King Kay

So I'm a little ways into my second life, and I end up at the power station north of Elektro. Long story short, I end up trapped on the roof trying to pick off all the zombies on the ground with a Lee and a revolver (I got 50 kills, btw). So I completely run out of ammo but take out all the zombies, and I head down to search for loot. Another zombie wanders up so I hide in the grass. Suddenly I hear "I'm not here to hurt you, but if you aim your gun at me I will shoot you." Bricks were shat. Turned out this dude was cool, he said he heard all the frenzied gunshots from up on the hill with his buddies and got curious. When he saw me hiding, he figured I was a newb and wasn't a threat. Then when we went into the fire station, he saw a car drive by, and hoping they didn't see us, we hid. For the next half hour he escorted me around, telling me the do's and don'ts and where to find the best loot. I even used a bloodpack on him when a zombie knocked him into razor wire. Shortly before I logged off, he told me that his group of friends were all bandits and that they had been hanging out in the hills around town sniping people. I realized that they had had multiple opportunities to shoot me before I even knew they were there. I asked him why he had been nice. He just said that when he saw how helpless I was, he took a liking to me. Long story short, bandits are not inherently bad people, they just play the game different. My first real experience in Day Z was a positive one thanks to this guy. EDIT: I'd just like to add that after all this, I logged back in... then immediately got shot and died. Didn't even have a chance to assess my surroundings. BAM. Dead.

I ask because I just started playing Day Z, and it was pitch black. This guy came up to me, (I freaked out, but he turned out to be cool) asking me if I didn't have my gamma up, then he gave me some tips and a hatchet. Anyway, he threw down a chemlight so I could see during all this, and as he was leaving, I noticed that the chemlight was no longer on the ground, but apparently stuck to me... somehow. I didn't remember picking it up, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to put it down. I searched all the key bindings and my entire inventory, but this chemlight wasn't actually "there", it was just floating in front of me. I knew running around a zombie infested wasteland lit up like a christmas tree was a bad idea, so I logged out. So I have to ask- is this a glitch, or do I just not know how chemlights work? I'm hoping it's not still there the next time I log in, but in case it is, I'd like to know how to get rid of it. Thanks for reading! - King Kay