Entry 4: Strategy and the Mob

Day 2 The following morning is cold and snowy. The fish resist me for a while. I actually catch an apple and rush back home to store it before trying again. Right when I start thinking coming here was a terrible mistake, my persistence is finally rewarded with a fish. The hunger pangs seem to make […]

Entry 3: Economics

Still Day 1 There really isn’t much to do in Glassbolt when you’re not hunting for food. I actually go to bed for a while to pass some of the day away. Once re-energised, I head back out to catch and grill my fish dinner. Cooking feels like home to me. I don’t know why. […]

Entry 2: Gathering Intel

Still Day 1 My handler told me over a scratchy radio connection that the Newcrest neighbourhood, where I’ve been placed, has recovered the best environmentally so far, perhaps because it was a newer neighbourhood without too many residents. Survivors roam the streets and are friendly enough, but nobody invites each other into their homes anymore. […]

Entry 1: Touchdown in Glassbolt

Day 1 My name is Nia Chambers and I was a government experiment. Still am, I suppose. I’ve been plonked down in the radioactive husk of a city named Glassbolt. I’d never heard of it before. Then again, I’ve never heard of anything. The only reason I know about the Wonder Child project is because […]

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The Beginning – About the Apocalypse Challenge

See here for the Contents Page. Before we get to the story, some housekeeping. First, I am playing Pinstar’s Apocalypse Challenge. Click here for the rules. I prefer looking at the spreadsheet within to get a handle on the rules, since it’s easier to read, but the spreadsheet doesn’t contain every single detail. I’ve learned […]