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[Dwarmin]

I can't stay here. Running out of food. Never been hungry-really hungry-before in my life. Like most Americans. So, what is that, sports fans? A soul shattering revelation, or a shallow attempt at self pity? I just report the news, you decide.

A little shaky. I feel like there's a dozen voices in my head, each telling me what to do. Hah. When did my mind become a democracy? Hah. Joke. It's a good sign. I still have a sense of humor. Right? Right.

They're always outside, it seems. They don't seem to ever go to sleep...what keeps them going? Entropy insists that all things fall apart. Nothing lasts forever. Dead should be dead. I convince myself there has to be a scientific reason behind it. Never much for church, myself. But, even the most rational reasonings seems to echo a bit dully in the face of...them.

Of course, sorry. No point wondering hypotheticals when the reality is so close to me.

Honestly, I think I can deal with them-once I know their instincts. You can predict what an animal is going to do. I'm more worried about the living. People with guns. Angry, scared people with guns-maybe looking to lash out at anything they can fight back against. Or maybe just a guy with a kid crying for food back home. Fear. Anger. Makes people do bad things for the worst reasons-or bad things, good reasons. I'm not sure if I'll do the right thing. Or if there is a 'right' thing, anymore. Does morality end when your stomach starts to growl? Does biology trump socialism?

I just report the news, you decide.

First thing. Weapons. Knife. Bat. Crap, of course. If I run into anything, I'm dead(ish) anyway. Still, good to have something for defense. Need to put on some good, thick cloth. Protect myself from infection. Scratches. Remember that movie where that guy turned into a zombie cause of one drop of goo in the eye? No? It was pretty popular. Well. He should have had a nice pair of goggles. You know. Wish I played more contact sports. Would have liked some football pads. Shit.

After that. Maybe try to rouse my neighbors. Hope they don't blow my head off, and steal everything on me.

But.

Honestly.

That'd be a better way to go than being one of them. Not preferable, certainly. Just better.

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Go to Bedroom +1
-Get baseball bat
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag
-Combine our winter and rain gear into some half-assed awesome urban armor, to keep off zombie spatter and scratches. Also, take the cap for good luck! Make sure to not to overload ourselves (or wear anything will overheat us in the weather), and keep slim-to not leave anything for them to grab onto on us with. Also, stick to dark clothes if possible. Also, eye protection? Natch.
Go to Kitchen +1
-Get Butcher Knife

I just realized: If someone knocked on your door with a bunch of coats and a baseball bat, would you open the door?

I think if we keep our weapons 'sheathed' we might be able to talk sense into some people.

[Transcendant]

Not a bad point Peradon. That's kinda why I said, meh leather jacket that's not gonna get bitten through easily. Though to be fair, the TV and everything has told everybody to stay indoors and not panic and they may very well know that there's something not good going on, what with the whole zombie thing. So, it isn't as though things are going to go the smoothest anyhow. You've got some persuade skill and some personality (PER)  though on your sheet so there's that.

It's something to think about though. Right up there with the fact that people may be infected? What's the incubation period? Is it effected by things? You don't know do you? They could be concealing bites. They could go all "Lord of the Flies" on you, or they might be decent people.

Dwarmin, love the energy man, but you know it's just the first post for voting. You'll get some stuff later maybe (Too soon, but we'll see). I assume you mean bedroom 2 where the baseball bat is. It's ok man, but you know the locations matter a lot here cause you know later on, you're going to have two similarly sounding rooms and one's gonna have a freaking zombie in it and the other one isn't, sooo, you know just being clear. 

Ok, we will say you have a... brown leather jacket that would not be the easiest thing for a hypothetical bite through? It's not bulletproof, but then you weren't exactly expecting this sort thing. Sound good?

Running tally:

Go to Bedroom 1 (Vote count as of this post +2)
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats. (Vote count as of this post +2)
     -Put 2 pair of gloves. (Vote count as of this post +2)
- Get baseball cap (Vote count as of this post +1)

Go to Bedroom 2 (Vote count as of this post +5)
-Get baseball bat (Vote count as of this post +5)
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag? (Vote count as of this post +3)
Go to Kitchen (Vote count as of this post +4)
-Get Butcher Knife (Vote count as of this post +4)

Go to Entryway of your apartment (Vote count as of this post +1)
-Look out ex door into Hallway of 10th story, if safe, then knock on door across from us (apt 1004)(Vote count as of this post +1)

Go outside and knock on some doors (presupposed to be 10th story hallway) (Vote count as of this post +2)
-Knock on 1387 Galley Road, 10th story apartments 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, and 1006? (1003 is yours) (Vote count as of this post +2)

[Dwarmin]

((Still, even with the risks, if would be good if we had ONE other person to watch our back. So we don't start getting SAN damage and begin speaking to our hat as our only friend.

