Hi guys. This post is queued to be posted in the event that I havenāt logged on to tumblr to post it forward in over six months. That fact alone means Iām probably not going to return. Based on the car accident I had in May 2016 and Trump being elected I felt it necessary to have this post just in case I disappear. This is not a suicide note, this is just to say that given the length of time itās been since Iāve visited tumblr, I will most likely not return, due to either physical or mental restraints. In which case, unless I can return in the future, please consider this my last post.
The truth is Iāve been quite ill for quite some time. Despite my best efforts, I havenāt been able to fight my illness as well as I had hoped, which led to my unfortunate abandoning of this blog. I was able to keep up with my main because all I had to do for that one was reblog stuff from my dash. I cannot express how sorry I am that things turned out this way.
If youāre seeing this message, I thank you for the support, and I wish you all the best. I also wish to share my zombies run reference folder, where all of my Zombies, Run! pictures for this blog are stored.
Jack: Uh, for those of you whoāve just joined us, weāre talking about things we DONāT miss since the Zombie Apocalypse
Phil: New Yearās Eve does still exist, you knowā¦?
Eugene: Yeah, but itās.. different. Thereās not as muchā¦
Zoe: Fun?
Eugene: STRESS. You know how it was! Youād spend months wondering if you were going to get invited to any parties at allā¦
Jack:And then youād get three and you wouldnāt know which one to go to
Eugene: And whichever one you chose, even if you managed all three, youād always get this secret fear that, there was a much better party going on somewhere else that you hadnāt been invited to.
Zoe: Thereās that whole midnight snogging thing too. You know, on the lips, on the cheeks, one kiss, two kisses, itās a social minefield! And there are some people you definitely donāt want to kiss on the lips, and theyāre always the ones who insist on doing it.
Phil: Plus, itās really annoying when you shell out for a good bottle of bubbly, and everyone else brings Carver, and you end up necking the swill while some other bugger enjoys your thirty quid champagne.
Jack: I uh.. hehā¦ I always bring carver.
Zoe: Yeah
Eugene: Actually, Phil, I bring Carver too.
Phil: Right. *sigh* Well, I know who Iām not spending New Years Eve with
Eugene: Alright, Alright.
Jack: Open it! Ladies and Gentlemen, and runners, itās Christmas Day, and we thought weād open our presents live on air
Eugene: Well, You thought.
Jack:: Have you not opened it yet?
Eugene: Thatāsā¦. Aw thanks Jack!
Jack: Itās a Fawlty towers DVD. I got him a Fawlty towers DVD.
Eugene: Thank you so much, Jack! Whereād you get it?
Jack: You see, when Eugene was sent to the UK, one of the sub-eds gave him a whole load of British Comedy DVDs to watch on those, lonely hotel nights. And his favorite was,
Eugene: Fawlty towers. Thanks, thatās really great.Ā
Jack: So, what did you get me?
Eugene: Uh, letās not do this now. Letās do it during a track.
Jack: No, c'mon. On air is more fun.
Eugene: Right.
Jack: Oh, itās heavy. Quite heavy, AHH Iām just going to do it.Itās a brick. In a sock.
Eugene: For the zombies, if they get close. You can swing it!
Jack: A brick.
Eugene: In a sock!
Jack: Thanks.
Eugene: Iām sorry. I didnāt realize we were doing presents until yesterday. You know, with the apocalypse.
Jack: Just play a track.
Jack: Songs with Christmas in the Title. GO!
Eugene: Iām Dreaming of a White Christmas.
Jack: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Eugene: Do They Know Itās Christmas
Jack: Last Christmas
Eugene: AH! All I Want for Christmas is YouĀ
Jack: Lonely This Christmas
Eugene: Oh, no, Hang on!
Jack: I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday! Itās Christmas Time! Donāt Let the Bells End. Wumbling Merry Christmas.
Eugene: Now youāre making these up.
Jack: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo. Christmas Alphabet, the Gift of Christmas.
Eugene: Hang on!
Jack: What?
Eugene: Show me.
Jack: No, show you what?
Eugene: Youāve got them written on your hand! Did you just ROFFLEnet these? The only person youāre cheating, mister, is yourself.Ā
Jack: Father Christmas, do not touch me.Ā
Eugene: No, thatās not real.Ā
Jack: Itās by the Goodies. Should we do presents live on air tomorrow?
Eugene: Oh, uh, Yeah, awesome.Ā
Jack: YES! I love Christmas.
Eugene: So, I donāt think any of us were expecting this.
Jack: No, I didnāt even know it was a thing.
Eugene: Today is the Mexican festival, the Day of the Dead. And the Zoms areā¦
Jack: Well, they seem to have a slight heightened awareness.
Eugene: No, no, no. This is a joke. Someoneās trying to wind us up.
