Has Scratch cut a deal?

[LiamKerrington]

Hey deer_in_the-Headlights,

Hmmm. Yes I think my theory is dead, or at least it no longer has any sensible supporting arguments.
I agree, it doesn't make sense that there would be a deal and an attack on the rink at the same time and Ink does seem to be the main guy at the rink.

Oh well. It's sad when a pet theory dies isn't it...

It's really cool that there is a group of people who seriously think about this stuff!!

Didn't know they were on a building in chapter 24. How did you know that?

please don't worry. It is theories like yours and of the many around that make We're Alive so amazingly awesome. There are so many vague information available that you really can deeply dive into the theory-frail in this awesome story. And I agree with you: That's pretty darn COOL.

How do I know about the building: Well, there are several mentionings within chapter #24 that make me think so:
- 08:49 - something on the building North of the Tower
- 18:43 - Where are they shooting from? North-side rooftops (referring to the RPG shots)
- 22:30 - the ground is littered with those "things" (i.e. zombs) out there => so no Mallers on the ground
- 26:35 - "We have a perfect exit all around us."; that's what Scratch answers to Tardust; what does she mean? The free open ranges between buildings? Then they would be easy game for the Tower-people. Or a building with several entrances?
- 27:21 - "Check our exits ... Get our .. drivers ready." - Does Scratch 'describe' the exits of a huge parging-garage, so kind of a building instead of a free parking lot? Or is it something like the garage within a building like what we have with the Tower?
- 34:25 - Scratch refers to the enemy "out there"; does she imply that at that particular moment she is "in somewhere", like in a building?
-

Something, though, may contradict my conclusions: At 23:39 a zomb shows up and Scratch kills it before she speaks with Tardust about Puck and the truck; now, from where did she shoot it? And if the ground is littered with the zombies, why was no immediate reaction to her shot by several/ many other zombs? Maybe, because shot from a 'superior' position - like from a second or third floor near the exit of a building leading to the truck? Who knows? The story won't tell us ...
And 27:05 ... Is that a car-door slamming? If so, where would they (Scratch, Tardust, Lizzy) be? Maybe on a parking deck? Or outside a building on the street?
Then 35:42 - Saul's "shootin' the hell out of 'em" ... So, Saul and Victor are in the Hummer with the 50 cal; and he shoots at the Mallers - which ones? Victor points to the ones on the roof-top and others in trucks ... What does this tell about the exact position of Scratch and Tardust?

In the end it looks like the Mallers are scattered in several groups; and in some way they need to be "safe" from the "things" littering the ground. So, in my opinion, they are or were somewhere more safe then just within cars on the street.
Just a matter of conclusion and opinion. So no, I don't know facts.

Best wishes!
Liam