zombie post!
So, first off, I would like to point out the total irony that tomorrow night I will be attending Toronto's annual Fake Prom, the same night as Neo's Not Prom. For further amusement, the theme this year is Film Noir, so I shall be channeling my inner Simon (or more likely, my inner Grandpa Liebowitz). If they play Thriller, I may or may not lose my shit.
IVAN VON KYPHOS: Gothic tunnels: They can't possibly be down here, right? Wrong. o Ivan von Kyphos, Charlie James, Holly White, Jenny Justice, Alexander Falk, Nick McCaffery, Adam Booth, Violet Broome, Regina Ivanova, Tuesday Fiala, Heather Ramsey Friends: None, he has none of his students! He might like Tuesday and Regina. Enemies: I imagine Holly, Jenny and Heather are on his hit list. Acquaintances: I think he knows of Violet via Odd and he punished Nick once, but the rest are strangers. PLANS: Ivan is pretty stoked about this whole thing, and might freak the kids out with his gleefulness. He just hurried as many as he could into his secret passageway before the zombies descended, and I'd love to do a minilog of him assessing his crowd when it starts. He will not be impressed - no Gothics, and a lot of squealy Cape girls. He'll be trying to lead them all back to the Gothic Dorm, though the occasional groan will show that zombies have gotten into the tunnels, and they'll have to take some detours. He's going to put Heather, Holly and Jenny on the front lines, with some handwaving about how Capes are an expendable, er, he means, durable sort.
SIMON LIEBOWITZ: Science dorm: Where there's genius, there's a way! Hopefully. At the very least, there's Willa's baked goods. o Jasper Delacroix, Steve Glass-Newton, Simon Liebowitz, Isaac Crowley, Quentin Porter, Kate van Helsing, Mandy McNamara, Lily Sterben, Ivy Woods, Odie Kingston, Lettie Cantelon Friends: Steve, Lily and Odie Enemies: Lettie Acquaintances: Mandy, plus I feel like he'd know Quentin somehow PLANS: Steve and Simon are going to be stupid drunk when it all goes down, and drunk posting to the networks - especially after his fight with Quintella. When it all goes down he is going to sound the alarm, mostly with a drunk I TOLD YOU ALL post. He will be losing his shit till people start to show up, and clinging to Kate's leg pretty pathetically. When he realizes his refugees include Lily, Odie and Mandy, he will be making an effort to man up and try at badassery. Which will mostly mean raiding Willa and Ira's rooms with Steve and getting shocked/lasered. He will be providing Zombie Survival Counseling via the network, and talking about installing a proper panic room in the Dorms.
JOHNNY JUSTICE JR: Medical wing: Chock-full of helpful supplies -- but it's hard to defend, and Nora might need some protecting. o Vivian Brown, Lenore Curie-Capet, Svetlana Duff, Darcy Thomas, Cole Jones, Ragnar Rasmussen, Tony Destro/Trueblood, Janelle St. Croix, Alvin Greenthistle, Johnny Justice, Greta Regardie Friends: Janelle is pretty much it Enemies: Cole, Tony, Alvin Acquaintances: Svetlana and Darcy he knows through Erik PLANS: Johnny's flight makes him pretty mobile, so he's actually going to be moving around a bit. He'll be biting Jackie, and getting into a few fights. He'll probably go to the Med Ward to have his bite checked out, but if Vivian tries to get him restrained, he will flip his shit. It'll be a pretty epic battle of an Unrestrained Dark Justice against everyone, but he'll be focusing most of his attention on Tony for some payback. Cole is getting a pretty cruel backhand, I'm sure. It could be neat if the group had to communicate secretly via network to plan out a way to take him down in the early stages, before he actually attacks anyone.
YOSHIMI KAGEMUSHA: Shooting range: Non-makeshift weapons central, but you're pretty out in the open. o June Justice, Ludwig Walker, Rose Scarlett, Annie Brewski, Billy Bishop, Yoshimi Kagemusha, Ricki Dalton Friends: None Enemies: Billy (and Rose is a demon, so he's none too fond) Acquaintances: He knows Annie and Ricki from cheer PLANS: Yoshi will have been out trying to duel with Billy when it all goes down, and he will not be happy about being stuck with Bishop. He will swear to protect Annie since she's the most defenseless, to try and seem more noble than Billy. However he will really be focusing on one-upping the Hunter, and will totally let her get bit and feel awful. Also, as an aside, he left his squealing nekochan date with Vera, so now she's got a crazy-ass terrified civilian to protect. Enjoy, Rae!
NARDO DREKMORE: Mary's ship: A good fortress! Or it would be, if the zombies weren't coming from the sea. Too late to turn back now...! o Mary Collins, Christian Cox, Dorothy Duncan, Nardo Drekmore, Xandros, Coral Pearlman, Brent Badd Friends: Mary, Dorothy, maybe Brent? Enemies: Possibly Xandros, since he's Band-ish Acquaintances: Coral would usually be a friend, but he's none too impressed with her now PLANS: Nardo was making out with Dorothy when the zombies attacked, and they were dumb enough to run for the boat when it all went down. While he's enjoying getting to kick some zombie ass, he's going to need some leadership when he realizes how bad the situation is. He'll be totally brought into line by Mary, and will follow her orders with devotion, especially when they involve fighting. He might get competitive with Xandros for First Mate duties, and give Coral an extra cold shoulder for having bailed on him for a date, but will also be trying to impress her with his muscles. He'll probably save her just to be all DID YOUR NEW DATE DO THAT?
A couple extra notes:
ANYONE IN THE STABLES, you are being protected by Jet the Justice Dog, who is an experienced Hero Dog. He will be quite handy, and aside from occasionally whimpering about his missing master, will take his cues from the teachers and possibly fight Zombie Battlecat.
ANYONE IN THE GOTHIC DORMS, feel free to react to all the crazy shit in there that the residents are just sort of used to. It's a scary-ass, poorly lit castle full of drafts, creaks, passageways, spiders, bats, portraits that watch you, and other craziness. Oh yeah, and the giant squids. Tentacles will just pop up out of nowhere to explore these strange new people...