Badou Nails ([info]bulletsforbadou) wrote in [info]spiral_logs,
@ 2007-09-10 13:48:00
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Entry tags:badou nails, ichijouji osamu

[unfinished] any bookstore around here?
Who: Badou Nails [ [info]bulletsforbadou ], Ichijouji Osamu [ [info]glasbubbla ] and SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHERE TO GET BOOKS/WHATEVER.
What: After a certain exchange of words with a certain dojo-mate, Badou felt the need to repent for the things that had been said. Thus, the adventure to obtain literary materials. Or something.
Where: The streets.
When: Recent time.
Rating: Probably PG15.
Open: YES NEED HELP YOU YOU YOU.


Sometimes, Badou wished that he could take back what he had said. Because most of the times, words slipped the tip of his tongue, rolling off with uncomfortable ease, smooth like honey at first, only to solidify into vocal shards that harm those he never meant to hurt. It was aggravating and slightly unnerving, how he had been hurting one person after another in the span of a week. There was something about this City that brought up that other side of his, the side that smokes screened carefully away from the prying eyes of reality.

But this was a living nightmare, and appropriately, everything he wanted to kept hidden started surfacing.

He grimaced as he carefully made his way across the dead-things-covered graveyard ground, nudging the occasional severed heads and shattered bones out of his way. A lit cigarette hung limply in between his lips, red tip burning dimly as the redhead picked his way through. His hair was tied back for once since he arrived in the place, and a frown marred his otherwise nonchalant facade. He kicked aside a half-cracked skull, the frown deepening as the exit from the Cemetery loomed just before him. With a sigh, he left the graveyard around and ventured to the yet-to-be-explored streets and dark corners of the City.

Badou squinted, one single eye sweeping over the scenery and cataloging what he saw automatically. He took a deep drag from the cigarette, stuck his hands into the pockets of his jeans and strolled leisurely along empty stores and wrecked displays.

Where the heck could he find books around here?




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[info]glasbubbla
2007-09-10 09:46 am UTC (link)
He had always enjoyed reading while walking. When being outside, there was often a crowd, and they usually pointed, whispered "hey, is that Ichijouji Osamu, the child genius? Hey, isn't that...? That's Ichijouji Osamu, lets ask for his autograph!" and were a complete bother, since that meant he had to smile, act polite and pretend he didn't really have anything better to do with his time than to entertain the fanbratty adults that swarmed about him. Not to mention crowds made him slightly queasy. If he was reading, he could shut that out.

There really weren't enough people outside in this town to call it a crowd, however, there were a lot of other things concerning this place that put him at ill ease, so having his ever faithful books with him seemed like a good way to spend his time getting from destination A to destination B.

The eleven year old boy wasn't exactly sure where his legs brought him, as he had his nose deeply in bedded in the book he was reading right now - a book on micro biology - and therefore he didn't notice the young man walking down the same odd streets before he almost bumped into him.

"Oh, I'm sorry", Osamu muttered, closing the book to take a better look of the other guy. "Didn't see you..."

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-09-10 02:06 pm UTC (link)
So far, the redhead had seen no one, except a few lurking shadows in corners darker than midnight, unfathomable glowing eyes following his progress like he was some sort of an animal on display. Badou stayed as far as possible from these creatures, as he wasn't sure what they were in the first place. The might be Exorcists and he'd rather not die from getting his blood sucked out by some vampires. His sneakers dragged loudly over the asphalt, the continuous heatwave making even walking a tiresome thing.

He'd kill to have some iced drinks right now.

Badou was distracted by several mannequins inside one of those broken in stores, staring in bemused skepticism at the mismatched plastic limbs and shiny bald heads, when he bumped into someone, stumbling back and scowling from the impact. He quickly fixed a grin when he realised that the stranger was no other than a kid, barely fifteen if he wasn't mistaken, and was holding a book.

"It's okay," he waved a hand absently, leaning forward to get a better look at the book in the boy's hand. Micro biology? Huh. That's some heavy stuff right there. Badou rolled the cigarette thoughtfully, eye curving into a friendly crescent. "I'm Badou, by the way."

He'd rather not ask what the kid was doing, walking around on his own like that, but he figured that they'd have time to get to that. Sooner or later.

