We'll find them again, about 13hrs after the generators went down - Episode 2 starts 3pm PST/6pm EST/11pm GMT
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
The first sighting
The sound and quality of the videos is pretty awful, and some of the video didn't record at all, I think maybe it's the connection at their end. Sorry about the bad or lack of sound and the lack of anything at all in some cases, there's not much I can do.
One of the guys, Peter, when he saw Maple being attacked, he stopped and took a video on his phone. For what it's worth you may as well see it:
I admit I lost my cool somewhat at Peter for this. Not helping, not running, getting out your phone and recording...I didn't say half the things I was thinking but I said a few.
There's a reason I work freelance. Got fired from every journo job I ever got for letting my emotions guide my story - including abandoning it to help someone. Funny how the same people then buy my stories for a fortune...but that's not the point.
Point is - I can only remain so detached for so long. But I'm trying.
There's a reason I work freelance. Got fired from every journo job I ever got for letting my emotions guide my story - including abandoning it to help someone. Funny how the same people then buy my stories for a fortune...but that's not the point.
Point is - I can only remain so detached for so long. But I'm trying.
Somebody has to tell this story. The offers for exclusives are coming in and being turned down. Everybody needs to see this story. If - when - governments get involved, the more people watching the better they have to behave. More than that, there may be something in here that can help somehow. Even if not, it's important that the story be told. People are dying and that should never be left unseen, unsaid, unmourned.
In the garage,they mostly stuck to barricading, making weapons. Nothing can get in there right now.
Mostly it's been Peter, Rose and Renaldo. There's some...stuff going on between those three which I think is affecting what happens. Rose and Renaldo are married, but she and Peter are...close. Both of the guys are doing a certain amount of alpha male jealousy, while Rose tries to explain - including recruiting the chatters to try and understand.
But - that stuff may be affecting the behaviour of the two guys: their willingness to go into danger, etc. I hope they get that under control. But, that's the worst we've seen in there. They have makeshift weapons and barricades and are probably the safest people on the property right now, as long as they quit going outside,
In the tent, they're not so lucky.
Maple managed to get a quick camera shot (no sound) of one of the Infected outside, maybe trying to get in through the canvas. That was fairly freaksome to watch...
In the garage,they mostly stuck to barricading, making weapons. Nothing can get in there right now.
Mostly it's been Peter, Rose and Renaldo. There's some...stuff going on between those three which I think is affecting what happens. Rose and Renaldo are married, but she and Peter are...close. Both of the guys are doing a certain amount of alpha male jealousy, while Rose tries to explain - including recruiting the chatters to try and understand.
But - that stuff may be affecting the behaviour of the two guys: their willingness to go into danger, etc. I hope they get that under control. But, that's the worst we've seen in there. They have makeshift weapons and barricades and are probably the safest people on the property right now, as long as they quit going outside,
In the tent, they're not so lucky.
Maple managed to get a quick camera shot (no sound) of one of the Infected outside, maybe trying to get in through the canvas. That was fairly freaksome to watch...
The last I saw of the folks at the Farm, Renaldo had appeared in the tent carrying the head of an Infected he killed. That's one of the bits where the recordings dropped out, but trust me - it was pretty gruesome.
He later bolted back out, we assume towards the garage where his wife Rose was with Peter.
Rose took some persuading but eventually stayed put instead of going to look for him, putting herself in danger not being what he would want.
Lenny had shot out of the tent, leaving Vic asleep, and one by one 3 Infected appeared. They wandered the tent, touched stuff, moaned, were generally very creepy. When Vic woke she managed, we think, to very quickly slide under the table when none of them were looking.
He later bolted back out, we assume towards the garage where his wife Rose was with Peter.
Rose took some persuading but eventually stayed put instead of going to look for him, putting herself in danger not being what he would want.
Lenny had shot out of the tent, leaving Vic asleep, and one by one 3 Infected appeared. They wandered the tent, touched stuff, moaned, were generally very creepy. When Vic woke she managed, we think, to very quickly slide under the table when none of them were looking.
The feeds went down at this point and haven't been back up since.
So where are we right now? This thing, whatever it is, is spreading. The rumour mill is currently mostly exaggeration, for now, but some smaller places are starting to vanish off the radar. Whether that's just because things are going down or because there's no people left, I don't know yet.
What are the people who are supposed to be doing helpful things actually doing? Best I can tell,. running around after their own tails with no more idea of what's actually happening than we have. But their scientists are getting somewhere, here's what I got as of today:
Incubation period once infected can be up to a few hours before you become unrecognisable as yourself. It starts eating away at your brain a lot faster than that, but there' a point of no return where the infection hits the central primal system, and eradicated whatever memories or personality were left. That's when someone infected begins to get violent, and cross from Person into Infected.
Right now they don't have a cure, haven't found anything that even slows it down, and it looks like everyone may be susceptible.
