November 23, 2007

• will he ever get anywhere?

  CONTINGENCY PLAN

  nine-DECISIONS

  It hadn’t been easy for Josh to escape the hospital. Weaponless, and virtually untrained in hand to hand combat, he had to creep from hallway to hallway, ducking into rooms when he saw one of the child zombies roaming. Their senses seemed somewhat keener that the others, who would only deign to notice sudden, nearby movements, otherwise to content to shuffle around their own little territory. The trickiest part had been the stairs, the initial route of infection. Josh had switched stairways several times in making it to the ground floor, and counted himself lucky that parts of them were still abandoned. Free and clear of the building, he took stock of his surroundings.

  The street didnt even look abandoned. It could have been any other fall day. Cars were parked up and down the street, leaves were gathered around the trees they had fallen, and almost no one was in sight. Interesting. So outside zombies had avoided the hospital. Josh filed away that nugget of information with the others he had stored up.

  His walk back to his apartment was uneventful. Once there, Josh  took the elevator, knowing that its infrequent operating caused most people in his building to use the stairs. Inside his apartment, he took a leisurely hour to eat some of his frozen food, and gather supplies while he thought. He decided to turn on the tv and see the news

  “And while none know what gives them such strength, local police are encouraging people to stay indoors until the proper authorities arrive. If for any reason you are caught outside en route to a safe location, the sheriff department recommends avoiding large groups, and striking the head if forced to defend oneself…this station will continue to replay this loop while we head for a safer location. Please check youtube for any updates.”

  Hmm. So they had gotten that right too. Josh was impressed. He swung the chair over by his computer and took a look. No messages from anyone on the buddy list. He sent off a quick one to each of the members letting them know what he had learned thus far. Then he packed his survival kit.

  Into his bag went dried and canned goods, batteries, water, and a few other minor supplies. He also took down the sword from the wall. Even though it defied all common sense, he was going to return to the hospital to learn as much as he could before setting out to meet up with the others in California. He realized this pretty much marked him as one of the walking dead, but if it was a choice between riding his bike cross country in winter, or dying warm and full of knowledge, well that was a chance he was willing to take. No point in just giving up though…he would hold out as long as he could and if he still survived come spring, well plans could change then.

  TO BE CONTINUED…?

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