Options.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)19:55 No. 29640 ID: fdc826
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Jim awakens in his bed, weak, confused, and drenched in sweat.

The last thing he remembers is driving home from his job at a local restaurant. He stopped at a gas station, cursed a little when he saw the prices, then... nothing. A whole lot of nothing. And now he's here.

And he's not sure what to do next.

(The white text outside of Jim's house represents his memory of the area's layout. The black area will be revealed as Jim explores.)

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: N/A

>>29640
Get up, you bum.
Is that blood?

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)20:03 No. 29645 ID: fdc826
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>>29644

Jim stands up.

And... holy shit. Yes, that appears to be blood.

>>29645
Check for severed hobo bits in the bathtub.
Then follow the trail.

Look out the window.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)20:08 No. 29649 ID: fdc826
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>>29646

Jim examines the bathtub. No hobo bits, but there's plenty of blood.

(Following trail next...)

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)20:17 No. 29654 ID: fdc826
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Jim opens the curtains on his bedroom window. The neighbors' window is open, apparently, but it's too dark to see very far inside. (It is currently daytime, however.)

Next, Jim follows the trail of old, hardened blood. It seems to lead out the front door, which happens to be locked.

>>29654
Locate and acquire the following: Spectacles, testicles, wallet, and watch.
Then your keys.
Get a sandwich while you're at it.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)20:30 No. 29660 ID: fdc826
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>>29655

Jim doesn't wear glasses, but the rest are all accounted for.

...In fact, now that he thinks of it, it's a little odd that he already has his watch and wallet. And clothes, for that matter; Jim usually sleeps in the nude.

Anyway, Jim pockets his keys, and grabs some food out of the fridge. He's out of bread, so, sadly, no sandwiches for now.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food acquired! (1 day's worth)
>$20 found! (In wallet)

look out the northwest window.

>>29660
For that matter, check self for injuries.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)20:57 No. 29669 ID: fdc826
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>>29662
Everything seems normal...

>>29663
Alright then, Jim checks himself for injuries of any ki- oh. Oh shit. There's a scar on his arm.

It looks like someone bit him.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food, $20, keys (forgot these earlier)

>>29669
And then Jim was a zombie.

>car in road not moving

open the window and lean out...carefully.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)21:13 No. 29680 ID: fdc826
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>>29671
Jim is made visibly uncomfortable by this thought. He's seen enough zombie movies to know what happens when one bites you.

>>29672
The red car is Jim's. It's right where he left it.

Jim leans out the window...

(Note: purple = corpse)

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food, $20, keys

>>29680
Well, it's healed over, so you should at least be the kind that ends up as a nine-foot tall monstrosity with a minigun instead of the usual shambler.

>>29682
"No, Jim. You are the demons"

>>29680
What are you doing, find a radio or TV and check for news updates! And find a shotgun while you're at it.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)21:36 No. 29689 ID: fdc826
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>>29685
Jim doesn't own a television(!), but he has a radio on his kitchen table. Also, he has no idea where he would find a shotgun, though his friend Charlie is kind of a gun nut, so he might know.

Anyway, Jim switches the radio on to a news station...

"...-eceive reports of violence and rioting in major cities across the state. When questioned, police from these areas withheld all information regarding the cause fo-... Oh, hold on, we're receiving a call..."

*click*

"Listen, lady, these ain't no fuckin' riots!"

"Sir, we're live, could you pl-"

"You don't understand! These people, there's... there's somethin' messed up about 'em. I mean, the motherfuckers are *eating* peo-"

"S-sir?"

"Hey, get that chair over here!"

*loud crashing heard in background*

"Oh, fuck! Hey, we need help right fuckin' now! Listen, we're holed up over at-"

*cuts to static*

"...

We, uh... we'll be b-back after this commercial, uh, break."

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x1, $20, keys

>>29689

By the way, the radio is one of those nifty hand-crank ones.

>>29689
Well, improvise a melee weapon.
Fire extinguisher in the cupboard?

>>29690
Obviously Jim is big into sustainability, so retrieve your nifty hand-powered LED flashlight.

Time to arm yourself. Find a crowbar, tire iron, fire poker, or axe. If none of those is available, a.) what the hell is wrong with you, and b.) get a knife and a large, heavy frying pan from the kitchen.

Also get some duct tape and gauze... you never know when you'll need them.

>>29691

As for melee, Jim has a kitchen knife right here in front of him, and a claw hammer and axe in his tool cabinet.

All melee weapons can be used once per turn.

The hammer does minimal damage, but can be used as a tool.

The knife does low damage, and is also useful in many situations.

The axe does high damage, and has its uses outside of combat.

(Jim can take all three; I just felt like describing them.)

>>29696
Excellent...

I approve of your zombie preparedness. Now get some medical supplies and you're ready to head out.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)21:53 No. 29698 ID: fdc826
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>>29696
Forgot the image.

>>29692
Jim has a flashlight, but it takes batteries. It's in his tool cabinet with the axe and hammer. He also has some gauze in his medicine cabinet, along with some painkillers.

I'll have Jim gather all this shit in the next post.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)22:09 No. 29702 ID: fdc826
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Okay, let's see if Jim forgot anything.

>ACQUIRED:
>AXE
>HAMMER
>KNIFE
>PAINKILLERS
>BANDAGES x2
>FLASHLIGHT
>BATTERIES x4

Jim also took the initiative and gathered all the food and beverages he could manage:

>FOOD (2 days)
>DRINKS (3 days)

Jim also has 6 wooden planks and 22 nails in his tool cabinet.

(By the way, the little red thing next to the fridge is a phone. And the radio is portable.)

(And a quick explanation: Bandages simply restore 2 health when used, and take one turn. Painkillers restore 4 health, which wears away at a rate of 1/2 of a point per turn. If we find a medkit eventually, that'll heal Jim up to full health.)

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4

>>29702

Also, Jim's inventory isn't unlimited; if it doesn't fit in that white box, he can't take it, and the wooden planks take up a ton of space.

pack the planks into the trunk of the car then. We're going on a field trip.

should maybe check the neighbor's house first.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)22:45 No. 29712 ID: fdc826
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Jim shoves the wooden planks into his car, and goes to check out the neighbors' house.

