Caspian's penthouse apartment had four guest bedrooms, a master bedroom, a massive living room, a kitchen and a storage room.
Unlike other apartments in the building which only has a living room and bedroom, even the size proportions of every living space of his penthouse apartment, was twice the size of other regular apartments underneath his.
In the corridor that separates both halves of the guest rooms _ Emma was leaning against her bedroom door and giggling to herself as she gazed ahead at her system window _
[LC (Local Chat) #253]
[LIC (Live Integrated Count) #17950]
*Liam Garcia2985* : "Holy hell!!!, guys ....please, what's going on?!!!"
*Jessica Brown7704* : "Everyone's turning into freaking zombies!!!!.. what's the government doing, where is the millitary?!!"
*Liam Garcia2985* : "sob sob, someone please help me, my girlfriend just turned into a zombie and bit my dick off!!! "
*Michael Thompson6666* : "What is this blue screen?! , origin system, ranking, eroded?! _ what the hell is going on ?!!"
*Liam Garcia2985* : " I am hiding in the bathroom now!!, but I don't feel so good.."
*FullyBricked* : " sorry to hear that @Liam Garcia2985, but am afraid you're royalty fucked! "
*Tyrese Brown8854* : "Lol @FullyBricked, how did you customize your name ?!"
*Emily Johnson6969* : " Don't say what you don't know @FullyBricked, didn't you see the notifications?"
*Michael Thompson6666* : "Yeah! , what were all those notifications about?! , is everything said there actually really going to happen?!!"
*Emily Johnson6969* : "@FullyBricked, He won't be turning into a zombie, this is real life, not a movie_ all he has to do is get treated and he'll be fine "
*ChampagnePappi54* : "@Michael Thompson6666, you dumb or what?!!, don't you see the zombies and all that's happening around you?!!"
*FullyBricked* : " @Emily Johnson6969, Ok Sherlock!, explain how he'll be treating a gaping hole where his dick should be ?!"
*FullyBricked* : "Everything's a mess out there, and according to this blue screen notifications _ things will only get worse !"
*AllSeeingEyes* : "yeah @Emily Johnson6969, do you think hospitals are working now?!, or even transportation?!, have you checked the news? or looked outside?!"
*AllSeeingEyes* : "this shit is global"
*David Haris66890* : "Yes, Bro FullyBricked is correct !, am currently hiding in the store room of the supermarket I work at, there are zombies moving everywhere in the store"
*David Haris66890* : "I don't dare to make a sound!"
*FullyBricked* : " @Tyrese Brown8854, you have to set it before going into chat and I think it's permanent _ for now at least."
*Grace Li6678* : " sob sob, my pilot turned into a zombie and fell out of the helicopter, so I took control but I don't know how to fly or land the chopper!! "
*Kevin Li5465* : "big sis!!, is that you!? @Grace Li6678!!"
*Grace Li6678* : " oh my god!!! , is that you Kev?!! Kev please please, call dad!!, you guys should come and help me, am about to die!!! sob sob!! "
*Kevin Li5465* : "by the gods!, I knew you took the chopper out, but I didn't know you were still on it!!, I haven't heard from dad yet but I have sent you a friend request, please accept immediately!!"
*James Anderson1805* : "Someone please help me!!!, my secretary has turned into a zombie and she's chasing me around the bedroom!!"
*AllSeeingEyes* : "@James Anderson1805, why is your secretary in your bedroom?!"
*Jalen Smith808* : "where is the millitary'!? when will they come for rescues?! there are zombies right outside my house right now!!"
*Hannah Davis3356* : "sob sob, I am so scared! Someone please help me , I'm stuck in _"
...
Emma read through the recent Local Chat but quickly lost interest _ it was like, all that was happening around the world, held little meaning for her _ it's always been that way.
Only one person has maintained their central position in her heart since she was a little girl, and would get her to devote her focus entirely, notwithstanding her peculiar tendencies.
As she turned to make her way towards the living room, where Caspian was _ she noticed the door to the guest room on the other side of the corridor opening up and as she caught a glimpse of Catherine _
Unbridled rage surged deep inside of her _ threatening to explode outward.
Every fibre of her being, screamed to let something out, something she's been keeping buried and caged since she was a little girl.
