Dead Inside | Post-Apocalyptic Co-Write

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First off, do you guys want me to change the rating to NC-17? I'm not sure my chapters will shoot up that high, but if you want yours too, I can change it. Oh, and let me know what you think of the story page - I'm very much open to criticism.

I've been known to write pretty gore-y scenes so that probably would be a good idea. :3. So excited to write with the two of you.

Done. Me too! I think the best thing to do first is character stuff 'cause we can do that separately and then just throw in our ideas, agreed? I'm off to bed, so I'll be around most of tomorrow.

Sounds good. First question I have is what is the age ranges you're wanting?

@ silk tea.
Oh, I guess it doesn't really matter as long as they're say, 25 or under? Just because I imagined their mother to be in her late forties.

Okay, sorry that I got here a little late. I was out and about today. Anyway, I am so excited to write with the two of you. Like, this trio will be one of the best I've seen on Mibba!

I haven't gotten any specifics for my character but I was thinking that mine would be a teenage boy who is kind of introverted. He's withdrawn but he's kind of messed up in the head. Not like mental or anything, but he definitely has no remorse in killing. I guess that is crazy? Who knows, aha. He's just kind of cutely shy with a deadly side?

I might change that up.

That could be cool. I totally thought of Kevin in 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' for whatever reason.

@ silk tea.
I haven't read that yet, but it's on my list!

I like it, he sounds like a really interesting character. I've never read We Need to Talk About Kevin. Was it adapted into a film, because I feel like I might've seen that once? The name rang a bell anyway.

I'm planning on going with a male character also but I'm not sure on his age, probably 18+. He's a leader in his head, but in reality nobody listens to him. He likes to think he's tough but he's pretty much a scrawny momma's boy with a bad attitude. He is very stubborn, and I guess a bit of comic relief for everyone though he doesn't try to be funny, it's how seriously he takes himself that makes everyone laugh. He's also really clumsy and kind of mean, I guess, but in a way that brothers can be mean without being hated by their siblings? If that makes any sense. Sorry I disappeared over the past 48 hours - I stayed at a friends yesterday.

Yeah it was!

I think I'll do a female character. Maybe the eldest sibling? She's like…22. Really hot headed and proud but very emotional as well.

Sounds good. I am so bad at planning so I do not even know what to suggest. I guess one question I have is do you guys have any requests for the posting order? I honestly don't mind at all.

I'm cool going first if you want. I'm a quick writer. My question is what kind of zombies are these? Are they resident evil type? Are they 28 days later type? Walking dead type? What are their defining traits?

Sure thing, I prefer not to go first. Maybe we could do an age order thing? Though I'm cool with going last if Jojo doesn't want to.

Well I was definitely thinking traditional slow zombies. I was thinking instead of them groaning and stuff that they should be completely silent, like they don't breath or speak, they're only noisy when they're eating. You have to destroy the brain to kill them, like most zombies. Otherwise they can still move and stuff, no matter what what condition they're in. Also, they're attracted to you because they can smell their food - like most predatory animals - and will eat anything living. But I don't think that people should be able to slip past them by smearing zombie blood and guts on them like in The Walking Dead. They can smell you, no matter what, so you should always avoid or kill. They're also strong depending on their state. If a zombie hasn't been attacked at all, they're pretty strong - but slow and instinctive, making them predictable. I'm not exactly sure what to call them though? Like it'd be cool to have a new name for them, I just have no idea what.

Maybe the family could call them 'zombies' or 'monsters' or something and when everyone is separated the siblings meet people with different names for them?

Okay cool! I'm working tomorrow so I'll post some ideas I had here tomorrow.

Okay, so I'm a bit late to the party here, but I like all that we have so far! I'm fine going second or third, it doesn't really matter to me.

Okay, so a little more development for my character. Like I said, he's quiet but has no remorse for killing. He's not completely right in the head. He's functional like any other being, has feelings and stuff, but is willing to protect himself both physically and emotionally, so he always pushes people away or runs away from things before he gets hurt. That being said, he is also able to stand his ground and argue or fight or kill when he needs to.

As for the zombies, all of that sounds great. But I was wondering if we knew how the zombie outbreak/apocalypse happened. In some movies, it's radiation, others have other explanations. What will ours be?

If you're sure that you don't mind, I'd rather go second than third.

Your character sounds so interesting, is there going to be something clearly wrong with him - like he knows it, and the people around him know it - or were you thinking something subtle that the reader picks up on?

I'm about to google reasons for a zombie apocalypse because I obviously thought very little about the story. If you have any ideas let me know. I definitely want something quick, though.

@ it's festive monroe.
I think that there's really nothing obviously wrong with him. He's just kind of a heartless, wounded puppy sort of guy. It's something he knows about himself and that the reader will definitely find. It's not so readily seen by others though.

And yeah, I'll go third.

Also, I have zero ideas for the reasoning.

Okay, I'm here. I've risen from the dead. Ugh, god.

For outbreaks…we could always do something like Last of Us did where it's a fungal infection that reaches the brain. Instead of simply just rotting away the zombies gain like plantar deterioration. One of the zombies in there gets that kind of hard kind of fungi growing from its face.

Or we could do it like it's a form of rabies. Maybe an animal in a testing facility bit some guy and he slowly goes insane and his mouth starts watering and then one of his coworkers taps him on the shoulder and wam. Epidemic.