Chapter 11: Part 11: First meeting
(after entering the city)
(I was moving stealthily in the city and taking detours if I found any of those things)
(at first I thought about going directly to misaki's apartment but now that I'm outside, I think it would be better to stop by a convenience store that's near here and grab some supplies on the way)
(from an alley, in front of me there was a minimarket but there are some of those things around the place, to be exact 3 of those things are outside the store, plus there is a body at the entrance that is blocking the doors. I don't know how long the body has been there but so far there is no movement and from here I can't see if there are more of those things inside that minimarket so we will have to get closer)
(well for now we have to get rid of those things first)
(calling the attention of each of those things I attracted them to the alley and one by one I gave them a few good hits in the head or well I hit them until they stopped moving. Then I walked to the minimarket and at the entrance there was a somewhat obese guy who had traces of blood in his mouth and all over his clothes, something that seemed curious to me is that he had gotten stuck with his head facing out where he had been shot, from the blood in his mouth I can deduce that he turned into one of those things, maybe he attacked a person who was armed and this person shot him possibly. For safety I stabbed him with the baseball bat to see if there was a reaction from the body but he continued without moving)
(I stepped over the body and went inside the minimarket)
(inside the minimarket there were more bodies that had received more shots in the head scattered on the floor, there were also remains of bodies that had been destroyed, organs and viscera all over the floor)
(exploring the place I found a door that was the bathroom, under it a grotesque reddish cloudy liquid, whatever it is I think it's better not to enter, I also found another door behind which were the employees' lockers which were closed and there were also cleaning supplies. Further ahead there was another door which did not have any kind of lock. When I entered I noticed that this place was an office it had a desk with a computer as well as documents on top of it)
(the computer was in good condition but I couldn't interact with it because it required a password, when I searched through the desk drawers I only found many documents, some candy and a key. Maybe it's the key to the premises?)
(With nothing else to look for, I leave that office)
(Well, there are no more of those things in the minimarket)
Let's take everything we can
(With backpack in hand, I took some packaged food, bottles of drinks and some snacks)
(I also took the opportunity to take some other objects like a knife, screwdriver and a can opener)
(After filling the backpack, I head to the entrance)
(I try the key in the door and it seems to fit)
(Well, they are the keys to the doors of the minimarket)
(I had little hope that they were, but now that they are, there is no other option)
(I head outside the store to see if there were any of those things nearby and luckily there were none of those things outside the minimarket, but you could see some of those things in the distance)
(Well, I have to be fast)
(I leave the minimarket with my backpack and leave it to one side. Then I take an arm of the body that was at the door and I pulled with all my strength)
(the guy was very heavy so I had to struggle a lot)
(...)
(in the end after so much struggling I managed to get him out of the entrance but the recent struggle caught the attention of those things that were a little far away and were now getting closer)
shit, I have to hurry
(I take the key and close the doors)
okay, it's done
(I load my backpack and head towards the alley)
(well it was a good idea to have gone to the minimarket I was able to get a good amount of resources)
for now we have to go to misaki's apartment...
(after going through the alleys and taking some detours I was finally able to get to the hotel)
(at the entrance there were no traces of those things but there were a few in the surroundings so we have to pass without attracting their attention, it would be problematic if one of those things They started following me and crowding around the hotel entrance)
(with a certain amount of care to be seen, I reached the door and entered the hotel)
(the hotel had not undergone any changes apart from the gradual darkening of the blood on the floor and walls)
(without any more time to waste, I climbed the stairs until I reached Misaki's apartment)
(...)
gasp...gasp...uff (heavy breathing)
I don't know how I was able to get to this floor and not faint in the process
(ugh....going up 8 floors carrying about 12 kilos)
gasp....gasp....gasp
(I take off my backpack and place it on the floor. After the backpack falls to the floor, I follow it and sit in the hallway next to the backpack)
ugh...I can't imagine doing this every day
sig...ugh...sig...ugh
I think I earned it
(I grab the backpack and search inside it)
this is a pain...this is not...umm..well this is
(I take out a bottle from the backpack and looking at it it was a soda)
it will do well
(I take the soda, open it and direct it to my mouth)
glup...glup...glup
ahh...this effervescence cures my tiredness
(I know it's wrong for me to spend the resources I've earned but I don't think drinking a soda is for me (I continue drinking the soda while I rest in the place)
(...)
Okay, enough rest
(I get up and carry my backpack)
Okay, let's go
(I keep walking and I get to the door of the apartment. I take the key and open the door)
(already inside, I close the door and go into the room)
uff...I arrived
(I go to the kitchen and leave the backpack on the table)
Okay, let's see what we have
(...)
(after checking everything that was inside the backpack)
I got: about 4 cans of legumes (beans and lentils), 8 cans of preserves (tuna, meat and fruit in syrup), about 5 bottles of different drinks (water, soda and energy drinks), about 3 medium-sized snacks, about 16 sweets (among which there were chocolate bars and candies)
On the other hand I got a knife, a can opener and a screwdriver
Well maybe I could get something good with the cans of preserves...
(I then started to check the drawers of the kitchen furniture)
(To my surprise there was a considerable amount of resources)
(The kitchen cupboards were all full of various supplies and not to mention the refrigerator)
(There was everything cans, preserves, drinks, snacks and packaged lunches)
(There was everything in supplies like a minimarket, only alcoholic drinks were missing)
(I suppose they didn't let me because they took good care of Misaki)
(...)
(I'm sorry Misaki for using your supplies but this is necessary if we want to protect the house from the bandits. I promise you that once I get everything necessary, I will return everything taken...)
(From the cupboards I take packages of instant soup, some cans, drinks and snacks and I put them in my backpack)
(I then decide where I should go, if towards the upper or lower floors)
(It seems that this building has 15 floors in which each floor has 4 rooms)
(In the game after the attack by the bandits, Misaki and the protagonist use Misaki's apartment as a new base. At that time, 31 days had already passed since the infection occurred and when exploring the building, the protagonist found rooms that had been looted, in others the people inside had succumbed to the infection and others were simply closed from the inside without any response to any call)
(In the game, the protagonist mostly met some people on the upper floors than the lower ones)
(Well, we will go to the upper floors but first we look for people on our floor with whom to trade, although in the game we were the only ones alive on the floor since 2 rooms had been assaulted by bandits and in one there was an infected person. Maybe now we can (There are people alive now)
Well, whatever, let's go out and barter
(Backpack in hand, I headed out of the apartment)
(In front of Misaki's apartment there was another apartment, which if I'm not mistaken, was ransacked and everything had been taken by the bandits)
There might be useful things inside now...
Well, I have nothing to lose by trying
(I approach the door and start knocking)
Knock...knock...knock
Is there anyone there?
(Some time passes and there is no answer)
Umm, how strange
Knock...knock...knock
Is there anyone there?
Knock...knock...knock...
(How strange...maybe the person who lived here wasn't inside when it happened?)
I guess there's no one inside...
(The door opens unexpectedly)
Huh?
ugh...my head and you...who the fuck are you?
(in front of me was a disheveled girl with an irritated look)