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-09-17 09:20 am UTC (link)
[ooc: And Osamu's 11. =D;;]

"Badou? Nice to meet you", Osamu said slowly, bowing deeply (never hurt to be polite after all) while he studied the other guy. Quite flamboyant looking in one way; tall, long red hair, narrow hips and an almost exploding air around him. His clothes were quite odd, and to put the cherry on top, he wore an eye-patch that looked oddly fitting and very out of place at the same time.

He smelled like tobacco.

"I take it you smoke?"

Well, of all things to start up a conversation with... He was rather amazed by his own rudeness, but there was nothing he could do about that now.

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-09-17 09:35 am UTC (link)
Well. Aren't the kid well-versed in the art of being amusingly impolite and polite at the same time? Didn't even bother to offer his own name to accompany the bow in response and scrutinised Badou like he was just another specimen in a petri dish. One plus point for this godforsaken place - it had some very interesting characters. Badou grinned benignly, shifting his cigarette to the other corner of his mouth at the sudden question.

"'Fraid I do," he answered, a lazy lilt edging his voice. "Smokes bother you or somethin'?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-09-17 06:08 pm UTC (link)
"You can't exactly say that it's healthy, can you", Osamu said with a level, almost bored tone. He wasn't going to lecture the guy; he was adult and as such he ought to be able to take responsibility for his own life, right? If he wanted to throw his lungs away, then by all means... Osamu wasn't going to stop him.

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-09-17 07:16 pm UTC (link)
Scratch amusing - the kid just got promoted to being hilarious. Badou snorted and rolled his eye at the reprimanding tone, sucking at his cigarette in vengeance. Just great, he was being chastised by someone who was not even old enough to buy beer. He exhaled wisps of grey smoke, straightening up with a half smile on his face as he looked down at the boy.

"Very kind of you to worry about me," he retorted dryly, resisting the urge to tousle the boy's hair in retaliation. Wasn't sure if kid would take it kindly and Badou missed the sane times when he could joke around with his neighbours' children and not worry about them being nonhuman or whatever the shit this City could pull out of its proverbial ass. He nodded at the book and said, "Seeing that you have one, you know where to get some books around here? And tell me your name, will you, or I'm gonna permanently call you 'kid'."

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-09-20 10:14 pm UTC (link)
"I'm all butterflies and sunshine and happy thoughts, you know?" Osamu shrugged, shifting the book from one hand to the other - it was heavy after all.

"And I'm Ichijouji Osamu. As for books, yeah... Found a place."

He nodded down the road, towards the more unlit parts - not that all of the town wasn't more or less kept in the eerie half light of this dimension - of the city.

"Some books were unreadable though, soggy with water and... stuff. But some were all right. I could show you, I guess."

Never mind the voice in his head that told him never to talk to strangers, let alone follow them somewhere. Everyone here was a stranger after all, besides Ken. Or maybe his little brother (maybe he should call him twin brother now, as they were of the same age) was the biggest stranger of all...

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-09-21 01:18 am UTC (link)
Badou tilted his head back and laughed, the sound ringing clear in the humid dimness around them. He grinned around his cigarette when he finally managed to stop laughing and nodded genially at Osamu. "I need some books for this friend of mine. Doesn't really look like the type to read, but somehow he'd been bitching about it."

Come to think of it, he didn't even know what kind of book Rabi would prefer. Micro biology didn't seem so interesting though. Maybe a horror one? Badou waved a hand and took a step forward, inclining his head into a mock bow. "Lead the way."

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-09-27 12:06 pm UTC (link)
Osamu really didn't like to be laughed at, but he tried his best to wait patiently for the stranger to finish up with whatever it was that he had said that was so darned funny. Adjusting his glasses with his fingers, pushing them up on his nose, the boy managed to look annoyed and confused at the same time.

"I hope you're done", he bit off, before starting down the road, leading the way past huge, dark and looming buildings that with only a little imagination looked like they could bend over and eat the two of them alive. The streets were filled with different kinds of debris and garbage, and here and there there were small puddles of something that most certainly did not look like water. This place was getting creepier by the minute, really. It almost felt like the buildings themselves had eyes that watched them with ill intent, and somehow it wouldn't surprise the boy if a window above them would crack and glass shards would rain down on them, or something like that.

He wanted to break the uncomfortable silence, take his mind off any paranoid thought he might be having, and therefore he glanced over at Badou, and said with a strangely subdued voice:

"Okay, maybe we should continue where we left off... I'm from Tokyo, Japan. And you?"

