I had been hiking West down the coast for what seemed like days, looking for the last few supplies of food and water that I needed before heading North. I was closer to Electro than I realized and I suddenly stumbled out of the underbrush into the outskirts of town. We saw each other at the same moment: Another survivor, crouched over several dead bandits and other survivors in the middle of the road. I silently cursed myself for being too hasty and coming so close to town as I turned around and ran into the forest overlooking that last, lonely street on the edge of Electo. As I spun I caught one last glimpse of the other survivor quickly standing and ducking behind a fence. I crouched at the edge of the treeline and waited, Winchester 1866 at the ready. To my surprise, the other survivor had misjudged my retreat, thinking I had moved to the right into the buildings instead of falling back to the woods. As I watched the back street from the hill, he suddenly ran into the yard behind of the houses towards the beach, taking cover under a bush less than 50 yards away from my overwatch position. He looked away from me, his own 1866 trained on the street where he thought I remained. I leveled my sights on his prone body, and called him out in chat. Repeated call-outs only caused him to keep moving from bush to bush, frantically looking for my location as I watched him from behind. Four attempts to communicate later I was nervous: he was acting way too sketchy. Minutes ticked by as he crawled from bush to bush, never thinking that I could be watching him from behind. I remained silent from then on, and after a few minutes had passed, he crouched and returned to the street and began looting bodies again. His position blocked my route down the street and provided a vantage point of the beach, my only other option for easily skirting the town. I moved up closer, still remaining in the underbrush. I briefly considered one last chance at communication, but I convinced myself that his behavior meant he wasn't to be trusted. As he crouched over another dead survivor, I slowed my breathing and aimed for his head. Hopefully I could make it quick. The crack of the shot echoed down the street, and he slumped over the body he had been looting. I held my position, waiting, watching. No one came. I moved quickly, taking the food and water that I needed from his body along with a map. I glanced at his body one last time as I began to creep back towards the beach. I told myself again that he had brought it on himself: after all, I had tried to communicate hadn't I? A few minutes later I saw his name in the chat again, using all Cyrillic characters. He was Russian. He wasn't able to understand me. I had blood on my hands.