Last Man Standing
Fandom: The Walking Dead
Character: Rick Grimes
Author: Lucidscreamer
Challenge: 100 Men (on LJ)
Word count: 100
Prompt: #40 Reality
The first thing he learns After - after waking, after the Walkers rise - is the value of silence, and darkness, and locked doors.
Other lessons follow: Stay quiet, find shelter, remain vigilant. Take nothing for granted.
Carelessness, inattention kills. People aren't necessarily what they seem; sometimes, they're not even people. Not live ones, anyway. You can't afford to be squeamish.
In this new reality, the rules have changed. That's hard to remember, but even a single slip can mean the end. You gotta learn fast, forget what you knew.
Most important of all, always...
Always...
Aim for the head.