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-03 08:43 am UTC (link)
Badou nodded at the snap, his grin wide at the annoyance practically oozing out of the boy before him. Somehow, talking to the kid made him feel better after such frustrating week. He followed Osamu in contemplative silent, staring at the collection of wretched buildings fencing them and the mess of a street laid out like filthy black carpet waiting to swallow them up without a moment's notice. He hadn't really managed to get a good look around the City, regretfully - too busy dealing with trivialities and strangers and Haine.

Where could that guy be right now, he wondered.

He jerked out of his scrutiny at the question, grin softening into a smile at the note of uneasiness edging Osamu's voice. "Here and there. Nowhere, really." He bit back a description of a cafe and a church, of retired assassins and a winged angel that couldn't fly. "So, Osamu-chan, how'd you end up here?"

His sneakers splashed into a puddle of grime of filth and Badou grimaced, hissed a curse under his breathe.

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-04 10:06 am UTC (link)
Chan...?! Osamu blinked, uneasiness giving away for annoyance yet again, which probably was good, but he didn't care, really. The nerve of that guy! He wasn't a little kid after all, and he most certainly wasn't a girl, so... Ugh. No manners. At all.

Blunt behavior deserved blunt answers, he guessed, and he stopped, hands shoved down into the pockets of his pants as he glanced up at Badou.

"I died."

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-08 06:08 pm UTC (link)
Badou stopped dead (pun intended) on his track and stared down at the boy. At the boy, who looked sombre and emotionless and completely at ease with revealing his current state of living (or un-living, as it would seem).

He reached out a hand, intended to touch Osamu to see if he was corporeal, if the boy was actually there and he wasn't seeing things, but he never could bring himself to do so.

What if it was true?

How?

"What?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-08 10:45 pm UTC (link)
Eyes locked on the hand that reached out for him and then stopped midway, as if the young man had been hit by a thought about well... Something. Glasses glinting as the boy looked up at Badou, he reached out his own hand and pulled it impatiently through his hair.

"I died. You know? I got run down by a car, and the next thing I knew was that I was standing on those steps. If that's not dying, then I don't know what is."

Before he actually knew what he was doing, he grabbed Badou's hand and pressed it against his own chest, holding it firmly there

"Can you feel the heartbeats?"

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-09 05:15 pm UTC (link)
Badou had to physically hold himself back from recoiling when Osamu made that bold move, nearly pitched forward from the unexpected yank and his eye widened once his palm was pressed against the small chest. He was rooted to the ground, half-crouching and awkward as hell and had his hand on a kid in the middle of a freaking street. Giving people the impression that he was a pedophile wasn't exactly on top of his list right at that moment.

Silent. Badou frowned and he pressed harder. Not a beat.

No heartbeat.

He stepped back in a flash, somehow keeping his balance and state of mind intact. He stared at his hand for a few seconds, then at Osamu. Shit. Nothing made sense anymore.

"You can't be dead," Badou slowly said, eye glazing over with uncertainty and confusion. "If you're dead... then I--?"

Never mind asking out; he couldn't even finish the sentence in his head.

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-10 09:40 am UTC (link)
So it was true. Truth to be told, Osamu hadn't really expected it, it was more or less something he thought he imagined; that he couldn't hear the sound of blood being pushed around in his veins, because that defied all sense of logic out there, and he knew for a fact that he wasn't a freaking vampire or zombie. That left the rather unnerving question of what was he then? Since he really was walking around without his heart beating in his body.

This was all true, wasn't it? Not some sick nightmare or fever induced illusion. It was real. And here. And now. Realization hit him like a ton of bricks, and he mutely let go of Badou's hand, slowly shaking his head.

"I... don't know what you are. And you're right, I can't be, it doesn't make any sense. But... I am. And not."

He blinked, his expression for once showing that he actually only was an eleven year old boy, confusion and uncertainness mirroring Badou's expression perfectly.

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-17 11:06 pm UTC (link)
Badou gritted his teeth, the fag crushed between them as he looked down at the boy before him. Young, so very young. There were telltale signs of distress and he had an inkling that he was also supporting the same expression, though it seemed to be more pronounced on Osamu's face. This shouldn't be the place for a kid, even a... dead one. The redhead scowled when he was reminded of that certain piece of fact.

But he's here, isn't he?

A hand was raised and Badou determinedly ruffled the boy's hair, willing his lips to break into a wide grin. "Important thing is that you're here, eh? If there's a way to arrive into this City, there must be a way out too." Or at least, he'd believed so. One couldn't actually fault him for being optimistic. Haine was the pessimistic one anyway.

