by The Kingpin » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:11 am
"it's gettin' dark. the Central England Black Zone isn't too far from here. I say we better get into cover before we lose the advantage of daylight" explained Mike. "Agreed. I was down here on holiday as a kid, before the Dragons turned up. I think there's a village nearby. we could check for any leftover supplies and camp out for the night" answered Max...
the vehicle soon slowed, steering into a parking spot in front of an old inn. it was the oldest building in the village, and the most sturdy, made of stone, and about two floors high. The Ruddy Duck was the name of the Inn, a large wooden sign overhanging the doorway depicting a brown duck with it's head dunked in a wooden beer mug. "Welcome to the Ruddy Duck, boys" said Max as Mike turned off the engine and got out of the vehicle, Jake climbing out and helping Max out. Mike moved to the back of the vehicle, grabbing a bottle of water and a couple of tins of fruit, closing the boot of the range rover and walking towards the door, putting the tins and bottle in pockets of his jacket as he aimed forward with his M4, bumping the doorway open and scanning the insides. the place was silent. not even so much as a corpse. the town had evacuated hastily early on, and most were likely currently living in London. a crunch underfoot nearly made Mike jump, checking what he stepped on. the skeleton of a long dead rat. "Bloody rodents" grumbled Mike as he continued forward, Jake following close behind, helping Max along, Jake holding his M4 in one hand, strapped around his shoulder....
"Ah yes, organised chaos. the sign of a clever but ever-busy mind. To the perpetrator, a carefully woven web of belongings and intrigue, but to the bystander? Madness!"
–William Beckett, Lore of Leyuna RPG