Just Outside the Main Gate, Friday Morning

[bitch_prince]

He'd been assessing people resources for most of the previous day. Since there had yet to be word from Lady Zoe, Arthur took the opportunity today to scope out how much space there would be for a barricade - if one could even be feasibleThis brought him to the area just outside the gates, wearing full armor and backed by Merlin-the-idiot-sorcerer,

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[bigdamndestiny]

The idiot-sorcerer did not look particularly pleased by this whole barricade idea. It reminded him too strongly of Ealdor.

"How many people are ready to fight?"

[bitch_prince]

Well, that was strategy for you.

"It's hard to tell," Arthur said. "If radio is to be believed, we've been losing warriors in droves." He paced up to the line of one wall.

[bigdamndestiny]

Merlin nodded, looking down the road as well. His tactics may not be the best, but put him in a corner and you'd have one hell of a fight.

"We'll find a way."

[bitch_prince]

"Of course we will," he said, with forced blase arrogance that was so well-practiced it sounded like the regular breed. "We'll need to establish a credible line of defense." Not that he expected Merlin to understand any of that.

[hotceltogoth]

Ronan had decided that gearing up and heading out for a patrol would be a good idea; he was one of the many, after all, who had some experience with threats like this, and it wouldn't hurt to put his experience and skills to good use.

As he was leaving, he happened to spy Arthur. Ronan closed his eyes, sent a silent prayer for strength to the powers, and approached. "Good day," he said. "Going zombie-hunting?"

Best to try for politeness, to start.

[bitch_prince]

More sorcerers. That was exactly what Arthur had needed. "No," he said, "We're assessing the defensibility of the castle." This really wasn't a time for outright hostility. "You were planning to do so on your own?"

[hotceltogoth]

Ronan nodded. "I'd not object to company," he said, "but a number of my more powerful abilities are... wide-range in scope, and I'd rather not risk people unfamiliar with them."

[bitch_prince]

Well, far be it from him to contradict a wizard's opinion of his own powers. "It's too dangerous out there for a lone warrior," Arthur said, neutrally, "But if this magic of yours is as 'wide-ranged' as you claim, I'm sure you'll come to no harm."

He even managed to reign in some of the sarcasm-slash-pride on that last one.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri was in no way about to sit around the dorms doing nothing, but she also didn't trust herself to just go out and kick some zombie butt right now. Riina enjoyed it a little too much. Which didn't mean she didn't have her lightsaber clipped to her belt when she ventured out, of course.

Of course, it would be Arthur out by the gates, and she rolled her eyes a little bit but headed down anyway. "Is there a plan yet?" she asked.

[bitch_prince]

"I've heard nothing from the Lady Zoe," Arthur supplied. He could have rolled his eyes at her in return, but that wouldn't accomplish anything right now. "If we get permission, however, it'd be best if we set up a barricade, added a fire trap, closed the gates, and set up our best long-range fighters behind them."

Also, it'd be nice if people stopped wandering off.

[weetuskenraider]

"Do we have time to ask for permission?" Tahiri asked dubiously. (Thank you, Anakin Solo, for that posthumous bad influence.) "I know the zombies move slow, but red tape can be such a pain and more people could get eaten by the time we get the okay."

[bitch_prince]

"We don't want our efforts to intervene with what Lady Zoe has planned," Arthur said, businesslike, even if he quite frankly was somewhat of the same persuasion as Tahiri in this. Protocol demanded otherwise. "I'm sure it won't take long."

Arthur was unaware of how red tape procedures had worsened over the years.

[blondecanary]

After Movie Class, Dinah grabbed her boomerangs, baseball bat, and eskrima sticks, and most importantly cell phone, and headed out to see how she could help.

Hunh. That was easier than she'd thought it would be. "Hey guys. Where should I go?"

[bitch_prince]

"Back into the castle." Arthur was aware it was probably futile. Arthur was going to try regardless. Once.

[bigdamndestiny]

Merlin couldn't help but agree with that one. "We're just assessing for a barricade, Dinah."

[blondecanary]

"Then there's no reason I can't stay and help assess," Dinah said, folding her arms. "Have you guys actually fought any of these yet?" She might have been checking on Merlin for signs of extra stress.

[withoutverona]

It was a wild-eyed and indignant Romeo who was deposited at the school gates under stern orders to get inside and stay safe.

Orders which he, of course, was ignoring.

"It's happening again," he said, to no one in particular. "Death steals my loves, and leaves me no token."

[bitch_prince]

"Romeo?"

That was a bit... dramatic. Arthur turned his head to give the man a look. "What's happened?"

[withoutverona]

Drama, sadly, was Romeo's thing in moments like this; Arthur was only lucky he hadn't gotten around to more suicidal threats yet.

"The beach," Romeo said, managing a straight answer for once. "Reno and Yurika were both taken and turned. I saw them, and I think they wanted --" he couldn't finish the sentence. "Some blond woman with a gun bundled me back to campus."

[bitch_prince]

"Reno's been taken?" That was... bad news. Arthur tried not to let it show on his face, but some of it may have slipped through unnoticed. "Right. You should get to the indoors, Romeo," he added, with his best placating tone. The last thing they needed was another loose cannon throwing himself into the fray. "Find some calm."