"Then we can go back together."

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-18 12:38 am UTC (link)
Touches were a rather foreign matter in Osamu's life - or what you wanted to call it - or at least affectionate touches such as someone ruffling his hair about, and he wasn't quite sure how to deal with that. Deciding that the use of the only thing he knew how to use when dealing with adults he barely knew; reporters and the like - a smile - would be rather wasted on Badou, given his initial snarky attitude towards the redhead; he settled with an awkward shrug, thoughts still racing over and about in his head.

As for other touches... Did they even matter? He was clinically speaking dead anyway, right? So it shouldn't matter. Maybe. This guy didn't seem like the type who'd try anything... out of the ordinary anyway; from the looks of things, he seemed like a fairly good guy, which managed to marvel the boy quite a lot when he thought about it.

"That would be nice", he found himself saying, yet another fact to marvel about. Was he actually warming up to the guy? It actually seemed like he was, which was amazing in it's own right. Question was, if he did go back... Would he drop dead the moment he stepped into real life Tokyo? Or would he actually manage to stay alive, given the fact that he was dead in the future from which his younger brother - the Emperor slash Hitler-wannabe - and the other Digimon connected kids came from?

"But I guess you want to find those books first, right? Or did you change your mind?"

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-18 04:23 am UTC (link)
There was something about Osamu that made Badou ache inside.

It was perhaps the fact that he was just a boy and yet, he looked like he was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulder. No kid should have such sombre attitude, nor such reserve characterising his behaviour. It was as if he was brought up detached to the joys of childhood and in Badou's eye, that was a crime unlike no other. He gave the hair another ruffle, before straightening up and scratched his chin.

"Stop thinking so much," he mock chastised, grin playful and teasing. "Yeah, books first. Gotta go back to my place before that guy flips out." He sucked smoke into his lungs and looked at Osamu. "Where're you stayin' 'round here?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-18 11:15 am UTC (link)
That most certainly was a new one, Osamu thought, half amused. Stop thinking so much. He had to say he had never heard those words before coming from an adult. True, he had heard Akiyama Ryo say those words to him, after giving him a light nudge in the side, but they were the same age, friends, or maybe something... more. But point of the matter was that the adults usually just told him to study, study, study. Which meant thinking. And that was contradicting in itself; as they wanted him to think enough to study, but they didn't want him to think for himself, since he was just a kid, not even a junior high school kid yet...

He was thinking too much again, wasn't he?

"One of the apartments", he replied, shoving his hands down into his pockets as he started walking again. "And you?"

He started to recognize the surroundings he realized; they were getting close to the "book store".

"Oh, and we're almost there."

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-19 02:07 am UTC (link)
Smiling at Osamu's back, Badou slipped his hands into the pockets of his jeans (which reminded him that he still needed to find some spare clothes, just in case) and followed the boy's lead. There wasn't much to see around them, except for the rubble of buildings and signs of an even darker hours ahead of them. The fact that the night and day were barely extinguishable made him uneasy and Badou shrugged off the prickle of apprehension at the back of his neck when he heard something moved in one of the dark alleys branching off into nowhere.

"Glad to know that. I'm stayin' in a dojo in the graveyard," he answered quietly, keeping an eye on those alleys. It paid in the long run to be safe than sorry. He glanced for a second at Osamu. "You don't live alone there, right?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-19 02:12 am UTC (link)
The darkened alleyways really made him feel more than a little uncomfortable, but he tried to shake it off - but wasn't that a sound there, something that shouldn't be... Was there someone there? No, he was probably just hearing things - as he turned to look at Badou with an almost apologetic smile.

"Well, yeah. Alone in my apartment at least, but there are a lot of people living in the apartment buildings."

Not that he usually interacted with them, but still. They did live there.

And there was that sound again. Probably just his imagination. He was paranoid by nature, that was just what he was, nothing else. And besides...

"Graveyard? There's a dojo there? And you live there, alone? Isn't that place haunted or something?"

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-19 02:41 am UTC (link)
Badou placed a hand on Osamu's shoulder and walked besides the boy, blocking the small body from the direct view of gaping mouths of the alleys; alleys that spilled darkness and radiated danger like unchecked taps left running for too long. He might not be the most moral person around - hell, he'd hardly what they could even loosely call moral! - but whatever was lurking behind there, they'd get to him first before Osamu. Give the kid enough time to run for safety or whatever.

