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Zed 🦐 (zombaezed) wrote in chances_rpg,
@ 2025-01-24 17:25:00

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9-1-1: tk strand, disney: zed necrodopolis

Zed Necrodopolis &
TK Strand
Low • 24 Jan 25 • Communal area

Zed's a tiny bit overwhelmed, but makes a new friend?

He'd been in San Francisco five days already, enrolled into school, had his first classes and tried to fit in all over again. Didn't matter where he was, Seabrook or San Francisco, there would always be that obstacle to face. Even if he had adjusted his ZBand to make him less Zombie-looking and more Human, there had been a lot of staring going on. Not all the good kind, either. It was a tough few days, but Loki was a great guardian and had killer taste when it came to clothing. Plus he'd been invited to a birthday celebration and had made a bunch of new friends in the building.

So why was he staring at his Math homework as if it was a foreign language and zoning out harder than Wynter when she spotted something shiny. Probably because he was thinking about how he was literally universes away from home and didn't even know if he could get back. Must've been how Addison had felt, getting aboard that spaceship. "Well, this isn't getting me anywhere." Zed spoke aloud, slamming his books shut and hopping off the bed. Stretching out his limbs, he wandered through the apartment and out into the hall, taking the elevator down to exlore more of the building's shared spaces.

He danced more than walked across the open plan floor, humming to himself as he went. "Huh." Pausing as his sneaker slid slightly more that it should, he looked down at the puddle he'd stepped in. Then at the softly bubbling hot tub just a foot away. "Yikes, note to self, pay attention to where I'm gliding."

Sitting on a patch of dry tile, he leaned forward and dipped his fingertip into the water curiously. They didn't have hot tubs in Zombietown, or the forbidden forest, and the high school just had a steam room, which he avoided like the second zombie plague.

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andhesmine
2025-01-26 06:18 pm UTC (link)

TK was bored and restless and he didn't want to sit around anymore. Carlos was off doing something and Lou2 was asleep, so, he decided to get out of the apartment and go for a little walk. Maybe he'll figure out what to do when he's out in the fresh air.

Once in the common area, he noticed somebody by the spa. The person caught his attention because TK hadnt seen him before. Was he new? Well, there was only one way to find out. He walked over and with a smile he said, "Hi!" he cheerfully said, eager to break the ice and learn more about this mysterious newcomer.

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zombaezed
2025-01-26 08:14 pm UTC (link)

Looking up at the cheery greeting Zed lifted his hand in a wave and turned on a bright smile. "Heyyyy." He couldn’t remember seeing the other guy comment on his first (and only) post on the community network. Or run into him already in the building, "What’s up? I’m Zed, new in town." He gestured to the tub as he climbed to his feet, "and Spas. You really just hang out in hot water with other people, like you’re human stew? And it’s relaxing?"

He was probably talking too much, but he was taking the distraction which had been so graciously offered by his fellow resident. Anything to keep his mind off home, or the dull pain in his wrist beneath the ZBand. "Are you from San Francisco?" By which he of course meant was he from another universe like most of the residents in the building.

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andhesmine
2025-01-27 05:49 pm UTC (link)

TK hadn't been paying too much attention to the network lately, so he had no idea who was new lately, which also meant he hadn't been commenting anyone either. "I'm TK and I had a feeling that you were new around here." He looked at the spa and then back at Zed. "Yeah, it can be relaxing. You should definitely try it sometime...unless there's a reason why you can't." He did pick up on the "human stew" thing which to TK meant this guy wasn't human.

TK didn't mind one bit that Zed was being talkative. "No, I was in Austin, Texas before I was pulled here almost a year ago." Damn, it hadn't felt that long, but in a few more months TK would have been trapped here for a year. No wonder he was starting to miss everyone so much lately. "What about you? Where were you pulled from?"

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zombaezed
2025-01-27 09:50 pm UTC (link)

"Was it the wide eyes and bemused expression that gave me away?" Zed smiled again, resisting the urge to rub at his wrist before tucking his hands into his pockets. "TK, cool name, sometimes I just get Z." Turning to look at the hot tub again, he felt his nose wrinkle as he thought about just sitting in the bubbly water, kind of like a bath - with other people. "No reason why I can't, Zombies aren't allergic to water or anything, but my Z-Band probably wouldn't like being submerged for too long."

Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys, Houstan Texans, Texas Longhorns - who were actually from Austin. All unobtainable teams to him, but who knew, maybe in this world he'd be able to play in the NFL... if he stayed long enough. "Wow, almost a year? I guess we really don't know how long we'll be here for. Seabrook, it's a small town which doesn't even exist here."

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andhesmine
2025-01-28 06:29 am UTC (link)

"It might have been those things," TK said with a smile. "Thanks. Do you like to be called Z or Zed?" He wouldn't want to call the guy by a nickname if he didn't actually like it. He couldn't help but smirk at the look on Zed's face as he looked over the spa once again. "You're a zombie? And what is a z-band?"

He gave a small nod and said, "Yeah, crazy I know. We really don't. There are others that have been here a lot longer than me." He wished he knew how this place chose who stayed and went. Some people seemed to stay for along time and some seemed to disappear pretty quickly. He wondered if there was any rhyme or reason behind any of it. "Seabrook...never heard of it." He was pretty sure that it didn't exist in his own world either. "Is anyone you know from home here or are you on your own?"

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zombaezed
2025-01-30 12:28 pm UTC (link)

Zed’s smile grew as he was asked which name he’d prefer to be called, not many people were so courteous. "I like both, but Z is what my friends call me. You can call me Z. We’re alphabet buds."

A tiny lift of his eyebrows followed the questions, and he nodded. "Oh yeah, born a zombie. There was an accident at the town power plant and toxic gas infected people, turning them into zombies." Pulling his left hand from his pocket, he held up his wrist for TK to see the cuff-like device. "It’s an electronic device that modulates our brainwaves to keep us in control of our monster side. It should be waterproof, but I don’t like to test its limits, especially where I can’t easily fix it."

TK seemed lost in thought for a moment and Zed hoped he hadn’t unintentionally made him home sick. He was surprised that everyone he’d spoken to so far had been so calm about their new(ish) situation, but if they’d been there for years that would explain it. "No, I’m the only one." Something he didn’t want to think about too hard. "Were you on your way out? Can I walk with you?"

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