I decided to drive through a town to get back to my home.
This was wrong.
It seemed like a great idea. It was a straight shot, I hadn’t explored it much so I hoped the zombie spawns would be low, and the car was in great condition. So, I hit the gas, open this up on youtube, and I go.
The swarm hit about halfway through. For a while, it was fine. I have driving 3, so I was doing okay at keeping control. Then, on one horrible turn, a boomer steps into the passenger seat, and blows up all over me. Vision range 1 square, current speed 150 mph. This is… less than desirable. For the next few turns, all I can do is hope I don’t ram one of the upcoming houses, and watch the “you hear a thump from the north” messages scroll by as I plow through zombies and landscape alike. I cross my fingers, because that’s all I can do.
And then the message. “You lose control of the car”. Of bloody course I do.
When my vision clears, I find myself inexplicably still alive. I slam on the breaks, and look back at the damage, because I KNOW I was pointed at a building. And so I was. The house I had aimed at is behind me, missing a few pieces. Specifically, it is missing the front window, the fridge, and the back window.
That’s right, in my blind state and out of control car, I managed to ram through the LEAST damaging parts of the suburban home, and come out almost entirely unscathed. I stared in disbelief, before remembering that the hoard was still after me, and then replayed that video again and spun off into the sunset, and safety.