a_gentle_boy: (Wrath)
Lucas ([personal profile] a_gentle_boy) wrote2010-10-21 01:46 pm

Twenty-First PSI

[filtered and whatever]
[The voice that speaks into the phone is strangely calm.  After having suffered a severe shock and half-believing he had been transported back to Westport, Lucas wisely decided to remain at home.]

Please listen, everyone.  There are some things you should know about these people.

We called them the hazmat men when they first showed up in Westport.  They started off pretty slow and they weren't much of a threat, but as the days passed, they became much faster, stronger, and smarter.  I don't know how they'll behave now, but to be on the safe side, you should assume that they're at full power.

If you have to fight them, you should know that there's nothing underneath the suits.  Blunt force won't do anything and they won't react to getting hit.  What you need to do to break through -- stabbing or piercing or shooting works.  When the suit is opened, they release a lot of poison gas that can kill you if you're too close.  If you touch them or if you inhale any of it, the chemicals will burn you badly.  Some people died from the gas alone.

They attack with axes and they carry gas sprays with them.  Don't let them touch you.  The best thing to do if they're chasing you is to run.  They're not too fast.

[identity profile] tsundorapettan.livejournal.com 2010-10-21 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
S-so they're that dangerous, huh... I guess we're gonna have to be really careful.

[identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com 2010-10-21 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Make sure you don't touch them at all. It . . . burns. A lot.

[identity profile] tsundorapettan.livejournal.com 2010-10-21 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
... You- you sound like you're speaking from experience.

[identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com 2010-10-21 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. A lot of us were trapped there for a week . . . A lot of us died.

[identity profile] tsundorapettan.livejournal.com 2010-10-21 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she feels bad now for bringing it up ;; ]

O,... oh...
I, I see...

...Ah, thanks for the warning.

[identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com 2010-10-21 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I-It's fine. Just . . . make sure you're really careful, OK? I don't know what they're planning to do here . . .

[identity profile] tsundorapettan.livejournal.com 2010-10-21 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That's right, I will! Y, you be careful too. Aah, I hate feeling so helpless like this, like I can't do anything but stay inside! In times like this I always wanna get out there, and fight- but even I know better than to get myself into trouble like that.

[identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com 2010-10-22 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
There's no point in fighting now. If they start to attack us, maybe . . .

But I hope not.

[identity profile] tsundorapettan.livejournal.com 2010-10-22 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
If they attack us, we'll be prepared- thanks to you.

[identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com 2010-10-22 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think anyone can ever be really prepared . . . I don't want people to fight thinking that they know the weak points or anything.

[identity profile] tsundorapettan.livejournal.com 2010-10-22 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
That's not true. Knowing all those things makes me feel ready to fight back if they attack, even if they do it suddenly. Even if I don't know what their weak points are, at least I know how I need to fight.

[identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com 2010-10-23 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
A-Ah. That's what I hoped people would get out of this. Thanks, Jessica.

[identity profile] tsundorapettan.livejournal.com 2010-10-23 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome, Lucas.