(As he walks outside, he notices a few things: there are two pillars of thick, black smoke off to the north, and he can hear faint gunfire and yelling to the south.)

If Jim remembers correctly, 4 people lived here, 3 men and one woman. Jim thinks they were related. One of his neighbors is lying on the ground next to the door, apparently with his brains blown out.

As Jim gags at the smell, he notices a small shell casing in the grass. Jim is no gun expert, but it looks like it came from a shotgun.

Finally, Jim notices that the door has been ripped off, exposing the house's dark interior.

(And, by the way, Jim gathered the radio and nails, because they're small, and someone would've complained later if he hadn't.)

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, planks x6 (car)

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)22:47 No. 29713 ID: fdc826
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>>29712
Inventory.

>>29712
Don't just walk in without announcing yourself, the person with the shotgun might still be around. Get your axe ready and then yell out, asking if there are any survivors.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)23:09 No. 29716 ID: fdc826
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>>29715

"Hello? Is anybody in there? And, uh, don't shoot me."

No answ- wait. Jim hears... shuffling. It's coming from that room in front and a little to the left of Jim.

Jim prepares to axe the first hostile fucker he sees, undead or otherwise.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, planks x6 (car)

>>29716
Flick axe around to attack with blunt end. Swing around corner as you step in.

Hey at the least you'll know whether they're a zombie or not.

Jim 2009/08/14(Fri)23:56 No. 29724 ID: fdc826
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>>29722
Do you want him to swing around the front door, or in the room where the shuffling is coming from?

>>29724
Shit, ignore that image; didn't mean to post it.

>>29724

Alright, fuck it, nobody's on /quest/ tonight.

Let's just pretend I posted the pause screen on purpose. I'll be back in around 9 hours.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)15:43 No. 29889 ID: fdc826
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>>29722

Jim grabs the axe by the other end, and swings it around the corner.

*click*

Well, looks like the power's still on.

The shuffling behind that door gets a little louder.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, planks x6 (car)

>>29889

Skirt around the edge of the room, keeping an eye on the door. Try to get in a better vantage point to view the kitchen.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)15:55 No. 29891 ID: fdc826
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>>29890

The kitchen seems pretty normal.

The shuffling stops momentarily, but soon after, Jim hears something banging on the door.

Jim is officially freaked the fuck out.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, planks x6 (car)

>>29891
you may want to make it a priority to find someone to watch your back. 2 bodies are better than 1, and all that.

>>29891

Go outside and use your flashlight to look in through the window.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)16:14 No. 29898 ID: fdc826
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>>29893

Well, Jim didn't have too many friends, and the only one that lives nearby is Charlie, the aforementioned gun nut. His house is a little to the south.

>>29894

Jim thinks that's a pretty good idea. He clicks on the flashlight and... damn it, that was predictable. Looks like he got its attention, too.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, planks x6 (car)

>>29898
It'll probably try to break through the window. Stay to one side, equip axe, behead the second the neck is visible.

>>29898
Taunt it until it comes out the window.
Beat the shit out of whatever is in reach.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)16:27 No. 29911 ID: fdc826
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>>29900
>>29903

Jim prepares for some good ol' fashion zombie choppin'...

[mini-cutscene]

>>29911

Just as the zombie breaks through the window, Jim aims a solid chop straight at its head. A few bits of brain fly out.

Jim is apparently enjoying himself.

[/cutscene]

(By the way, sorry if I'm a bit slow today; my router's being a bitch.)

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, planks x6 (car)

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)16:32 No. 29915 ID: fdc826
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>>29914
Forgot the image.

>>29914
Swing around to the other side of the house and check the other window the same way.

>>29915
Also, do you recognize the zombie? Was it one of the people who lived in the house, or someone else?

>>29915
Well, let's go looting.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)16:41 No. 29925 ID: fdc826
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>>29916

Jim walks around to the other end of the house, and peers into the window. The lights are on in this one, so he doesn't need the flashlight.

From what he can see, there's another corpse, right next to... hey, a gun. Sweet. And there's some ammo on the table.

>>29917

Yes, Jim believes it's another one of the guys who lived here. Same with the new corpse seen here.

By process of elimination, that means either the girl escaped, or her corpse is hidden around here somewhere.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, planks x6 (car)

Might as well look into the room that had the zombie in it, and then start poking around for supplies. Who knows when we'll have another chance.

>>29925
Guns are useful, but we should stick with the axe until we know better how these zombies work in terms of senses. Can they hear really well? Do they rely on sight only?

Until we are certain about these, using a nonsilenced firearm may only draw more Zeds to you.Let's head for the Gun-nut's place, he's probably ready for this shite. Make sure to make contact ahead of time, somehow.

>>29925

Become confused because your neighbor's house does not appear to have a bathroom or any bedrooms.

>>29925
There looks like there might be something useful in the room with the corpse, but don't get bogged down too long. You need to get what you can and KEEP MOVING. After the looting, move on to Charlie's house and pray that he's still alive. Or that his guns haven't already been looted.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)17:04 No. 29939 ID: fdc826
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>>29928
>>29933

Jim loots the house, taking everything he can. Most of the food is gone, but he manages to find enough for another day.

It turns out the door to the gun room was locked, but Jim managed to smash through the window with his axe with a little trouble.

>PISTOL Acquired!
>RoF: 2 shots/turn
>Damage: Low
>Mag. Capacity: 8 rounds

(Making another post in a second...)

>>29925
Unplug the TV and close the blinds on the window leading into that room. With any luck you can come back to loot it later. ;)

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)17:12 No. 29943 ID: fdc826
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>>29929

Jim decides it'd be better to call Charlie ahead of time, as getting shot in the head would suck ass.

When he reaches his phone, he notices something odd; he has 16 new messages, all from Charlie, and all spread between the course of about three days: August 18th, 19th, and earlier today, August 21st.

Jim remembers driving home on the 17th.

...Anyway, Jim listens to most of the messages. They all seem to be variants of "Dude, Jim! Where the hell are you!?", and, as mentioned, they're all from Charlie.

Finally, Jim decides to try calling Charlie a few times, but he doesn't seem to be picking up.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16),
>planks x6 (car)

>>29943
Let's head out. You have a bike or anything smaller and quieter than your car?

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)17:34 No. 29951 ID: fdc826
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>>29945

Nope, just the car.

