Bastion WFP's Blog – March 2011 Archive (4)

The sound of shuffling cards filled the room well that and the pounding.  We'd been trapped in this cantina for 2 days now just the 3 of us.  Passing the time by playing poker, thinning out the 'herd', and drinking but mainly poker.  Whole fortunes were won and lost in courses of hours. All of us had money amoung other things.  Oh god where are my manners?  My name is Doc the two guys with me are Ike and Ringo we've been wandering around for about 2 years now.  Back to the…

Palido and I trotted along a gravel road which was more of a path than a road.  I figured I was damn close to the town all of a sudden there was some rustling it took me a second to realize where it was coming from.  Two Z's popped out of the bush and started stumbling towards Palido I drew my pistol shot both of them in the head and holstered it before they hit the ground.  Palido gave an appreciative gruff and we began to trot until we came to a clearing which was the…

I awoke to the sound of pounding on the walls of this adobe brick house.  Palito looked at me with the kind of blank expression I suppose only a horse could pass.  I said "Yeah brother I hear 'em."  Palito gave a soft ney and I got up and grabbed my revolver and went upstairs onto the roof of the house.  I looked down about 7 feet and there they were 4 feet thick all the way around the house.  I only saw more stumbling out of the treeline.  This is too many way too many I thought. …

"Give lucifer my regards."  BOOM.  The effect of my .44 at such a close range was nothing short of spectacular.  I literally saw the brain flop up and out hit the ground with a satisfying splat.  The zomb fell to the ground a hair after I shot.  I looked around at the scene I'd left in Los Banderras, Mexico  there were bodies all around me.  So many bodies  that the liquid they leaked made a small lake in the road my boots were in the lake at almost ankle high.  I can't believe I'd taken on…