'Cappy, you with me? Good!' ))

[scapheap]

     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats.

     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats.

Well clearly you haven't read the zombie survival guide. Thankfully...

-Combine our winter and rain gear into some half-assed awesome urban armor, to keep off zombie spatter and scratches. Also, take the cap for good luck! Make sure to not to overload ourselves (or wear anything will overheat us in the weather), and keep slim-to not leave anything for them to grab onto on us with.

This guy know what he talking about.

Go to Bedroom +1
-Get baseball bat
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag
-Jeans, Tee shirt, socks. Keep to tighter stuff to deny handholds and mobility is king. Maybe those winter gloves depending on how padded they are, a safe way to push away zombies would be nice, but not at expense of finger dexity.
Go to Kitchen +1
-Get Butcher Knife

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

Go to Bedroom 1 (Vote count as of this post +2)
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats.
     -Put 2 pair of gloves. +1
     - Get baseball cap +1
Go to Bedroom 2
-Get baseball bat +1
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag
-Just get backpack +1
Go to Kitchen
-Get Butcher Knife +1
Go to bathroom
-Fill sink and bathtub with water. Fill some buckets as well +1

[Ardent Debater]

Go to Bedroom 1 (Vote count as of this post +2)
     -Get the heaviest coat we have, something that wont be torn easy. If we dont have anything that fits that description, put on several layers of coats.
     -Put 2 pair of gloves. +1
     - Get baseball cap +1
Go to Bedroom 2
-Get baseball bat +1
-Get College Backpack and Gym Dufflebag
-Just get backpack +1
Go to Kitchen
-Get Butcher Knife +1
Go to bathroom
-Fill sink and bathtub with water. Fill some buckets as well +1

+1

Maybe later on we could start our own Revolution against the Government. Also, Wouldn't China/Russia take Military advantage of the Outbreak?

[Transcendant]

I'm going to post sooner than usual, because it's the first post really and it's so soon. Besides, at this very early point, your choices are pretty much limited to what you gather from your apartment, and if you leave and from where (the front door into the 10th story hallway, or the fire escape on the balcony). Also there are some points where I have to approximate. Two pairs of gloves wouldn't seem to fit and it didn't appear anybody really objected to the sturdy leather jacket? (You're not going to get really great armor to start man, again ... Round One.... You did not have a bad start either. I'm going to assume people don't mind knocking on the door across from you either.... Work with me for now.

March 1st, 1995 Round Two:


You get out of bed and dressed, putting on a pair of Blue Jeans, and a Nirvana (Band) Tee Shirt over a Plain White Tee, along with white socks, sneakers, and the baseball cap. You also put on a Sturdy Leather Jacket and a 1 pair of Thick Gloves. You made sure to go into the kitchen to get the butcher knife, and the baseball bat from the second bedroom, along with the College Backpack and the Gym Dufflebag.

You also fill the bathtub, bathroom sink, and kitchen sink with water.

All that preparation is for leaving your apartment after 4 days straight, cautiously. You make your way into your Entry/Hallway and stand on the welcome mat on the safe side of your door, unable to help considering the irony it now represents. You carefully un deadbolt, and unlock your front door, place your hand on the knob and turn it, ready to slam it shut if anything seemingly dangerous is on the other side. First a crack for you to look out, then a little more, eyes and ears carefully prying for any clue. The lights are on, and doors to the stairwells and elevators are closed, along with all the other residence doors on your floor. You carefully step out into the 10th story hallway. Nothing seems to be noticeably amiss at this time and place just now.

Your apartment is 1003 and directly across the hall from you is apartment 1004. You knock. No answer. You knock again and a sound comes across the closed door, and through the peep hole, in a woman's voice,

     "Who are you? What do you want? Nice jacket at least."


