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For most people, life was normal, things were going well. A nice little ice-cream truck would drive by and you'd stop it for a scoop or two, or maybe you'd be hanging out with your friends, or you may even be resting at home with your loved ones. Except, things were different today. The weather was nice and the sun was out, it was impossible to sight even one cloud. People walk amongst each-other, smiles spanning their faces as they went to wherever their destination was. You stop at a crosswalk, waiting for the light to change, ready to take on the world. When the light changes to allow pedestrians to cross, things take a downhill turn. A group of people suddenly rush over to your side, frightened beyond belief something. In foolish curiosity, you stay still instead of following the pack, and to your dismay, you see what they were scared of. Just across the street you see a man laying on the ground, another one leaning over him. You can't tell what's happening, but as you see the blood flying everywhere, your eyes widen in disbelief. You see the red lining the crazed man's teeth as he turns his head towards you, the only one still standing there. His skin seems to be falling off as it's taken a pale shade of its former glory. His eyes have a dead look in them, partially rolled up with severe red staining them. His clothes are torn up and he has a clear chunk missing from his shoulder, and you wonder how it happened. Suddenly deciding that a bigger meal was in order, it's attention is aimed at only you. With great struggle, it forces its legs to support it's dead body weight as it begins to stumble in your direction. The cars have stopped and the drivers stare, no one stepping out to help you. It crosses the street with no opposition and begins to hit its stride, now running instead of moving at walking speed.
-----Terrified, you turn and begin to run. Once you finally get closer to some more people, the crazed man has trouble deciding who it's after. Now that you're farther and some other humans are closer, it chooses a new target. Now within arms reach, it tackles the unknowing and unlucky individual. Now on the ground, it begins to once again lower its mouth upon the victim, repeatedly taking bites with a insatiable lust. Fear taking over, you once again freeze up. Eventually you begin to regain the ability to move and run home, horrified at the events you witnessed today. Upon turning the TV on, you flip through to the News channel. You see the military in the background as the reporter exclaims: "A new virus has begun to take form, and the people who've caught the disease have claimed to experience blurred vision, areas where their skin has changed color, and an extreme hunger for meat. The CDC has issued a statement asking everyone here in Seattle (WA) to remain indoors and not to open the door to anyone who's been exposed. The military, who is now working with the CDC to contain the virus, are asking everyone with the virus to report to city hall for inspection and decontamination." In the background, you see a few military members with guns, but it's to be expected based on what you saw earlier today. Then things get from bad to worse: you see an open body bag lift up. At first it makes no sense, no one's near it, so how's it lifting up? And then you see hands thrust out from within, along with a decaying body climbing out. Jerking its head side to side in search of food, it goes after the reporter. The reporter turns and screams, but just as the "dead" person is an inch from her, the camera cuts off. The rest of the news team at the news channels base attempt to explain what happened and write it off as technical errors. They claim that the person who rose from the body-bag was falsely identified as dead and was asking for help when the recording faded to black.
-----Realizing that something is going seriously wrong, you gather what few supplies you can and what family members you have and begin to prepare. Doomsday nuts have been going on about this for the five years, since 2017. That of course, makes it now 2022. You aren't able to gather much, you soon hear a noise at your door. You do as you're told, you don't open it, but you look out the window beside it. From there you can see who's outside- another one of those crazies. Two, in fact. Down the street you can see a group of four or five all crouched over your now-dead neighbor. The two at your door reacted to the noise and lights coming from your house, and now they've escalated to pounding on the door, it won't be long before they break in. If you don't act soon, they'll even attract more...
-----That's how the infection started. It's been about three months since then, but no one knows the exact days anymore. The infection swept the whole globe and took over in about two months, but things all started here in Seattle. Some speculate that it was a terrorist who released the deadly pathogen, some claiming scientists tinkering in a lab started it. To this day, no one knows for sure how it started, all they know is that it did, and that there's nothing they can do about it. It's been the worst here in Seattle, it's citizens being dealt with the worst of it. It's been three months, and they've had to deal with things for the longest. Buildings lay empty, untamed fires run wild in shops, on dead bodies, on anything they can. Winds carrying distant screams find their way to your ears as clouds line the skies.
-----Terrified, you turn and begin to run. Once you finally get closer to some more people, the crazed man has trouble deciding who it's after. Now that you're farther and some other humans are closer, it chooses a new target. Now within arms reach, it tackles the unknowing and unlucky individual. Now on the ground, it begins to once again lower its mouth upon the victim, repeatedly taking bites with a insatiable lust. Fear taking over, you once again freeze up. Eventually you begin to regain the ability to move and run home, horrified at the events you witnessed today. Upon turning the TV on, you flip through to the News channel. You see the military in the background as the reporter exclaims: "A new virus has begun to take form, and the people who've caught the disease have claimed to experience blurred vision, areas where their skin has changed color, and an extreme hunger for meat. The CDC has issued a statement asking everyone here in Seattle (WA) to remain indoors and not to open the door to anyone who's been exposed. The military, who is now working with the CDC to contain the virus, are asking everyone with the virus to report to city hall for inspection and decontamination." In the background, you see a few military members with guns, but it's to be expected based on what you saw earlier today. Then things get from bad to worse: you see an open body bag lift up. At first it makes no sense, no one's near it, so how's it lifting up? And then you see hands thrust out from within, along with a decaying body climbing out. Jerking its head side to side in search of food, it goes after the reporter. The reporter turns and screams, but just as the "dead" person is an inch from her, the camera cuts off. The rest of the news team at the news channels base attempt to explain what happened and write it off as technical errors. They claim that the person who rose from the body-bag was falsely identified as dead and was asking for help when the recording faded to black.
-----Realizing that something is going seriously wrong, you gather what few supplies you can and what family members you have and begin to prepare. Doomsday nuts have been going on about this for the five years, since 2017. That of course, makes it now 2022. You aren't able to gather much, you soon hear a noise at your door. You do as you're told, you don't open it, but you look out the window beside it. From there you can see who's outside- another one of those crazies. Two, in fact. Down the street you can see a group of four or five all crouched over your now-dead neighbor. The two at your door reacted to the noise and lights coming from your house, and now they've escalated to pounding on the door, it won't be long before they break in. If you don't act soon, they'll even attract more...
-----That's how the infection started. It's been about three months since then, but no one knows the exact days anymore. The infection swept the whole globe and took over in about two months, but things all started here in Seattle. Some speculate that it was a terrorist who released the deadly pathogen, some claiming scientists tinkering in a lab started it. To this day, no one knows for sure how it started, all they know is that it did, and that there's nothing they can do about it. It's been the worst here in Seattle, it's citizens being dealt with the worst of it. It's been three months, and they've had to deal with things for the longest. Buildings lay empty, untamed fires run wild in shops, on dead bodies, on anything they can. Winds carrying distant screams find their way to your ears as clouds line the skies.