was because there weren't as much as smarter dinosaurs there-- it felt safe for a while but the bigger ones could also be as devastating but they were at least easy to outsmart. Not all of them were eas deadly, there were plenty of the bigger ones that wouldn't even touch a human.

"Are you sure you want to run?" Leevi asked as he crept closer to the materials he's left by the trench, trying not to make much noise as he did. "It could be some kind of herbivore.. and if it was a carnivore the big ones have trouble seeing." He infomrned the other although he thought maybe this guy had a point. It was good to run now in case something unfortunate happened. You don't want to wait around for something like that to come around. It would only take a few steps for it to catch up with you and make you an appetizer, a town was in ruins because people thought they knew what to do when these beasts attack but it seemed getting far away was the best idea. "No.. You're right." Leevi finally agreed as he looked around the area before he looked back at Jed. He didn't know where to go. If he would run into more danger or mud again and that was last thing he wanted to do while being chased by a Tyrannosaurus or whatever was quickly getting closer to them.

"Get me out of here. Somewhere safe and I will make it up to you!" Leevi begged as he looked over the other male once more, trying to bargain with him. "I will try to craft you something-- you look like you could use some new clothes." He said before he heard the beast's cry.. it sounded like it was closing in. "Lets decide the details later-- we should run." He suggested, not sounding as confident as he did five minutes ago.
 
"Pretty much," he nodded. The Dinosaurs had reclaimed their majesty and humans were just another choice on the menu. He hitched the straps to his rucks higher and Jed smiled knowing that life now was just all about survival. Making it to the next day and the day after that. He was sure his lucky cards would run out soon as it had done with so many other people over the years. He couldn't hide forever. None of them could. Death was like that. A constant companion in the back of one's mind.

He looked at Leevi a moment before the air was cut with a load roar. He snorted, "Yup, I'm sure. That's no T-Rex," the sound of the roar indicated it came from something bigger. Spinosaur maybe and there was no hiding from those things. All you could hope for really was to run and find somewhere it could not reach. "Pretty sure veggiesaurs don't sound like that," he grinned knowing that if the thuds came any closer, they would have to run. It made sense to move before the creature smelled or saw them. The thuds quickened and Jed knew then they would have to move.

He was about to start running when the plea caught him off guard. He looked at Leevi for a long moment before another thud broke him out of it, listening as the other guy made a case as to why Jed should let him stick to. the beast gave another roar and that seemed to settle the issue. He nodded and waved at Leevi to follow before he turned and ran. He glanced behind him as he ran and saw the head of the giant creature turn its head around the building. It had seen them. "Shit! Move faster!" he told the other before the challenging roar drowned him out. It was following them and Jed racked his brains for somewhere useful. Another glance told him it was not a Spinosaurus but perhaps a Carcharodontosaurus. Jed had raided a library once and found all the dinosaur books he could stuff into a rucksack in the past forcing himself to learn the different kinds of dinosaurs that InGen may have produced over the years since Hammond had first set up the islands.

If this was a Carcharodontosaurus then he doubted they'd get too far. Apparently, the dinosaurs were active hunters and required a breathing and heart system that allowed them to run fast. "This way!" he cried and beat a sharp left almost losing his footing as his coat flapped behind him. He knew of one place they could find sanctuary and it wasn't too far but they would have to be quick. He lead the way down alleyways hoping they'd reach the shelter in time.
 
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