Location: "Home" Lake District
"Home Area" Lake District, Galley Road
Immediate environment:
1387 Galley Road, Camdin
10th Story: 1 hallway Immediately outside Apartments 1003 (yours) and 1004 (which you have knocked on the door of)

YOU:
You are John Caman, 23, brown hair, green eyes, agile build, BA in Accounting. Just moved to Camdin in 1995 for an accounting job. Hobbies include skateboarding, rock climbing and video games.

Stats- As of Prolog March 1 1995 Round Two
Str: 4
Dex: 6
Con: 4
Int: 8
Wis: 8
Per: 6

Accounting: 25
Skateboard: 15
Medical: 3
Persuasion: 5
Rock Climbing: 10

Items in inventory
1 Bluejeans
1 Plain White Tee
1 Nirvana Tee Shirt
1 Pair Socks Socks (White)
1 Sturdy Leather jacket.
1 Pair Thick Gloves
1 Baseball Cap
1 College Backpack
1 Gym Dufflebag
1 Watch

1 Butcher Knife
1 Baseball bat

[Ardent Debater]

"I wanna survive and get the Hell outta Dodge, Wanna come with me?"

[femmelf]

Say this: +1

I'm guessing she's either scared or angry or both, or maybe she's hiding her emotions. Who knows.

"Miss. My name is John Caman. Believe it or not I'm your next door neighbor from across the hall in 1003. This isn't the welcome to the neighborhood thing I was expecting, but yeah everything seems to have gone downhill around here. I don't know about you, but I don't plan on staying here until we eventually run out of food or whatever and the government hasn't done jack in 4 days. TV, Internet, and phones are all dead; we're on our own.

Let's gather supplies, get somewhere safe, hopefully out of here. Sound good?"

[Peradon]

Say this: +1

I'm guessing she's either scared or angry or both, or maybe she's hiding her emotions. Who knows.

"Miss. My name is John Caman. Believe it or not I'm your next door neighbor from across the hall in 1003. This isn't the welcome to the neighborhood thing I was expecting, but yeah everything seems to have gone downhill around here. I don't know about you, but I don't plan on staying here until we eventually run out of food or whatever and the government hasn't done jack in 4 days. TV, Internet, and phones are all dead; we're on our own.

Let's gather supplies, get somewhere safe, hopefully out of here. Sound good?

[Ardent Debater]

Say this: +1

I'm guessing she's either scared or angry or both, or maybe she's hiding her emotions. Who knows.

"Miss. My name is John Caman. Believe it or not I'm your next door neighbor from across the hall in 1003. This isn't the welcome to the neighborhood thing I was expecting, but yeah everything seems to have gone downhill around here. I don't know about you, but I don't plan on staying here until we eventually run out of food or whatever and the government hasn't done jack in 4 days. TV, Internet, and phones are all dead; we're on our own.

Let's gather supplies, get somewhere safe, hopefully out of here. Sound good?

[Generally me]

((Do we need to eat and drink))

If yes go get food and water

[Worldmaster27]

Say this: +1

I'm guessing she's either scared or angry or both, or maybe she's hiding her emotions. Who knows.

"Miss. My name is John Caman. Believe it or not I'm your next door neighbor from across the hall in 1003. This isn't the welcome to the neighborhood thing I was expecting, but yeah everything seems to have gone downhill around here. I don't know about you, but I don't plan on staying here until we eventually run out of food or whatever and the government hasn't done jack in 4 days. TV, Internet, and phones are all dead; we're on our own.

Let's gather supplies, get somewhere safe, hopefully out of here. Sound good?


We can worry about that in a little bit - and getting another person now (hopefully) means someone to carry stuff around for us.

[Transcendant]

She appears to silently consider your words for a moment and then replies,

"You're either smart, polite looter or legit. Either way."

She opens the door, revealing someone in her early 30s with shoulder length dirty blond hair, green eyes, wearing a green top and black pants. Her right hand is behind her back and it aparently holds a .38 revolver. She places that in a belt holster, and invites you in,

"Dah, I hope you don't mind not baking you a cake."

Her home is fairly sparsely decorated and is either immaculately clean, or she doesn't usually spend too much time here, or perhaps both.  The living room has an old but well taken care of blue sofa flanked by two mathing chairs and a TV set. The other doors are thus far closed and you can't see muh beyond a kitchen and balcony much like your own.

"So tell me you have some plan, yes?"

Also yes, you have to eat and you do have food in your fridge right across the hall and also in your pantry. Probably more than you can carry.

[Generally me]

Water?