Aberrant: Dead Rising - Memorial Day [complete]

[BlueNinja]

Originally Posted By: Dawn, OOC

1) Write where your DR character and the DR world is in twenty years; it doesn't have to be long. Just be imaginative; do the unexpected. Go crazy. Go wild. But go write.

Well, since you insist. Moved to its own thread as per Dawn.

Last Chance Casino
Spring Valley Ranch enclave, northwest of Las Vegas
Thur 15 Apr, 2027

Julia stood before the headstone, her brown hair blowing in the breeze coming down off the mountains. Little Adam was asleep in the baby cradle on her back, sucking his thumb as he dreamed. It had been ten years now, since her uncle had perished in the assault the finally cleared out the zombies from Las Vegas. The city was now a brilliant, shining, neon beacon of hope to humanity. The original enclave was now part museum, part holy site, and part casino.

“I just wanted to drop by and say thanks, uncle Adam,” she spoke, bending over to trace the crudely carved letters. “I’ve gotten a whole lot better since then. Roberto and I are leaving soon, so I wanted to drop in one last time. Now that the west coast is cleared, people are putting together expeditions to help finish the continent between the Rockies and the Mississippi. We’re joining one headed for Denver. You know, the promise of lots of loot, mixed in with the ever-present threat of getting your face gnawed off.”

She paused a moment to look south down the valley, at the smaller portion of the city lit up with neon and the pulse of life. “I don’t think we’re going to be coming back here. Too many bad memories, too many old wounds and bad relations. A fresh start is just what I need. You’d understand, I hope.”

As she stood up, the infant started fussing, and she pulled it around her body, comforting him quietly. A small girl, around seven, with the same brown hair and dark eyes, came running up. “Mama, are we ready to go?”

Smiling, she ruffled the girl’s hair. “Almost, Becky. Tomorrow, we’re off to find our new home.” Hand in hand, they walked up the hill through the darkness to their RV.