Changes: Part 12: Rooftop Alliance

Revision as of 23:04, 23 September 2019

Rooftop Alliance is a manga issue in the Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire series.

Plot

It has been two days since the incident in the basement which saw the deaths of six people, again successfully covered-up by Mother Gracia. It is time for the Marhawa School Festival, where all the students get together in the open. From the rooftop, Tahir Kapoor watches down, smoking a cigarette while thinking about the continued risk of Zombie attack and the irresponsibility of holding the music festival. Dr. Doug Wright and Ricky Tozawa join him on request. The meeting proves insightful. Though there is banter over Tozawa's decision to let a Zombie bite his first to kill him rather than use his stun-gun, Dr. Wright is reminded Kapoor was also bit that day, meaning the virus cannot be spread through bites and must be spread some other way.

Kapoor finally shows them what he invited them to the rooftop for - handguns, one for each of them given out by Mother Gracia. While the two are relieved she is coming to terms with the seriousness of the situation, Tozawa is still confused why Kapoor is blindly loyal to her. He tells them that he and Ray Hsu both lost their families in a war, and were saved by Mother Gracia's father and taken to an orphanage he ran with her, which became the school. He isn't so much loyal to Mother Gracia as the school itself and what it represents. Tozawa wants to know just one final question: "Do you know Nanan?!"

Two older boys leave the music festival behind; as everyone taking part is a student, there is no fun in seeing new people. The two notice a girl in a raincoat standing near them. They become irritated at her silence and pull her hood back. What they see is not shown, but they scream out in horror.

Back on the rooftop, Kapoor wants to know where Tozawa would hear the name, "Nanan". Dr. Wright explains Bindi Bergara saw her in the basement, and she may be the terrorist they're looking for. He insists Bergara was dreaming, as Nanan has been dead for three months. Meanwhile, the two boys have been infected with the virus and mutated into Zombies.

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 ==Plot==
+It has been two days since the incident in the basement which saw the deaths of six people, again successfully covered-up by Mother Gracia. It is time for the Marhawa School Festival, where all the students get together in the open. From the rooftop, Tahir Kapoor watches down, smoking a cigarette while thinking about the continued risk of [[Zombie (C-Virus)|Zombie]] attack and the irresponsibility of holding the music festival. Dr. Doug Wright and Ricky Tozawa join him on request. The meeting proves insightful. Though there is banter over Tozawa's decision to let a Zombie bite his first to kill him rather than use his stun-gun, Dr. Wright is reminded Kapoor was also bit that day, meaning the virus cannot be spread through bites and must be spread some other way.
-It has been two days since the incident below the school, and the Marhawa School Festival has now begun. Tahir has called Ricky and Doug up to a building roof. When Ricky says he wants to go down to join the festivities, Tahir questions his readiness in fighting zombies. Ricky disagrees, showing him the arm he used to punch into the zombie back in the machinery room. Doug then questions Ricky's action; he entered the room armed with a stungun, why use his fist?
+Kapoor finally shows them what he invited them to the rooftop for - handguns, one for each of them given out by Mother Gracia. While the two are relieved she is coming to terms with the seriousness of the situation, Tozawa is still confused why Kapoor is blindly loyal to her. He tells them that he and Ray Hsu both lost their families in a war, and were saved by Mother Gracia's father and taken to an orphanage he ran with her, which became the school. He isn't so much loyal to Mother Gracia as the school itself and what it represents. Tozawa wants to know just one final question: "''Do you know Nanan?!''"
-Looking down at the festivities, Doug expresses his concern that the students still haven't been told about the incident and are able to party. Tahir disagrees with telling them; like Mother Gracia, he understands it will simply panic everyone. Doug begins thinking about the virus they encountered. Ricky and Tahir were bitten, but weren't infected; would that mean the virus can't pass that way? But if so, why would [[Ray Hsu|Ray]] transform? Tahir continues to express his confidence in Gracia, and presents the two men with Handguns she provided for the three.
+Two older boys leave the music festival behind; as everyone taking part is a student, there is no fun in seeing new people. The two notice a girl in a raincoat standing near them. They become irritated at her silence and pull her hood back. What they see is not shown, but they scream out in horror.
-Ricky agrees to assist Marhawa Security on the condition that Tahir explain the true reason he is loyal to Mother Gracia. Surviving on the streets of a war-torn country, Tahir and Ray were saved by the former Marhawa President and taken to his orphanage. The young Gracia lived alongside them at the orphanage to help them as they grew up. Tahir feels he owes it to the deceased former President to keep the school going. As Tahir walks away, Ricky calls him back - he wants to know who "Nanan" is. Tahir looks nervous, and asks how he learnt of her.
+Back on the rooftop, Kapoor wants to know where Tozawa would hear the name, "Nanan". Dr. Wright explains Bindi Bergara saw her in the basement, and she may be the terrorist they're looking for. He insists Bergara was dreaming, as Nanan has been dead for three months. Meanwhile, the two boys have been infected with the [[C-Virus Project|virus]] and mutated into Zombies.
-Down on the ground, two students complain about the Marhawa festival - since no one from outside comes here, there is no one to put a show on for. The hooded girl shows up before them, catching their eyes. They try to make light of her, like that she's a cosplayer who could provoke the teaching staff. Her ignorance of them provokes them into retaliating, and they push her. With the hood dropped, they scream out in terror at what was under it.
-Back on the roof, Ricky and Tahir continue discussing Nanan; Ricky explains Bindi's claim of having seen her in the basement. Doug demands to see her for questioning on her possible involvement in the bioterrorist attacks. Tahir explains that they can't talk to her because she's been dead for three months.
-Back down on the streets, the two students who had seen the hooded girl now shamble towards the festivities as zombies.
-==Characters==
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 ==Characters==
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 * [[Ricky Tozawa]]
 * [[Doug Wright]]
-* [[Gracia]] (flashback)
+* [[Gracia Delenikas]] (flashback)
+* [[Ray Hsu]] (flashback)
-* [[Nanan Yoshihara|Hooded girl]]
+* [[Nanan Yoshihara|Hooded figure]]
-==Further notes==
+==Sources==
+<references/>
 {{Comics|manga}}
-[[Category:Marhawa Desire chapters]]
+[[Category:Marhawa Desire chapters|12]]