And speaking of the car, Jim remembers stopping at a gas station before he blacked out, but now he only has half of a tank left.

To the immediate north is a gas station, the same one he remembers refueling at, and to the south a short way is Charlie's place. Furthermore, Jim can see two columns of smoke to the north, and he can hear faint gunfire and shouting to the south.

Where to?

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16),
>planks x6 (car)

>>29951
>gunfire
Guns means people, shooting means zombies.

Head to Charlie's, but be ready to duck for cover at a moments notice.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)17:44 No. 29954 ID: fdc826
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>>29953

Jim drives south.

There's a house here. Jim doesn't know who used(?) to live here, and he can't hear or see any movement. The curtains appear to be closed.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16),
>planks x6 (car)

>>29954

Drive slowly past it, if there's humans there they'll hear your car and hopefully show themselves. Zombies can stay there.

>>29954
>>29960

SUPPLIES!

We need to gather all we can while we can. See if there's a window on the door, if not, make noise at a window and wait for the zombie or person.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)18:00 No. 29969 ID: fdc826
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There's no window on the door, so Jim walks around to a window and knocks. Nothing.

More gunfire and yelling from the south, though, and this time Jim can make out what's being said:

"YEAH, COME ON, MOTHERFUCKERS! I'VE GOT ENOUGH AMMO FOR ALL OF YOU!"

*BLAM*

"AND STAY DOWN, BITCH!"

...In fact, that sounds a lot like Charlie. Huh.

>Status:
>Health: 10/10
>Inventory: Food x2, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16),
>planks x6 (car)

>>29969
Looting later. Acquire allies now.

Yell out "Hey Charles, it's me, Jim!"

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)18:19 No. 29977 ID: fdc826
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>>29972

"Hey Charles, it's me, Jim!"

Jim gets a response:

"DON'T-"

*BLAM*

"DON'T CALL ME CHARLES, DAMN IT!"

Jim speeds off down the road.

(Another post coming...)

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)18:25 No. 29984 ID: fdc826
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Jim arrives. There's quite a bit going on here.

>CHARLIE Acquired!
>Inventory: Food x1, Rifle(5/18)

>RIFLE Acquired!
>RoF: 1/2 shots/turn (Bolt-action)
>Damage: High
>Capacity: 5 rounds

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(5/18)
>planks x6 (car)

>>29984
Start humming the Charles in Charge theme song.

>>29984

Drive over as many zombies as you can. I can see three possible targets. Honk horn after and see if the rest would kindly come over so you could back over them.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)18:38 No. 29997 ID: fdc826
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>>29984

Health bars are accurate now.

>>29995
>ERROR: Jim is already humming the Charles in Charge theme!

>>29997
CAR-FU TIME.

>>29997
Well then start singing it out loud, dammit! Get progressively louder until you're practically yelling by the time you do a badass 180 with the car, running over the last zombie, and jumping out in front of Charlie with your arms waving in the air!

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)18:52 No. 30015 ID: fdc826
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>>29996

Jim runs down a few rotting sacks of flesh, and honks the horn to get the others' attention.

The zombies in question are too interested in Charlie to take notice, and the honking has attracted unwanted attention!

Charlie works the bolt on his rifle, and takes a step back.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x3, $20, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(5/18)
>planks x6 (car)

>>30015

Oh, goody. If it's just those run them over. If not drive to the north side of house and yell Charlie to exit through window for our getaway.

Get out and help him with the axe.

>>30019

All the exits seem to be barricaded or covered in zombies. Hmm...

>>30013

...Jim has an idea.

>>30025
Execute IDEA.

>>30036
Execute ZOMBIES.

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)19:41 No. 30039 ID: fdc826
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[cutscene]

"New boy in the neighborhood,
lives downstairs and it's understood,
he's there just to take good care of me,
like he's one of the family..."

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)19:41 No. 30040 ID: fdc826
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"Charles in charge,
of our days and our nights,
Charles in charge,
of our wrongs and our rights...

And I sing, I WANT,
I WANT CHARLES IN CHARGE OF ME!"

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)19:42 No. 30042 ID: fdc826
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"CHARLES IN CHARGE,
OF OUR DAYS AND OUR NIGHTS,

"Jim, what the fuck-"

"CHARLES IN CHARGE,
OF OUR WRONGS AND OUR RIGHTS..."

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)19:43 No. 30043 ID: fdc826
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"AND I SING, I WANT,
I WANT CHARLES IN CHARGE OF MEEEE!!!"

"Jim, what the fuck!?'

"Get in!"

Jim 2009/08/15(Sat)19:43 No. 30044 ID: fdc826
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"Jim...

Jim, what the hell just happened?"

"I have no clue, Charlie.

I have no fucking clue."

This is now a watched quest.

FUCK YESSSS!!!!

Jim, you are the best pokemon EVER!

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)17:06 No. 30846 ID: fdc826
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>Charlie has found $70 in his wallet.

Charlie: "So, what now?"

Jim: "Hey, don't ask me man, you're the one in charge here."

Charlie: "...Fuck you."

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x3, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(5/15)
>planks x6 (car)

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)17:08 No. 30848 ID: fdc826
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>>30847
Forgot this.

>>30848
Should we try to remember what happened during our blackout? Run over the zombies and then head to gas station to refresh memories.

>>30848
Turn RIGHT. Drive past approaching zombies, and get out of dodge.

Lets look for a grocery store to hole up in.

>>30848
ask charie if he's got anything in the house we should get before we leave. (looks like there is more ammo in his room?)

Say "So is this everywhere? Global apocalypse? Or just zombies in one place? I've been unconscious for a few days. And now I've got bite marks. So, y'know. If I start going bad, you gotta shoot me."

>>30856
Yeah, it looks like there's some useful stuff in his house.

Try driving away and letting the zombies chase you and then driving back and dropping off Charlie to grab any important stuff.

>>30847

So, Charlie. Were you bitten?

>>30861
Jim: "So is this everywhere? Global apocalypse? Or just zombies in one place? I've been unconscious for a few days. And now I've got bite marks. So, y'know. If I start going bad, you gotta shoot me."

Charlie: "Dude, I don't know shit about what's goin' on; I've been stuck in my house since the shit hit the fan. Which would be, I dunno, two days ago? Three? Doesn't matter now, I guess."

