Not Another Z-Movie

Now why had he gotten himself into this situation? He was standing ankle deep in nasty water, his body was wrapped in an uncomfortable slate gray windbreaker and his head was stuffed into an equally as uncomfortable gray beanie as he tried not to let the chill in the air get to him. Looking around he saw one other individual that had been assigned to the same group as he. He didn't recognize him at all, no, he was fresh meat; a new body to add to the pile up if they weren't careful. Team D, assignment: prevent the infected from escaping the quarantine zone.

[color=c33247]"Fuck me,"[/color] he muttered this under his breath as he stared expression-less down the street towards where he could see the barricades that had been raised almost a day prior to his arrival. He really didn't know why he was there either, he didn't care about anything that was happening and honestly thought that it was all pretty hilarious. Dying humans coming back to life and attacking other dying humans? Sounded like something out of a movie or a bad novel. Crouching, he reached his hand into the water and raised his slick digits to his face, rubbing the greasy state of whatever was in the water between his fingers and realizing a little late that he was rubbing something that smelled like diluted blood into his skin.

Making a face, he wiped his fingers on his windbreaker and stood again, removing the beanie from his head and running his opposite hand through his hair as he let out a deep sigh.

[color=c33247]"I'm hungry,"[/color] he grumbled in an almost whine, placing a hand on his stomach and rubbing it softly, [color=c33247]"Should've grabbed a bite before I left."[/color]

Ace turned again and stared blankly at the individual who had just introduced himself as 'Gabriel, call me Gabe though' and wondered whether or not he should comment on how much time he wasted introducing himself with a full name he thought was annoying to pronounce all the time; instead he just stared at him, then stared at the banana he offered.

[color=c33247]"Where were you keeping that- no, wait, I don't want to know. That's between you and your boyfriend,"[/color] he held up his hands and stepped over to him, sloshing through the waters before stopping just a few steps away, [color=c33247]"I'm Ace and you're very tall- I don't like it."[/color]

He had to tilt his head a bit to get a good look at the guy's face, which made him feel a bit annoyed. If he was in his regular body he'd be taller than him, but instead he was stuck in the body of a stunted 20-year old. He made another face, frowning deeply before turning back to stare over at the barricades. His eyes widened for a moment as he saw what they were sent to keep from escaping.

[color=c33247]"You can keep your banana to yourself, kiddo, we've got bigger problems right now,"[/color] stepping away from Gabe, Ace faced what looked to be a woman as she hobbled aimlessly over to them. Her jaw hung loosely in its socket and her skin seemed to be peeling off of her body, revealing red muscle and white fatty deposits on her bare arms and shins. She was wearing a flowery dress and what looked to be tights, despite their torn presentation; at one point she could have had beautiful brunette hair, but now it lay in clumps of blood and dirt atop her decaying head, [color=c33247]"Oh, gross...I think she's giving me bedroom eyes."[/color]

Her eyes were bloodshot red and seemed to roll in her head as if they weren't fully attached in their sockets. For a moment, it seemed as if she hadn't really processed that they were there, but as soon as Ace spoke, she perked up and her eyes rolled back and forth from Gabe to Ace, then from Ace back to Gabe. The wind seemed to stop as the three of them stood there, facing each other in what felt like an old western showdown, until the infected woman made the first move. With a gurgling screech, she moved through the waters, her advance hindered by the heaviness of the flood but her movements still quick for someone who was half decayed already. In reply to the screech came more groans and screams from behind her, causing Ace to look around the advancing woman to see two more of the infected who had been attracted by the flowered woman's battle cry.

[color=c33247]"Fuck me, indeed..."[/color]