[center][h1] [color=fff200]Casey[/color], [color=chocolate]Wesa[/color], [color=00a651]Cody[/color] and [color=mediumpurple]Audrianna [/color][/h1][/center]
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Coming from his room and following Cody's scent, Wesa went to locate the commander in order to start his check in and needing to know what Cody would like to do with him. In the other bunker, someone the ones who wanted to be leaders were fighting amongst themselves as to who Wesa could work with, using his abilities for detection. Fortunately that was no longer the case. At least in his mind, he could have a fresh start here depending on how things went with Cody.

Setting the plant to the side, Nina needed to check if Harley was awake, needing her assistance, obviously with her water and for the possibility in talking her to venture out of the bunker for a bit to find anymore plant life that could be saved and grow with their combined efforts. She first went to check in the cafeteria to see if her comrade was there.

Casey heard a door slam and she jumped and whacked her head on the shelf above her. She had fallen asleep with a bat next to her and in a sitting position so she started to get up and realized she was very sore from slumbering upright. She got up and moaned at the stiffness of her neck. Working out the kinks she grabbed her hairbrush and pulled her hair into a loose braid.

Stretching her legs and back, out she grabbed her bat and opened the door. Closing it, she felt so exposed. How would they know if there were others in the bunker or not?

[color=fff200]"Why couldn't my power be something useful like teleportation or being impenetrable or something where I could turn into Ironman or something cool like that?" [/color]She murmured to herself as she went down the hallway.

While walking, Wesa caught Casey's scent around the corner, turning and hearing her speak to herself. That was when he spoke up [color=chocolate] Those powers would be interesting but I'm sure with whatever ability you have, it can still be useful.[/color] he responded

[color=chocolate] Sorry...I could....hear you. Kind of hard to keep secrets from me.[/color] Wesa smirked a little [color=chocolate] Good morning. I hope you slept okay. I was on my way to find Cody. How are you?[/color] he asked.

Casey was slightly startled and gave him an annoyed look. [color=fff200]"You know that is a little creepy don't you?"[/color] Hearing the other noises that the bunker doors couldn't block out while not fully closed put her on edge.

[color=fff200]"I hate not having the doors secured. I need to go look at what is wrong. I might be able to fix it."[/color] She hated to ask but seeing as he was a guy he could probably handle himself better than she could. [color=fff200]"Come with me? Please? I have zero defense skills and apparently I'm a little paranoid." [/color]Casey's expression was one of pleading and she hoped he couldn't say no. 

Thinking for a moment, Casey was right when she said what he did was creepy [color=chocolate] Sorry about that. And I'm guessing the noises around here don't make things any better.[/color] 

Hearing out the issue she had, Wesa was still wanting to meet with Cody but Casey was more destressed. He gave a nod to Casey [color=chocolate] Sure, I can assist any way I can.[/color] Willing to follow her to where she needed him to go.

Casey grabbed him by the hand and pulled him to the maintenance rooms one at a time looking for the right electrical box. Casey was not having much luck finding what she needed and she brightened immeasurably when she found it.[color=fff200] "Yes!" [/color]Then she opened the box and found the wires were fried.[color=fff200] "NO!" [/color]She pulled them all out and there wasn't any way to fix it without rewiring the entire thing and they didn't have that kind of equipment there. She was heartbroken.

Defeated Casey dropped the wires and leaned heavily against the wall. [color=fff200]"I can't fix it. We don't have the ability to fix it at all."[/color] She closed her eyes and murmured,[color=fff200] "We need to find out if Cody has a way to build something to hold those doors closed from the inside."[/color]

Following Casey to the electrical box, he waited to see what she was going to need him to do but because of what was discovered, that was probably going to have to wait but then again, what they were going to do next was the original objective Wesa had, going to locate Cody. [color=chocolate] If Cody can't help us with that, we could try and head to the bunker that I was once in and see if we have parts there...if there is anything left there at all...[/color] he suggested.

Casey grabbed Wes' hand and pulled him again. She was wondering why he didnt coplain or tease her or something about her holding his hand. It really wasn't necessary but it made her feel better. She was in a bigger hurry now and she made a beeline for the commander's room. It was right behind his office so it was easy to find. 

Practically running she felt the effects of pulling on a person who was not running with her. [color=fff200]"Come on, hurry up Wes!"[/color]

Casey intrigued Wesa by how comfortable she was holding his hand but it didn't bother him. Maybe it was a comfort factor or something. Boy she was a firecracker this morning. Running towards the commander's room, he quickened his pace but wondered something. [color=chocolate] Okay okay I'm coming but....one thing though. Why do you call me Wes instead of Wesa?[/color] he asked her on the way.

Casey blushed but he couldn't see it since she was still facing away from him. She tried to hide her grin. [color=fff200]"I can't help it. It sounds like Jar Jar Binks. If I call you that I will laugh everytime I say your name."[/color] She turned around with a smile when they got to the door. [color=fff200]"You've seen the Star Wars movie right?" [/color]

It was the first normal thing to talk about in days and she actually relaxed a fraction when she asked him that. She banged on the door. [color=fff200]"Commander Cody!"[/color]

Wesa wondered what her reasons were. Wes just sounding cooler, she likes giving people nicknames, those were the common answers but what she said made him slightly tilt his head [color=chocolate] Jar Jar Bi-...[/color] He had the "come on, really?" look on his face and couldn't help but smile and give a small chuckle when Casey turned to him. [color=chocolate] Yeah..yeah...I know all about Star Wars. But I have to admit, that's original...the first time someone said that about my name. You can blame my grandmother for that hehe.[/color] he responded.

He couldn't even get mad at it and honestly, he kind of wanted to see if Casey would say his actual name just to witness her get tickled saying it. Waiting on the Commander to answer, Wesa thought for a moment that this was the most civilized thing he's heard in a while even if it was a tease to his name. Casey managed to do something no one else has been able to do for a while now, putting a smile on his face.

At the sound of someone banging on the door, Audrianna woke up with a start and sat up. She looked around, confusion apparent on her face. Where was she? [color=mediumpurple][i] This isn't my room...[/i][/color] she thought as her mind struggled to remember what she was doing last night. Helping people, being so tired, falling asleep in the cafeteria... She turned her head and saw Cody on the bed beside her. Her cheeks immediately turned bright pink as she stared at him. It was obviously his room but how did she get there?

She reached out and gently tapped Cody on the arm. [color=mediumpurple]"Commander..."[/color] she called out softly.

Cody heard the banging and ignored it for a moment. When he heard Audrianna's voice he opened his eyes. He smiled at her. "Morning love how are you?" He raised up on one hand and brushed his hand over hers.

[color=mediumpurple]"I'm...okay. How did I get here?"[/color] she asked, cheeks still pink. She looked towards the door at the sound of the insistent banging. [color=mediumpurple]"Uh...maybe we should get the door."'[/color]

Cody sat up gave her a quick peck on the cheek and slid to the door and opened it only slightly. He was a little traditional in thinking it would not make her happy for the world to see her in his bed, regardless of the reasons why. [color=00a651] "What?" [/color]Cody looked dishevelled and it kind of made Casey smirk. 

[color=fff200]"Um, Did you have a plan for how to fix the doors? I've looked at the wiring and it's shot. So I was thinking that-" [/color]Casey stopped at the expression on his face. [color=fff200]"What?"[/color]

[color=00a651]"Casey? It's..."[/color] He turned and looked at his watch which had somehow gotten turned upside down so he was trying to look at it in the funniest looking way possible until he became frustrated with it. [color=00a651]"Is there anyone attacking us right now? Because it's way too freaking early to wake me up when I didn't get to bed til after 4:30 trying to put everything back together. I'm tired. Can we talk about this later?"[/color]

Casey immediately felt scolded and she stepped back and nodded. [color=fff200]"Sure."[/color] Casey walked off a little ways and waited for Wes. He seemed to have wanted to speak to him as well. She didn't expect to start crying but suddenly there were tears. [color=fff200] "Great, that's just great. Too much damned stress."[/color] She wiped her eyes as best as she could. Cody couldn't see her but Wes probably could if he looked over at her.

Cody looked at Wes. [color=00a651] "Can I help you or can it wait?"[/color]

Wesa was anticipating to see the commander in order to speak with him. The moment the door opened and he started to speak, Wesa noticed how tired and annoyed he sounded. He obviously didn't want to be bothered unless there was a real emergency but even then, would he still do something? Seeing how he spoke to Casey and kind of shooed her off, Wesa watched Casey step away from the door.

Now Cody's attention was on Wesa and honestly, he wanted to talk but how he handled Casey, Wesa looked back at her to notice some tears, hesitant to answer Cody back. He turned his head back to Cody, nearly wanting to tell him that was a bit rude but felt this was not the right time to try and start an argument with someone running the place.

Wesa just got here but he didn't feel like having to search for another shelter so soon. With a sigh, Wesa spoke [color=chocolate] I'll get with you later...[/color] he said nearly stern and turned to head over to Casey [color=chocolate] Sorry to have awaken you...[/color] coming up to Casey [color=chocolate] Hey.....don't sweat it. Are you going to be okay?[/color] he asked her.

Cody closed the door and took a deep breath and walked sleepily back to his bed and lay down next to Audrianna. [color=00a651]"I hope you aren't mad. I brought you here. You were alseep in the cafeteria and with the doors not locking down it wasn't safe to leave you there. I made sure to keep your integrity safe. We were both fully dressed and I was on top of the covers. Your shoes are on the floor."[/color] He lay his head in her lap and closed his eyes waiting for her answer.

