What a rush (US79 TX3)

[Survivor-Kyle 148]

Today I was waiting for a friend to meet me in Msta before heading north. He got a bit lost along the way so I was just chilling and hanging out in the woods south of town (near the deer stands), when I heard 3 shots in quick succession.

My heart stopped. There was another survivor near by. Where did the shots come from? How close were they? What/who were they shooting at?

I hit the deck and and took cover, after I was sure I wasn't the intended target I began a slow, careful, search for the shooter. Suddenly I spotted him. Running along, alone, through the tree line. He was clearly unaware of my presence.

I drew a bead on him with my AKM and then I didn't fire. Instead I called out over DC, "I have you in my crosshairs. Don't move or I'll shoot!"

He froze. I continued, "Turn to your left and walk down the hill. Don't stop."

He turned right. I assume he was just confused. Perhaps he was actually looking for me to assess the situation. I fired a shot at him, but missed (sight was zeroed at 300m, and we were much closer than that. My fault, and potentially a fatal mistake). I'm glad it missed.

"Turn around a walk away. I don't want to kill you."

Then he asked me if I needed anything. That felt too much like a trap to me. I read the forums, I know that 99.995% of players are back-stabbing pieces of trash. So I told him I was fine, just a bit paranoid. He walked off, and I followed him with my cross hairs until he disappeared. Then I booked it out of the area.

WHAT A RUSH. If I had just shot him I'd have missed out on that crazy tension. On the blood pressure raising standoff. I don't see why people just KoS; they're missing out on so much of the interpersonal dynamics that this game creates.

This is the 6th person I've encountered, the 6th that I've not killed, and the 4th to not shoot me. It's not a terrible record, and one that I'm proud of.

Any other players still trying to not KoS these days?

[SmokenScion 7]

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