And about that bite... well, I saw a guy get bit yesterday, just outside my window. I wasn't watchin' a clock, but he seemed to turn pretty quick... it felt like ten minutes, maybe fifteen. And you're obviously not a zed, so I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe it was a hobo or somethin'."

Jim: "Well, that's good to hear, I guess. Before we get the fuck outta here, do you have anything left in there? Your house, I mean."

Charlie: "Actually, yeah. Some medical supplies 'n shit. I've got the last of my ammo on me, though."

(Actual image coming in a minute, and sorry for the short delay. I had to take a call.)

There are too many zombies here right now, but on the other hand, if we can use the much louder car to attract their attention, Charlie has time to grab more guns and whatnot from the house, and load it up into bags. Then you can head back, and pick him and his bags containing food, ammo, survival gear and guns, and drive off.

>>30867
We have a car with actual gas right now. We want to load this fucker up with as much stuff as we can.

We will re-prioritize stuff after the car is rendered inoperable.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)17:45 No. 30871 ID: fdc826
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>>30862
>>30869

Charlie reluctantly jumps out of the car, and caps a zombie while he's at it. If nothing else, the bastard's a good shot with a rifle.

Jim backs up, honking and waving his arms. It seems to be working...

(One more coming in a moment.)

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x3, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(4/15)
>planks x6 (car)

>>30867
if there is one, head to IKEA. (i mean the kind where they have the 99c breakfast and multiple floors, etc, not just a tinyass location.)

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)17:53 No. 30881 ID: fdc826
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Charlie has gathered 1 roll of bandages, 1 medkit, and 1 day's worth of soda. He also reloads his rifle.

Jim drives forward, preparing to pick him up.

(Next post, Charlie will get in the car on his own.)

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(5/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>30881

(But, uh, don't take that last part the wrong way; I'm taking suggestions now.)

>>30894
Okay, we need to keep track of both immediate priorities and long-term.

Immediate needs are met with food and water, but they won't last forever. It's vital that you be able to move, so you need to find a gas station, or a place where they might store extra gasoline. If the gas station isn't working, you could loot sheds with lawn mowers.

Long-term needs are a bit trickier; you need more information on the situation. Try turning on the radio and scanning several different channels, listening for news updates. It's important to find out whether this is localized or wide-spread so we can determine a destination or other plan of action.

>>30894
seriously. IKEA.

>>30898

Gas station it is, then. It's to the NW of Jim's house, so he drives off to the north.

Along the way, Jim convinces Charlie to get out the radio and check a few news channels. Nothing. Well, there's static, but that's about it.

But... hold on. Jim thinks he can hear something, but just barely. It's an insanely deep, slightly echoing voice. Jim can't tell what it's saying, just that it's some creepy-ass shit. It cuts out after a few minutes, and Charlie doesn't seem at all bothered by it.

(Traveling; one more post coming.)

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)18:19 No. 30914 ID: fdc826
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>>30911

I really have to stop forgetting these.

>>30911
SPECIAL INFECTED ONE: SHOUTER?

>>30911
That's... unfortunate. Even if the creepy voice is nothing, the fact that no stations are broadcasting is highly disturbing.

Why don't you have XM radio?!

>>30918
you know what this means? the radio stations have already been eliminated, all that stands between us and free radio towers is a building full of zombies.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)18:28 No. 30924 ID: fdc826
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>>30866

Charlie says he wasn't bitten, but one of the zombies hit him in the face with a piece of concrete. He says it was kind of badass.

>>30904

That can probably wait until after they get some fuel from the gas station; they're already pretty lo- oh. Shit. Looks like Jim's out of gas. But, oddly enough, the meter's still stuck on 1/4 tank. Jim thinks it's probably broken.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(5/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>30924
Fuck. Okay, looting time. Search for a house with a shed. Stay on the move, have Charlie check one side of the street and you check the other. Stick together and use the axe to break through any locks. If you encounter zombies, try to use the melee weapons. Save the ammo for any 'badass' zombies or if you are way outnumbered.

>>30914
after you've gotten gas, head for an IKEA, if there is one. IKEAs feature several things that would be good for now; most of them are 'environmentally friendly', meaning they have their own generators, and their forklifts are battery powered; you and charlie could build some sort of forklift tank for future travel, prehaps. they are also set up to provide food, via their sweets section, and the 99c thing. the furnature is all already disassembled into convient boards for building defenses or blocking doors. also, nobody goes to IKEA except when they're looking for furnature, so there are good chances of very few zombies nearby.

>>30927
That... is brilliant. I'll have to remember that for my own zombie plan.

Unfortunately we have to find gas first.

No, we seem to be pretty okay. If zeds are slow-moving, then they have some time before they'll get up to your position. I suggest having Jim throws the car in neutral and both him and Charlie get out and push it up to the gas station which doesn't seem to be very far.
To be able to keep it from turning, Jim should push from the driver side door and steer.

>>30930
Problem is, we don't know for sure if the gas station is still operational.

Not to mention there might be some special infected that are faster, plus if there's a horde of slow zombies later on down the road then we're really in trouble.

>>30931
Well we need to get gas from somewhere and that gas station will either have gas or cars to loot gas from (provided we can find a hose). Taking a chance on trying to find a workshed with a gallon of gas in it is riskier than just pushing a car up the road. They'll have their guns and can keep an eye out for each other while they push.

>>30935
The two aren't mutually exclusive. They can keep an eye out for sheds while pushing the car.

since the car is out of gas, ditch it. it's no longer providing the one absolutely necisarry thing for it to do; locomote. pushing it will just make you and charlie tired faster, and that's the last thing you need when you're trying to get away from zombies.
>>30929
and i bet you thought i was just trolling.

Wow, just wow. The dog just took a shit in the corner, and I swear to god it was green. GREEN.

I then spent half an hour finding the carpet-cleaning stuff, which gave it time to form a hardened crust around itself. Scraping that off the carpet was about the most unpleasant thing ever.

Anyway, back to the zombie thing. I'll have Jim and Charlie push the car towards the gas station, but the station is pretty close; there aren't any houses between Jim's place and it. They'll keep an eye out for zeds along the way.

>>30960
Your dog is infected! Quick, check inventory! :O

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)19:42 No. 30973 ID: fdc826
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>>30965
I dunno man, she doesn't look infected to me.

