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The end of the world started out just like any other cold and flu season. People got sick, some died, media flipped out. It only changed after people began to get vaccinated. They created a supervirus that created flesh eating zombies,ironically because of their fear of death, and still the media, the one that mattered, was silent. The only people who knew were the police, swat, hospital workers, conspiracy theorists, and those online enough to know something bad was going down. Then it began to get out of control, and millions began to turn. Now, months later, there're rumours of safe havens all over, though they're just rumors with no actual basis. The US has almost totally been overrun, though sometimes there are small pockets of survivors. After wandering around, attempting to find a safe place that stays safe (person A) runs into (person B) and they join forces- two is better than one, right?
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Info on the zombies: They're slow, but not totally dumb. They scream like those blonde fan-service "props" in slasher movies at humans, and swarm them. They're attracted by sound, but they can smell the difference between non-infected and infected. they don't go for dead humans, they prefer living ones, but they have been known to eat someone that's recently died. They prefer to eat humans, and scream at them, but they have also been rumored to eat animals in desperation, or so the internet users say. Best way to take them out is an arrow or silent weapon to their head, because loud noises draw them closer.
Some have been found to run, sprint even, in a desperate attempt to feed, but that kind is extremely rare.
the infection is transferred through blood- the zombies gums bleed constantly, and when they bite, the blood enters the wound. some spray blood in a fine mist, but it is currently unknown if that can cause infection.
After infection, the human suffers for about 24 hours before dying, and turning. They become incapacitated at hour 6, and unable to hide their symptoms. it's been rumored that some people can carry the disease, and that some can remain functioning as humans for a week before finally turning.
The first symptoms are intense scabbing of the wound, loss of coordination, inability to focus eyes, a slight slur in speech, a sickly/different colour to the skin, and a distinctive smell. This can all be hidden/passed off as drunk.
Then, they start to be violently ill, shaking, cold and clammy, the scabbing soon dissipates and the wound begin to pus up and weep, any other wounds on the body that weren't the point of infection bleed, and the first symptoms become worse. then organs shut down, the body cools, and then they die. they reanimate after an hour.
The end of the world started out just like any other cold and flu season. People got sick, some died, media flipped out. It only changed after people began to get vaccinated. They created a supervirus that created flesh eating zombies,ironically because of their fear of death, and still the media, the one that mattered, was silent. The only people who knew were the police, swat, hospital workers, conspiracy theorists, and those online enough to know something bad was going down. Then it began to get out of control, and millions began to turn. Now, months later, there're rumours of safe havens all over, though they're just rumors with no actual basis. The US has almost totally been overrun, though sometimes there are small pockets of survivors. After wandering around, attempting to find a safe place that stays safe (person A) runs into (person B) and they join forces- two is better than one, right?
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Info on the zombies: They're slow, but not totally dumb. They scream like those blonde fan-service "props" in slasher movies at humans, and swarm them. They're attracted by sound, but they can smell the difference between non-infected and infected. they don't go for dead humans, they prefer living ones, but they have been known to eat someone that's recently died. They prefer to eat humans, and scream at them, but they have also been rumored to eat animals in desperation, or so the internet users say. Best way to take them out is an arrow or silent weapon to their head, because loud noises draw them closer.
Some have been found to run, sprint even, in a desperate attempt to feed, but that kind is extremely rare.
the infection is transferred through blood- the zombies gums bleed constantly, and when they bite, the blood enters the wound. some spray blood in a fine mist, but it is currently unknown if that can cause infection.
After infection, the human suffers for about 24 hours before dying, and turning. They become incapacitated at hour 6, and unable to hide their symptoms. it's been rumored that some people can carry the disease, and that some can remain functioning as humans for a week before finally turning.
The first symptoms are intense scabbing of the wound, loss of coordination, inability to focus eyes, a slight slur in speech, a sickly/different colour to the skin, and a distinctive smell. This can all be hidden/passed off as drunk.
Then, they start to be violently ill, shaking, cold and clammy, the scabbing soon dissipates and the wound begin to pus up and weep, any other wounds on the body that weren't the point of infection bleed, and the first symptoms become worse. then organs shut down, the body cools, and then they die. they reanimate after an hour.