[center][h1][color=26b4cf]AJ Beaufort[/color][/h1]
[img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/88f8ddf9a58f837b76fb1a3789acb5e4/c9ecce81c26c5caa-c5/s540x810/457ae1801f4c1e9f9ddcdc928c5426b41dbea817.gif[/img]

[i]Location: West Caldwell Streets
Skills: N/A[/i][/center][hr][hr]
AJ had been left disheartened. Despite her concern, her mother had been insistent on them taking shelter in her apartment. She hadn't seen what happened on the highway. How so easily people began to rip and tear each other apart. Being potentially trapped above those [i]things[/i] felt like a nightmare waiting to happen, and AJ wanted no part of it.

And when Kaitlyn approached, it only added fuel to the fire. She felt like her mother was ignoring her concerns; deciding what was best for them without her input. AJ wanted to stand up for what she believed in and to challenge her mother's train of thought. She didn't want to disappoint her mother, but being walked all over was frustrating enough. It had been this way ever since the divorce. No one seemed to listen to her. No one seemed to care. Even her father seemed indifferent, appearing to take neither side when AJ had hoped for his favor. 

They would never understand how she truly felt, not even in the damned apocalypse.

[color=26b4cf]"Okay, mom."[/color] AJ responded, disgruntled with her mother. It was a tone reminiscent of all those nights, wherein AJ would pass on her mother's attempt to continue their family traditions. [color=26b4cf]"If you say so."[/color]

Grabbing her duffel bag, she loaded it into the trunk of her father's car. AJ then climbed into the backseat and buckled her seat belt in silence. This time, there was no bedroom to run to to get away. She was stuck with her officious parents until they got back home.
[center][h1]
[color=7E8C54]Alexis "Lex" Karczewski[/color][/h1]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/hBPI7rQ.gif[/img]

[i]Location: West Caldwell, Shell Gas Station
Skills: N/A[/i][/center][hr][hr]Despite the slight tension still in the air, Lex was relieved that they were no longer at each other's throats. Everyone moved to help with the plan, regardless if they had been full onboard or not. Flynn and Kali had went to help with the officers, while Billie went to acquire the semi for their own purposes. Unfortunately, that meant the only piece left was to go search the store that everyone had just ran out of—something Lex wasn't particularly keen on. One of those things had just attacked her inside the gas station, and the cops had seemed to be in a hurry to leave after coming to their rescue. Something [i]had[/i] to still be lurking inside.

[color=7e8c54]"I'll check the cars first."[/color] Lex said. She didn't feel comfortable entering the gas station alone, and not without some sort of weapon. [color=7e8c54]"There has to be something someone left behind."[/color]

Pushing past June and Flynn, Lex climbed out of the MRAP and walked over to the nearest vehicle. Robbing people of their belongings didn't seem right to Lex, especially with the cops standing nearby. This wasn't the vending machine all over again; this was someone's livelihood and belongings. That being said, they already had stolen an MRAP, and it didn't seem like the vehicles' owners were bound to come back soon. After all, why would they leave a perfectly good vehicle they could've driven away in?

[color=7e8c54]"They're not helping anyone just sitting in there."[/color] Lex muttered to herself, attempting to justify breaking into someone's car to take whatever supplies they were holding onto. [color=7e8c54]"Here goes nothing..."[/color]

[center][h1]
[color=a52a2a]Kali Nordstrom[/color][/h1]
[img]https://24.media.tumblr.com/38619db973a198367e8cb461a0e0e158/tumblr_mjrhwbLFrs1rdfrnpo1_500.gif[/img]

[i]Location: West Caldwell, Shell Gas Station
Skills: N/A[/i][/center][hr][hr]It seemed like there was finally a plan of action. Although not everyone was fully onboard with the plan, the tension seemed to quiet down. 

Kali took one final look at Isaac as she followed Flynn outside the MRAP. Regardless of the plan, she needed to bring his condition up. It was now or never, and never was putting their lives at risk. She didn't know how long Isaac had. He was a ticking time bomb; one that was bound to turn cannibal and attack someone. It pained Kali, but there was no alternative. Any shot at saving Isaac was likely long gone.

As the officers went to convene among themselves, Kali turned to Flynn. It would be easier to break the news without Gus breathing down their necks, although Kali was still afraid of how Flynn would react. He seemed to be the most level-headed out of all them, though he was still a stranger whom she knew little about. There was a high chance he was bound to react horribly to what Kali was about to tell him.

[color=a52a2a]"Flynn,"[/color] Kali spoke, lowering her voice to a whisper so that only he could hear. [color=a52a2a]"I need your help. Isaac... He—He isn't just sick. He's been hiding a bite since New York. I—I swear I didn't know. I had no idea until just now."[/color]

Kali nervously looked around, hoping no one was listening.

[color=a52a2a]"I don't know what to do, Flynn. I don't want to lose another person I care about."[/color]