The Malton Observer/122308
Malton Observer: December 23rd, 2008
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| News at a Glance |
| Christmas time is here? |
| A bounty hunter shares his thoughts. |
| Part 2 of a veteran's memoirs |
| Whatever That Means! |
| Classified |
| Happy Holidays |
News at a Glance
- Zombie Jesus to Celebrate Birthday - Party attendees will be serve a small piece of dried brain and a sip of blood.
- MCM Hosts Winter Games - Dozens are injured; cookies are served.
- MrGomez of BAR Apologizes - Group hug!
- Malton Turns Green - We are all gonna live!
- Christmas is Coming - Malton's malls are safer than any mall in the US during month of December according to recent data.
- Two DEM Officers Announce Retirements - Best of luck to Smokey One and doberman guy!
- Happy X-Mas - From the MO staff.
Do we Know it's Christmas?
After settling down to a large bottle of whiskey found in the discount booze section of Tompson Mall, I got into a conversation with a few residents. We exchanged pleasantries and whatnot as we all settled in and got drunk. A few bottles of whiskey and more than a few shots of Tequila later, I - for some reason - brought up the fact that Christmas day is only two days away. In response, my drinking companions all stared at me and hiccuped in unison:
"Christmas?"
I was speechless, and not just because of the shots. How can you not celebrate Christmas day, let alone not even know when it is? I got the usual "Well, we're in the middle of a fricking apocalypse here" argument, but how does that justify not spreading good will? Sure, dragging around pine trees uses up valuable time and energy, but what else would you be doing? Killing zombies? Healing fellow survivors? Please. We should all concentrate on the time of year and deck the halls with holly, even if it does attract a few... uninvited guests.
So this year, boys and girls, make sure you string that tinsel up, break out the Scotch, and get trashed in the name of good ol' Saint Nick!
--ridleysoul
Quis Custodiet: The Watchman's Journal
Business has been surprisingly good despite the current state of Malton. My regular tactics are working fine and I'm killing PKers at a fairly regular basis. They're plentiful where I am and they behave as they always do. While I find they are nomadic for the most part, they don't seem to be moving around much now.
Naturally, they're gathering in safe suburbs, where some have made themselves so comfortable that they don't even bother changing safe houses. In fact, I found two PKers I'd killed before on two different occasions in the very same places I'd killed them in. I ended up claiming additional bounties on both because the opportunity was just too good to pass.
I'm very pleased with how things have been going so far, but even though I'm first and foremost a bounty hunter, I'm still a protector of law-abiding citizens of Malton. It wasn't easy for me to leave such fertile hunting grounds for a suburb in need, though. It isn't that I don't want to help people in need, but let's face it, such good bounty hunting opportunities are few and far between.
So far, it's been a nice change of pace for me. I've been keeping in touch with a local group and helping them with restoration efforts as a gesture of goodwill. I've been repairing buildings and building barricades at a fairly consistent pace. The best part yet is, I haven't been killed by PKers for a while now, so I can feel at ease for a little while.
The suburb is looking good. Life is gradually returning and the zombies haven't been causing as much trouble as I was expecting. Hopefully, the danger level of the suburb will go down soon, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop then. I'm going to keep on working here till the region becomes more stable. It wouldn't be right to leave when the work's only half-finished, after all.
It may take some time, but this is a gesture of goodwill, so I'm seeing it through to the end. Afterwards, I might even go to other parts of Malton to help with restoration efforts, but who knows what the future holds. The PKers may be getting a break for now, but trust me: when Malton's overall condition is better, I'll be gunning for them again.
--Watchman
Memories of an MCDU Veteran
It wasn't long before the horde turned it's eyes elsewhere. No one had ever breached Caiger, so if the horde was breaching the surrounding buildings it mattered little to me and little to many others, I'm sure. We didn't think beyond 3 feet in front our faces. The first time I saw the revive queues was when it began to hit me. There were easily over 200 waiting. The Necrotech building made Caiger look safe by comparison, if there was one place where the zombies made it clear that they would do more than jump off a building if revived- it was in the Nt.
As the siege wound on, one had to travel to Yagoton to get a revive after traveling through the desolate landscape of Eastonwood.
Towards the end, it became a fruitless battle to reclaim the Latrobe building, day after day, clip after clip, and shell after shell. It seemed to go on and on as the survivor numbers seemed to slowly dwindle every day.
We were hopeless... broken... and inside I knew that a hundred little stabs at a focused, hardened, and relentless horde was meaningless.
When Caiger fell, I resolved to join the largest group I could: Size meant power, and without power we could never have anything like what Caiger was ever again...
--to be continued
--Ferrum Leo
Whatever That Means!
A Q&A column with the Chardon siblings. Got a question? askachardon@gmail.com Drop us a line!
Classified
The DEM needs You!
The DEM is looking for individuals with a strong sense of pride to volunteer for the opportunity to serve Malton as a member of the Interim Assault Team being formed now.
An evaluation test will be administered to all potential recruits. Upon successful completion, recruits will receive training and access to DEM resources, including advanced metagaming tools and combat manuals covering topics such as: Infiltration & Insertion; Raiding & Ground Control; Psyops, Reconnaissance; Resupply & Recovery.
Contact Ferrum Leo on Brainstock to apply! All survivors may apply!
Happy Holidays
*Main image borrowed from The Last Christmas, copyright 2006 Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn. Buy it today!