Audrianna smiled shyly at Cody. [color=mediumpurple]"Thank you. I must have been so tired that I fell asleep in the cafeteria. And I'm sorry for the trouble."[/color] She looked towards the door. [color=mediumpurple]"Are you sure you don't want to see what the problem is?"[/color] she asked, concerned that he might be putting off something important.

Cody vaguely heard Audrianna's soft voice. He was so exhausted that he was asleep before she got to the question. In his sleep he wrapped his arms around her waist and cuddled her in his sleep. His light snoring told her he was not up for anything else at the moment.

[color=mediumpurple]"Well, I guess you're too tired for that. I'm sure it can wait."[/color] Audrianna said. She reached out and brushed his hair away from his face, smiling as she did. He was terribly handsome and she couldn't quite believe that she has his attention.

Casey nodded. [color=fff200] "Yes, I'll be fine. I just have this thing where when I get too stressed out my body has a crazy urge to make me look like a giant crybaby."[/color] Now irritated she grabbed her shirt and turned away from him and wiped her face off with it. [color=fff200] "I'll just figure it out without him or -" [/color]She sighed.[color=fff200]  "No I won't, I have no idea what we have or how much or what we can spare. I'm just impatient." [/color]

Watching how Casey was behaving and hearing out her explanation, Wesa simply nodded to what she told him at first about how stressed out she is. I mean, this whole situation about the astroid is stressful enough along with gaining powers, dealing with enemies and now the situation about not having security, yeah, he'd be stressed too. 

With her defeated expression, Wesa had to step in [color=chocolate] Case...calm yourself okay...don't make yourself more stressed out than you already are. You're not alone in all of this. You have many people here who can possibly help and I'm willing to help. Like I mentioned earlier...we could go back to the bunker I came from and see if there's anything there. It's up to you. We can get this figured out. We all survived this long, we can get through this too.[/color] trying to encourage her.

Grabbing his hand she pulled him back to the cafeteria and closed the doors behind them. She let go of his hand and turned and looked at him. [color=fff200] "You may not have figured this out yet but I am the biggest scaredy cat in this entire place! It's an entirely different world out there. The first day we went out giant alligators were grabbing people and ate them whole! I have only gone out once since then and it was because the building was on fire and they had to come and get me! I am without a doubt the most useless person in here."[/color]

Casey was starting to look a little frazzled and she sounded nearly hysterical. She sat down and buried her face in her arms on the table.[color=fff200]  "I wish that I hadn't managed to survive that first day when the doors opened. I'm scared all the time now."[/color]

When being pulled into the cafeteria, Wesa didn't take his eyes off of her when she mentioned she was the biggest scaredy cat in the entire bunker. He couldn't doubt that she was scared. This world on it's own was scary looking. Going outside was like commiting suicide if you didn't have light and the creatures, they were grotesque and vicious. 

There was probably nothing he could really do to take the fear fully away. But he wanted to try and ease her the best he could [color=chocolate] If it's that bad, would you feel more comfortable with me going back alone and you telling me all of what you need? I don't know if this will comfort you but I have the abilities that can keep you away from danger. That's how I survived and it has not failed me yet. I could hear danger from maybe a mile away or smell something that's a bit off. I can detect things that others can't until it's too late. I promise you, if we leave from here, I'll keep you protected and we will avoid the dangers.[/color] trying to reassure her.

[color=chocolate] If need be, we can have someone else accompany us..[/color]

Casey shook her head. [color=fff200]"I'm the girl who sings and dances and is silly and has fun. I'm responsible and I can cook and do all the girly things I'm supposed to but...fighting my way through the wild kingdom is out of my skill set! I'm not letting you or anyone else go out there in my place it's over 300 miles!"[/color] She shook her head vehemently. Casey was almost at breakdown level.  She started pacing the length of the table.

He could see the she was losing it and this was getting uglier by the second. He needed to seriously calm her down [color=chocolate] Casey.....Casey![/color] Wesa had to stop her from pacing and went to gently grab her hand and nudged to get her closer to him and not knowing what else to do, he pulled her into a kiss on the lips to get her to stop thinking so much. 

Was she going to be upset with him? he didn't know but he needed her to focus and not have a breakdown. 

Casey was pacing and thinking and she was barely aware of anything else until she felt his hand on hers and then he pulled her into a kiss. At first she was surprised but then she kissed him back. When the kiss was over she was breathless and curious.[color=fff200] "Wh- why did you kiss me?"[/color] She asked softly.

Pulling away a little after the kiss, he wondered what her expression was going to be but she seemed my surprised than anything. He was a little surprised to feel her kissing back and with the curious look on her face, he shrugged [color=chocolate] Couldn't think of any other way to get your attention. Figured if words weren't going to be enough, action would. Sorry for the sudden kiss but you were breaking down...[/color] he mentioned.

Casey looked like he had just slapped her. [color=fff200]"Well...I guess that is better than hitting me." [/color]She got up and walked to the door and wrenched it open and headed back to her room angrily.

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