The last of us rp??

Selene had chopped her hair when this mess had started, and kept it that way. Dirty blonde turned brown from grime, sweat, and ash, and gray eyes that would terrify even the most cold of soldiers. She stood tall at a 5'11, 6'0 with her combat boots.
She clicked her tongue, "You know damn well that if I didn't know you as well as I do I wouldn't have hesitated." Now that the tension had left her expression, it was just exhaustion and pain. She had lost everyone, and now… The only other person she interacted with had been bitten. Lovely.
When Ash moved to stand beside her, she grabbed some rubbing alcohol, gauze, water, and wrap. She hummed as she looked over the bite. "It's shallow. That's good at least. "There's more blood so it makes the wound look worse." She sets to work carefully cleaning the wound, offering the water to Ash to drink. With steady hands she cleaned the wound, grimacing slightly at the sight of the bite but wrapping it carefully before nodding in satisfaction. "There. We'll check on it in a few hours, clean it again, and make sure the infection hasn't spread. There's always the decision of amputation, but it's hard to tell exactly how far the infection has spread."

Selene sighed deeply and shook her head before she thrusts the water forward, "Drink. I don't need you dying from dehydration before you die of whatever that is." She sighed deeply and shook her head, "No, it's fine. They're crafty little buggers." Selene muttered quietly. "I should have come with you, watched your back." She grunts softly and shakes her head. She hated this- so much. Running every day of her life, wondering whether the army or the infected were coming after them. And there were people worse than the infected too… She ran her hand through her hair. "Just… rest. I'll make us some food and we'll go from there, okay?"

Selene sighed deeply and shook her head, "I don't care. It's water. I can find more later." She murmured quietly, leaning against a wall tiredly. "As for food, same thing." She ran a hand through her hair and shrugged hopelessly. "I don't blame myself. But don't think for a moment that there's nothing out there. Always…" She sighed, "There's no point in lecturing you." She felt horrible still. She didn't know what to do at this point. She didn't want to be alone anymore. She didn't want to be left alone. She didn't want to be stuck in this hell alone. But she wanted to live. This life is the only life she knew. Monsters and pain. But she didn't care at this point. It was such a nightmare. Such a terrifying life. She hated it. "You won't be alone. Promise." She assures gently. She moved to sit with Ash and gently tugged the girl to sit against her side.

Selene shrugged hopelessly. "That's fine. I've been alone before." She muttered quietly. Though at this point… She didn't like the idea of being alone. She liked the company of Ash. She liked being around people. Yeah, the world sucked right now, but she had found it a little less grim with Ash by her side. She sighed a little and ran a hand through her hair. "Don't blame yourself. You saw a kid, you got bit. It could have happened to anyone if they had been in your shoes. All that matters is that you got back alive and we could have some time together before this…" She didn't finish her sentence, instead biting her lip and looking up at the ceiling, and swallowing a thick lump in her throat. If she remembered correctly, it could take anywhere from 2-8 hours for the infection to reach Ash's brain… and then Selene would have to be the one to pull the trigger.

Selene ran a frustrated hand through her hair. "We have known each other near our entire damned lives, and I know we've experienced a lot of shit, but I've been on my own before. I'll be okay. I'm just mainly worried about you." She murmurs softly. She shut her eyes for a moment and shook her head. "It's not your fault, you were just doing your job- Shit I should have come with you." She mutters sadly. She didn't want to think about it too much. She didn't want to be left alone if she was being honest. But what could she do? Her friend was dying and she was powerless to do anything to stop it.

Selene gazed at Ash with tired eyes. "I am mad, Ash. But not at you. I'm angry at the government, I'm mad at whatever those freaks are, I'm angry at myself for not being there to protect you. You were doing something I asked you to do and now." She sighed and motioned over at the bite mark. "Just… Sit." She mutters quietly, "Sit with me, for now."

