Jackstack
Junior Member
Memphis Survival
It is Saturday September 14th, 2019. For your character, it’s just another Clear and Sunny day. This will be the date that all Characters will start on, it will be a week before disaster comes to the city. During this time period, Saturday the 14th to Thursday 19th, you can write what your character has done or is doing. That Saturday, if you so wish, you character can start to hear of a disease that’s spreading through the western part of the United States. The News talks about how there’s this disease that’s causing people to puke up blood, become dehydrated, headaches, and to slip in and out of consciousness. Eventually, the person falls into a coma and is unable to be revived, and that’s just the 14th. Then, at the end of the day on Sunday, there will be videos posted on the various social media sites showing these people getting up and violently attacking the doctors and nurses. Though, it’s only a few videos and many people assume it’s just a “West Coast” thing. By Monday, the number of people who are sick from this disease increases. People are now sick in Chicago, New York, and Houston, and the CDC comes out and advises the president to declare an emergency. The president holds off, as he doesn’t want the economy to collapse beneath itself. Also, it throws the emergency service systems into a frenzy. On Tuesday, the military are sending trucks and equipment through Memphis, and the local news is reporting that the disease has shown up in the local area hospitals. There’s still no looting, emergency services have remained at their post, and the only indication that there’s a problem is the increased military presence and the news. Wednesday morning, the Memphis police are as active as they’ve ever been. Many of the stores have run out of food, the banks of closed, only half of the city is working, as everyone else has decided to stay in their homes. Some may even see their first infected person, or if they're unlucky enough, get into a physical altercation with one. What they do see is horrifying, these people have blood all over themselves, some in hospital gowns and others just in plain clothing. They look angry and confused, but more importantly, they are violent. They seem to attack others, without being provoked. They are savage, as if they were an animal whose finishing off one of its prey. The President has now declared a national emergency, and the authorizes are acting as such. Thursday, the news is still, haphazardly, broadcasting. They’re telling people to stay indoors. They say that there is an increased number of animals that have become violent, even once peaceful family pets. The military and other emergency services are stretched thin, and absenteeism is above sixty percent. And seeing the infected is now a regular occurrence. The Memphis is in total chaos.
It’s up to you how your character gets through the first week. Will your character prepare accordingly, or will they be caught off guard. Will they try to reconnect with loved ones, or is it too late? Those are just some suggestions. You can write for just some of the days (only one day is required, as, that gives us chance to get antiquated with your character), or you can write a summary of everyday of the week.
Friday will be the day that people can start to meet up, and when civilization is unrecognizable by today's standards.