video;

[eatsyourscience]

[In light of recent network posts, Souji's a little hesitant to claim ownership of that last event. He hesitates on screen for a minute, looking off to the side before his eyes flicker over to look into the camera.]

For the record, the speed dating went a lot better here than it did at home.

[He rubs the back of his neck, not quite embarrassed and not quite apologetic, then shrugs. It is what it is. No need to feel bad about it.]

It was kind of nice to see home again.

[He's been away a long time.]

Comments

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Huh, that's a pretty good idea actually. I should keep notes. Notes are good. I'm used to filling out mission reports. It can't be too difficult.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

What kind of missions?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Depends what's on the roster for the day. Supply runs, decoy runs, trading, scouting missions.

[Worse things. Terrifying things.]

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

Are you in the military? Or...? [What is an alternative to the military that does that kind of stuff?]

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Not exactly. I mean... sort of, I guess? Major de Santa is in charge of the township and she's military. I'm chief radio operator.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

Can you tell me more about it?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Well it's sort of a military base I guess. Or it used to be. These days it's just home. It's a settlement and it's safe. I mean, mostly safe. As long as we don't get blown up by rocket launcher wielding zoms again.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

...What's a zom?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

[Oh yeah, he forgets that not everyone knows what he means.]

Oh uh... zombies.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

...Oh.

[Oh man, the potential for another zombie event is not super exciting.]

So...that sucks. Are they the kind that are really slow and you have time to kill them if there aren't too many?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Sometimes. I mean, mostly, yeah. Shamblers aren't too awful. [Although they were still pretty damn awful.]

It's the fast zoms that're worse, the ones that run and are quite good at stairs and uh... are mind controlled to use weapons.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

[Oh, they have both kinds. Awes--wait, what.]

....Mind-controlled? By what?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Mad scientist. He's been using like... sounds. Tones. It controls the zoms somehow. We're not sure how.

He's also... [Sam trails off for a moment, remembering the blood when Five had cut his throat.] He can't be killed.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

[There are so many questions right now.]

Why not? Is he some kind of zombie too?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

...sort of. It's complicated and scientific but he can't be killed. He just heals it looks like. One of my runners slashed his throat and he barely even slowed down.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

That's...inconvenient.

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Yeah, that's one way of putting it. We're already outnumbered by the zoms. We don't need people like that against us.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

Where did they come from? That guy?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Yeah, we think. he was doing some research on cell regeneration and something went wrong and... well, the walking dead.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

It sounds like he doesn't mind too much.

[Ugh zombie worlds. Uuuugh.]

Do they infect people or just kill them?

Re: [Video]

[voiceinthedark]

No, he doesn't seem to.

Infect. A bite, a scratch, and you're as good as dead.

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

In comparison, I guess it's not to bad for you to be here.

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

Not really. I mean, plenty to eat, hot running water, no ever present threat of being eaten by the undead...

[Video]

[eatsyourscience]

Do you miss home anyway?

[Video]

[voiceinthedark]

...yeah, sometimes. I miss the people, and the... most people are pretty tightly knit. It's nice.