[ ZONE 1: OBJECTIVE 4 ]
He didn't see a need for logging what life's been like since the start of this whole thing, but if it meant helping out the Mall Rats then why the hell not? Even he could manage a few sentences about life so far; it wasn't like there was anything too complicated about his day-to-day. Other than the infected, that is, but they were all basically dealing with that. So Andrew picked up the pen and notepad he managed to get his hands on and started to write.
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Just for the record, before day zero I was working as a barista at a small coffee shop (no, not Starbucks or any of the bigger chains) in the mall, and at night I spent my hours either with my girl or working on my career as a DJ. When it all went down I was about to get off shift, and my co-worker was out of sight for whatever reason so I ended up having to stay there for a whole lot longer than I expected.
That was when the lights went out. I remember some guy screaming about something happening outside or something. I thought he was crazy so I told him to calm down. The lights never came back though, and when all the screaming started I scrambled into the backroom and barricaded myself inside until it all stopped. By the time I came back outside the mall was basically trashed but there were a lot of us that cleared the place of those infected things. We banded together and I've been with them ever since. My girl was also in the mall so I managed to find her and we've been sticking together through all of this...
It's pretty tough. Everyday we gotta make sure nothing gets inside. The first few days we worked on making sure the place was secure. Big a** mall was bound to have some places that are full of those infected things. We found those spots and closed 'em off, found safe zones and made sure everyone stayed in them for the most part. Home base was a restaurant with a bar, and we spent almost all our time there until someone found the keys only recently. After we found 'em we unlocked all the stores and everybody found a spot to call their own for however long we're stuck living there.
Life is pretty simple, I guess. We work together to find supplies, keep our place safe and keep each other safe, too. The arcade has electricity so we sometimes can pass the time there if we've got the tokens for it. I really, really miss taking a shower, though. We have running water but it's...dicey. And no shower facilities so just sinks and toilets. I'm used to the smell by now but it's still tough to live with. I guess I should be happy to just be alive, but what can I say? ...Anyway.
I like to think this is all temporary, but I honestly don't know. It's probably just wishful thinking, though. Who knows.
That was when the lights went out. I remember some guy screaming about something happening outside or something. I thought he was crazy so I told him to calm down. The lights never came back though, and when all the screaming started I scrambled into the backroom and barricaded myself inside until it all stopped. By the time I came back outside the mall was basically trashed but there were a lot of us that cleared the place of those infected things. We banded together and I've been with them ever since. My girl was also in the mall so I managed to find her and we've been sticking together through all of this...
It's pretty tough. Everyday we gotta make sure nothing gets inside. The first few days we worked on making sure the place was secure. Big a** mall was bound to have some places that are full of those infected things. We found those spots and closed 'em off, found safe zones and made sure everyone stayed in them for the most part. Home base was a restaurant with a bar, and we spent almost all our time there until someone found the keys only recently. After we found 'em we unlocked all the stores and everybody found a spot to call their own for however long we're stuck living there.
Life is pretty simple, I guess. We work together to find supplies, keep our place safe and keep each other safe, too. The arcade has electricity so we sometimes can pass the time there if we've got the tokens for it. I really, really miss taking a shower, though. We have running water but it's...dicey. And no shower facilities so just sinks and toilets. I'm used to the smell by now but it's still tough to live with. I guess I should be happy to just be alive, but what can I say? ...Anyway.
I like to think this is all temporary, but I honestly don't know. It's probably just wishful thinking, though. Who knows.
He looked at his work, more than satisfied with it. That was all they really had to know, right? He hit all the points, so it was probably okay. He took his sheet and folded it up, then headed out to hand it to the first bandit he would run into.
