Well, the feeds came back up. The tent reappeared, with just Lenny, about 13hrs after they went down last time. He didn't have much in the way of sound, at first, and he kept cutting out, but it settled a bit eventually. Still, we got a picture and a quote from Lenny that he seems to approve of:
Poor guy, he had no clue what was going on with anyone. He'd come back to try and save Vic by fighting the Infected, and somehow survived - but he blacked out and has no idea how.
Chatters remind him of his theory that the Infected were repelled by the weed smoke.
So Boosh reappeared, toting a bunch of munchies. Turns out he'd seen some of the Infected, climbed a tree to wait them but, and dozed off! The guy was so high, he just slept right through. Lenny and us chatters, we had to tell him what was going on, break the news about Maple.
They smoked some, talked some random stuff - recast the Matrix with stoners, compared zombies to terrorists and explained how getting high was fighing them, that sort of thing. There was dancing when a chatter turned up some music. Also in the tent Lenny and Boosh find out that Rose has slept with Peter despite being married to Renaldo, and also that they had kissed while Renaldo had been lost somewhere outside, and aren't sure what to do with the information.
A little while later the garage returned. They seemed to pop in and out of the chat a couple of times, but we got a live feed again, and they eventually made it back into chat too. Rose, Renaldo and Peter are all fine, asking about the guys ni the tent. Then they asked us to tell Lenny and Boosh to pack up and hightail it over to the garage where they'd be safer and the 5 of them would be together. So the two in the tend did that and headed out.
Over in the garage, they were trying to figure out plans but mostly butting heads as nobody can decide what to do.
They need food, water, fortifications, and a long-term plan. None of this is particularly forthcoming because none of them can focus enough. Whenever they start talking again, mostly Rose looks frustrated while Renaldo and Peter argue over what to do. Eventually Rose turns to chatters and asks them to help her make some plans, which we try to do.
Renaldo, meanwhile, is not looking good. He reveals he's an Iraq war vet, and he's struggled with PTSD ever since he got back. What he's had to do - killing the Infected, being under siege, everything, it's bringing it back again. Rose asks chatters to help, ut Renaldo doesn't really seem to hear - he's retreating into himself, shaking, and he won't sit still despite looking like he's about to collapse.
After Lenny and Boosh arrive, Rose and Renaldo head off to get water from the creek before it gets dark - but only after Rose swears to do exactly as Renaldo orders her to, if ther is any trouble.
Lenny and Boosh confront Peter about Rose, and Peter explains a little - Rose and Renaldo have an open marriage, Renaldo knows, etc. Nothing really gets resolved.
In the garage they find some rope and Peter goes outside to set a basic trap - to help keep the zombies at a bit of a distance.
Rose soon returns, but either Renaldo or any water.
Renaldo has snapped completely, she tells us: he thinks he's back in Iraq, and everyone but him is an enemy combatant. But still his last order to Rose was for her to run to safety, which she has done.
At this point we also discover that Peter has also vanished again.
Rose wants to go hunting for Renaldo but is repeatedly begged not to by everyone else - in the garage and on chat.
Lenny and Boosh ask her about Peter, and she talks to them honestly. They tell her PEter is not well liked and, trying to explain why, Boosh brings up an analogy of throwing someone under the bus. He thinks Peter would let someone die, or even throw them under the bus, in order to save himself - something backed up by actions of his so far.
Rose is unsure what to make of this and Boosh asks the chatters, who agree: Peter may try to help others, but he will always save himself first, at the expense of anyone else - even Rose.
A set of rules is also drawn up which they are supposed to follow to stay safe: No going outside alone, not going outside at night, always keep weapons handy, etc.
She listens to Lenny and Boosh as they explain their plans to escape the farm during daylight and seems agreeable.
Rose seems to accept that she can't go after Renaldo but spends a lot of time persuading everyone into the idea of letting her step outside, with Boosh and with weapons, for long enough just to look and shout for Renaldo and Peter, then dive back in.
As she refuses to give the idea up, eventually Lenny, Boosh and chatters accept that she will do it, and offer help for them all staying safe.
What actually happens is that Lenny opens the door, Rose and Boosh step outside, and Rose sprints off into the night.
Lenny and Boosh spot that she has added her own addedum to the rules, ordering them to keep each other safe and apologising for what she's just done.
Lenny and Boosh, after they calm down, sit and try to make plans. They want to get off the farm, but without running into more trouble. Waiting until daylight, hoping some of the others come back to them, etc.
Peter returns and casually explains that he had walked down to a hole in the fence to check how easily repairable it was, for them to fortify the farm some more.
There is noise outside, both human and Infected.
The live cam is turned to the window where, Lenny lifting to covering, we can see Infected outside, but hear Rose and Renaldo at the door.
Peter opens the door a crack, Rose darts in, and the door is closed before Infected can enter.
Peter leans against the door and refuses to open it, for fear of letting something else in with Renaldo. He is too strong for Rose to drag out of the way.
At the window, Infected seem to be gathering outside, we can all hear them groaning.
Suddenly Renaldo begins to shout, as if being attacked. The tenor of his voice changes and he trails off into silence.
Rose tries again to get past Peter, who still refuses to move. She drops to the floor in tears.
Again, the feed cuts off. Nothing since.
Where Vic is? We don't know.
Cesar? We didn't get confirmation, but we think he's one of the Infected that Vic escaped from.
Jefe? Still nothing, no contact.
CQ? Other than being female and working there we haven't got any info about her either except that she's not been seen either.
Maple? We've seen nothing since Peter shot the video of her getting bitten.
There was a theory discussed that the weed plants may have contained the virus: that some were able to develop an immunit to that lesser strain, but others were susceptible and may have succumbed: these would be the first zombies. If any of this has been shipped elsewhere already, it could explain the wide range of outbreaks across the world.
If the strain of the virus, once taken hold of those who were susceptible, then mutated into something stronger, it could explain what's happening, and also why the weed smoke may repel them: the mutated strain could simply be incompatible with the weaker strain.
Research: still happening.
Governments: still publicly denying but privately working together to try and work this out.
Where am I with all this? Well, I think we need to test the thery of weed smoke repelling the zombies. When Rose darted out, she did so after having been purposely covered in smoke by Lenny and Boosh. Did that help keep her safe? They certainly seem to back off from it.
It's clear by now I don't like Peter so much. I think he will get more people killed than saved.
I love Lenny and Boosh, but I fear they aren't survivor material. So far luck and weed has been their guide though, so I hope it continues.
I really wish Vic would turn up again. She's tough, and I think they'll need her, especially if Renaldo is gone now.
Rose...I like Rose, but what she did - running off - even I was having trouble defending that one to the chatters and I've done my best so far to stay on her side, about Peter and everything.
Every time I try to throw my detachment back in place, I just drop it. I officially give up. I just want to find a way to keep everyone safe, and some way to fix this.
The Freeom Farm? I have no idea. I'm writing this while waiting for the feed to come back, having driven down to London and taken a stop for lunch with friends before I continue down to where my parents are.
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