Chapter 40-2 Monsters

[LiamKerrington]

I'm not saying that it IS or WAS a PED, but what I am saying is that we really don't have a concrete reason to think Ink has or hasn't been turned. It could be either.

Exactly.

Since the whole WA show very often tries to remain within "reasonable" boundaries of logic and likelihood (as much as this is possible in a zombie-story) I'd rather stick with those ideas which seem to be more reasonable. Speaking in favor of the probability that Ink is the evil mastermind that kickstarted the zombocalypse and even made it possible that zombs "rescued" him and he himself was not a zomb until some miraculous time in the past, is speaking in favor of something that - I agree - could be. But this would be something, too, which to me seems less likely based on what we actually "know" from the WA-verse so far. Maybe this is what Kc tries to achieve - mislead the audience to give a huge surprise in the end; but my personal perception has proven me several times over the last year that the "simple" questions and answers more often pinpoint what's going on here.

Really, I mean no offense here; and I'd be happy to be proven wrong, 'cause that would be proof for an even better way of storytelling by Kc ... So, maybe you or others are much closer to what "really" has happened ...

Best wishes!
Liam

[Cabbage Patch]

Mh ... So: Inglewood under the Haze produced the first wave of zombies, which then more or less evenly moved into several directions simultaneously - still 10mi per half-an-hour to an hour until they reach Compton, Santa Monica, the Court and other locations "nearby". Gardena is weird, 'cause the first zombs appearing there were reported at about 10am, which is before any other location ...

Don't forget that LA has an extensive public transit system with busses, light rail and subway trains. A single zombie could board a bus or train in Inglewood only to see a vehicle load get off in Santa Monica or downtown. And let's not forget the potential impact of slow turners racing away from ground zero in their cars. I think a good general rule is that "In LA nobody walks", so we can't assume that the infection would expand at walking speeds.

[LiamKerrington]

I'm curious about the rumbling at Ground Zero...... From what I am seeing Inglewood to Lynnwood is somewhere around 6-8 miles????

That seems very close for the group Tanya radios to not be able hear/feel anything that they felt????

So whatever is happening in Inglewood is extremely controlled???

According to Google-Fu's maps Ink-lwood and Lynnwood are about 10mi apart ...

[LiamKerrington]

Don't forget that LA has an extensive public transit system with busses, light rail and subway trains. A single zombie could board a bus or train in Inglewood only to see a vehicle load get off in Santa Monica or downtown. And let's not forget the potential impact of slow turners racing away from ground zero in their cars. I think a good general rule is that "In LA nobody walks", so we can't assume that the infection would expand at walking speeds.

Ah, I see. Haven't thought about this. Well, the lack of big cities in my region, I guess ...

[Cabbage Patch]

...what if...bill Roberts is paranoid schizophrenic. while this typically does not manifest itself with visual hallucinations, what if at the moment of turning(or NOT turning) he had his entire mental state snap? by this I mean the biters attacking him became normal people rescuing him? all the normal people fleeing the scene became biters fleeing the scene? what if by creating the "little ones" and behemoths he is simply trying to gain an advantage over the enemy/ us as biters he believes we are? what if all the crazy ass symbols he draws/ tattoos are what he interprets as the language he and his "normal people" speak? his master call that he sends out is simply his normal voice(to his ears at least)and the scary part is...what if hes right?? the entire idea is far too interesting (and far too plausible) to rule out. the scene with the two biters at the end of this episode made me start to question just what is in fact real and what isn't. itll be interesting to see where this goes from here.

The scene with Bill Roberts at the courthouse reminds me of the situation where the zombies enter Dunbar Apartments and Duncan/Skittles has his psychotic break. Maybe the zombies at the courthouse stopped attacking Roberts because they have a hard-wired aversion to interacting with crazy people.

[Grognaurd]

The scene with Bill Roberts at the courthouse reminds me of the situation where the zombies enter Dunbar Apartments and Duncan/Skittles has his psychotic break. Maybe the zombies at the courthouse stopped attacking Roberts because they have a hard-wired aversion to interacting with crazy people.

Like it

Toss in "Leave her" by Ink and something like come here, you do not want to have another break down by Sean, both said to CJ. The Sean statement has added weight given the first part of this weeks episode.

Frack, I fat fingered poor CP..

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

I really miss the episodic posting by Lizzy. Come on, Little Miss Wabbly - where are you? It is not the same without you anymore.

[UndeadSweeper]

I really miss the episodic posting by Lizzy. Come on, Little Miss Wabbly - where are you? It is not the same without you anymore.

Careful, last time we heard from her she was mend the guntruck back in to one piece. By now she may have build herself a Power Loader exo-suit.

[scbubba]

Don't forget scubba, somehow these things got to HI...the whole thing may not have started at Ink-lewood after all and this is just a rare coincidence.

I'm not saying that Inglewood is the center of all things Zday. Just that it is probably the center (aka Ground Zero) for the LA area. I subscribe to the near-worldwide, almost simultaneous occurrence of Zday. Col Kimmett breaks that down for us pretty well when he briefs Michael at Fort Irwin.

My analysis was purely about the LA area and the propagation from the Ground Zero area.

[scbubba]

The scene with Bill Roberts at the courthouse reminds me of the situation where the zombies enter Dunbar Apartments and Duncan/Skittles has his psychotic break. Maybe the zombies at the courthouse stopped attacking Roberts because they have a hard-wired aversion to interacting with crazy people.

I posted it somewhere before but can't find it right now - given Sean's "breakdown" comment to CJ and given how quick and complete Duncan/Skittles' collapse was, what if they both had previously enjoyed the hospitality of the special mental clinic at Cain Hospital? They may have each encountered Bill Roberts pre-tattoos (maybe he even had hair then). They don't recognize him directly but he might have recognized them. That could have triggered something in him (what?) to leave them alone.

Going off the reservation with my for the moment - what if everyone that was at Cain during some period had some sort of drug/chemical introduced to their bodies (as meds, food, etc) that somehow signals the zombies or makes them "special" in some way? We know that Skittles was hiding from all the biters, normal and special, successfully even though we saw how human sweat could attract normal biters from a looooong way off. How was he able to do this? I don't think we have seen/heard the last of our pal Skittles....