Captain's Log 29/3/2012: day 7, 11:30 am
Two days ago, up.
Yesterday, down.
Today... UP!
OK, so the plan was to clean out the apartment block down the way and get a decent car to escape the city. We have more or less done that and we're all alive! No injuries!
We haven't cleaned out the block, but we did clean out one floor, the stairway and the car park basement. We climbed onto the balcony from the rooftops of the stores around us. There was one zombie inside, a teenage girl half naked in her dressing gown. Although it was really spooky and disturbing to see her coming at us with that vacant desiccated expression on her face, it was easy to kick her down and smash her face in with a hammer. The front doors to the rest of the apartments were closed and locked. We passed over going inside and were happy that even if zombies were inside, they were contained.
Next we went down the stairwell and checked the foyers and hallways of every floor and found them empty, both above and below us. That was a lesson from my office.
Next it was the car park and there was only one zombie again in there. A middle aged woman in gym gear. Easy to dispatch. Whatever elation we felt was dulled when Youssef noticed a wedding ring on her finger. It made her human in our eyes for a moment, before we went to work securing the area (i.e. testing doors) and checking out all the cars. There were seven; two hatchbacks, four sedans and a small SUV.
Frustratingly, we can't get into any of the cars. We need to find car keys. Even if we could get in, none of us know how to hot wire a car.
Funny thought. No more Google!
We'll need to systematically clean out the whole apartment block to find the car keys. We're just having a quick rest back in the balcony apartment and we'll clear this floor first. It looks like there's four apartments per floor and 4 floors. The top floor, might be penthouses so that's anywhere between 13 to 16 apartments to work over. Hopefully many of them are empty.
Here goes.
XX – 12:20pm
This floor (L2) is clear. Only 4 four zombies and they were relatively easy to take care of. They move so slow and we move so methodically and carefully. No one goes blind around corners and we all stick together. We call into every room and wait for zombies to come out and that works well. They just shamble out into the open and we smack them down with little risk. I'm doing most of the work. Youssef is my back up and Hunnah watches our backs as she is not confident up front.
There's bodies up here as well though. It looked like one apartment had a family of 4 four in it and the mother turned and killed them. What a sorry prospect. Reminds me of my family...
Anyway, we've found car keys to try out and food to stockpile. Mostly rice, pasta, cereal, canned stuff and fruit that's still good. Some water too. There's still some water in the taps so we've been collecting them in plastic bottles. All in all, there's quite a lot of food and other useful things. Clothes, toothpaste, toilet paper, batteries that sort of stuff.
We're going to hit L1 next as that's the only floor between us an the basement.
Wish us luck.
2:10pm
Floor clear, but it was harder this time. All but one apartment was empty and the only one with people in it was chock full of Asian university students. We broke open the front door and four of them were in the kitchen and lounge and came straight for us.
We had a plan for thus though and backed up the stairs. That way the zombies were forced to more or less go single file and were easier to handle one by one. Also, if everything went pear shaped, we had an exit.
It was tricky and utterly terrifying, but Youssef and I managed to take them out. Hunnah did a good job spotting from behind. After we dispatched those four, there were a further three inside the apartment. One almost managed to tackle me down as it came out of the closet (pun not intended), but I managed to sort of stumble and flinch out of the way and Youssef shoved it over onto the bed.
The foyer and front door facing the street appears secure.
More supplies, car keys and another secured floor. We'll come get these supplies later. We're more intent on clearing the apartment block first.
Two floors to go... L3 next.
3:05pm
Floor clear, two zombies per room and again relatively easy to take care of. Although I say easy, it is still frightening and disgusting work. There's congealed blood and gore all up my right arm and the front of my top. When a hammer breaks through the skull, bits of bone and gore fly up. Yucky.
I haven't had lunch today, because I don't have the stomach for it. Youssef and Hunnah are the same.
More supplies, car keys and one more floor to go.
3:45pm
Floor clear. It was only two apartments and one was empty and the other had a single woman in it, completely naked. It was strange because were she alive, she would have been completely hot! It was comical in a way. Because her skin was wrinkled and shrunken, it was obvious by her bulbous breasts that they were fake.
Easy done now.
We're going to come back tomorrow and get everything together. More supplies and car keys and fresh clothes (looking forward to that!)
It's going to be dark soon. Youssef said he'll open up a bottle of wine or two so we can celebrate! We're in good spirits today!