First day, mostly casual exploring and looting with some minor obstacles. Unsure of where places are so excuse me for that. Started off at a shore-side very close to a shack that I checked out. Found myself a pristine pair of military boots which I put on instead of my sneakers and threw on a jacket that I found which had a few extra pockets to hold more items than my t-shirt, of course. Found an axe and a rifle which I had to take and then it was off into the nearby town (unsure of the name). Saw a few people, possibly bandits so I went prone into the grass and stayed out of sight. Thankfully they didn't see me so once they left I ventured into the town on the hunt for some food and water. About 20 minutes later I had quenched my thirst and fed my appetite with a bottle of water and a can of baked beans. I took some more canned foods and a few cans of soda for the road. I went to a barn where I had seen a truck which looked like it was in working condition. I was right. I stumbled across some ammo for my rifle which I unloaded and equipped. I took the truck to another town where I stopped. I had found a tent which I pitched up nearby to the first town I stumbled across, on a hill in the middle of the forest — a remote location where I was sure to be safe. Five minutes in this new town and I was approached by a man wearing military clothes. I heard his rifle click. Was it loaded? I wasn't about to make the mistake. He told me to stop so I did. He wanted food, and I had plenty. I wasn't about to get into a firefight over a can of baked beans. After I dropped the beans he told me to leave. I was surprised that he didn't want my weapons, my ammo, or anything else that I was holding onto. I got lucky. I don't think this other man was a bad person, just a hungry one. We all gotta eat, right? Maybe I'll run into him again one day, and who knows, maybe I'll be the one holding the cards. Wouldn't that be something? I rested for a while before continuing to loot. I stumbled across a few more towns, looting whatever I could find. I heard a terrible sound, it was almost like a scream, a roar, but it wasn't. It was something else. What was that? Long story short, it turned out to be a zombie that I had to destroy. I fired two shots. The first hit the creature in its shoulder which didn't seem to slow it down. The second went right between his eyes. He was a gonner and fuck me was that a close one. I'd been hit and I had to use my bandana as a compromise for a bandage. Moments later I stumbled across a hospital where I looted a few blood and IV bags as well as a few bandages and a syringe. Boy, I could've done with these supplies a few minutes earlier! It got dark shortly after and I had just arrived back at my tent. I have no batteries and the ones in my flashlight are dead. I knew I wouldn't be going anywhere tonight, that would be too risky. The truck I had been driving earlier was still parked up and my tent was pitched where and as I left it. I entered my tent and that is where I am residing right now. I'll sleep now and continue my adventure tomorrow. Tomorrow it's on to learning some crafting skills and trying to find other people, hopefully the right kind. I would hate to run into a bandit, the unpredictability would leave me a victim of God knows what.
