Post Apocalypse World
this morning was the hottest i've experienced here in Holland.
even with the window and door to the balcony open, i couldn't sleep properly.
then at 7 they started on the construction on the road outside.
i spent the entire night and morning in a very light dream-filled state.
the entire time was spent in a post apocalyptic world. this will be a bit jumbled..
i was in an industrial area of a city, looking for a good place to stay. somewhere safe, in a deserted building, preferably up some fire escape where i could retract the ladders to keep people out.
there were other people wandering around, all homeless, looking for places to be safe.
everyone was fearful of everyone else.
while i felt the same fear, i was determined that i wouldn't loose my humanity and turn into a savage like many of them had done.
earlier i had been in a huge shopping mall, where children played in the burnt out wreckage of escalators and shop fronts.
there was an older woman with them, looking like she'd lost her mind.
the kids are kicking something around, like a ball. a human head! 
if i get too close the kids grab at me, wanting food, or to attack.
i go to another section of the mall, there's what looks like a food counter, with goods piled up on top, covered in some kind of sheet. a man is next to it, he's lighting a small fire. the whole thing goes up in flames, and i can see that there's food underneath.
i run round the corner, there's a fire-engine there.
my friend James from work is there too. we try to work out how to get the water pumping.
i find a small hydrant in the floor of the mall. we take the cap off, and have to attach some apparatus, so we can attach it to the fire truck.
this takes us some time to work out - neither of us has ever done this before.
by the time i get back to where the fire was, and start blasting water around, the fire is out, the covered goods are all gone, and some girl is setting up for what looks like a normal day serving food in a mall. 
there's no food tho, i squirt her with water but she ignores me completely.
myself and james consider living in the fire truck, bu then give up on that idea. best to be out of sight.
back out in the city, looking for somewhere safe again.
i meet a girl. she's frightened, so i say she can come with me. we're walking along when i see another friend from work.
she's running from something, and looks very worried. i call her name but she won't stop.
later we find her lying on the ground. she's almost unconscious.
she wakens up a bit, then gets up.
i try to talk to her, but she's in shock. i touch her and she pulls away, running again..
i try to follow her but find myself on a frozen canal.
the ice is thick, but i can hear it cracking underfoot. it's a dirty brown colour.
i lie down to spread my weight, afraid that i might fall thru any minute.
after what seems an eternity i get to the edge and pull myself up.
the girl is still there, we continue looking for a good place to stay.
suddenly gunshots rain down on us. we take cover behind some large object.
from nowhere i produce a grenade, and throw it over to where the shots seem to be coming from.
we run...
"We are spirits in the material world" Sting. The Police.
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Originally Posted by CFTraveler
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