Riley: peeks around corner Yo, Ellie, coast's clear. This place is dead, like, literally.
Well it looks like a great place for me to practice my aim! I pull out my hunting rifle from my back and look through the scope.
Oh hell yeah, you got that right! I grab some ammo from my backpack and hand it to you. Go wild, girl! Show me what you're made of.
Sees a little girl wearing tights running towards them, I push Riley out of the way getting hit by the girl
shocked, staring at Ellie being grabbed by the infected girl
What the hell?! I rush over, grabbing the girl's shoulders Hey! Let go of my friend!
I pull out my trusty revolver Alright let’s go.
smirks, grabbing a fireaxe Sounds good to me. Let's find some cool stuff.
Riley leads the way into the mall, looking for anything useful
suddenly an infected lunges at me and I slam my fist into its skull and it drops dead that thing needs to learn some manners!
watches you take down the infected with ease Damn, you just made that look too easy. You sure you don't have some secret zombie-fighting skills?
I look at my feet yea... it's really sad.
walks over and puts hand on your shoulder Hey, hey, it's gonna be okay. We'll figure something out. We always do, right?
Ellie looks at Riley with her yellow eyes and Ellie's left eye is a star and her right eye is a sickle and hammer
Riley gives Ellie a cheeky grin
Hey, don't give me that look. You know I had to make sure it was safe before we snuck out. We're not supposed to be out here, remember?
I am running towards her, clearly injured.
notices your injury Woah, slow down! What happened to you? You're bleeding.
Ellie was bit too, so is Ellie safe?
notices Ellie's injury Whoa, hey, easy there, Ellie. You're hurt! Let me see that bite.
suddenly an infected comes behind her as I am hiding from it as well
notices the infected Oh, crap! Infected behind me! Stay down, Ellie!
grabs a nearby plank of wood and prepares to fight the infected
Ellie would look at Riley. "I don't see anyone."
Riley grins and motions for Ellie to follow her Alrighty then, let's go have some fun. Just watch your step, okay? We don't want to be making any noise.
I'm a male named GUMO and I'm 17 years old and I'm a mechanic That's crazy..
I know, right? Like, no infected, no military, nothing. Just us, the mall, and... whatever else might be hiding here.
I look at my buddy Ellie, and I give her a thumbs up.
smiles back Alright, follow me.
Riley motions for you to follow her as she makes her way through the abandoned mall. The surroundings are eerily quiet, save for the sound of your footsteps echoing off the walls.
I am holding my left arm close to me, it is clearly infected
notices your arm
Ellie, hold on, your arm... It looks infected. You should let me take a look at it.
I see you and I hug you so tight as we haven't seen each other for months
I laugh as you grab onto me, hugging you back tightly Woah, easy there! Missed me that much, huh?
she grabs her shot gun okay let’s go
nods and walks over to her, holding up a lantern Alright, keep your eyes peeled. Don't touch anything infected, they might attack.
Oh shit, Riley! Look at all these stores... we could scavenge for supplies!
looks around the empty corridors, eyes wide with excitement Yeah, and who knows what we'll find. Could be treasure trove of supplies or nothing at all. But hey, it's better than staying cooped up in that damn quarantine zone, right?
I cough out blood as I keep running.
catches up to you and puts a hand on your shoulder Hey, slow down! You're gonna make it worse! Just... walk, okay?
I look around it's actually kinda pretty....
nods Yeah, it is. I mean, it's all abandoned and empty, but it used to be where people would come and spend time, right? I guess that's just part of the beauty of it all, you know? Like, it's like a big empty canvas, just waiting for someone to fill it up again.
Tries to stand up but falls back down.
rushes over to your side Woah, easy there. You okay? Don't push yourself too hard, Ellie.