(Update in a sec...)

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)19:46 No. 30976 ID: fdc826
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Charlie and Jim get out and push.

To the north, they find the source of one of the pillars of smoke: a pit full of semi-decomposed and scorched corpses. There's a pile of spent ammunition casings and empty magazines right next to it. It smells terrible.

Charlie says he can hear something moving around near that wrecked car.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(5/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>30976
eliminate ZOMBIES in car.

check GAS GAUGE

siphon GAS, salvage TUBING from CAR BATTERY WIRING if necessary.

Yell out asking if there are survivors, get ready to axe any zombies.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)20:02 No. 30995 ID: fdc826
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>>30979

Jim tells Charlie to go check for gas in the wrecked truck, while he goes to take care of- OH WHAT THE FUCK!?

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(5/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>30995
WHAT IS THAT.

WHAT.

WHAT IS THAT.

MOVE AND SHOOT MOVE AND SHOOOOT!

What... what -is- that?!

Get back from it, fast. It seems to have a long reach, but guns can shoot further.

Kill it. Kill it with gunfire!

>>30995
stop one: ELIMINATE ZOMBIES

COMMENCE OBJECTIVE ALPHA, BEGIN DESTRUCTION SEQUENCES

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)20:16 No. 31005 ID: fdc826
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Jim panics, and before he can begin firing, and the... *thing* grabs his pistol and tosses it aside!

Charlie sees this, and pulls his rifle out, firing it over the truck's bed. His shot takes one of the creature's tentacles off, and it lets out an ear-piercing screech.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(4/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

Initiative move: Crazed Ax Murderer!

Go for the core!

>>31005
GET YER GUN

DODGE THE SHIT OUTTA THAT THING AND LET CHARLIE HANDLE IT

No, don't get close to that thing! Do as much damage as you can from a range, only move in if you have to.

It's obviously intelligent enough to steal our weapons, we don't want to tangle with it at that close a range.

>>31005
ohshitohshitohshit

EAT ZOMBIE

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)20:29 No. 31015 ID: fdc826
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While Charlie works the bolt on his rifle, Jim goes for his pistol. The monster-thing picks up the tire from the wrecked truck and tosses it at Jim's head!

>Jim takes 3 damage!

Shortly afterward, the creature... starts running? Holy shit, it's running!

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 7/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(4/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31015
kill that fucker dead. SO DEAD. probably with bullets, as is jim/charlie's preference

>>31015
Way to go, guys. If we'd gotten in close it wouldn't've been able to throw a tire at us...

>>31018
Because being dragged off in a monster's tentacles or bitten by some freaky octopus mouth is so much better than having a tire chucked at our heads. Obviously this critter is at least intelligent.

And yes. Chase it off with gunfire. If it dies, so much the better.

>>31020
It woulda been so surprised by the blitzkrieg attack that it would have been cleaved in twain.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)20:46 No. 31028 ID: fdc826
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Jim slowly makes his way over to the pistol He's feeling pretty dizzy.

Meanwhile, Charlie fires another shot, while shouting various obscenities. He scores another hit, and the creature screeches again.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 7/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(3/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

FFFFF-

INCOMING. Forget siphoning the gas. Put some distance between you and those SOBs.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)21:17 No. 31045 ID: fdc826
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>>31029

Charlie hears the approaching tentacle-things and spins around, working the bolt as he does so.

Charlie: "Oh, shit! Shit shit shit! Jim, we gotta get the hell outta here!"

Jim mumbles something out as a response, while slowly stumbling towards Charlie, keeping an eye on the creatures. He's having some difficulty walking.

The monsters are closing in pretty quickly.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 7/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/16), rifle(3/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31045
fuckfuckfuckFUCK

NONE OF THAT DRINK IS ALCOHOL, IS IT? FUUUUUCK

>>31046
shoot the gas tank on the truck as they approach! I know it shouldn't work in real life! But it miiiight!

>>31045
Grab tire. Huck at monsters. Shoot at tire when they catch it, creating DISTRACTIONARY RUBBER ROCKET.

Jim, pop a painkiller. We need to concentrate here.

Charlie, plug them full of lead.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)21:56 No. 31059 ID: fdc826
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>>31056

Jim takes a few painkillers. He doesn't remember what the recommended dose was, but he doesn't give half a shit. It takes a second, but Jim now feels ready to kick some ass.

Charlie: "Yo, Jim! Toss me your gun!

Jim does so.

Charlie: "DIE, MOTHERFUCKERS!"

Charlie proceeds to plug the monsters full of lead. The lead creature tries to defend itself, but ends up with a severed tentacle and a hole in its chest. Charlie also scores a hit on the other creature's head. Neither one goes down, but they both move distractedly, as if the movement is causing them pain. They're tough, but Charlie has a feeling they can't take much more.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10(7)/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(6/16), rifle(2/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31059
Charlie, you badass.

Keep plugging away. Jim, get your fireaxe at the ready. Swing if they get too close.

>>31059
Circle in front of the blue car and hide behind the red car. When the left tentacle zombie approaches, smack it with the hammer.

Note that at the rate they are moving this might involve it already being ahead of the ambush point, in which case you hammer it from behind.

Aim for the head!

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)22:25 No. 31075 ID: fdc826
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>>31062
>>31063

Jim compromises and decides to ambush one of the tentacle zombies with his axe. It doesn't work out quite as planned, but Jim's axe ends up buried in zombie flesh anyway, so all is well.

Meanwhile, Charlie continues firing with the pistol, as he can't work the rifle's bolt with one hand. He squeezes off two rounds straight into the creature's head and chest, and the bastard finally stops moving, except for a bit of twitching.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10(7)/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers, bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(4/16), rifle(2/14)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31075
Toss the bodies into the firepit.

Charlie, toss the bodies in the firepit. Jim, begin siphoning the blue car's gas into yours.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)22:44 No. 31086 ID: fdc826
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Charlie drags the two corpses into the corpse pit. While doing so, he realizes that, while these things used to be human, they apparently have no bones whatsoever. It's kind of gross.

He also takes the time to reload both guns.

>>31078
>Jim, begin siphoning the blue car's gas into yours.

Jim has no idea how he's going to do that.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9(7)/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(5/11)
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31086
Do we have a length of rubber hose?

