Wednesday, 28 September 2011

The Not Quite Last Stand

Sorry I haven't been around. I've had stuff to do, like dossing about and stuff.
I'm feeling a little shaken right now as the effects of driving in a car with a terrifying woman judging you are just starting to wear off. Still I achieved my thrice failure in one test, and with rather few minors as well. I didn't even think I might end up killing the examiner either, which is an improvement.

In other news,I'm afraid I lost my semi-done Java comic and my Mum says I can't start again until I've made a Dungeon Crawler game in Java. So I guess if it ever comes into being it's going to take some time. I procrastinate a lot anyway, but I feel kind of bad letting the imaginary side down.
Since I've got a small queue of not very important mini projects I guess it's probably not any kind of spoiler if I say, I got back into Uni again. I don't think I can make a comic, so I'll just tell you how it panned out:

There were five of us due in the dance studio, all strangers to each other. Most of us got there a bit early and started making last minute adjustments to the barricades although there wasn't really that much left we could do to make it any better. It was more the going through the motions to help us feel prepared.
 As 9 approached we got into position, most of us up against the barricade with various weaponry although one guy decided to snipe from the roof.  Robot Zombies are fairly vulnerable to head-shots. The last guy arrived with less than a minute to spare with just enough time to grab a gun and turn round before the first robot was spotted coming around towers. We had scarcely enough time to do anything before he fell with a bullet through it's motherboard.
Here is a quick sketch to help with your imagination.
We continued this success for quite a while with a perimeter of fallen robots fairly far from the studio and I for one felt pretty confident. If this was as bad as it was going to get then zombie invasions must be a piece of cake, but as time wore on the perimeter started to draw closer and closer. Maybe we were getting tired, but I think they were getting stronger or harder to hit as we picked off the weaker ones.
 Anyway the battle shifted from ranged to more close combat and it started raining a bit in attempt at a slightly dramatic setting. To be honest I didn't really know if I was going to make it at this point, and I took a few pretty bad scratches from the sharper end of the torn metal and exposed wires of these insane robots.

After over 2 hours the last robot zombie fell, and we sat waiting for the rescue copters among exploded toaster and shards of metal. Well most of us. I'm sorry to say while five of us went out to fight Robot Zombies, only four of us came back. I'd say that we'd never forget that one guy, but really I've never met him and I don't even know them so that would be a lie but I'll try to learn from my mistakes and remember that Robot Zombie attacks can be fatal and are not a walk in the park (they don't call it a last stand for nothing) so I'm going to try harder to work while I can and prepare for my exams better so that I don't end up missing the evacuation helicopters again.

I've still passed level 1, but it's not over yet.
Level 2 starts on Monday.





Monday, 5 September 2011

Robot Zombie Hoards

The Robot Zombie Hoards are coming. From what I gather the power crazed calculus adapted himself into a cyborg and infected himself with the Robot Zombie virus. It spreads through infected robot cables when they come in contact with other robot's cables and wiring, but this does not make them safe. Although it is not contagious to humans it overrides all commands with the basic instruction to kill. I would advise staying away from robots for the time being, especially humanoid ones.
Those of us who did not make the evacuation copters the first time round are setting up for a last stand in the dance studio, although I think there's another larger group of survivors somewhere else as well. Maybe more, who can tell. Our calculations seem to be pointing at one large final raid on Wednesday, so we'll be waiting for them.
I'm sorry I haven't written anything in a while, but I've been away training.
I know that none of you will really read this, especially as I've probably never met any of you before and may never again either but good luck guys. Lets try our best,( and trust in God,) and hopefully I'll see you on the other side.
*Insert 'Brave smile' face here*