jackofallgeeks: (Literary)
John Noble ([personal profile] jackofallgeeks) wrote2006-08-03 02:33 pm

The Zombie That Ate My Co-Workers

The door whined on it's hinges as I pushed it open. With the power out it was dark and hot inside. Sections of the false floor had been pulled up in places exposing metal struts and corded bundles of wires. The air smelled like rotting meat.

The door swung shut behind me and in the sudden gloom my flashlight seemed inadequate. There was a fleshy squyelching sound coming from one of the back offices, punctuated now and again by hollow cracking sounds.

I turned the corner around a blood-splattered cubical and there it was -- the zombie that ate my co-workers.

Zombies

[identity profile] xenu.livejournal.com 2006-08-03 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well hello there," I said, puzzled. "You're early."
The zombie shrugged and looked self-concious. "I missed you. Besides, I was hungry."
I narrowed my eyes at it. "This is the third time this year! Do you KNOW how this is making my resume look?"
The zombie's eyes filled with tears. I looked away tactfully as its nose lost the battle with gravity and fell to the floor with a sodden splat, and sighed. "It's fine. Just don't do it again.""

[identity profile] nif.livejournal.com 2006-08-03 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree that you are not taking this seriously enough. The Zombie Threat is very real, Andrew. Joking about it does a disservice to everyone by undermining the imminent danger. If a zombie ate your co-workers we're already looking at a Class 2, possibly a Class 3 outbreak. And no one wants that since I doubt you are prepared with the necessary materials to survive a full-blown zombie horde. I would recommend reading The Zombie Survival Handbook by Max Brooks. Then you will understand how terrifyingly real the situation is.