User:Joe Cool 360/My journal

07/05/09 Hodgkinson Row Fire Station, West Grayside

I emerged from the rubble on July 2nd. I have no idea how long I've been out, but there are two people here with me. They don't say anything to me and actually left me soon after I lost consciousness again. When I came to, I heard on the radio that a mob is headed for West Grayside. I reported in to the DEM and they tell me I'll have to go through training again to be able to combat the "new menace". As I look through the windows of the fire station, I can see several ruined buildings. The thing that really got to me though, was the complete emptiness. No grief-stricken civilians, no medical professionals running around, no emergency services. Just the occasional gunshot followed by a low moaning. The bustling town that I remember is no more.

08/16/09 Junkyard, Wray Heights

Since the last time I wrote here, the DEM, and specifically the Malton Fire Department have been keeping me busy. I managed to survive the MOB's visit to the Wray Heights suburb. Survive - I should qualify that. In reality, I've died four times since I awoke out of the rubble of Hodgkinson Row Fire Station. How am I alive? Either technology made a huge leap while I was unconscious or the military was very busy in Malton. Survivors are able to combat the zombie virus by injecting recently deceased or even undead humans with a NecroTech Syringe. Unfortunately, though, some survivors will lash out after being revived and attack all humans. So the Department of Emergency Management has enacted a policy of reviving only those who are either a member of the DEM or are allied with it. I've begun to really enjoy my new line of work with the MFD.

08/25/09 Podger Avenue School, Vinetown

The Academy has moved from Wray Heights to Vinetown. The vast majority of Zs in Wray Heights had moved on and so I and the rest of the DEM Academy moved to Vinetown. It's an interesting district and will be a great change of scenery from Wray Heights, which was getting rather dull. Part of me wants to return to my home suburb of West Grayside, but another part of me is eager to see new places. I'll be back to West Grayside soon, but I fear it may not be for a long while. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying working with my fellow cadets and will probably be taking the Graduation exam shortly.