TheAnimalWithin
Apex Predator
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- May 23, 2011
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Sitting in overwatch, just like Dave I hear and feel the herd coming before I see it. I'd gotten enough of his transcript to understand he'd found another colony, and had been watching silently for a couple of days after informing Whip and ensuring she understood Dave was safe as far as we knew and it was best not to stir the pot. Still not fit for a full-on fight or rescue operation even if he needed it, I still thought it prudent to gather as much intel as possible should it become necessary to head to the bunker and gather the troops.
From my observations so far, it's a well run little redoubt. The guards are disciplined, if predictable - but that's only dangerous when facing someone like me. Against the deadheads, they've been doing better than all right. This herd, though.....
Through my scope, I scan the walls, noting without really thinking about it the disciplined, aimed, measured fire of everyone defending the wall. Nobody is panicking and leaving their spot and, more importantly, nobody is panicking and going to full-auto. Dave was right - this would be a VERY difficult assault. Speaking of Dave....there he is - he's got his AUG, which means at minimum his "hosts" are pragmatic enough to understand this isn't the time he'd turn it on them. Score one more for whoever is in charge inside those walls.
I scan the wall a bit lower, looking for any weak points the deadheads will exploit through sheer numbers. The bus gates look most likely...this town is well fortified. I pick off a few deadheads getting too close to potential seams, then continue scanning. After some thought, I begin to scan behind the herd, remembering Dave's tale. I don't see anything or anyone pushing the herd....interesting. This is a bigger herd than I've ever seen.
I go back to picking off deadheads threatening the bus gates or piling high enough to threaten the top of the wall, glad I brought the H&K 416 rather than the M1A - I need the ammo. Sight....squeeze....breathe....sight.....squeeze....breathe....
I can't mount a rescue even if Dave wanted one, and wading into THIS fray at ground level even at my healthiest would be suicide. Best to pick off the most threatening deadheads from afar, my rifle suppressed and my position ideal, and continue to observe and see what develops.
From my observations so far, it's a well run little redoubt. The guards are disciplined, if predictable - but that's only dangerous when facing someone like me. Against the deadheads, they've been doing better than all right. This herd, though.....
Through my scope, I scan the walls, noting without really thinking about it the disciplined, aimed, measured fire of everyone defending the wall. Nobody is panicking and leaving their spot and, more importantly, nobody is panicking and going to full-auto. Dave was right - this would be a VERY difficult assault. Speaking of Dave....there he is - he's got his AUG, which means at minimum his "hosts" are pragmatic enough to understand this isn't the time he'd turn it on them. Score one more for whoever is in charge inside those walls.
I scan the wall a bit lower, looking for any weak points the deadheads will exploit through sheer numbers. The bus gates look most likely...this town is well fortified. I pick off a few deadheads getting too close to potential seams, then continue scanning. After some thought, I begin to scan behind the herd, remembering Dave's tale. I don't see anything or anyone pushing the herd....interesting. This is a bigger herd than I've ever seen.
I go back to picking off deadheads threatening the bus gates or piling high enough to threaten the top of the wall, glad I brought the H&K 416 rather than the M1A - I need the ammo. Sight....squeeze....breathe....sight.....squeeze....breathe....
I can't mount a rescue even if Dave wanted one, and wading into THIS fray at ground level even at my healthiest would be suicide. Best to pick off the most threatening deadheads from afar, my rifle suppressed and my position ideal, and continue to observe and see what develops.