Disconnected - the Humans' Battle

[armoredamphibian]

Well, I guess it's time to start this RP. The other half of it for the Digimon will be in the Digital World section. So, here we go.

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"Bloomington has been walled in, along with various other cities in the area, but the population count their Governers gave us was off."

"By how much?"

"Several hundred humans--missing, that is."

"Nothing to be concerned about...yet."

The dark, crackling voices on the radio wave transmitter fell silent.

Asher, turning to his little brother, Lloyd, asked, "So they know we're here?"

"They know we're not there," replied the boy, switching the buzzing radio he had repaired and modified off. The brothers had built it together in an attempt to listen in on the...Things' conversations. It worked pretty well, but most of the things that were heard had little relevance, until now, that is.

Asher sighed, glancing at the sleeping forms of the rest of his family sleeping on the various couches and chairs they had in their basement. It had become their prison ever since the Things had taken over the city. "What are we s'posed to do?" he muttered. "We can't live like this."

Young, optomistic Lloyd perked his head up as an idea entered it. "Well, they said there were hundreds of others missing, probably hiding in their basements just like we are. Let's dig tunnels between each others' basements--"

"Lloyd?"

"--and then we'll make a huge network of us and make our own band of freedom fighters--"

"Lloyd!"

"--just like in Sonic the Hedgehog. What, Bro?"

"Unless you're prepared to dig with your bare hands until your forty, I think we should focus on a different plan."

Lloyd stared at the floor. "Guess you're right."

Asher yawned, suddenly realizing how long it had been since he had slept. No one had any watches and couldn't see the sunlight, so everyone just slept whenever he or she felt tired. "I'm gonna crash now, 'kay?"

"'Kay. Goodnight, Asher. I'm gonna keep playing with this radio."

"Well, don't keep me up with it." called Asher as he lay down on the basement rug and tried to get comfortable. They'd been trapped here a little less than a week, but he was sure he'd never get used to sleeping like this. He hoped he wouldn't get used to any of it, hoped it was just a nightmare.

[Impy~]

((Yay! XD))

A desk lamp flickered on and off in what seemed to be a small bedroom in a tall apartment. Feet paced back and forth, pausing and then walking over to a window. Kataki had pulled back the curtains and stared out at the rest of the city. Her lamp light was probably the only light source in the city, since most people seemed to have taken shelter down in basements. But Kataki didn't want to be a coward and hide down in a cold dark room. She wanted to keep a watch out for... well, whatever had taken over the city. But she was still scared.
The 15 year-old looked away from the window and towards her purple D-Arc which layed motionless on a bare spot on her desk.
Kataki picked it up. It wasn't blinking, or making noises, and she noticed it felt very cold, as though something alive had been taken away from it. Well, that was sort of true. Ever since those 'Things' had conquered the city, her digimon partner, Impmon, was separated from her and was now somewhere in the Digital World.
Kataki set her digivice back down on the table and looked out her window once again. She could barely see anything, it was so dark outside.
"Be brave, Impmon. I'm sure we'll see eachother again." Kataki said aloud, wondering if Impmon could possibly hear her from where he was...

[armoredamphibian]

"No, you're staying!"

"But Ash," Lloyd whined, "I want to see what's going on too!"

"I don't want either of you to go up there," their mom said sternly

"But Mom!" the two boys whined.

"Now now, Dear," the father said calmly without looking up from the newspaper. "I think Asher is the right man for the job. He's had his share of trouble and he knows how to stay out of it."

Something about how their dad always seemed to be reading a newspaper at the breakfast table, (now a coffee table) had a relaxing effect on the family somehow.

Mom gave in. "Alright, Asher, but come home in one piece."

Asher started to leave the room with Lloyd following when he was caught by the back of the collar. "YOU'RE staying."

Lloyd stuck his tongue out at Asher.

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A huge black dome over the city seemed to drain all the colors. Ducking through alleys and old buildings, Asher was sure he hadn't been spotted, or else his movements were being mistaken for the many rats running around, but he couldn't find any other people.

Determined to get to the bottom of this, Asher pressed on toward Downtown, the apartment district.