"Sorry, Lenny," Jimmy says,
"but I could tell it would have been either you or me. Unfortunately for you, I choose me." He walks up and casually takes the gun from Lenny's hand, shoving it into his pocket. He holds his own revolver up to the bleeding and dying man, aims for his head, and pulls the trigger.
He locates the keys and hops back in the car, driving around the bodies and looking for the bridge where they stashed the goods. He remembers it well enough, and it isn't far from here. He fills the trunk with the money, but leaves the tommy guns behind before hopping back into the driver's seat and taking off into the night.
He drives for hours - no map or natural sense of direction telling him where to go. He turns the wheel whenever it feels right to do so and after long last he starts to approach signs of civilization - a bridge, leading into a town. The realization dawns on him that he recognizes this place - though the bodies of Mickey, Lenny, and the remains of that creature were gone, he is right back where he started.
"What the fuck?" he whispers to himself.
He three-point turns to go back the other direction. An hour later, he finds himself back at the bridge yet again. This time, Manny stands there, his many mouths gaping and drooling.
"She won't let you leave!" Manny shouts,
"You belong to her now!"
Jimmy takes a wide turn onto the shoulder and races away, finding himself right back at the bridge again four hours later. He bangs his head into the steering wheel. His hand is burning - looking at it, he sees pustules forming, the skin peeling back and revealing a black, ichor-like tissue beneath. His fingertips bend in strange, inhuman ways. It doesn't hurt, but he knows it should.
He knows now that Manny was right. He pulls Lenny's gun from the center console, looks to the budding glimpse of sunrise out past the town, and places the barrel against his head.
"I won't let her have me," he whispers, and pulls the trigger.
The world goes black, the ringing in his ear fades quick, and the last thing that goes through his mind is the soft singing of his mother's voice.
OOC:
Lenny still got the final shot! That was truly a fun experience - I really enjoyed all our characters. Aside from Edmund, I believe this was my first time playing with most of you! It was a great pleasure and I appreciate you having me aboard. Thank you all for the great game and the awesome life you brought to your PCs. I hope to see you all around the forums in other games!
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