>>31087

Not at the moment, unless you can figure out how to make one.

>>31089
Check under the hood of the wrecked car, as well as a through check of glove box, divider and trunk contents (take the extra wheel if it is the right size, and any car maintenence stuff that you don't have in your car.

Somewhere in the engine there will be a length of tube that can be used for siphoning gas if removed. Take it out (as well as the other car's batter and spark plugs).

Then push your car next to it, get ready to siphon gas.

>>31089
Kinda hard to siphon anything.

It's not like we could just remove the tank entirely, either...

>Wrecked Car

Easiest question first - is the car just smashed up with a dead driver, or is it actually in an undrivable condition? Were keys left inside?

>>31087
get RUBBER HOSE from CAR BATTER INSULATION. remove WIRING by simply pulling it out- it's designed to do that, and will come out fairly easily unless it's been melted.

Jim 2009/08/17(Mon)23:11 No. 31102 ID: fdc826
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>>31091

The car's engine is in pretty bad shape, and the car has already been looted fairly thoroughly, but Jim manages to salvage a length of rubber tube and a car battery from the wreck.

He then siphons a bit of gas out of the car, and into his. He's not sure how much gas that was, but it didn't seem like a whole lot.

Meanwhile, Charlie starts up a conversation:

Charlie: "Hey, Jim, I almost forgot, have you seen Jessie anywhere?"

Jim: "That's your girlfriend, right? Well, you know, I've been fucking unconscious for several days, so I'd say no."

Charlie: "Well, shit... hey, uh, you think the suburbs have been hit by this shit yet? You know, the zombies and stuff."

Jim: "Charlie, if I knew, I'd tell you. Plus, I'm sure she's fine. She seemed pretty smart when I met her."

Charlie: "If you say so, Jim..."

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9(7)/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x3,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(5/11)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31100

There's some blood on the driver's seat, but the corpse is missing. And, yes, the car's pretty much undrivable unless some extensive repairs are made.

By the way, I think I'm going to go ahead and stop for tonight. I'll be back tomorrow, probably in around 10-14 hours from now.

>>31105

Feel free to keep making suggestions, though. And there's a thread up in /questdis/ if anybody hasn't seen it yet.

>>31102
Okay.

Well, you don't really have the tools to properly transfer the fuel, so unless repeated attempts to siphon the fuel will yield more for the tank, lets just get set up and pull out a map from the glovebox.

Then, start figuring out where food stores, gun stores and hospitals are in the area from what you and charlie remember.

The big question is, do we have enough fuel to get to a gas station?

We need to tank up properly, and gas stations often have food and water supplies as well.

After that, we should probably check up on Jessie. If she's still alive, a third survivor would be a great boon to us.

Also, Jim: Apply a bandage.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)13:09 No. 31290 ID: fdc826
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>Jim applies 1 roll of bandages. 2 permanent health gained.

Have you guys never played L4D on Expert?! Save your pills until you're limping so bad you're being left behind. Save your medkits (or bandages in this case) until you can't take any more damage before permanently kicking the bucket.

You guys are playing worse than the shitty bots! >.<

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)13:12 No. 31293 ID: fdc826
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>>31252

The fuel meter in the car is still stuck on 1/4 tank. Like Jim thought earlier, it's probably broken, and they have no way of knowing exactly how much gas they have. Either way, the gas station is very close, off to the west.

As for Jessie, she lives NW of Charlie's place, and SW of Jim's house.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10(9)/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(5/11)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

The more allies we have, the better. Go get Jessie!

>>31290

Shit, forgot to put the medkit in there. Just, uh, imagine there's a red box-bag-thing with a cross on it floating around in Jim's inventory.

>>31294

Well, maybe I didn't mention this, but her house is pretty damn far south from where we are now. Even with a little help from the car, the sun may be down by the time they get there.

>>31293

Fuelstation, car, go.

>>31301
Damn, then. Alright, fuel then her place.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)13:41 No. 31312 ID: fdc826
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Jim and Charlie hop in the car, and drive west.

Once again, there's plenty to take in here. First, and most obvious, is the fact that the pumps, as well as half the goddamn station, are gone. As in, they exploded. This is apparently the source of the second pillar of smoke Jim saw earlier.

Secondly, there are three zombies straight ahead, two of which are different from anything seen thus far; most of their flesh has apparently decomposed, or simply fallen off, leaving bone and muscle tissue exposed. As Jim and Charlie arrive, they both simultaneously cock their heads in the car's direction. And, apparently, they have no eyes, only empty, bleeding sockets.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 10(9)/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(5/11)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31312
have charlie pick them off from afar with his rifle. watch his back if they get too close.

>>31312

Tell Charlie to rifle them, if they get close car plow past them. Rinse and repeat.

>>31312
Fast zombies?

Tell Charlie to shoot any weird zombies first from now on. All of them seem more potentially dangerous. Skellies are probably faster, Tentacles are able to hurl shit...

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)13:57 No. 31324 ID: fdc826
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Charlie leans out the window and kills one of the skellies with his rifle, while yelling something about having half of a life or some shit. Jim doesn't really care.

In any case, these new ones seem to die quickly, but they're really goddamn fast.

(And I'm not coming up with names for the special zombies, so I'll use anything you guys think of, as long as it's not retarded.)

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10 (Painkillers have worn off)
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(4/11)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31324
Fucking Fast zombies, I knew it. ram the car into the second speedy if need be. Fave Charlie pick off any remainders then raid this place.

Flatten the two zeds up ahead. Try to pick off the visible ones in the station from a range.

>>31329

Let's conserve ammunition. Drive over normal zombie and eithe use pistol or axe to deal with the last two.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)16:20 No. 31365 ID: fdc826
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>>31325
>>31329
>>31332

Like seemingly everything else lately, it doesn't work out quite as planned.

Not only can these fuckers run, they can apparently jump pretty damn high too.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(4/11)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

OH GOD CHARLIE KILL IT KILL IT

>>31365
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
*inhale*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Jim, axe that thing!

>>31365

Charlie, would you please shoot that thing off my hood. Drive over second bee and brake suddenly.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)18:06 No. 31397 ID: fdc826
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Jim guns it, then abruptly stomps on the brakes, splattering a zed and sending the fast zombie flying. Soon after landing, the fucker opens its mouth, apparently to howl or screech for help, but Charlie silences it for good.