There does seem to be some sort of basic communication between Infected - whether there's a hierarchy. an Alpha/pack system, don't know yet, but research is happening into how they work - and therefore into how they can be stopped, or people can at least remain safe.
There are some obvious things: no loud noises, if you see one run, don't engage unless you have to but if you must then something sharp into the soft section above the temple seems to work - as does crushing the same spot with something heavy. Destroying the remaining motor functions seems to stop them dead.
What they want, what their motivation is - don't know. They don't seem to seek out people to bite, but they also won't back off once they see you so, again, just keep well away.
Got any more infos (actual stuff, please, rumours do nobody any good) - comment here, email, tweet @TrudyState.
Trying to make this a place for two things:
To show the bravery of those people up at the Freedom Farm, and to support them, and ask you to do the same.
To keep up with what's happening, as well as I can, with as much factual info as I can.
Join me, and maybe we can do something useful.
So where are we right now? This thing, whatever it is, is spreading. The rumour mill is currently mostly exaggeration, for now, but some smaller places are starting to vanish off the radar. Whether that's just because things are going down or because there's no people left, I don't know yet.
What are the people who are supposed to be doing helpful things actually doing? Best I can tell,. running around after their own tails with no more idea of what's actually happening than we have. But their scientists are getting somewhere, here's what I got as of today:
Incubation period once infected can be up to a few hours before you become unrecognisable as yourself. It starts eating away at your brain a lot faster than that, but there' a point of no return where the infection hits the central primal system, and eradicated whatever memories or personality were left. That's when someone infected begins to get violent, and cross from Person into Infected.
Right now they don't have a cure, haven't found anything that even slows it down, and it looks like everyone may be susceptible.
There does seem to be some sort of basic communication between Infected - whether there's a hierarchy. an Alpha/pack system, don't know yet, but research is happening into how they work - and therefore into how they can be stopped, or people can at least remain safe.
There are some obvious things: no loud noises, if you see one run, don't engage unless you have to but if you must then something sharp into the soft section above the temple seems to work - as does crushing the same spot with something heavy. Destroying the remaining motor functions seems to stop them dead.
What they want, what their motivation is - don't know. They don't seem to seek out people to bite, but they also won't back off once they see you so, again, just keep well away.
Got any more infos (actual stuff, please, rumours do nobody any good) - comment here, email, tweet @TrudyState.
Trying to make this a place for two things:
To show the bravery of those people up at the Freedom Farm, and to support them, and ask you to do the same.
To keep up with what's happening, as well as I can, with as much factual info as I can.
Join me, and maybe we can do something useful.
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Reap day gone wrong
It should have been the day for the residents and workers of the Freedom Farm to reap their weed, smoke out, and relax. Instead they wound up hiding from...well, something.
Reports remain unclear and unconfirmed. I'm not going to say zombies. There MAY be a viral-type infection, spread by bodily fluid. As yet there are unsubstantiated rumours and sightings ONLY.
Up at the Farm, some people are unaccounted for, others have been seen looking infected.
People keep insisting on disappearing out of their safe places, usually on their own. Clearly these aren't the smartest stoners in the world. Some are currently missing after leaving alone.
I'm being sent tips, reports, all sorts. I'm being offered articles, work, etc. For some reason no other journalists seem to be in this feed. I don't know why, or if they are and I just don't know. But I want what I'm seeing here, whatever it is, to be available to everyone - so I'm turning down all the work, and I'm gonna put everything I can up here.
Right now we have Lenny in the "party" tent, with Maple and Boosh who were there but left, separately and alone, and are currently missing.
A lady I've not met called Victoria is unaccounted for, as is another possibly called CQ.
In the garage is currently Rose and Renaldo, Peter was there but left on his own.
A little while after I got here, at almost midnight my time, so I guess 4pm their time over in California, Peter who had been out raced back in with some video of two of the workers looking infected.
The tent has seen some freaky looking shadows on the canvas, but nothing concrete.
4hrs into this now, I think. Some of the guys are getting punchy, some insecurities are coming out, there's a few friendly chatters though.
Trying to remain disconnected. It's hard, though. I know I have to, as a reporter and all, but I want these folks to be ok.
If I can help them or others by openly spreading the word, that's what I'll do. It's probably all I can do. Whatever this is it's real - there is something, I think - it's not zombies, but it's something.
Also - if the sightings/rumours/etc coming through the wire are anything to go by, whatever it is - it's not isolated. Not to the Farm. Not to California. Not to the US...
A few of my questions so far:
What is it? If it is, as seems most likely, a viral infection, can there be a cure?
Drugs seem unlikely, given the spread - but drug or viral warfare? Could that be a possibility?
I believe there are people dissecting and researching those who have already died. It seems that disrupting the motor functions by crushing the skull or stabbing into the forehead are workable solutions. It also seems certain that this thing acts like an aggressively fast and violent-causing form of alzheimers: removing memories, personality, leaving only the feral primitive.
