Chapter 42-1 Chasing Ghosts

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More thinking on this and i believe Puck is bad hurt. He may not be out of immediate danger either. I'm thinking that people call for pickup/rescue even in the middle of a SHTF moment. Not necessarily waiting until it's over.....

Are the other soldiers dead? Probably but there is a slim chance they aren't. I'm really thinking yes. What a way to rip the rug out from under people. Glen's death was a "wow" moment but he wasn't as central in the story as Robbins, Muldoon, Puck, and yes even Carl have been. Datu being attacked was rough but we're kind of in this "well, maybe he's gonna make it" phase right now. Especially given that Tanya and Saul are still around. We have hope (not Hope) for Datu right now.

But the suddenness of the death of the soldiers. It seems more, I don't know, real. Like if you have ever gotten the call that the buddy you talked to last night at the party is dead on the side of the road. Shock, confusion, denial... all that stuff. Bam! Kc nailed it here....

Anyway, I'm going with the incident at the jail is probably Scratch/Maller related. It'll be linked to the insecurity of the radios that Burt was concerned about. The folks at the jail had advance notice that the team was coming and were able to IED or RPG the truck and then start a (mostly one-sided) firefight.

Puck will probably survive at least long enough to relay all this story and more intel. I really hope he makes it beyond this part of the story, but if he doesn't I'm ok with it. The "reality" of the show means it's a real possibility.

Next question: who all heads for the Jail? Michael, Burt, and Riley for sure. Vic? Saul? Tanya? Redshirts?

I'll add in some zombie material here at the end. It's actually a trap/diversion to draw humans away from the Colony so Ink's crew can hit it hard. Maybe even hitting the well site again. Team Human is still basically acting like they are not up against a strategic opponent here. Maybe they are about to pay big time for that error.....