Alexander Polawski
Location: The Bus
Skills: N/A
Skills: N/A
Alexander didn't ignore Manny per say when he didn't look back at his fellow baby boomer to answer his questions, as he spoke back to him all be it in a lowered tone. "The only thing I guess about this place, is that they know their shit. Can't pull vehicles like these out of their asses, after all. That's good." Alexander answered Manny, leaning his head against the window as he felt the cool A/C blow on him. On all of them in the bus. Thalia and Beatrice were both talking behind them, but his thoughts were drifting further and further away with the bus, the cool air, the tired ol' bones of a man who'd been through a whole lot of shit.
This all felt familiar...
Alexander was brought back to reality with Daytona talking over the intercom like a tourist guide would when arriving to Disneyland, if they did that he didn't know having never been there. The gist of it was that they had a significant settlement in Mexico Beach, lead in a military fashion by the "General". Their induviduality forsaken in favour of survival. Yup, that was the military for you. "Me neither Manny, me neither...But if someone's going to weather this shitstorm, it's a military." That's when he saw the town roll past them, the massive wall that certainly was the perimiter defences of the camp and the gate. First truck went through, gate closed and was gone when it re-opened. Camp Mexico Beach. "If we don't get the boot from the General, it sure could Manny...I'm getting to old for this shit..."
Nigel "Hadrian" Cooper
Location: The Bus
Skills: N/A
Skills: N/A
Nigel's stoic look around the bus continued throughout the first better part of the bus ride to wherever Daytona were taking them, wherever and whatever their base of operations were. It had to be decent at the very least, with all the organisation that had managed to pull off with helicopters, trucks and radio. But Nigel "Hadrian" was looking around the bus at the various clusters of peoples resting in their seats. He wasn't in the mood to day-dream like Hank and Wayne were about beer and summer vacations, although perhaps he should? His guard was up, though the presence of the sane Erica did help.
Nigel "Hadrian" eventually settled down with looking out the window alongside her, trying to calm down after the initial meeting. Maddog had offered them safe passage and shelter after all back there, and his words had appeared true and honest in nature. So he was uncertain of what to feel about Daytona's talk about the settlement. Military-run small town with good walls and large numbers of living people. Military-run meant efficient and strong, but not always merciful. The 95 % acceptence rate was another double-edged sword. He caught sight of Erica looking at the boy in the back, and he couldn't help but possibly think what she did.
"Been to Florida before, Erica?" Nigel "Hadrian" asked his fellow survivor by his side, turning from the others to look at her, attempting to make normal conversation. Normal conversation in a desperate and unormal situation, but with a small smile. "It looks nice, if it wasn't for all the Undead. Never got the time to travel here, wish I had now." He continued, looking from Erica and out the window again as the wall and gate came into sight. "Reminds me of the Aurelian Walls. These guys really know their construction. Only people with good siege weapons can get through that." Nigel "Hadrian" commented, partly to himself but also to Erica, if she listened. To her he could talk like that without being called a nerd, which was refreshing.
Looking back at Erica, he pulled a smile as he straightened himself in the seat. "Let's hope Fortuna is on our side this time."