The redhead just hoped that it wouldn't have to end like that because honestly? He'd like to keep his guts to himself, thankyouverymuch.

"Yeah, I kinda live there with three other people, two of 'em absolute bastards." Badou grinned at that, despite their current situation, at the mental images of Kanda and Rabi. "I dunno 'bout the haunted part, but we got zombies as neighbour. Ain't really that pleasant but they make decent punching bags, ya know?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-22 09:10 pm UTC (link)
Zombies? So there really were zombies around, were there...? The thought caused a frown to appear on the boy's face, as he wondered quietly if he himself counted as a zombie or not. Not that he was in any rotting stage what so ever or anything - yet - but who knew, right?

He registered the redhead's sudden protectiveness and he glanced up at the young man, frown deepening.

"There is something there, isn't it", he whispered, making a vague gesture towards the alleyways.

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-23 04:10 am UTC (link)
Badou grimaced at the rhetorical question and glanced over his shoulder to where Osamu was pointing. The redhead was kinda hoping that the kid hadn't noticed much, but it seemed as if he was more perceptive that Badou had given him credit for. He turned back to Osamu, customary grin once again replacing the grimace.

If he wasn't careful, his facial muscle might just die from the abuse.

"Ain't anything we should worry over," he muttered and patted Osamu's head in what he hoped a reassuring manner. "S'long as we steer clear, we're safe."

I hope.

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-26 09:00 am UTC (link)
"Hopefully", Osamu muttered, not at all convinced. Badou didn't really look like he could defend them against a horde of people - or creatures - that meant them harm, thin and lanky as he were. Not to mention one eyed; that gave a disadvantage, a dead angle with the size of an elephant, unless the young man knew some way to work around that.

Keeping his ears open for any sudden sounds, the boy sighed. It sounded like whoever - or whatever - it was that was lurking in the alleyways had decided that just waiting around wasn't enough; they were moving.

"Badou-san..."

[ooc: There~ ♥ Clicked the wrong reply link~ 8D;;]

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-10-27 04:30 am UTC (link)
Badou glanced over his shoulder again, slight panic in green eye as the noise from the alleys grew louder in his ears. Ah shit. Hesitantly, the redhead fingered his half-finished cigarette, before he finally spat it out and ground it with the heel of his sneaker. It would take some time before the haze of nicotine cleared out from his mind, but Badou figured that he's going to need as much leverage as possible, especially when dealing with the unknown.

He looked back at Osamu upon hearing his name. "Yeah?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-10-30 08:33 am UTC (link)
"I think we're getting company", the boy muttered, feeling something uncomfortable run down his spine. He knew he had no experience with fighting what so ever, and he couldn't help but feel frightened. Whatever was out there in the shadows might prove too much of a challenge for him and Badou, and then what would they do?

[ooc] >D I'll leave it to you to decide what exactly it is that's coming for them. ♥

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-11-01 11:48 am UTC (link)
Minus points there for stating the obvious, kid.

He raked a hand through his hair and his other firmly rested on Osamu's shoulder as he steered the boy forward without pausing for a better look at whatever it was coming out from the alley. The back of his neck prickled with unease, tension coiling in the pit of his stomach waiting for a chance to burst forward in company of adrenaline.

"There's this rule 'bout this kinda situation." Badou kept their pace regular, not too fast and not to slow. Kept the illusion that there was nothing wrong, that they were oblivious of the inhuman growls and snaps a distance away behind them. "Ya don't say nothin' 'bout it and if it gets near, ya run like Hell. Got me?"

He gave the rundown buildings around them and ahead a cursory glance and looked down at Osamu. "Are we gettin' closer to that place?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-11-02 01:48 pm UTC (link)
"Got it", Osamu mumbled, wincing as a vile stench was carried by the air, not exactly the stale, sweet smell of rotting flesh - they couldn't be zombies then, right? - but still disgusting, turning his stomach over. It held a vague tint of rotten eggs though, and wasn't there an acid that smelled like that, or was he mistaken? He couldn't remember which one, and they couldn't very well be creatures made of acid, right? Somehow creatures like that sounded more advanced than the sounds coming to them from behind. Or maybe he had seen the Alien movie one time too many.

Maybe it didn't even matter.