Selene sighed softly and ran her hand through Ash's hair once the other settled at her side once again. "it's okay to be scared." Selene murmured quietly, her eyes shut for a moment as she allowed herself to fully process everything. "If anything it's weird not to be scared." She smiled a little before ruffling Ash's hair affectionately. "No one wants to die. I don't want to die. But. I'm still gonna look after you, even after you're gone. Understand. I'm not gonna leave you alone anymore. Promise."

Selene sighed deeply, "I know. But I'm here for now, and that's all that matters." She murmured quietly. "No one is ever ready. And don't beat yourself up for it, yeah? We all gotta leave eventually." She hummed softly, her head falling back as she just focused on humming that tune. "I'm not gonna leave you. I've got your back, yeah? And I don't have to kill you. Not… not yet at least." She shut her eyes tightly and rook a deep breath.

Selene nodded hesitantly, "Of course." She murmured softly. She didn't want to wake up in the morning to Ash being infected, but she was glad that the two of them were able to spend some time together before that happened. She sighed deeply and just held onto Ash, playing with her hair and focusing on humming. She would have to kill Ash- but she would worry about that in the morning.

(Hi! Sorry about the late response, I was sick :/ still am but feeling better!)

Selene stayed awake for the majority of the evening, just carefully playing with Ash's hair, her eyes carefully scanning their surroundings as they slept. She let out a slow breath when she saw the sun coming up. She'd let Ash rest a bit longer. She kept her hand on Ash's back, her eyes shutting tightly as she tried to will herself to do what she needed to do once Ash woke up. She knew that it was her responsibility. She knew that she didn't want to do this, but she had promised Ash. She didn't move, for the most part, just keeping Selene tucked into her side.

Selene was startled when she heard Ash wake up, looking down and to see a perfectly fine Ash- Wait. That shouldn't be possible. She paused and slowly sat up, "What the fuck-" She looked so confused before she quickly dove for Ash's arms. She carefully removed the bandage that they had wrapped around the wound the night before and a sharp breath left her lips at the sight of the wound. Not only had the infection not spread, she looked… she looked fine. Selene paused and looked up after thinking for a moment. "Okay. Here's what I'm going to do. You're not dead- not yet at least. But- Do you think…?" She ran her hand through her hair. "Either the infection is spreading really slowly- or you're immune." Immune was impossible. Or was it? Selene didn't know.

Selene took a deep breath in and glanced at Ash, "We still can't be overly careful. Even if it's not infected, we should keep an eye on symptoms for a while, and keep an eye on the wound." She states simply. "Okay… Once that's taken care of we can move forward and get out of here. We need to start moving north at some point. The higher we get, the further away from the infected we get." She explains quietly. "We need to get as far as we can. Okay? Maybe someone up north can help us."

Selene noticed how Ash curled into herself and she stopped talking for a moment before slowly leaning forward to gently take Ash's hand. "Hey, look at me." She gently cupped Ash's cheek and tilts her head up to make the other look at her. "It's gonna be okay, I promise. We're gonna get through this together, just like everything else." She offers a tired smile. "We're gonna get through this, we're gonna survive. We're going to put this one day at a time, one step forward in front of the other." She squeezes Ash's hand. "Come on. Let's go get some supplies and then head out."

Selene glanced at Ash with a raised brow. "Considering the fact that when this whole mess hit and my father lied to me about being bitten and I woke up to him-" She swallowed harshly. "I can handle it. Trust me." She ruffles Ash's hair gently before moving away and gathering their supplies before slinging her rifle over her shoulders, double-checking her ammo packs, and setting her pistol in its holster. "Alright, let's get going then." She pulls the map out of her pocket and carefully marks where they were headed and marks where they were at the moment.

Selene shrugged, "You're fine. It happens." She sighed deeply and nods, "We'll walk through the city and get around to the other side. Depending on how infected it is, we'll have to go the long way around." She points to the city they were heading to. "There's a QZ not far from here. If anything we could steal cars or medicine." She tucks the map away and offers her hand to Ash, "Come on, let's get going."