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(Yeah pretty much-)
Cathal huffs. “Well no killing us. Deal? Trust me when I say, the last person who tried to hurt me got bitten by teddy.” He pets teddy, bouncing on his heels slightly.
Teddy leans into his touch, quiet for the most part apart from his quiet panting.
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(Oops yeah, based on that, ima bump Tohru's age up a few years)
Tohru is very quiet at first, listening to the two talk.
"There's no reason for any hostility here," Tohru sighs, "I've had enough violence for a lifetime in the past two weeks alone. I'm just here until I can walk better. I think. I'm not sure where I'm headed, truthfully."
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"I'll only kill you if you give me a reason to." Trianna shrugs. "By the way, what's your name?"
She glances down at Tohru thoughtfully - more of an instinct than an actual glance to look at the man since she couldn't see. "Stay here then."
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Cathal pauses, thinking for a moment. “Cathal.” He mumbles.
Teddy licks Tohru’s hand, then gets up, moving to Trianna’s side. He gently bumps her thigh his his nose.
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Tohru pauses momentarily before giving his name. He realizes even he and Cathal haven't properly introduced themselves yet.
"Name's Tohru," he says softly, his eyes darting away to the side.
He's almost grateful the woman can't see how absolutely pathetic he is.
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"Cathal. Tohru." she hums softly, repeating the names.
"I like them. They're elegant." she grins. She finally puts her arrow back in the quiver and her bow in its spot between her back and her backpack.
She finds her way over to the mats and nods to herself. She tackes off her bad and sets it down, placing her bow next to it.
She takes off her bandolier and quiver next, setting them carefully on top of her bag.
The belt and knife holder come off after that, and she secures those behind the bag.
The jacket comes off, revealing a sports bra. She'd taken off her shirt and stuffed it into her bag earlier that day.
The pants come off next, leaving her in simple yoga pants, cut just below her knees.
She was tan and very, very muscled, but very skinny despite this. She leaves her mask on, though. She wasn't sure she could trust them fully enough to show her face but they couldn't possibly be good enough to catch her off guard. She'd learned to sleep very lightly, and always with one hand on her weapons.
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Cathal sighs, leaning against the wall and twirling his finger around a strand of his hair. He seemed to now be making small noises here and there, mostly popping sounds with his lips.
Teddy seemed to stick by the girls side, guiding her and making sure she didn’t bump into anything or get hurt. He looks up at her and woofs softly, bumping his nose against her leg once again.
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Trianna looks down and grins. "Don't worry bud, I'll be fine. My ears and fingers are good enough for me to navigate without impedence. I've survived three and a half years on my own, after all."
She crouches down and ruffles the dog's fur.
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Teddy’s tail wags and he leans into her touch. He then licks her hand before scampering off back to Tohru and laying back down.
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Trianna listens to the dog scamper off before turning back to face where she knew Catchal was.
"Tomorrow. Come out hunting with me. It's been too long since I've had the pleasure of fighting alongside someone." she calls out.
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Cathal huffs. “I don’t hunt many animals! Unless I know for sure they aren’t infected or what have you.” He kicks a paper ball out of the way.
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"No, I mean zombie hunting." she chuckles. Her eyes gleamed.
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"Have both of you been alone all this time?" Tohru asks, "I can't imagine surviving so long without someone else to watch my back."
He leans back, stretching out his sore limbs. Tohru is less than eager to be with someone who actively seemed to like fighting and hunting, but as long as he didn't get dragged into any trouble, he didn't care so much.
His gaze shifts a bit.
"Why would you go looking for trouble?"
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Cathal huffs, “One, no I haven’t been completely alone. I got teddy about a year ago when he was a puppy.” He huffs, “And two, I’m not zombie hunting because I’m not crazy! If you decide to do that then don’t come back here.”
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"Fine. I'll go myself. But you can't exactly stop me from coming back, kid. I'm honestly the best person to keep around. After all, you find very many people with grenades?" Trianna cuckles.
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He huffs. “I have grenades.” He grumbles, “And amo, and arrows, and purified water AND caned food!” He started to sound panicked. It’s been years since he was around people and he was starting to remember how he felt when around them.
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"I only have one bullet, and I'm saving it for myself. I don't need any more ammunition. As for arrows, depends on what kind they are. I've been looking for some experimental weaponry lately, so depending on what you have I'll trade you food that I find out hunting." she shrugs.
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"No, because they're dead," Tohru replies, "Grenades attract way too much attention, as if gunshots aren't bad enough."
He gives another pet to Teddy, who seems mostly focused on him.
"We could kill a thousand zombies and it would make no difference."
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"I only have grenades for emergencies. I've only ever had to use one." she laughs.
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Cathal started bouncing on his heels, waving his hands slightly. His breathing was quickening and his face went red. Teddy took quick notice of this and went towards him, jumping up on him and making him sit down. Teddy then sat in his lap and leaned into him.
Cathal whines, hiding his face in the dogs fur. He wraps his arms around teddy.
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Trianna pauses as soon as she hears Cathal's whine.
She simply shuts up at this point, pulling on her gear again.
"I'm heading out. Please don't keep me out. If I'm being honest. . . I'm scared of being alone." she says softly. With that she grabs her weapons and straps everything back on again.
She's out the bunker doors before anyone can stop her.
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Cathal stays silent, shaking slightly. The quiet sound of sobs could be heard. Teddy seemed to be worried, his ears flat against his head as he nuzzled into Cathal.
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After a couple hours, Trianna comes back in, noiselessly, holding a new bag full of food and weapons.
She puts them down, near Cathal, then quietly goes to explore the rest of the bunker, not bothering to strip off her gear.
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Cathal had luckily calmed down by then, but was still silent. He kept his face in Teddy’s fur.
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After making note of walls, doorways and other things, she returns back to the main area.
"You okay now?" she asks softly. "I assume earlier was overstimulation, yeah?"
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He nods, “Mmph…” he nuzzles into teddy’s fur.
Teddy looks up at Trianna, still putting all his body weight on Cathal.
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Trianna nods.
"I'll find some noise-canceling earbuds or something. And an IPod. Maybe." she says quietly.
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Cathal sniffles, looking at her.
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Trianna smiles - which Cathal can't see, considering she was still wearing her mask.
"Promise." she says.
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He smiles slightly. “thank you…” he mutters.
