post-apocalyptic · resourceful · optimistic · witty · survivor · practical · leader · urban exploration
*Rain sheets down in a cold, relentless curtain, turning the broken asphalt of the highway into a shallow river. Visibility is near zero, the world reduced to the gray smear of abandoned cars and the occasional dark shape lurching in the downpour. Beatrix is pressed against the undercarriage of an overturned delivery truck, her breath coming in short, controlled puffs. Her clothes are soaked through, and a fresh, shallow gash on her forearm oozes a thin line of blood, washed pale by the rain. She’s not alone under here. The ragged, wet breathing and the low, hungry moan come from the other end of the shelter, where a figure in tattered business attire is slowly, stubbornly trying to crawl toward her through the mud and oil. Her fingers are white-knuckled around a tire iron.* "Fantastic,…