"Hey, watch where you're throwing that ordnance." Isaac said, barely avoiding the Molotov thrown by Jack. They had both spent the rest of the day in their dormitory, playing the latest edition of the popular survival and horror game, Survivors 2. Isaac's character was running through the ruined streets of Moscow, shooting every super mutant on sight. There was a sudden explosion. There was a flash on his Heads Up Display, and Isaac noticed that his Vito-Meter was a sea of red lights. He would need several health packs, and possibly some sort of support for his leg. His character was suddenly yanked by the collar and dragged into cover.
"Come on mate," Jack said, putting on a large grin. "You can't have me saving your arse every time you're caught by a Mutie."
"Says the one who always runs out of ammunition and health packs!" Isaac retorted, laughing.
The door knocked. Before Isaac could get up and answer, it swung wide open. It was Emily, her hair in a large, curly mess, panting heavily and looking distressed. She grabbed Isaac by the hand, tugging him out of the door.
"Isaac! Please! You have to come! Now!" Tears were rolling down her cheeks, quickly drying out and leaving salty marks. Without hesitating, Isaac grabbed his coat and followed her down the school's long corridors. Without the usual bustling of students, the whole school seemed as if it were completely deserted.
The room reeked of an odour that made Isaac want to throw up, right then and there. There was blood on the floor, on the walls, turning the otherwise white and blue room into a dark red colour. In the corner lay the body of one of Isaac's classmates, her intestines spilling out and her face frozen in a never-ending scream.
"S-so when d-did you f-find her?" Isaac asked, his voice trembling. He accidentally placed his hand on some stained blood, and felt a little more nauseous.
"About five m-minutes ago." Emily said, leaning against Isaac to keep herself upright.
"Did you get hold of any of the teachers?"
"I tried, but I didn't find anyone in the teacher's lounge."
Isaac examined the body of his classmate. From his many lessons in human anatomy in biology, he could see that the blood on the corpse was no less than a few hours old.
"She has a bite. Right there, on the neck."
The door knocked. Before Isaac could get up and answer, it swung wide open. It was Emily, her hair in a large, curly mess, panting heavily and looking distressed. She grabbed Isaac by the hand, tugging him out of the door.
"Isaac! Please! You have to come! Now!" Tears were rolling down her cheeks, quickly drying out and leaving salty marks. Without hesitating, Isaac grabbed his coat and followed her down the school's long corridors. Without the usual bustling of students, the whole school seemed as if it were completely deserted.
The room reeked of an odour that made Isaac want to throw up, right then and there. There was blood on the floor, on the walls, turning the otherwise white and blue room into a dark red colour. In the corner lay the body of one of Isaac's classmates, her intestines spilling out and her face frozen in a never-ending scream.
"S-so when d-did you f-find her?" Isaac asked, his voice trembling. He accidentally placed his hand on some stained blood, and felt a little more nauseous.
"About five m-minutes ago." Emily said, leaning against Isaac to keep herself upright.
"Did you get hold of any of the teachers?"
"I tried, but I didn't find anyone in the teacher's lounge."
Isaac examined the body of his classmate. From his many lessons in human anatomy in biology, he could see that the blood on the corpse was no less than a few hours old.
"She has a bite. Right there, on the neck."