Jack: Itās true. Major De Santa told me personally. And when have you ever seen her joke?
Eugene: Ok, fine. So apparently theyāve been seen opening doors, sitting, and, (sigh) you read this out.
Jack: No, Iām not going to read it, you read it.Ā
Eugene: Iām going to sound like an idiot.Ā
Jack: Look, before, people who believed in zombie apocalypses are idiots, and now look. Who knows what the zombies can do? And what obscure Mexican festival theyāre connected to?
Eugene: Itās actually not that obscure, itās a pretty big thing.Ā
Jack: Was a pretty big thing.
Eugene: Ok. One of the zombies has been caught having a cup of tea.
Jack: With?
Eugene: With a saucer. So, weāre not sure what the zoms are capable of today. So stay safe guys.Ā
Jack: (Laughing)
Eugene: You made this up, didnāt you!?
Jack: A little. Imagine. With a saucer.Ā
Eugene: You said De Santaā¦
Jack: Right. This is me, fishing, (makes casting noise), and hereās me reeling you in, hook, line, sinker. (Laughing)
Eugene: Right. Of course, no one fishes anymore. Pike are the only animal that our zombie disease transferred to. Now thereās loads of zombie fish of all sorts.Ā
Jack: Woah. No way. You know, didnāt we have fish the other day?
Eugene: Yeah, from a lake. Lakes are like, well, lakes are like some of those Caribbean islands for humans, no way for them to get infected.Ā
Jack: Didnāt we wade through a river? Oh thatās creepy. Zombie fish. Ugh!
Eugene: I didnāt even have to try hard
Jack: What? Oh, oh ha ha.Ā
Eugene. This next track is for any of our zombie fish listeners. Or for any zoms sitting down to their afternoon tea.
Jack: Now, Obviously there are some children out there who know itās Halloween tonight.
Eugene: A Holiday we keep celebrating.
Jack: Because itās brilliant!
Eugene: I just donāt know if thatās true anymore. Anyway, Major De Santa has requested that, and this should be obvious but, NOBODY is to dress up as a zombie. Just to repeat that, NOBODY. IS TO DRESS UP. AS A ZOMBIE.Ā
Jack: If you do dress up as a zombie, you may well be shot.Ā
Eugene: Which will probably put a damper on your trick or treating.Ā
Jack: Stay safe guys.
Jack: Uh, for those of you whoāve just joined us, weāre talking about things we DONāT miss since the Zombie Apocalypse
Phil: New Yearās Eve does still exist, you knowā¦?
Eugene: Yeah, but itās.. different. Thereās not as muchā¦
Zoe: Fun?
Eugene: STRESS. You know how it was! Youād spend months wondering if you were going to get invited to any parties at allā¦
Jack:And then youād get three and you wouldnāt know which one to go to
Eugene: And whichever one you chose, even if you managed all three, youād always get this secret fear that, there was a much better party going on somewhere else that you hadnāt been invited to.
Zoe: Thereās that whole midnight snogging thing too. You know, on the lips, on the cheeks, one kiss, two kisses, itās a social minefield! And there are some people you definitely donāt want to kiss on the lips, and theyāre always the ones who insist on doing it.
Phil: Plus, itās really annoying when you shell out for a good bottle of bubbly, and everyone else brings Carver, and you end up necking the swill while some other bugger enjoys your thirty quid champagne.
Jack: I uh.. hehā¦ I always bring carver.
Zoe: Yeah
Eugene: Actually, Phil, I bring Carver too.
Phil: Right. *sigh* Well, I know who Iām not spending New Years Eve with
Eugene: Alright, Alright.
Jack: Open it! Ladies and Gentlemen, and runners, itās Christmas Day, and we thought weād open our presents live on air
Eugene: Well, You thought.
Jack:: Have you not opened it yet?
Eugene: Thatāsā¦. Aw thanks Jack!
Jack: Itās a Fawlty towers DVD. I got him a Fawlty towers DVD.
Eugene: Thank you so much, Jack! Whereād you get it?
Jack: You see, when Eugene was sent to the UK, one of the sub-eds gave him a whole load of British Comedy DVDs to watch on those, lonely hotel nights. And his favorite was,
Eugene: Fawlty towers. Thanks, thatās really great.Ā
Jack: So, what did you get me?
Eugene: Uh, letās not do this now. Letās do it during a track.
Jack: No, c'mon. On air is more fun.
Eugene: Right.
Jack: Oh, itās heavy. Quite heavy, AHH Iām just going to do it.Itās a brick. In a sock.
Eugene: For the zombies, if they get close. You can swing it!
Jack: A brick.
Eugene: In a sock!
Jack: Thanks.
Eugene: Iām sorry. I didnāt realize we were doing presents until yesterday. You know, with the apocalypse.
Jack: Just play a track.