The other zombies seem preoccupied with their little snack, and haven't seemed to notice the car yet.

Also, Jim notices a strange sign near the fast zombie's corpse. It looks like it was only recently placed there.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(3/11)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31397
READ SIGN
HUG... UH... JESSIE. WHEN YOU SEE HER.

>>31397
Well, then, what does it say?

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)18:09 No. 31401 ID: fdc826
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Huh.

>>31401
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-

WELL, SIPHON CAR, TURN THE FUCK AROUND.

>>31397
loot gas station. priority items include
gas can (5G + variety)
road first aid gear
food + water

>>31401

Well, nothing to it. Give charlie pistol to conserve rifle ammo and equip axe. Charlie shoot bees, while Jim covers with an axe if one of them gets close enough. Loot station and see if those red things are gas cans or something.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)18:29 No. 31408 ID: fdc826
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Jim siphons gas from the car, and tells Charlie to go loot some stuff from the station, considering that he's a little better at all this combat shit.

The two, uh, "bees" don't seem to have noticed him yet. How should Charlie go about this?

(And, yes, those red things appear to be gas cans.)

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(8/12), rifle(5/9)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31401
Not much we can do about that. Hopefully we don't need to get to Jessie's house taking that road?

In any event, let's conserve ammo for these two normal greens. Fireaxe for Jim. Charlie, get ready to use the pistol only if it looks like Jim might be in danger.

Then loot the place empty. Without gas, we're in dire straights.

>>31408
Use the pistol. Since they're distracted, take your time to line up a precise shot. The shot will probably draw their attention; kill the second one with the fire axe.

>>31408

Well, first by having Jim beside you, he's your damn meatshield. Then shoot them in the head until they stop moving. Let Jim get bitten since he likes wrasslin with them hobos.

I spy a pistol in there too.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)18:52 No. 31414 ID: fdc826
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Just as Charlie fires a well-aimed shot into the first green's skull, Jim buries his axe in the second one's.

That went surprisingly we-

???: "Roger that, Firebase Quebec; we heard it too. Moving in to check it out, over."

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10
>Health (Charlie): 8/10
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>hammer, knife, axe, painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio, pistol(7/12), rifle(5/9)
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31414
FUCK ARMY DUDES.

Drop weapons, raise hands get on knees, blablabla, ask for escort to a safe location.

>>31415

HINT: They don't see us yet.

>>31415
Dude?! Have you not seen the Prototype intro? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RahEtkVxAPA

They're OBVIOUSLY willing to shoot civilians. RUN!

>>31416

But, uh, this isn't an attempt at a railroad. Just thought you'd need to know that to make a decision here.

>>31414

What? What! The sign is there, we haven't crossed it. See! You stay on your side we stay on ours, do I have to draw a line. Btw, the fridge and tv is on our side. No, we are not making up and coming home. We live with Jessie now, in fact we have to pick her up. Shoo.

Uh, I mean don't act like a zombie and don't get shot by blackwatch.

>>31419
Nothing crosses the red line. NOTHING crosses the red line. NOTHING CROSSES THE MOTHERFUCKING RED LINE!!!

And the red line is where ever I say it is so nya~! xP


I'm just saying, military is always shoot first, ask questions later. For all they know, they could be infected, or even looters competing for resources.

And THINK about it! If this was the end, if the military was here to SAVE us... this'd be a SHORT game!

Don't trust the military! o_o

>>31419
>>31421

Still need a specific course of action here, guys.

>>31421
Are there really only two of them?

If so, I say shoot them. Kill them quick, then steal their radio and report in to Firebase Canad- Quebec that the situation is all clear.

>>31424

And, yes, there are only two.

I'll give this 5 more minutes; if no one else makes a suggestion, then I'll go with yours, Durandal.

Crud. Well, we're not in the military sector yet. They may just be coming to tell us not to get closer.

Okay. Pick up that spare pistol so you both have firearms, but don't raise them at the troopers yet. Don't open fire unless they do. The undead are problem enough, we don't need trained soldiers trying to kill us.

>>31424
This is a good idea. Then set up a little 'crime scene'. Make it look like zombies got them and you shot them to be certain. After, make getaway.

don't shoot the military!
they're just trying to protect everyone they know hasn't been zombied yet.
hide behind the corner of the wall, and only fight them to defend yourself.

>>31429
If we wait until we know the military is hostile, there won't be any recourse once we find out. These are trained soldiers, they don't just spray and pray, and they won't menace with weapons for a convenient 10 seconds before shooting.

Jim and Charlie could very well be infected. The military can't chance that. The lives of two random civilians aren't worth the lives of two soldiers in their eyes.

Please don't get them killed on the hopes that this will be a cheery-eyed hug fest. It'll be a bloodbath... one way or another.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)19:49 No. 31434 ID: fdc826
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Jim runs over to grab the extra pistol, making sure to stay out of sight. It's half-empty (4 rounds).

Meanwhile, Charlie ducks behind part of the demolished wall, clutching his pistol. He would reload, but he thinks the soldiers would hear him.

Charlie can hear the first soldier (shorter weapon) turn off his headset.

Soldier #1: *click* "Hey, Harrison, was this red car here last time?"

Soldier #2: "Now that I think of it... no. No, it wasn't. And that was only half an hour ago."

Soldier #1: "Means somebody's probably still around here somewhere... remember what our orders were. Don't hesitate." *dramatically cocks his submachine gun*

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10 [Pistol-4/0][Axe][Knife][Hammer]
>Health (Charlie): 8/10 [Pistol-7/12][Rifle-5/9]
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio,
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31434
Alright, that's pretty clearly hostile. Open fire on the guy who's not behind cover. Hopefully we can take him down before he pulls off a shot. From there it becomes a two-on-one firefight.

OH THANK GOD WE ALL REALIZE IT'S SMART TO SHOOT THEM NOW THAT WE LOST OUR ELEMENT OF SURPRISE!

