A lot remains the same as the One Month post so please refer to that. But what has changed?
The sky is now so beautifully clear most days. The world is silent but for our footsteps and breaths and those of any survivors. Not forgetting the low mumblings of our reanimated brothers and sisters of course, they have their place here now too.
But this clear silent world is empty of all meaning but the day to day goal of seeing a new dawn. There is still no word from anyone else. No family. No friends. I actually even tried calling people and there was nothing, not even responses to emails.
The majority of sites are down now. Social networks aren't really needed anyway. The useful thing though is that Google seems to have pretty decent servers/power supplies, though they could fail at any point just like any other.
Please remember also that GPS will survive much longer. The satellites are undisrupted by the events on Earth, unless of course someone decides to change their orbit.
We have fully encountered true enemies. And, by virtue of trying to save some people who could well have been on their way to becoming the Rani, we declared war on them by destroying a stockpile of weapons. Before which, obviously, we liberated some. The contents remain a secret for now, except I have replaced my air rifle for something with a little more... scope...
But as always our biggest enemy remains torn between ourselves and the Rani. As shown in Sam's injury. If she had not been separated from me and focused her attention on all around her she may not have been injured, or she may have been dead altogether. But at the same time the Rani may not have been there a minute later.
The weather is not our friend either. This winter seems to be heading to becoming a cold one. Fog and rain and frost. Negative figures on the temperature gauges. These things effect our safety but not the Rani. If we slip we get injured, we slow down. The Rani are ignorant of pain, nothing but death or the loss of a limb completely slows them down.
If possible don't return to your homes unless you are fully prepared. Knowing that you are leaving all that you had behind is hard enough without it put infront of your face so brightly. But if you do return home make sure you take everything you will ever need. Including spare keys for things you may never see again for that off chance that you do see it again. Pack supplies for the cold winter, you can always ditch it after.
On that topic of collecting items. I advise getting a bag that you can ditch in emergencies. Fill it mainly of things you have in excess. It means that when you are pursued you can drop it and hopefully come back for it later. It means you can carry all you need for the next few weeks until you are more worried about the next two minutes.
The most important thing is to learn from what you do. If you see a pattern remember it. If you pass a dead end note it down. The last thing you need when being chased is to run into that spot.
But remember luck has it's value too. Sometimes you just have to place your faith into it and hope it works.
If you live please let me know.
I hope you make another month
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