"Yeah... You see the building over there?" He pointed to a building that apparently had seen better days, and smiled weakly. "It's in its basement. I hope you're ready to get your feet wet though, because I think a pipe broke somewhere or something. And it smells down there."

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-11-08 05:32 pm UTC (link)
The haze of nicotine had cleared away enough that Badou could feel the mist of red creeping at the edge of his vision, senses heightened in that delicious thrums of violence inside his veins even as his mind catalogued different ways to escape if necessary and their chances in surviving whatever the hell was following them. It was a pity that he didn't have his twin Mac down here - the smell of sulfur and burnt flesh always made his day somewhat better.

He listened attentively as Osamu answered his question and pointed at a building not too far away from them, mentioning something about leaking pipes and foul odour. Badou instinctively sniffed and immediately regretted that action; the smell of whatever the shit behind them was worse than his month-old laundry. He kept their steps even and measured, although his fingers gripped Osamu's shoulder perhaps a bit too roughly in his chained haste.

"The books ain't damaged by all that water?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-11-12 10:45 am UTC (link)
Osamu shrugged, ignoring the crawling feeling he got at the back of his neck, and muttered: "Some might be, but I've found a lot really that are perfectly fine. A bit smelly, but that's to be expected."

The boy tried his best not to wince as the fingers dug into his shoulder, probably causing bruises - but if he was dead, did he even bruise? - as he had always bruised quite easily, something to do with his pale complexion.

Just as they landed in front of the building, a deafening shriek was heard behind them.

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-11-12 06:53 pm UTC (link)
Badou nodded at Osamu's explanation and made a mental note to stick his foot up Rabi's ass if the guy ever complained about the condition of the books he was about to get, that ungrateful little shit. He sighed in relief as the building loomed closer, the tension in his stomach uncoiled just a little bit and the corner of his mouth lifted into a small smile at the prospect of a clean escape.

That was before the shriek echoed from somewhere behind them and shit, they're screwed!

"Get inside!" Badou shoved Osamu forward, wishing that the doors weren't damned chained or the kid won't stumble. He pivoted on his heels, hands raised in a defensive position as his eyes sought out anything that could be used as a weapon. Shitshitshitshit! He looked back at Osamu and glared at the boy. "Hurry the hell up, kid!"

And if zombies were god-ugly pieces of decaying flesh, then the thing pursuing them was several notches above the undead in running for The Most Hideous Thing Ever Try To Eat You category. It looked like a giant blob of rotten meet, with large pincers clicking above its (supposed) head and slime trickling from multiple openings on its deformed snail-like body. A single bloodshot eye reared out and blinked at them, even as it drew closer and the pincers clicked louder and faster.

Ah. Fuck.

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-11-15 04:42 pm UTC (link)
Osamu would have hurried up inside, had he not been frozen in place, eyes glued to the monstrosity that followed him. Whatever it was, it sort of looked like a gigantic mutant snail or something, or rather a blob of intestines that crawled towards them, leaving a soggy, sticky trail of dark red slime in its wake.

Another scream and a part of the creature's body formed into some sort of appendix that shot out towards them, missing both of them with an inch, smacking into the door just between them with a wet, sickening sound. The appendix reeled back as the creature took aim again, and Osamu, without thinking, grabbed a hold of Badou's arm, trying to pull him through the crooked opening.

"You hurry up!"

And then the appendix came flying towards them again, only this time there were two of them, one aiming for the redhead and the other aiming for the boy. A third shriek and the creature revealed a huge maw underneath that one eye, row after row of razor sharp, moving fangs inside, yellow and half rotten, and the stench threatened to overpower the boy, and nausea boiled inside him.

Shit.

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-11-17 03:24 am UTC (link)
Badou almost lost his balance when Osamu grabbed at him in the mad rush of fear and adrenaline, grunting in surprise as sharp pain lanced through his nerves from his shoulder joint. He figured belatedly that his arm must had snapped back in an awkward angle from the kid's unexpected display of strength and that was just jolly great. He staggered visibly, face pulled into a grimace and tried to wrestle his arm free from Osamu's grip when he realised that the creature had reeled back for another attack with that appendix thing.

Unfortunate as they already were, Badou didn't think that the thing would miss twice.

The redhead's free hand shot out towards Osamu in a split second - who had frozen up and was staring at the snail-thing in horror - and threw his weight over the much smaller frame at the same time, knocking both of them onto cold concrete. Badou gritted his teeth when the pain intensified and globs of slime spattered all over them from where the appendix had slapped onto the wall again, before scrambling onto his feet and dragged Osamu up by the scruff of his shirt. He could hear, could smell the foul creature closing in on them.