FUCKERS

>>31435
Another upside of killing army dudes: Better armor, better guns, moar ammo

>>31434
Jim: lure the guards past Charlie by making noise in the isles, behind cover.
Charlie: wait until the guards are past you, then shoot them: if they're wearing armor, shoot them with the rifle. if they aren't, with the handgun.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)20:53 No. 31446 ID: fdc826
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Charlie waits for the first soldier to pass him before opening fire. He's wearing body armor and a helmet, but at this range, Charlie is confident he can hit the back of his head. He was right.

Jim moves back two aisles to get a clear shot on the second soldier, but he takes cover before Jim can take him out.

Soldier #2: "SHIT!" *click* "Firebase Quebec, this is Private Harrison! We just came under fire at sector three-alpha, and Ferguson is down! I repeat, man down at sector three-alpha, multiple hostiles, need support now!"

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10 [Pistol-2/0][Axe][Knife][Hammer]
>Health (Charlie): 8/10 [Pistol-5/12][Rifle-5/9]
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio,
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31446
FUCK

Okay, both, charge the soldier now, kill him as fast as possible.

Then go outside, and one of you look for their jeep while the other strips the military gear (armor and camo too if possible).

Then load up and get the fuck out of there.

>>31446
Charlie, run to the back of the store, then towards the aisles and hide by Jim, once the soldier comes down the aisles to check for Charlie, Jim can plant an axe firmly into said soldier's neck.

>>31446
RAGEQUIT because your team is fucking retarded.

Seriously, do you guys have shit for brains? "Don't shoot the military, they're here to carry us away on their bulging muscles of pure patriotic brotherly love."

We could have ambushed both of them before they noticed anything was amiss. Now we've got hostiles inbound. Way to go.

>>31446

Jim, shoot shoot shoot to pin and distract. Charlie round out behind blackwatch #2 and shoot him in the head. Grab gasoline and anything you can immeadetly see (especially military armaments) . Drive for Jessie.

>>31446
Okay, backup is bad. I agree with earlier posters; hurry the fuck up and get in the jeep, take out the other guy if you can, but if you can't, hell, escape is priority number one.

>>31450
Durandal, they ENTERED after having heard GUNSHOTS. They were suspecting hostiles from the get-go, and we'd be in the exact same situation, just one update earlier. Now quit internet raging. If you have something to contribute instead of throwing a hissy, please do so.

>>31450
((OOC: I'm picturing a headless suit of black armor slamming his gauntleted fists on a desk, only to have his head roll off and into the hallway. It's amusing.))

FUCK, WE CAN'T HOLD THIS PLACE. IS THERE A BACK DOOR?

>>31452
They moved in to inspect an anomalous sound, not hostiles.

And MY point is that if all you can contribute are shitty ideas, please AVOID doing so.

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)21:25 No. 31455 ID: fdc826
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[mini-cutscene]

Charlie moves around the soldier, while Jim provides suppressing fire. The soldier already seems distracted by something, however...

(And, by the way, those were Jim's last two shots.)

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)21:27 No. 31456 ID: fdc826
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The soldier tosses something in Jim's direction. That guy has one hell of an arm on hi- OH, SHIT!

[end cutscene]

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10 [Pistol-0/0][Axe][Knife][Hammer]
>Health (Charlie): 8/10 [Pistol-5/12][Rifle-5/9]
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio,
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31456
You have three seconds. Don't run straight away, run down the neighboring aisle.

>>31457
WAIT FUCK NO

Then he'll get a shot at you! FUCK!

>>31458
I GOT IT

KICK IT AWAY, INTO THE HOLE

Jim 2009/08/18(Tue)21:46 No. 31462 ID: fdc826
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>>31459

3...

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"

2...

"-AAAAAAAAAAAA-"

*punt*

"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

1...

*BOOOM*

>>31463
I'm glad you were able to resolve a seemingly impossible scenario in a simple, believable way without any deaths.

>>31467
Hell, so am I. In fact, I'm kind of surprised we left the whole "military patrol" situation in the same shape we entered it.

If anything, this proves that you guys are actually pretty good at this quest, which happens to borrow heavily from Left 4 Dead. And what does the AI director in Left 4 Dead do when the players are doing well?

It makes the game harder.

do either Jim or Charlie have any notable skills that are relevant?
you already mentioned that Charlie is a bit of a gun nut, and has demonstrated as much with both his rifle and the pistol, but does he have any other useful skills? What about Jim, is there anything we should actively be seeking out for Jim's benefit?

Jim 2009/08/19(Wed)18:04 No. 31653 ID: fdc826
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(Image has very little to do with the quote, but it's still awesome, so fuck it.)

Jim 2009/08/19(Wed)18:06 No. 31655 ID: fdc826
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Jim seems to have been grazed by a piece of shrapnel from the blast. He's bleeding, but it's nothing worth lowering his health bar over.

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10 [Axe][Knife][Hammer]
>Health (Charlie): 8/10 [Pistol-8/7][Rifle-5/9]
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio,
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car)

>>31655

Act fast, take everything from soldiers, get gas cans and put the pedal to the metal before reinforcements come to kick your ass. To whatshernames place pronto.

>>31655

Ask if Charlie knows how to help bind wounds or has a big pair of tweezers. Getting that shrapnel out now would be the best idea.

>>31665

Can wait for when we don't have to get bullets out instead.

Jim 2009/08/19(Wed)19:58 No. 31693 ID: fdc826
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>>31658
Jim and Charlie quickly gather the gas cans and as much of the soldiers' equipment as they can.

They manage to grab an assault rifle, a submachine gun (SMG), and a helmet and ceramic plate armored vest from each soldier. (The armor will stop normal pistol and SMG rounds at all but point-blank range, and has a 50/50 chance of stopping anything larger. [I'll actually roll a die for this])

They then proceed to get the fuck out in the direction of Jessie's place. Still, all those military shenanigans used up a bit of time, and it looks like it might be getting dark soon.

(Weapon stats coming up in a minute)

>Status:
>Health (Jim): 9/10 [Axe][Knife][Hammer]
>Health (Charlie): 8/10 [Pistol-8/37][Rifle-5/9]
>Inventory: Food x4, Drink x4, $90, keys,
>painkillers(2/3), bandages x2,
>flashlight, batteries x4, nails x22,
>hand-crank radio,
>car battery, length of rubber hose,
>medkit, planks x6 (car), gas cans x2 (car)
>Unequipped Weapons: [Assault Rifle-30/0][SMG-30/37][Pistol-0/37]