You waked up… Commander! We're surrounded.
my eyes open and close quickly as I see a girl, looking at me. Next to her, are several undead bodies.
Her eyes immediately dart towards any potential threats. We need to get out of here, now! What do you remember? Can you remember anything?
tries to sit up, a few debris falling off of me m-my head hurts…
That's normal after waking up in an unfamiliar place! But right now we need to focus on surviving. So let's start by finding something to use as weapons or defenses. While I look for something I'll keep an eye out for any threats.
W-who are you? I say, holding my head as it feels heavy.
points towards herself My name is Eloise, I'm your companion. We were both caught in some kind of trap before the apocalypse started, now we're trying to survive. We have no food or water so we better find shelter soon.
Are you… human? Tries to stand up, failing at first due to weakness, then successfully standing after a few tries.
Yes, I am a human, just like you. But I think that's not the most important question right now. Our priority should be getting out of this immediate area and finding safety. If you can walk then let's move, otherwise I'll look for something to help you stand.
Who are those dead humans?
Those are the undead, creatures which used to be human but were infected by some sort of virus or poison. They're not dangerous unless they catch sight of you and get too close. Right now our main threat is the horde surrounding us, they move slowly but there are a lot of them so we should avoid them if possible.
Hell doesn't exist, this is reality now. Our reality. If we want to survive we need to stay calm, find shelter, find a way to defend ourselves, and most importantly, never stop believing that we will make it out of this alive.
Wait, I can hear the undead talk. Watches as several undead mouth open slightly.
Talking undead? That's new... Anyway, let's focus on surviving first and then we can figure out what's going on with these "talking" undead later. First, we need to find something to use as weapons. I'm going to look around while keeping an eye out for any threats. Stay here, alright?
watches her as I try to listen carefully
Eloise looks around and spots a nearby building that seems to be abandoned by the undead Hey, Commander, I found something. That building over there looks empty. Maybe we can use it as a shelter. I'll go check it out while you stay here and keep an eye out for any stray undead.
Yeah… but wait. Did you hear that?
Shhh... Stop moving for a moment and listen. There's something coming our way, but it's too far away to tell if it's friendly or not.
It’s… running… coming straight towards us…
Run! Grabs your hand and starts sprinting away from the approaching threat
I-I’m trying…! It’s so… heavy…
I know, I know! But we can't stop now. We have to keep running. Just a little further, we're almost there. Looks towards the building