"You go first!" The opening was narrow, easy enough for Osamu but he would have to squeeze through and that just sucked really bad.

He needed time and that was just one thing they didn't have.

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-11-19 10:55 am UTC (link)
Concrete. Head. Heavy body on top. Impact. All these things made for a rather bad equation and Osamu couldn't hold back a scream of pain as he hit the ground, Badou on top of him -body over him heavy no get away get away get away - and then he suddenly was on his feet again, wobbly and dazed, looking at Badou without actually realizing what he was saying, but as Badou was older, adult, he'd better do as he said or things would probably be bad.

And then he spotted the creature again.

Okay. Things were already bad. Hellishly bad even. A few globs of slime that had clung to the wall after the second impact dropped down and landed on the child's cheek. It was enough for him - it burned and it was disgusting and smelled awful - to pull him from his daze, and, ignoring his bleeding body that ached in every spot, especially his head, without another word in protest, hurried through the opening.

Well inside the bookstore, or whatever you'd want to call it, he quickly started to pull at the door, trying to widen the opening, but it was stuck. Cursing, the boy reached out his hand through the opening and called out, panic and desperation evident in his voice:

"Badou!"

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[info]bulletsforbadou
2007-12-14 05:18 pm UTC (link)
There was a semblance of relief somewhere deep at the back of his mind when Osamu went through the crack and out of harm's way. That's one less thing he's have to worry about. Badou grimaced when Osamu called out to him, wondering how long had it been since anyone said his name with such... emotions. Frighteningly intense. Something rare back home, something dangerously fragile. Odd how he remembered home at times like these. Should start planning how to escape certain death. Talk about misplaced sentimentality.

"Keep your hand to yourself!" He snarled at Osamu, ducked as the mutated snail did its flinging thing again. Wasn't so lucky this time around and burning slime smeared over his exposed skin, narrowly missing the tiny, jagged teeth at the end of the appendix. He grabbed the chipped doorframe with both hands, felt coarse wood underneath his nails and held fast. "Get away from the door!"

He lifted a foot and using the leverage, rammed said foot against the door, just over a side of the small opening. If he could only widen that space, just a little bit... A frustrated growl and Badou tried again, harder this time and his effort was rewarded with a satisfactory crack. Another kick and adrenaline and desperation must've given him extra strength as the door suddenly snapped inward on its hinges. Badou quickly scrambled inside, knocking into Osamu again and slammed the door shut behind him, keeping his back against the rectangle of wood.

Badou missed his Mac 10, he really did. He missed how easy it could have been, with bullet shells and comforting smoke and hell, was there anything around that could be used against this ugly motherfucker? Because a flimsy door won't stave off such monster for long and he ain't staying to find out. He turned to Osamu, panting and sweating like he'd just ran a thousand mile marathon, and gasped out a question.

"The basement-" Something crashed against the door and Badou was nearly knocked off his feet, jarred and more than anxious to escape to someplace other than there. Embarrassing how he'd have to depend on a kid this time around. "Ya think we can hide inside there?"

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[info]glasbubbla
2007-12-14 11:50 pm UTC (link)
At the first shout, Osamu retrieved his hand, a quick, but strangely misplaced flash of hurt rushing through him, since there really was no time for that. Deciding not to mind that in the least, as Badou probably - obviously - meant for him to be as safe as possible, he instead did was he was told and backed away from the door, knocking down a few half rotted crates in the process. He watched the door anxiously, heartbeats thundering in his skull, hands slick with sweat and head slightly spinning, as the door suddenly was kicked in and Badou stormed inside, knocking into him and knocking him over in the process.

The boy tried to quickly scramble to his feet, ignoring the added pain in his body and the fact that he had been drenched from head to toe due to falling into the water, and quickly glanced around due to the most recent question. He hurried up to Badou and grabbed the young man's arm, tugging it.

"We won't know by staying here. Let's go!"

And he led the way deeper into the basement, past shelves of destroyed and a few somewhat whole books, the stale stench of still water and rotten or mildew covered things heavy in the air.

His foot suddenly brushed over something, something hard and uncomfortable enough to be felt through his shoes and he looked down, discovering a hatch to something that could quite possibly be a trapdoor.

"Open that!"

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