[center][h1][color=26b4cf]AJ Beaufort[/color][/h1]
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[i]Location: West Caldwell Streets
Skills: N/A[/i][/center][hr][hr]
AJ didn't understand. How was any of this "okay"? People were ripping each other apart in an attempt to feast on living flesh. She watched her coach die before her own eyes. Her teammates were nowhere to be found, and she was lost somewhere in Caldwell. None of it had sounded the least bit "okay" to AJ.

She sniffled her nose, and took off her helmet. With her gloved hand, AJ wiped away the tears that had formed across her face.

[color=26b4cf]"I'm... I'm going to see if I can get my parents to pick up."[/color] AJ finally spoke up, looking back at Kaitlyn who had since placed an arm upon her shoulder. Though she had long been cautioned against taking rides with strangers, AJ was willing to go against her mother's teaching and accept Kaitlyn's willingness to help her get back home. She didn't want to spend another moment out here, not knowing if any other cannibals might've been lurking nearby. [color=26b4cf]"Just give me a second, please."[/color]

Digging into her duffel bag, AJ pulled out her smartphone. As she unlocked her lock screen, a flash of notifications appeared across the top bar. Numerous missed calls. Several voice mails. All from her mother, who must've been worried sick about her. She quickly tapped her way into her contacts, and pressed the call button once she had found her mother's number.

Ring...

Ring...

Ring...

The line successfully went through, having been picked up from the other end.

[color=26b4cf]"Mom?"[/color] AJ immediately blurted out as the line connected. A barrage of anxious, worried questions soon followed, spewing like a torrent over the phone. [color=26b4cf]"Mom? Are you there? Are you still at school? I-I'm with some others; Kaitlyn, and uhm, Shin-ae. Mom, Mr. Everett... He.. H-he..."[/color]

Her tone began to fill with the solemn unease she felt before, and AJ had to force herself to even mention what had happened to Mr. Everett.

[color=26b4cf]"He's dead, mom."[/color]

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[color=7E8C54]Alexis "Lex" Karczewski[/color][/h1]
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[i]Location: West Caldwell, Shell Gas Station
Skills: N/A[/i][/center][hr][hr]Rushing back to the MRAP with June not far behind, the duo had made it safely out of the store and past the cops that were now rushing inside. She took a moment to catch her breath, clearly still in a state of shock from the events that had transpired. The man had seemed fine, minus the obvious bite wound that he had. Yet before she had realized it, he had rushed at Lex and attempted to make a snack of her.

The events played over in her head. Bite wound. Crazy guy. Bite wound. Crazy guy. It happened so quickly, as if he had gone insane in mere seconds. If Flynn (and also June) hadn't been there, she most likely would've been chow right now.

[color=7E8C54]"Thank you, again."[/color] Lex spoke to Flynn following his return from the gas station. Thanks were obviously in order. [color=7E8C54]"I owe you my life."[/color]

As she waited with abated breath for the police to return, Lex turned to Gus, who had clearly been disgruntled with their haul. She glanced at the bags and other such items that they had acquired from the gas station before all hell had broken loose. Energy drinks, minimal water, and snack food. They weren't off to a good start, barely better off than they were moments prior.

[color=7e8c54]"I didn't have time to grab anything."[/color] Lex explained to him. [color=7e8c54]"One of [i]them[/i] was inside. I thought he was still... well, [i]human[/i], but then he tried to attack me. If it hadn't been for Flynn and June, he probably would've had taken a chunk out of me."[/color]

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[color=a52a2a]Kali Nordstrom[/color][/h1]
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[i]Location: West Caldwell, Shell Gas Station
Skills: N/A[/i][/center][hr][hr][color=a52a2a]"H-Hey!"[/color]

Kali called out in surprise. She had been taken off guard by Billie, who suddenly yanked her into the MRAP. Like a child and their mother, Billie ordered Kali to stay put inside while she armed herself with her rock hammer. Staying quiet, Kali waited for a few seconds to pass before she decided to speak up and break the tense silence.

[color=a52a2a]"I think we're okay, Billie."[/color] Kali replied, carefully placing a hand on her shoulder. She didn't want to startle Billie, who seemed panicky, and in turn take a rock hammer (especially the spiked end) to the gut. [color=a52a2a]"Look, they're on their way out, see?"[/color]

Reaching past Billie, Kali pointed to Lex, June and the others who were now making their way out of the gas station. Thankfully, or at least in so far that Kali could see, they all appeared fine. Shaken up for some, but ultimately fine.

[color=a52a2a]"Are we in the clear?"[/color] Kali asked the group, concern showing as Lex mentioned being attacked. [color=a52a2a]"Is everyone okay?"[/color]