Downfall RPG

For Loren having a nightmare and Landon offering comfort.

WHO: Landon and OPEN
WHAT: We'll find out, won't we?
WHERE: The kitchen
WHEN: Around 2 PM


Landon was thinking about Tom Waits. Not in any serious or important manner of course -- how serious or important could one's thoughts be when they revolved around a man who had been nearly seventy and smoked nearly forty packs a day? Still, it was what his mind was revolving around. Tom Waits and his poem "What's he Building in there?". The lyrics were running through Landon's head on repeat as he made his way into the kitchen, and the redhead found himself remorsing over the fact that he'd never get a chance to see Tom perform live.

In the Bostonian's hands were a knife and a canteloupe. The fruit was heavy and reassuring. He'd been careful about eating only when he really needed to, and even then it was sparingly. His stomach had been roaring dully for the past few hours. The meagre breakfast he'd shared with Loren that morning had hardly filled him, and only a little while later he felt as though he were starving again, his stomach clenching and growling. He felt a little bad for using the fruit, as though he were doing something wrong, taking away what little they had in fresh vegetation from everyone else, but the canteloupe was close to going bad, he could smell the syrupy-sweet almost too ripeness even through the thick and textured rind.

Setting the fruit on the counter, Landon began to cut into it, first slicing it in half, and then dividing it again. His suspicions of the age of the melon were confirmed as soon as the two sides fell apart. It cut like butter against a hot knife, the insides were soft and vibrant orange, so bright that it looked artificial. As he continued slicing it the smell became cloying, and for some reason Landon thought of his summers in Alabama, before he'd moved to Boston. The smell reminded him of honey-suckle blooming along the buildings of his youth, the pink and white blooms attracting everything from ants to hummingbirds. He smiled a little, thinking of the hot winters and even hotter summers, and finished dicing up the fruit, removing it from the cutting board and putting it on a plate.

Who: Loren and Landon
When: 10:00am
Where: Loren's old room, then Landon's/Loren's room

( Just... hard to sleep with them monsters screamin' outside all night. )

Who: Andre and Landon
When: About 3ish in the afternoon
Where: The lobby

"These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Andre closed the old leatherbound Bible and stroked his goatee. This was definitely the inspiration he had needed today. He'd allowed himself to sleep in for once, thankful to the Lord for the comfortable bed again and a place to rest. But the time for rest was over; now was the time for him to make preparations. Before the Tribulation began, he'd never been a huge student of the Book of Revelations. He'd seen it as an oddity in the Bible, and while all of God's words had merit, it wasn't one of the books he'd focused on very much. But now, here in the End Times, it was all making much more sense. These weren't words for the before-times, these words, written thousands of years before, were for him, for now. They were to be an inspiration for him, to give him strength in mankind's last darkest hours. Closing his eyes and bowing his head, his hands clasped, he spoke to the Lord, the one person he was sure he could count on in this day and age.

"Our sweet Lord, thank You so much for this wonderful sanctuary You have given us, this protection from the outside world. Now I ask You for strength, for guidance. Dear Lord, help me to be Your shepherd, to lead these lost souls out of the darkness and into Your kingdom. In Your most holy of names I pray. Amen." Raising his head and opening his eyes, he had a slight smile on his face. He knew his mission, he knew what the Lord had planned for him now. All would be right with the world.

Getting up with a grunt, he walked over to the window, peeking out as much as he could. His leg was throbbing again. It had been ever since he'd left the church and been on it for too long. But the pain was temporary, a test of his faith, and he would be found worthy of God's glory. In his deep voice, he began to sing one of his favorite songs, one his wife had often sang in church. "I sing because I'm happy... I sing because I'm free... For His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me." A bit out-of-date now, seeing as there were no more sparrows, as far as he knew, but the meaning was there.

Who: Charles and Landon
Where: Room 306
When: Day 10, 2pm

PLACEHOLDER - Landon's just checking up on Charles. Charles took a sleeping pill to knock himself out while Terry gets the meds at somepoint, so nurse-checks Landon-style in the meantime!

Erin is interrogated by Landon (supervised by Terry). Possibly attended by a few others. TBD. 2pm.

Who: Loren and Landon
When: 10am
Where: Landon's room

( Landon... there's children an' shit in the 'otel. )

Who: Terry, Joyce and Landon
When: Joyce's room
Where: 8:30pm

( He's part snake? So like...wait. Really? )

Who: Loren & Landon
When: 7:00pm and onward
Where: Pool and then Landon's room

( Oh, wait a minute... you've got your floaty just in case you start drownin', yeah? )

Landon finding KJ!!

Placeholder for Landon and Mia day 5 scene

WHO: Landon and Loren
WHAT:God knows
WHEN: 8PM, day 5
WHERE: Hotel

( Landon stared at Loren as the blonde began to cry, his blue eyes luminescent with tears. )

Who: Terry, Zane and Landon
When: 5:30am to about 2pm
Where: Out in the streets, on the way to and from the hospital

( Read more... )

In which Charity meets Landon

Who: Terry and Landon
When: Day 5 - 9pm
Where: Rooftop, mostly

( You've kind of become the like... leader around here an' stuff, haven't you? )

Who: Landon and OPEN
What: Anything!
Where: The room with the piano
When: Around ten AM,

Landon sat on the piano bench, one leg folded underneath the other. In his lap sat his Luna guitar, and the redhead was carefully turning the knobs on the left side, tuning the instrument gently, his large and calloused fingers working at the carved ivory. There was a faint smile on his features, the act of tuning his guitar was almost a form of meditation for him, the soft sound of the music soothing. The guitar wasn't really that out of tune, but with the chaos and difficulties they'd been facing over the past few days it was nice to have a distraction. Music had always hypnotized him, held him captive in the same way books did for some, the way love did for most. Music had been first and foremost in his life. Now, as he finished tuning his guitar, the Bostonian brought the wooden instrument to his chest. His hands gripped the worn wood in the way one might grip a lover, carefully, methodically. He picked out the starting chords, feeling his shoulders relax minutely as sound filled the room. He hadn't had a chance to play in too long.

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it, I tried to be cool, but you're so hot that I melted... It was a song from the past. Nearly five years past, but it was one of his favorites. Even as he sang, the idea that there would be no new songs to hear on the radio, no braying DJs promoting "The number one hit this week!" No emo bands with black swishes of hair weeping openly into their microphones on VH1... it was a little despairing. Landon continued to play though, finally losing himself in the familiarity and sound of the song as he sang along.

Who: Terry and Landon
When: Day 3, around 10:00am
Where: Lobby

( If you believe it... )

Who: Charles, Landon, Megan, Zane and Terry
When: Day 2, 4am/Morning
Where: Convenience Store, Gun Shop and then the Hotel

( Ah think it's safe guys but... )

Who: Landon, Zane, Charles, and Megan
When: Day 1
Where: In the streets and an abandoned convenience store.

(  'Ah'm a human, so far as Ah can tell.'  )