Chapter 43-1 The Darkness Ahead

[TacticalJHP]

It's not.

THANK YOU!!

Just as a side note, and maybe go beyond the text a bit and delve deeper into some of the mechanics of the colony. All these things listed above are already true about where they are going.

The contingency plan wasn't made on a whim, but had months of planning involved. CJ didn't LITERALLY spend months, but during the time she's been running the colony the plan trickled in. Think of it as a well-organized evacuation plan, it's always good to have one.

And as for the other colonists, the general consensus is that they support the idea. Like CJ said, they know what's at stake. Some survivors at the colony were once slaves of the Mallers, so they know too well what could happen if they get weak. They also have dealt with the numerous zombie attacks, so know what could happen there. Some (a select few) have dealt with extreme thirst and starvation, so there's a huge motivating factor. You can imagine that these stories are also shared amongst them as well, further supporting the idea. Someone who has gone through that would definitely share their experience with it. Food and water sustenance is going to be one of the biggest concerns for someone in this world.

In short, everything they've experienced leading up to this doesn't mean they wouldn't support the idea. They still see CJ as a liberator and a hero. They trust her judgement. There might be a few who would blame the expansion of the colony on the lack of fuel, but the reality was that there was a steep drop-off in the fuel supply that no one foresaw. And the expansion of the colony was in fact necessary because of food production vs. consumption. There's a LOT of mouths to feed and the amount of farm space protected in the walls wasn't enough to sustain that many people. You can imagine in that 4 month span that there was quite a bit of weening off the supply of can goods and stored food.

This makes me feel a little better about the move, knowing it was not an impromptu "Hey guys, put your shit on this truck" type of plan.

[tonyhind86]

Scratch is back, thirsting for blood.

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"They're all going to die!"

[Gnex]

We already know CJ has a penchant for falling for taken men...

CJ could try to take Michael from Pegs but she wouldn't have a leg to stand on!!!

[Gooer]

CJ could try to take Michael from Pegs but she wouldn't have a leg to stand on!!!

I see what you did there....

[Zombie-Bane]

You are right that she may have heard something, then the signal was lost and she says she knows they are talking...

Now, if I was Burt, I would not have allowed the radio to change until after I gave the address of the tanker and set a trap for Scratch for when she came to set up her own...

Just a spin on the Midway / AF real life event. Or, less like, if we go by the book hours would seem like days from wrath of Khan

That is a really good point. If Burt is so worried about Scratch listening in, why doesn't he set a trap?

Of course I wouldn't use the actual tank. he could lie about the location of the tank for a trap. Why take the chance of sacrificing the tank?

[Elisa]

Oh hell no - Michael and CJ? Puleeze

[Witch_Doctor]

This makes me nervous.

Compare this:

to this:

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No, they're gonna be chasing babies.

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[Witch_Doctor]

I'm simply pointing put that we have the seed planted that any and all of Ink's experiments still alive at the Jail may end up turned loose as indiscriminate killing machines. This could level the playing field by eliminating some of Ink's Little Ones or give a common cause to band some number of characters together (e.g., bringing Burt and Riley back in, the infamous Scratch alliance, Pegs in a "Death from Above" role)

Anyway, I don't think we've seen the last of whatever is in there....

Here's MY plan. Douse Ink and the Inklings with sweat. Let the Behemoths go. Walk off into the sunset.

[Witch_Doctor]

I'm gonna stick with my original theory................. The whole story wraps up with us hearing the professor lightly at first then getting louder and louder...... "Mr. Cross.......... Mr. Cross.......... MR. CROSS!!!!!" Then Michael Snaps awake on his desk in class where he has fallen asleep.

All a Dream Folks....... All a Dream!!!!

I think a more plausible theory is that, since this awesome story hasn't been picked up by a studio or a network, it is WE who are dreaming.

[tonyhind86]

I think a more plausible theory is that, since this awesome story hasn't been picked up by a studio or a network, it is WE who are dreaming.

Because I still can't believe I found such an incredible story and fanbase, I sometimes have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming