Zombies. The walking dead. Living corpses. Rika had only heard of them in comic books and movies, foolishly watching with wide-eyed fascination, only to later spend nights on end cowering beneath her covers for safety. But of course, they'd never exist in reality...
Except that now, this was her reality. She had first thought it was a pleasant dream
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"R-Rika's not hurt, but-those people out there, they tried to-to eat Rika-" She gave a nervous glance to the door, as if expecting hoards of more corpses to burst in, and looking back at her newfound ally.
"Do you know...how to stop them?" If he didn't, then...they were cornered. She looked ready to burst into tears once more at the thought.
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...Wouldn't it?
She gave him a shaky smile, hands clutching at the hem of her skirt in an anxious gesture. "Thank you; Rika was really scared, back there..."
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"Not injured...Rika's not hurt too much..." She managed to say, still too winded and frightened to properly speak, her side aching and one small foot scraped from a rock as she ran, but nothing major. "U-um...Is this your house...?"
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It was the safest place nearby, wasn't it? So it should be easy to make the girl want to stay down there with him. And he genuinely wanted to protect her, at least from something as wasteful as being clawed to death by zombies. There were much more exciting ways to kill her, and he wouldn't even consider those for the moment. He could find other uses for her, right? He started to climb back down the ladder leading to the door, suddenly forcing Rika to make a hasty decision.
"Shut it if you're not coming, shut it behind you if you are. Oh, my name's Nanaya."
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At least he wasn't locking her out and leaving her up there. She had to be grateful. Even if the idea of hiding in tunnels frightened her almost as much as the zombies. "Is there...anywhere else to stay? A-aside from tunnels? Rika's scared of the dark, so-"
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Rika's escape had drawn out several zombies, all shambling their way towards the cottage moaning for the scent of her flesh. But even if some of their cries reached the hut, they themselves did not. Rika could hear the faint sound of metal cutting flesh and someone... or something falling, as Shinji made short work of the walking dead before wandering up to the station and knocking on the front door.
"Anyone in there?"
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"G...go away!" She cried. "There's no more room here! It's full here!"
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"... Heh. Well ain't it a good thing I've cleaned out this area, then. 'F all these guys were to put their heads back on and start huntin' again, they might've brought the house down."
Was humor really the right response to the situation? Most likely not, but it was how he usually coasted by and he wasn't about to change his habits anytime soon.
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Maybe he might be someone helpful to have around after all.
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His venture had lead him to the liftguard station... He wasn't sure if anyone was around whenever he entered, but he had to be sure. "Yo! Is anyone alive in here? If you're a zombie, I'll have to crush you to pieces."
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Why did someone have to come?! They'd just steal her food, and take her bedding, and attract more of those zombies! He wouldn't help her! No one ever helped her.
"Rika doesn't have any valuables! O-okay?! So don't hurt her!"
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"Oi, I'm not gonna hurt you! I'm here to save you!"
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"T-then why didn't you come earlier?! Rika's been waiting here... Prove that you aren't one of those things outside!" She remained curled up, her knees pulled tightly to her chest. He wouldn't find her...right? He shouldn't be able to find her, so...she should be safe. For now, at least.
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