Chapter 34-1 It Only Takes One

[Witch_Doctor]

Something seems odd. If the shit hits the fan all over and then more shit hits another fan in say, Boulder, then why bother nuking it? Why nuke one place when the rest of the world is , well, shitty?

[Merlin1274]

All this Boulder stuff reminds of The Stand by Stephen King.. The people there settled into boulder and got the power working again at the Hydro plants.

But IMO Boulder is Toast. Michael will have a chance to make sure some get out but not all will before Kimmet turns Boulder into a Crater. But its still up in the air on which of the Tower Folk survives. Datu and Hope will Maybe Kelly bites it helping the others get out.. I will find it odd if all of them make it out of Boulder.
There are other places far colder then There they may can find others surviving.. Alaska, Places in Canada, New England.. etc.. This could go on.. I am sure other places have survived the onslaught. Other Military bases.. Naval Units out at sea..

[Adventureless_Hero]

Something seems odd. If the shit hits the fan all over and then more shit hits another fan in say, Boulder, then why bother nuking it? Why nuke one place when the rest of the world is , well, shitty?

I think the concern is 150,000 Inklings. These are different types of shit hitting the fan...some really nasty little shits. They don't want that hitting the fan. They'd rather nuke it before the rest of the world catches a whiff.

It's a catch-22 if you ask me though. Do they nuke what could possibly the last refuge of humanity on the planet and reduce the human population to a handful of people or do they take a chance and possibly let a new type of super zombie increase it's numbers to become a God awful army that could finally be the straw that breaks the camels back, sealing the fate of humanity once and for all? Wow, another poll idea; would you nuke Boulder? Who the fuck is dropping the ball?! We need to opinion polls STAT!

[LiamKerrington]

Poll is up!

http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/s...L-Nuke-Boulder

[nikvoodoo]

You can create those polls you know.

I think the big concern should be destroying the Inklings before they can spread. It is one thing to have Z-day sweep the nation. It is another thing entirely to have 150,000 super soldiers who are bullet resistant, strong, fast, and have a nasty 'tude coming at you.

It should be noted we heard from Hope and Datu. One of them will (most likely) survive because we heard their experience with the pick axe. If we are to saddle a Tower-ite to die next in Boulder I'd say it's Kelly. I've run out of story ideas for her. She's basically served her purpose hasn't she? Her loose ends are all tied up in a neat little bow. I wouldn't be shocked if she has the option of being rescued but elects to stay behind to "suffer" the nuke.

[Arkum]

I predict Part 2 is Datu arming the soldiers with Lobos and it becomes a melee WAR!

[HardKor]

I think the concern is 150,000 Inklings. These are different types of shit hitting the fan...some really nasty little shits. They don't want that hitting the fan. They'd rather nuke it before the rest of the world catches a whiff.

It's a catch-22 if you ask me though. Do they nuke what could possibly the last refuge of humanity on the planet and reduce the human population to a handful of people or do they take a chance and possibly let a new type of super zombie increase it's numbers to become a God awful army that could finally be the straw that breaks the camels back, sealing the fate of humanity once and for all? Wow, another poll idea; would you nuke Boulder? Who the fuck is dropping the ball?! We need to opinion polls STAT!

You're right that the possibility of 150,000 Inklings is enough to make the nuclear option a viable one. But the bombs were set up well before anyone knew about the existence of the Inklings. I think Witch_Doctor's got a pretty good point. If the rest of the world has fallen to the zombies, why set up a nuclear fail-safe for Boulder and Irwin? It is kinda odd.

[LiamKerrington]

You know, maybe it is one of those decisions having been made at a time where Kimmet and guys still believed that the whole situation was not as f*cked up as it seems right now ... Also keep in mind: We actually don't know anything about what might have happened to Africa, Latin America, Europa, Western Asia and such. Although it might be a safe assumptiopn that all of the world was run over, we actually only have good guesses about anything regarding the US and the better portion of the pacific areas ...
Anyway: Regarding the WA-universe Boulder IS the single one bigger settlement of rescued survivors ... Having it going down at the moment is kind of a blast ... And literally a blast, if the nuke gets activated ...

[nikvoodoo]

It doesn't strike me as all that odd given the history of Mutually Assured Destruction. It may have been considered a kind alternative to living out the rest of your days as a mindless flesh eater. Your location gets taken over? Well don't you worry about it! Your friends over here have the ability to make it so you don't suffer. One bright flash, and the nightmare ends.

[IamPaul]

It only takes one, baby. It only takes one, baby. To become over run. Great episode, again. I am guessing Hope has got her vision repaired just in time for all hell to break loose. And the line, something that alot of us have guessed since the first appearance of Ink, 'they are like the soldier versions of us.' (I may have butchered that line). What if the zeds learn that there is a phone number and a code and they try to nuke Fort Irwin? Some of them seem to be smart enough to do that. Or a crazed human that has lost his mind. I imagine a countdown at Fort Irwin. They must evacuate. Boulder is no good, Michael knows the only available safe spot. The Colony. This is where we pick up where we left off at the Colony.