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And this is how a lawyer ended up surrounded by boks.

The last thing he remembered was Mr. Wright's bed, a marathon of bad zombie movies, popcorn and Trucy jumping straight to the ceiling with each and every scary scene-- a normal saturday night in his mentor's apartment. He probably fell asleep somewhere along the third film, when the flesh-eating creatures were having a fest on some random scientist guy (he couldn't even recall the names, Trucy was going to kill him).

So, after a lot of thought, he concluded he was still sleeping. There was no other possible explanation to his current situation.

Why on earth would he be on the floor, shaking to death in the middle of a deserted town, surrounded by small, green, zombie-like creatures who walked around him like trying to find him otherwise?

Apollo just hoped to wake up before his mind decided it was the perfect time to start panicking.

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He loved going hunting.
He probably loved it more than it was healthy, but then again, he rarely could leave the city lately so any excuse to go out was awesome.

So he moved around the undead, shooting some, cutting some in tiny little pieces, sneaking around a little... For a moment he felt twelve again, and his only problem was thinking about finding the next patch of sunlight.

He was pretty satisfied with that when he noticed a figure on the ground. That one didn't look like an undead, or an immortal or any of those things, so he rushed to his side, quickly disposing of the boks around.

"Are you all right?" He asked, still looking around to see if any more of them were coming.

[Looks up when he hears the voice, then looks around slowly to find the creatures are gone.]

Y-yeah... I'm fine...

[Looks around once again, before turning and offering a hand to help him get up.]

You shouldn't be here alone, this place is dangerous.

(It's not like I decided to be here...)

[Doubts a moment before taking his hand. The boy looks pretty dangerous too. He decides for the polite approach.

As polite as his panic lets him.]

I don't know where we are, for starters.

[He blinks once... then twice...]

Did you get kidnapped? [It happens to Otenko-sama all the time =/]

I...

[Frowns... kidnapped? With Mr. Wright and Trucy there?]

I don't know, I... think I fell asleep. When I woke up I was here.

[Looks at him for a moment...]

So, you were abducted and dropped here? That's pretty evil.

[Now he's all worryface.] You are in the Dark City, near San Miguel.

(San Miguel?)

Is Los Angeles far...?

[And now he's frowning.]

I never heard of a place called like that...

[Oh, that felt like a glacier forming right in his stomach. Tries to swallow but his mouth went dry.

He must not panic. He's still a boy, and he's dressed weirdly. There is a slim chance he might not be familiar with the city and...

...and what? Not familiar with one of the biggest and most famous cities in the country?]

...are you sure? It's a pretty big city.

[Oh man, this was worse than he thought.

He had never ever heard about this Los Angeles thing.]

Yes, I'm sure... The only city still populated is San Miguel... It has been like that for a few years now.

[Silence. Stares at the boy.

It was a an unconcious movement, how his right hand slightly touched his bracelet. But the warm metal under his fingers brought one cold realization...

The boy wasn't lying. Wasn't hiding anything. And that only meant one thing: he had no idea of where he was.]

[...so yeah, he was allowed to panic now.]

Still populated...? J-just where the hell am I?!

In the Dark City not far from San Miguel, and you really really shouldn't be here when the night comes.

[Looks at him, a little worried, but clearly more worried about the time than anything.] We should leave... I can tell you more in the way, if you want to.

(Calm down, Justice! Everything has an explanation. Perhaps not a logical one, but I'm not really picky at this this moment. First of all, if we're going to a city then there will be people. And perhaps one of them knows how to go back. So there, don't panic.)

Y-yeah, I think that will be the best...

[His inner monologue isn't really helping his nerves, but walks besides the boy, looking around at every small sound.]

Don't get separated from me, all right? This place is a labyrinth.

[After a while walking, he takes a little look around, before finally exiting the town.]

Don't worry about the boks, they shouldn't come once we leave the town, sunlight destroys them.

Boks? Is that how those creatures are called?

[He feels his body relax a little as soon as they're out of that place...

--wait, what?]

Sunlight what? You mean they're like the horror movies?

[He's a little confused about that, but prefers to say nothing, so he just nods to his question.]

Most undead are weak to sunlight, that's why you should never travel at night, or in dark places.

[He casually kills a slime as they talk.] But then again, it's a bad idea to go out of San Miguel lately.

[Watches the bok fall with a couple of shots. His stomach is still going through an ice age of its own.]

Undeads.

[...he was still asleep. He had to be. For his mental health, he had to be.]

[Once they are in the sun, he puts the gun back on its holster, but leaves his hand on the hilt of the sword.]

You sure aren't from around here. [There is no way that someone could have lived in this world without knowing about the undeadening, after all.]

But don't worry, I'll take you back to the town, we are close now.

[Not thinking was a good idea. He's going to do so right now before his brain decides to shut down.]

...It's just that I'm not used to this kind of weird stuff.

[Stops a moment and looks at him, now he's all worryfaces.]

Do you need a moment to rest and think about this? I know it must be strange...
This place is safe, and it will be two more hours until nightfall.

I'd prefer to reach the city as soon as possible, I can rest then.

All right.

We have a nice inn, don't worry about the Soll. [And so, they continue their way to the city.]

(The what?)

A bed sounds awesome right now.

[With some luck, he would wake up in Mr. Wright's couch. That was something to look forward to.]

Don't mind my prose, honeypants xD

I won't xD

<3

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