IC-OMAHA-Suppertime(Everyone else)
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:26 pm
Z-Day - 6:10 PM Central Time - Brooks High School, Omaha, Nebraska
In the kitchen-
Amelia Delacroix had been preparing the main course, featuring spicy fried chicken and other Cajun delicacies. She had done a better job than she had on the appetizers, as evidenced by the delight she had heard from the diners in the cafeteria. She was making sure there would be enough for anyone who wanted seconds, as all of the perishable food had to go. Better to eat it than to waste it. Once that was done, she would have to get dessert ready. She had managed to keep the ice cream chilled, but the freezer wouldn't stay cold for much longer. The power had gone out nearly an hour and a half ago. Soon everything that they didn't eat would melt.
In the cafeteria-
The gathered students, faculty, staff, and guests all ate their chicken, which was excellent, as those who were familiar with Amelia's cooking had known it would be. Tariq al-Tikriti carried a tray with a few plates of food to bring to Megan and Kyle in the security office and Dr. Helene Saunders on the roof, as well as some for himself. He headed out into the hallway.
The scientists sat at the table nearest to the kitchen. Dr. Brigetta Hausmann and her assistant Stephanie Bridges had flown in from Cheyenne. After surviving terrible events on their dangerous journey, they had managed to arrive in Omaha just in time with the data they needed to save the city and perhaps the entire world. Seated with them were Dr. Edward Singh and Dr. Liz Somerville, two CDC scientists who had been at the school for a while now, along with their technician Adam Donnelly and their security chief Rachel Cohen. Missing was Dr. Helene Saunders, who was keeping watch on the roof. The EMP device there would ensure Omaha's continued safety, at least from the dead. The living were presenting problems all their own.
Chuck Lubachek had been locked up in the security office for a murder committed on school grounds a couple of nights ago, Kyle Rogers was there after being disarmed when he was caught with guns and bombs in his locker. Doug Marley was there for trying to kill Chuck, who had been arrested for killing his uncle. Less than an hour ago a gang of juvenile criminals led by Darnell Jones had gone after the prisoners. Doug had joined them, and they had murdered Chuck and nearly done the same to Kyle. Jerry Law had been powerless to stop them. When the police finally broke through the barricaded door, they knocked out Trooper Erica Spears of the Nebraska State Police and took her hostage, escaping in one of the few cars that still worked despite the EMP device.
The faculty and staff sat at the second table. Prinicpal Lawrence Adler was at its head, and on either side of him were Vice Principal Sharon Kaplan and his secretary, Laura Shelley. Also seated with them were school nurse Michelle Marquez, Jerry Law, Becky Clarke, Donald Woodridge, Chester Johnson, Julianne Landers, Declan McLeod, and Enrico Santini.
The students sat at the third table - or at least the ones who weren't locked up or running around loose doing God knows what or the ones who had gone after them. They included Japanese exchange student Michiko Watanabe, Teresa Vazquez, Elijah Smith, Diana Forester, Kelly Cameron, Ali al-Tikriti, and Sunny Kwon.
Everyone else was at the long table closest to the hallway door. There were Dr. Bernard Smith and Lucy Armstrong, who had flown in with Dr. Hausmann on Erica's helicopter. Also with them were Lori Desmond, homeless veteran Alvin Drummond and his four-legged friend Murray, Chinese journalism student John Lee, Tariq's wife Erin Halloran, and his friends Rashad Sadiq and Samir Hossein.
In the kitchen-
Amelia Delacroix had been preparing the main course, featuring spicy fried chicken and other Cajun delicacies. She had done a better job than she had on the appetizers, as evidenced by the delight she had heard from the diners in the cafeteria. She was making sure there would be enough for anyone who wanted seconds, as all of the perishable food had to go. Better to eat it than to waste it. Once that was done, she would have to get dessert ready. She had managed to keep the ice cream chilled, but the freezer wouldn't stay cold for much longer. The power had gone out nearly an hour and a half ago. Soon everything that they didn't eat would melt.
In the cafeteria-
The gathered students, faculty, staff, and guests all ate their chicken, which was excellent, as those who were familiar with Amelia's cooking had known it would be. Tariq al-Tikriti carried a tray with a few plates of food to bring to Megan and Kyle in the security office and Dr. Helene Saunders on the roof, as well as some for himself. He headed out into the hallway.
The scientists sat at the table nearest to the kitchen. Dr. Brigetta Hausmann and her assistant Stephanie Bridges had flown in from Cheyenne. After surviving terrible events on their dangerous journey, they had managed to arrive in Omaha just in time with the data they needed to save the city and perhaps the entire world. Seated with them were Dr. Edward Singh and Dr. Liz Somerville, two CDC scientists who had been at the school for a while now, along with their technician Adam Donnelly and their security chief Rachel Cohen. Missing was Dr. Helene Saunders, who was keeping watch on the roof. The EMP device there would ensure Omaha's continued safety, at least from the dead. The living were presenting problems all their own.
Chuck Lubachek had been locked up in the security office for a murder committed on school grounds a couple of nights ago, Kyle Rogers was there after being disarmed when he was caught with guns and bombs in his locker. Doug Marley was there for trying to kill Chuck, who had been arrested for killing his uncle. Less than an hour ago a gang of juvenile criminals led by Darnell Jones had gone after the prisoners. Doug had joined them, and they had murdered Chuck and nearly done the same to Kyle. Jerry Law had been powerless to stop them. When the police finally broke through the barricaded door, they knocked out Trooper Erica Spears of the Nebraska State Police and took her hostage, escaping in one of the few cars that still worked despite the EMP device.
The faculty and staff sat at the second table. Prinicpal Lawrence Adler was at its head, and on either side of him were Vice Principal Sharon Kaplan and his secretary, Laura Shelley. Also seated with them were school nurse Michelle Marquez, Jerry Law, Becky Clarke, Donald Woodridge, Chester Johnson, Julianne Landers, Declan McLeod, and Enrico Santini.
The students sat at the third table - or at least the ones who weren't locked up or running around loose doing God knows what or the ones who had gone after them. They included Japanese exchange student Michiko Watanabe, Teresa Vazquez, Elijah Smith, Diana Forester, Kelly Cameron, Ali al-Tikriti, and Sunny Kwon.
Everyone else was at the long table closest to the hallway door. There were Dr. Bernard Smith and Lucy Armstrong, who had flown in with Dr. Hausmann on Erica's helicopter. Also with them were Lori Desmond, homeless veteran Alvin Drummond and his four-legged friend Murray, Chinese journalism student John Lee, Tariq's wife Erin Halloran, and his friends Rashad Sadiq and Samir Hossein.