[b]Tyler - Plaza - Jacob[/b]

He was busy finding what he could for the cat when Jacob spoke up. Tyler straightened up and looked over what Jacob was grabbing. "Watch Adam," Tyler said. "He may already be abusing the supplies they got." He then busily began shoving what he'd gathered into his bag. In addition to what the cat needed, Tyler made sure to add to the children's medicine Jacob had already gathered. He wanted to make sure there was enough for Katie in case she ever got sick.

The pair then left the pharmacy and stepped into the super market. Considering food was apparently not a priority, Tyler figured they should head back to the department store. "We still have time to grab something before we meet back up. If you can't think of anything, I have an idea." They traced their steps and began navigating the department store's aisles, shining their flashlights down each one. They found a few corpses along the way and were forced to deal with each one before moving along. Eventually, Tyler came to the section of the store he'd been looking for: the toys.

"Something for Katie," Tyler mumbled as explanation. He hastily added Liam to the end of that to not seem cold. He wasn't quite sure what Katie would have wanted, but he figured a stuff animal would do. Maybe? It'd been so long since Tyler had found himself in a toy aisle. Back in the catacombs, it had been Lauren who had found belongings for Katie. Tyler had always been so busy with his nonsense.

At the end of the aisle, Tyler found elaborate toy mansions and a large assortment of dolls. Those might have been appropriate once, but Tyler felt dumb even considering giving Katie dolls to play with considering everything that was happening. He instead instead moved on to the next aisle, where the toys gave way to arts and crafts. There, like it had been waiting for him, was an art set laying against the rack. He grabbed the box and examined it, seeing that it was partly for kids, as it had black and white drawings to be colored in. Tyler figured Katie would rather a blank piece of paper to work with. Nonetheless, the set contained a large assortment of pencil crayons and markers. Happy with it, Tyler flashed his light in Jacob's direction and told him he found something good. He made sure to grab a stuffed giraffe on the way out for Liam.

Medicine and toys in tow, they returned to the door to find Jace and Caleb waiting for them. "A little late," Jace said.

"We went to the pharmacy in the super market," Tyler explained. "Found everything we needed."

Caleb grinned. "Well good, you guys can sleep comfortably tonight." He pointed to the bloated pack strapped to his back. Jace nodded and directed them back into the hallway, but a loud bang from the clothing store across the hall made them stop. Tyler asked what that was, but the noise of what was unmistakably gunfire answered him. Jace swore at this and moved everyone back into the department store.

"That's an issue," Jace said, flashing his light down the aisle. "Most of the stores on this side are blocked off. The only exit is at the other end of that hallway."

"We don't know that for sure," Caleb said. "We haven't explored the buildings enough."

"Well it's damn unlikely!" Jace let out a shaky breath and swore again. "Okay, okay, stick behind me and we'll head into the next store over. We have to find another way out."

The next store over turned out to be dedicated to electronics. They were forced to shove the automatic doors open manually in order to get inside. Jace quickly led them toward the front of the store, but a loud bang from the department store made Jace jump. He ducked behind a row of televisions and gestured for everyone to follow suit. "Whoever's back there probably isn't friendly."

"How do we know?" Caleb asked.

"They're damn arrogant, making all that noise!" He turned to look at the group. "Just stay low and quiet. If we're lucky, they'll pass by us and we can sneak out behind them."

Tyler turned to Jacob beside him. He shook his head and asked, "Do you think...?" He leaned in closer to whisper. "Maybe this was on purpose?"

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[b]Tina - Apartment - Liam/Scarlett[/b]

Tina burst into the living room, her breathing already ragged. Most everyone turned to her, startled. "Katie," she mumbled, trying to find her voice. "Katie's gone."

Adam jumped to his feet. "What? Gone? What do you mean, gone?"

Tina touched at her hair and felt like heaving. Katie was only a little girl and Tina had [i]lost[/i] her. What was wrong with her? Words began tumbling out, "I was waiting on the stairs for her to go to the bathroom, but she was taking so long! I checked on her and she wasn't there, but there wasn't any noise or-or [i]anything[/i]! I couldn't find her anywhere near the bar!"

Adam looked down at the ground, his mind reeling at the news. "Did someone take her? I don't..."

"Could it have been the Tremblay group?" George asked.

Both Tina and Adam shared a look. "Well, uh..." Adam mumbled. "I... don't know. Maybe..."

Tina began nodding to herself. "You know what? Maybe she... Maybe she went to find her dad? She could be heading for the plaza!"

"The poor girl doesn't even know where that is," Elyse said.

"No, no, I guess not, but..." Tina made a frustrated noise and began pacing the room. "We just... need to focus. We need to go out there and look for her." As she paced, she looked toward Adam. "You're getting up and searching the area. You and George." She then looked to Scarlett. "You and I will start heading to the plaza. It's not that far and it's entirely possible she might end up there." Tina then stopped in her tracks. "And, uh, Elyse. You have to look after Liam. And the cat." The old woman nodded. "Everyone, shake yourselves off and meet me downstairs. I'll grab us some equipment." Tina then quickly barrelled out of the room, leaving the others to get ready.