All of this is hearsay, there is NOTHING CONCRETE yet about any of it. What caused it, where it came from, how it works, what it is, if there's immunity.
What's the incubation period? We don't know yet, nobody has started counting at the moment of somebody coming into contact with infected bodily fluid yet.
Got info? Got videos? Got news? Got tips? Email me: immerchar@gmail.com. Tweet me: @trudystate Or drop a comment below one of these posts.
Reports remain unclear and unconfirmed. I'm not going to say zombies. There MAY be a viral-type infection, spread by bodily fluid. As yet there are unsubstantiated rumours and sightings ONLY.
Up at the Farm, some people are unaccounted for, others have been seen looking infected.
People keep insisting on disappearing out of their safe places, usually on their own. Clearly these aren't the smartest stoners in the world. Some are currently missing after leaving alone.
I'm being sent tips, reports, all sorts. I'm being offered articles, work, etc. For some reason no other journalists seem to be in this feed. I don't know why, or if they are and I just don't know. But I want what I'm seeing here, whatever it is, to be available to everyone - so I'm turning down all the work, and I'm gonna put everything I can up here.
Right now we have Lenny in the "party" tent, with Maple and Boosh who were there but left, separately and alone, and are currently missing.
A lady I've not met called Victoria is unaccounted for, as is another possibly called CQ.
In the garage is currently Rose and Renaldo, Peter was there but left on his own.
A little while after I got here, at almost midnight my time, so I guess 4pm their time over in California, Peter who had been out raced back in with some video of two of the workers looking infected.
The tent has seen some freaky looking shadows on the canvas, but nothing concrete.
4hrs into this now, I think. Some of the guys are getting punchy, some insecurities are coming out, there's a few friendly chatters though.
Trying to remain disconnected. It's hard, though. I know I have to, as a reporter and all, but I want these folks to be ok.
If I can help them or others by openly spreading the word, that's what I'll do. It's probably all I can do. Whatever this is it's real - there is something, I think - it's not zombies, but it's something.
Also - if the sightings/rumours/etc coming through the wire are anything to go by, whatever it is - it's not isolated. Not to the Farm. Not to California. Not to the US...
A few of my questions so far:
What is it? If it is, as seems most likely, a viral infection, can there be a cure?
Drugs seem unlikely, given the spread - but drug or viral warfare? Could that be a possibility?
I believe there are people dissecting and researching those who have already died. It seems that disrupting the motor functions by crushing the skull or stabbing into the forehead are workable solutions. It also seems certain that this thing acts like an aggressively fast and violent-causing form of alzheimers: removing memories, personality, leaving only the feral primitive.
All of this is hearsay, there is NOTHING CONCRETE yet about any of it. What caused it, where it came from, how it works, what it is, if there's immunity.
What's the incubation period? We don't know yet, nobody has started counting at the moment of somebody coming into contact with infected bodily fluid yet.
Got info? Got videos? Got news? Got tips? Email me: immerchar@gmail.com. Tweet me: @trudystate Or drop a comment below one of these posts.
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Zombies? Really?
I keep hearing things about zombies at this Freedom Farm place.
Looks like those rumours are starting off in one place - some people calling themselves "Immerverse". They're posting stuff on twitter and on facebook, telling people zombies are taking over the place.
It'd be a funny joke if I didn't already have people telling me that they're losing contact with people up there. If people are dying, these 'Immerverse' jokes aren't just boring, they're tasteless too. If they know what's going on and are still aking these jokes, then I vote for doxing their crude little asses.
I don't know what's happening. People are losing touch with those they're sure should be there. People are hearing things which sound pretty bad. Nobody seems to be able to get close.
Send me info, let's find out what's happening over there!
Looks like those rumours are starting off in one place - some people calling themselves "Immerverse". They're posting stuff on twitter and on facebook, telling people zombies are taking over the place.
It'd be a funny joke if I didn't already have people telling me that they're losing contact with people up there. If people are dying, these 'Immerverse' jokes aren't just boring, they're tasteless too. If they know what's going on and are still aking these jokes, then I vote for doxing their crude little asses.
I don't know what's happening. People are losing touch with those they're sure should be there. People are hearing things which sound pretty bad. Nobody seems to be able to get close.
Send me info, let's find out what's happening over there!
Friday, 5 April 2013
Freedom Farm?
Rumours are reaching me of a place called the "Freedom Farm".
The rumours are telling me that something terrible is about to happen there.
I have created this blog because I believe those rumours, and I believe that a voice will be required, one that can speak up and tell the world what's happening.
Stay tuned. I'll be posting here with new info whenever I can.
The rumours are telling me that something terrible is about to happen there.
I have created this blog because I believe those rumours, and I believe that a voice will be required, one that can speak up and tell the world what's happening.
Stay tuned. I'll be posting here with new info whenever I can.
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