Wednesday: How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse - Period 1 - Class 2

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

Today when the students entered the danger shop they would find that the room had been transformed into a shooting range. Like the first class there was a horde of zombies standing frozen on one side of the room, except this time this zombies looked... well for lack of a better term they looked like rednecks. It might be all the PBR cans littered about the place that gave that impression.

Also lying out was a variety of firearms and targets had been posted at the end of the shooting range with pictures of zombies on them.

“Good morning,” Columbus said cheerfully. “Hopefully you’ve been keep up with your cardio for the last week. Make sure you turn in your training logs. For those that have? You get a twinkie. For those who don’t... well you get a twinkie.”

How could Columbus deny anyone from golden sponge cake goodness?

“Today we’re going to talk about rule number two to surviving the zombie apocalypse.”

Columbus hit a button on the remote and once again giant block letters appeared behind him.



“The double tap. The premise is simple: If you can’t outrun a zombie, you have to kill it. For zombies the weakest point is always their head. A good shot to the head will take anyone down... almost When you’ve taken down a zombie with a baseball bat, gunshot or another weapon... always take a second hit. Now is not the time to worry about how much ammo you’ve used. If the difference between using another shell, being eaten or becoming a flesh eating zombie.. take the second shot.”

“Now let’s talk about using a gun.”

What followed was a brief discourse on how to use the multiple firearms that were available and how to use them safely. Columbus was very careful to point the advantages of various firearms and how they could be used to their best advantage.

“Now, if guns are not something you feel comfortable with,” Columbus said as he gestured to the pile of sports and gardening equipment that were set up on the other side of the guns, “You have the option of using something to bash a zombie’s head in. In this particular case the double tap rule should still apply. I would also only recommend this method if you have a severe aversion to guns however I believe this is more of a method of last resort. A gun will allow you to keep space between you and your attackers. If you miss with a gun? You can still run. If you miss with a bat? You better be running very fast.”

Yes. It all came back to Cardio.

“We’re going to take a few minutes for you all to practice with the weapons a bit before we let the zombies loose. And if weapons aren't your thing? Feel free to just run. All right? Let’s go.”

[OCD is up! Warning: This class contains zombies and probably violence against zombies. If you are squeamish this post might not be for you.

For the students: Please use the Request thread if you wish zombie interaction. Otherwise feel free to mod your own.]

Comments

Sign In - Zombies 5/18

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

As usual: Just the location you are from. No names please.

Re: Sign In - Zombies 5/18

[likethestore.livejournal.com]

K-Mart

Listen to the Lecture/Limber Up

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

Remember it's always important to limber up. No pulling muscles!

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Limber Up

[godofxbox]

Guns weren't usually Alex's first choice, but he'd take it. They had their uses, and for zombie killing range seemed like a good thing to have.

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Limber Up

[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Annie was looking more than a little apprehensive about this. She was a seventeen-year-old high school from a very normal place who was probably not going to be issued any sort of gun permit in the near future. Guns were not her thing.

But there was totally limbering up. Just in case she ended up having to flee screaming again.

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Limber Up

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

Luke was way better with a sword than a gun, but he had used the monster killing ones at camp before so it's not like he was completely out of his element here. He was pretty excited about getting to shoot stuff, actually.

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Limber Up

[onlymistaken]

All of that advice sounded perfectly logical to Cally, even if some of the firearms were less familiar than others.

Limbering up while holding a gun was different, though.

Re: Listen to the Lecture/Limber Up

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

Dave was stretching, but he wasn't really comfortable with the idea of using a gun. He was probably going to stick to running as fast as he could. That would keep him alive for a while if the world ended with zombies.

Double Tap!

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

The redneck zombies have been release. And yes, you do have a purty mouth. Is that banjos I hear?

This would be the part where you kill some Zombies. Or run from zombies. Your choice! Both are totally valid options.

Re: Double Tap!

[likethestore.livejournal.com]

K-Mart would always choose killing zombies. Because at least here she got to have fun doing it.

As opposed to back home, where it was less having fun and more surviving.

So that'd be why she was getting ready for a zombie coming her way.

Re: Double Tap!

[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no, Annie didn't like this. Not even a little. But the way she figured, she couldn't run from these things forever, and it was just a simulation, and shooting something from farther away had to be better than letting them to get close enough for you to... bash their heads in.

....So anyway, guns!

She was holding her gun exactly like she saw in the movies, looking super cautious and aiming the gun at a zombie's head.

Neeeeeever thought she'd be doing this.

Re: Double Tap!

[whitequeensfire.livejournal.com]

Angelica ran like hell. She could have used her powers, but she still had hiding them so ingrained in her that she couldn't do that yet.

Re: Double Tap!

[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Surreal was being proactive and attempting to shoot the zombies before they zeroed in on her, although 'attempting' was the key word. She was utterly unprepared for the recoil and yelped as she jerked back, and her aim was not nearly as clean as when she used her knives.

"Darkness take this," she muttered, flipping the safety on and tucking it safely away. There were other ways to deal with demon-dead.

Like the large rake with the heavy handle. The handle she was quickly detaching from the metal prongs, since it would make a good staff for bashing in heads. And in the worst-case scenario, she had Craft.

Re: Double Tap!

[onlymistaken]

How about killing some zombies while running from them? Cally was pretty good at firing on the move.

Re: Double Tap!

[iwishiwasbig.livejournal.com]

Dave just started running. Run, Dave, run.

TA's

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

Who are totally here to help you with your zombie running/killing experience.

Re: TA's

[not_tylerdurden]

Calvin was indeed totally there to help, or something like that anyway.

Re: TA's

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex was eying the zombies warily and would be more than happy to help out. With the running or taking zombies down, really. She wasn't picky.

Zombie Kill of the Week

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

For those who go the extra mile... Extra credit. And another Twinkie.

Columbus

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

He's here for you. Right after he finishes his Sno-ball.

He prefers them over Twinkies. It's the coconut.

OOC: Who wants a Zombie?

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

Use this thread here if you want to be chased or want something to shoot.

Re: OOC: Who wants a Zombie?

[likethestore.livejournal.com]

Give K-Mart something to shoot!

Re: OOC: Who wants a Zombie?

[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Okay I lied, I need a zombie for interaction. SHOOTING ZOMBIES = CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

Re: OOC: Who wants a Zombie?

[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Please give Surreal someone to play with, although I'll be AFK from 5-7CST.

OOC: The regular kind...

[shotbillmurray.livejournal.com]

I really like the OOC Sombrero.

It is the most awesome of hats.

Shush.