Name: James Lang
Age: 29
Location: Britain
STATISTICAL DATA
Day since fallout: 265 days
Arrived at current location: 235 days ago
Time of report: 21:36
Status of day 265
Number of survivors at camp: 9
Number of survivors lost: 1
Number of outsiders saved: 1
Perimeter sweeps: hourly
First Perimeter breeches: 0
Second Perimeter breeches: 3
Living dead neutralised: 3
Scouting: Successful
Items found: 27 canned foodstuff, 5 litres of bottled water, 2 bags of flour, 1 bag of pasta, 3 small bags of dried fruit, 1 can of powdered milk, 3 cans of baby formula, 1 box of nappies.
Weaponry found: 2 swords, 1 baseball bat, a box containing a 9mm with 30 unfired bullets.
Number of houses searched: 2
Outsiders found: 3
Outsiders death: 2
Group death: 1
Living dead neutralised: 7
Report:
As the winter months draw closer, darkness falls faster leaving less hours for us to be able to reconnoitre further afield. We have scouted five miles out over the last week and resources are becoming slim meaning we will have to wait out the winter months to go further inland to gather more supplies. The group have been successful in the short spring and summer months with growth of food supplies. Rachel, Dave and Gwen have been able to grow a small yield of potatoes, tomatoes, green beans and peas. We also have the advantage of the small mirage of trees that produce apples. Further afield we are surrounded by woodland meaning we will be able to still gather firewood and other natural resources we many find. Note: The woodland location can be dangerous as visual layout isn't clear.
Being on open farm land has proven to be our safest location yet. We have been here since day thirty and had minimal threat from the hordes that roam further inland. The perimeter that surrounds this land is extremely secure which shows that Jane's husband was prepared to protect and keep people and those things out. I thank Jane again for her kindness of allowing us to live on her land everyday. My own secondary perimeter has been so far a success. It remains to consist of traps and scattered around are the desiccated remains of the walkers. Although it seems barbaric of us to do this to these once living beings, morals and beliefs have been thrown out the window to make way for a new way of life. Our group scientist has determined that the stench the walkers emit wards away other walkers from our own living human scent.
I would also like to note that today we lost a valuable member of the scouting squad. Mr Jeffrey Wright was bitten by a walker in house one scout. He is the fourth member to be taken from us by these creatures of the dead and will be truly missed by all. I'd also like to add that he was a strong and diligent man who would have done anything in order to keep the group safe. I hope you rest in peace Jeff.
We have also gained a new member and welcomed her into the group with open arms. She has informed us her name but will not reveal any other information about herself. She calls herself Zoey. Judging from her appearance, she is no more than 16 and has been sleeping rough. We located her hiding within house two's attic space. At first she reacted to us wildly and attacked out of fear. I hope that one of our ladies will get her to open up and tell us what she knows of the current situation.
The newest member of the group is three weeks old today. Little Henry has certainly raised the morale of the group since he arrived safely. His mother, Gwen, has been well and resting... when we can keep her off her feet. Time has moved much quicker since his birth but each day still remains a battle. This life isn't one I would want for a newborn child but life must go on if we are to survive whatever this Earth has been exposed to.
On a more personal note, I miss my family. I thought burying them after having to painfully kill them would help but not a day passes I feel so kind of remorse. I've been told the same things 'It's okay to feel terrible' or 'It had to be done'. For each person lost to the massacre of life, I have had to listen to their pleas of assisting them with their deaths so they do not become one of those things. With each death, I force away the sentiment of that group member being a part of this unit just like I had to learn within the ranks of the army. You would think losing people for a while before this wouldn't be so tough but it is.
Our only mission is to survive.
Signed: J. Lang
A/N: I hope you enjoy this new entry. I forgot to add previously that the entries are not in chronological order of date. There will always be some kind of indication within the entry of how far the apocalypse is. Could be the beginning, middle or years ahead.