A dark and twisted seduction, promising extreme pleasure she would derive, if she simply gave in _
If she gutted this person before her_
If she flayed the skin and muscle tendons off her bones, while she still breaths _
If she _
A twisted and crazed wide grin started to form on her immaculately angelic face, her entire temperament completely shifting into something else _
Almost as if a different person has taken up residence in her form _
Then she stopped_
Maintaining a chilling flaccid expression _ she dug her sharp pointed nails into her skin _ tearing through flesh as crimson blood dripped down _
'not now _'
'not like this.'
She quickly reverted to her broad white pure smile _ placed her hands behind her back as she called after Catherine _
"Aunty Catherine!!"
Catherine was just stepping out of her room _ she was now putting on Caspian's unisex clothes.
A tight fitting, black long sleeved t-shirt that accentuated her figure, with cleavages that were almost bursting out from the unbuttoned shirt.
She had on his black joggers, that seemed more like leggings on her thick thighs and legs, with a bountiful behind that jiggled with every movement.
"Emma, come on!, am not much older than you, am only twenty five, please don't call me aunty"
Catherine responded to Emma as she also began on her way to the living room where Caspian was _ and Emma followed right behind her.
"No way!My mom taught me to always be respectful to my 'elders'!" Emma responded, beaming the most beautiful smile as she skidded behind Catherine.
Catherine almost about lost it when she heard Emma calling her an elder, rage burned in her as she turned to face Emma, but seeing the innocent and sincere look on her face _
'this girl couldn't have meant any harm by it, I guess she just sincerely wants to be respectful'
Catherine let out a deep sigh and smiled at Emma...
"I understand, since it's the way you were brought up..." Then she paused mid speech as she realized something _
"You said your mother taught you how to respect your elders?!"
"Yes ?!" Emma responded as she bent her head sideways, looking at catheterine curiously with her ever present and immaculate smile _ wondering what that question was about.
"Didn't you say you were an orphan! ?"
'shit! shit!! shit!! shit!!' Emma cussed in her mind as she realized what she had said previously _ but being who she was, she maintained her outward facade as she followed smoothly with an answer _
"Yes of course am an orphan!, but we all call the lady who takes care of the orphanage _ mother"
"Really ? What orphanage was that again ?! " Catherine felt something was off about Emma's claim of being an orphan.
For one, this girl was unemployed and living alone in one of the most expensive buildings in California.
"Hope Orphanage!!"
"That's the name, what _ would you like to know more _ like how many we were or how we lived ?! " Emma asked sweetly, still beaming a beautiful smile.
"no, sorry, I was just curious thats all, sorry if I crossed a line!" Catherine quickly said, because even as Emma was standing there, hands folded behind her back, leaning forward and smiling innocently from ear to ear, looking completely harmless.
Her talent was hinting to her that she should not push any further, so she decided to end it there.
"nah, pish posh, come off it, there are no lines between friends, we are basically family now, seeing as we are going to be staying together, right aunty?!"
'This aunty term again!' Catherine grumbled inward but also reciprocated with a smile.
"I guess so, we are indeed family now"
"Aunty, I didn't get a talent when this whole thing started, and judging by the notifications for events that are going to take place, talent would play a major role" Emma pouted and let her head fall down, as she feigned being sad.
"Never mind all that Emma, Caspian said he has a plan, let's see what that is first before we let the general consensus cloud our judgement" Catherine tried saying to console the poor girl.
"Even my own talent is non combative, I don't know how useful it would be, and judging by the responses in the local and regional chat channels, not much people have talents, not to talk of combat talents, so cheer up emma"
"What's your talent again 'Aunty', I forgot " asked Emma, already back to a smiling face
"Can you please stop calling me aunty!... nevermind, my talent is called Quickmind"
"I can process information or thoughts, ten times faster than the average human" Catherine responded with a bit of pride.
From the online chats she's been going through of discussions on talent, hers was indeed quite noteworthy.
Most had no talents and those who did, mostly had F and E grade talents.
Talents started getting rare around D grade, and even if hers was only D grade _ Caspian had told her, she had a valuable talent _ and that was all the motivation she needed.
"So you've become very smart!!" Emma commented with awe and excitement on her face, like someone genuinely happy to hear the news.
"Yeah, I guess so" Catherine couldn't hide the blush of excitement on her face for being praised as she kept smiling.
"How ironic!" Emma murmured under her breath.
"Did you say something?! " Catherine asked as she thought she heard Emma say something.
"nah, nothing 'Aunty', let's go!" Emma refuted as she skidded ahead of Catherine, still smiling beautifully.
"My name is Catherine, not aunty _ call me Catherine!" Catherine chastised as she followed behind the spry young girl, obviously dissatisfied for being labeled as such.