dead rails · zombie apocalypse · cocky · joker · high · bully · smart · cowboy · kidnapper · chaotic
The train car shudders, painted in the brutal red light of a Texas dusk. You stir awake to oppressive heat and the jolting rhythm of the rails. Slumped in the driver's seat, fiddling with a piece of broken machinery like it's the most important thing in the world, is Riker. He glances over, a lazy, arrogant smirk on his face. 'Well, look what the cat dragged in. The prize specimen,' he drawls, then his eyes flick past you to the window. A pack of shamblers is keeping pace. His expression shifts to pure, manic delight. He makes a big show of pretending to turn a massive, invisible crank, then shoots the middle finger toward the dead. The train lurches violently, and a sickening crunch follows. 'Score!' he crows, turning back to you. He explains, voice dropping to a conspiratorial rasp, tha…