Memory 002: I regret...

[forgotten_titan]

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Waking up to an apocalyptic world is never the best thing to wake up to. Especially when she gets the nagging feeling that she's seen something like this before. The first day had not been too bad though; she'd just been wandering around town trying to look for friends or the Titans, or even her housemate, Sniper. She could worry about why this whole scene seemed familiar to her later. Right now, it was more important that she made sure everyone else was alright.

However with the coming of the second day people might see Tara running as she's being chased by three of the crazy cannibals. She's doing an alright job out-running them so far, but she has limits to her stamina. The small sack of things that she's managed to scavenge from around is also weighing her down; coupled with the fact that she hasn't eaten properly in nearly a whole day, it's more than a dead weight. The nagging feeling from yesterday has now manifested itself as a pounding headache too, and that's not helping her concentration.

She needs help, and fast.

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[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

[Mike was tired, he'd been on the move most of the day, but a hero's work was never done, jumping out of a pile of rubble with a cinder block at the pack as they moved by there was the thick meaty crump of cinder hitting skull as he moved, thunking one then tossing it at the other and rolling to the side to avoid the shotgun fire.]

I really REALLY REALLY HATE this end of the world bullshit! Are you okay girl?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Y-yeah. I think so...

(She swayed on her feet, swallowing. She had been so scared...)

T-thanks.

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

Find some place to hide then. I think I can at least look tastier than you.

[He gives a thumbs up and picks up another piece of debris]

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(She hesitates. A moment ago, she had been all alone. She had been so scared that she was the only one left.

But now, there was someone else out there. Fighting for her. He looked as tired as she did too.

She glared at the cannibals, before she picked up a rock nearby and hurled it at one of them.)

We'll go together. I'm not going to let you get eaten instead of me!

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

Well, if that's the way you roll.

[He pops up and charges the pack with another chunk of rock, seeming rather good at being a moving target as he moves to close.]

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(Tara keeps up the rock throwing from a distance. She's not stupid, she knows she can't overpower any of them. But if she can gives him support in any way, then she will.)

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

[You can say many things about Booster, but he knows when to duck and never really gives up. That and apparently he knows how to cinder block a ghoulish cannibal in the face pretty well. With the rock distraction support after a while he's in the middle of the crowd of fallen ghouls, huffing but alive.]

Ok... 3 down... Several hundred more to go. Somewhere else.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(She's relieved that they're all down for the count; heading over to thank her rescuer, she manages to catch his last statement and immediately objects.)

You can't be serious; you can't go back out there to fight some more of them!! I mean...thanks for saving me and all, but you don't look like you can take down any more of them.

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

[He kneels and picks up one of the shotguns and pockets the shells]

Eh, probably not but as long as they are chasing idiots like me they're ignoring the places where the kids or the injured are holed up.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

We should leave this to the super heroes though. I heard that there were some heroes from the Justice League in Mayfield; maybe they'd be able to save us.

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you. Booster Gold, ex member of the JLA at your service.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Oh.

OH...

Umm...sorry?

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

I quit, I didn't get fired.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

W...why? I thought all super heroes wanted to get into the Justice League.

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

You spend 5 months in traction because you tried to cover for Superman and you kind of reevaluate what you can do. Its all about knowing where you can do the most good.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Traction? What's that?

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

The hospital. Just about every bone in my body was broken.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Oh. Sorry. But at least you helped him, right? And you're still helping others. If that's how it is, then you don't need to be part of the Justice League.

(If he spent 5 months in the hospital with all his bones broken, then he'd definitely be able to take on the cannibals, exhausted as he looked. Still, he does look like he might need something to eat at least...Tara quickly rummaged in her sack.)

Gimme a minute, I've almost...got it...yes!

(She takes out a can of tuna and passes it over to him.)

Here. If you're going to be fighting more bad guys, you need to eat, right?

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, work where you can do the most good. If its in a team, great, if its in a smaller team, that's great too.

Are you sure? I don't want to take all your food and really, I'm just doing what I can, you know a few here and there. I'm not the kind to do anything big like charge their encampments. I'm just trying to help where I can.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm sure. It's not ALL my food, I've still got a few other tin cans in my bag. Besides, it's the least I could do to help other people; if I can't protect them, I can at least give someone who can food to do so.

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

All right.

Do you have some place fortified to stay? I'll get you there at least. The streets are well, not the safest place.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I do, but I'm looking for other stuff I could bring back. The guy I'm staying with is pretty good at taking down all these insane people, so I thought I'd look for food for him instead.

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

Well, then let me help you get back there. I don't think you want to go through a run like that and I don't think I want to have to do more cinder block work, cause the gun is probably going to be too loud.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

No, it's ok, I can make it back on my ow...

(And that's when the fatigue hits her again, along with another throbbing headache. She falls down to her knees and holds her head as the pain comes in waves.)

[boostedfailure.livejournal.com]

[He kneels down and offers a hand]

I dunno, this place has us all off guard.