Post by Elise Diefenbaker on Apr 16, 2017 16:00:19 GMT -5
"Across the island? How big Is this place?" she asked out of curiosity before coming up closer to the woman and noticed the younger girl standing close by again. "Umm... Everyone used to call me Pip." she shyly responded to her question as she took one final step to stand in front of her. I can't tell her my real name.. Not yet.. she reminded herself as she waited for her to motion on what to do next, Not wanting to trigger a defensive response and get herself killed.
'Nice to meet you, Pip; I'm Elise and this is Charlotte," Elise said, smiling as she heard tell the other girl some of what Belle Isle had. "And how big is Belle Isle? Well, from where we're at," pausing to point back down the long axis of the island, "its' at least a half-mile or so to the other end of the island and," turning to point towards the east, "about a quarter-mile or so east-west; all told, Belle Isle's about 1.5, 1.6 square miles or so right in the middle of the Detroit River..."
She thought as she turned to face the woman who seemed to be in charge at the moment. "Bed? Food? What.. Whats the catch?" she questioned as her doubts about this being too good to be true started to return to her mind.
"No catch," Elise replied, "there's no catch. I've been here about two years or so and I don't think we've ever turned anyone away," pausing to motion the guards to lower the barricades so that they could keep the MacArthur Bridge secure. "Only ironclad rule Ms. Sharpe has - that's Belle Isle's leader, Pip; her name's Sarah Sharpe - is that everyone goes through Medical the first time they come here, to make sure that you've not been bitten or scratched by a walker."...
In reality Sarah had gone through much more within those three years than she was willing to admit at the moment but all of those were stories for another time, giving them both a nod in agreement she stood there for a moment before speaking once more. "So, Where.... Where are you taking me?" she asked as she stepped closer to the ATV.
"To the Detroit Yacht Club building down on the other end of the Island," Elise said as she climbed aboard the ATV and got it started up...looking over at both Charlotte and Pip, she added, "Pip, if you'll climb on behind me and Charlotte, climb on behind her, we'll head back to the other end," pausing as she called ahead to Medical to let them know they had picked up a survivor and were headed back.
'Nice to meet you, Pip; I'm Elise and this is Charlotte," Elise said, smiling as she heard tell the other girl some of what Belle Isle had. "And how big is Belle Isle? Well, from where we're at," pausing to point back down the long axis of the island, "its' at least a half-mile or so to the other end of the island and," turning to point towards the east, "about a quarter-mile or so east-west; all told, Belle Isle's about 1.5, 1.6 square miles or so right in the middle of the Detroit River..."
She thought as she turned to face the woman who seemed to be in charge at the moment. "Bed? Food? What.. Whats the catch?" she questioned as her doubts about this being too good to be true started to return to her mind.
"No catch," Elise replied, "there's no catch. I've been here about two years or so and I don't think we've ever turned anyone away," pausing to motion the guards to lower the barricades so that they could keep the MacArthur Bridge secure. "Only ironclad rule Ms. Sharpe has - that's Belle Isle's leader, Pip; her name's Sarah Sharpe - is that everyone goes through Medical the first time they come here, to make sure that you've not been bitten or scratched by a walker."...
In reality Sarah had gone through much more within those three years than she was willing to admit at the moment but all of those were stories for another time, giving them both a nod in agreement she stood there for a moment before speaking once more. "So, Where.... Where are you taking me?" she asked as she stepped closer to the ATV.
"To the Detroit Yacht Club building down on the other end of the Island," Elise said as she climbed aboard the ATV and got it started up...looking over at both Charlotte and Pip, she added, "Pip, if you'll climb on behind me and Charlotte, climb on behind her, we'll head back to the other end," pausing as she called ahead to Medical to let them know they had picked up a survivor and were headed back.