Jack: Songs with Christmas in the Title. GO!
Eugene: Iām Dreaming of a White Christmas.
Jack: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Eugene: Do They Know Itās Christmas
Jack: Last Christmas
Eugene: AH! All I Want for Christmas is YouĀ
Jack: Lonely This Christmas
Eugene: Oh, no, Hang on!
Jack: I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday! Itās Christmas Time! Donāt Let the Bells End. Wumbling Merry Christmas.
Eugene: Now youāre making these up.
Jack: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo. Christmas Alphabet, the Gift of Christmas.
Eugene: Hang on!
Jack: What?
Eugene: Show me.
Jack: No, show you what?
Eugene: Youāve got them written on your hand! Did you just ROFFLEnet these? The only person youāre cheating, mister, is yourself.Ā
Jack: Father Christmas, do not touch me.Ā
Eugene: No, thatās not real.Ā
Jack: Itās by the Goodies. Should we do presents live on air tomorrow?
Eugene: Oh, uh, Yeah, awesome.Ā
Jack: YES! I love Christmas.
Where did the bra come from?
Whoās was it?
Did they take it off and lose it?
Why would they take it off if they were likely on the run?
Did they die in it?
Did the Zombies eat round it and leave the bra behind?
Eugene: So, I donāt think any of us were expecting this.
Jack: No, I didnāt even know it was a thing.
Eugene: Today is the Mexican festival, the Day of the Dead. And the Zoms areā¦
Jack: Well, they seem to have a slight heightened awareness.
Eugene: No, no, no. This is a joke. Someoneās trying to wind us up.
Jack: Itās true. Major De Santa told me personally. And when have you ever seen her joke?
Eugene: Ok, fine. So apparently theyāve been seen opening doors, sitting, and, (sigh) you read this out.
Jack: No, Iām not going to read it, you read it.Ā
Eugene: Iām going to sound like an idiot.Ā
Jack: Look, before, people who believed in zombie apocalypses are idiots, and now look. Who knows what the zombies can do? And what obscure Mexican festival theyāre connected to?
Eugene: Itās actually not that obscure, itās a pretty big thing.Ā
Jack: Was a pretty big thing.
Eugene: Ok. One of the zombies has been caught having a cup of tea.
Jack: With?
Eugene: With a saucer. So, weāre not sure what the zoms are capable of today. So stay safe guys.Ā
Jack: (Laughing)
Eugene: You made this up, didnāt you!?
Jack: A little. Imagine. With a saucer.Ā
Eugene: You said De Santaā¦
Jack: Right. This is me, fishing, (makes casting noise), and hereās me reeling you in, hook, line, sinker. (Laughing)
Eugene: Right. Of course, no one fishes anymore. Pike are the only animal that our zombie disease transferred to. Now thereās loads of zombie fish of all sorts.Ā
Jack: Woah. No way. You know, didnāt we have fish the other day?
Eugene: Yeah, from a lake. Lakes are like, well, lakes are like some of those Caribbean islands for humans, no way for them to get infected.Ā
Jack: Didnāt we wade through a river? Oh thatās creepy. Zombie fish. Ugh!
Eugene: I didnāt even have to try hard
Jack: What? Oh, oh ha ha.Ā
Eugene. This next track is for any of our zombie fish listeners. Or for any zoms sitting down to their afternoon tea.
Jack: Now, Obviously there are some children out there who know itās Halloween tonight.
Eugene: A Holiday we keep celebrating.
Jack: Because itās brilliant!
Eugene: I just donāt know if thatās true anymore. Anyway, Major De Santa has requested that, and this should be obvious but, NOBODY is to dress up as a zombie. Just to repeat that, NOBODY. IS TO DRESS UP. AS A ZOMBIE.Ā
Jack: If you do dress up as a zombie, you may well be shot.Ā
Eugene: Which will probably put a damper on your trick or treating.Ā
Jack: Stay safe guys.
Ok, so, what the heck did I just listen to? I went out for a fast-paced walk and did the run, and I have so many thoughts on this.
First off, how can they kill off everyone like that? I know that the virtual races and the Halloween episodes are very AU-ish, but even so they've always left a believable storyline. Even the season 2 Halloween side missions, while unusual, were done in a way that would have allowed all runners to carry on the story, regardless of the weird supernatural stuff. However, this mission did none of that.
Right out of the gate they killed Jody. And we know that Jody doesn't die, or at least I do up to where I'm at in the storyline. We're then introduced to a member of New Canton, and the way he talks makes it sound like this is pre-season 3? It sounds like this mission takes place before Abel and New Canton team up. So if I'm right on that, then where I'm at in the story nullifies this plotline, because, as I pointed out, Jody doesn't die. Or if she does, not as far as I'm up to. In addition, Janine starts to go all OOC on us and nearly kills Sam.
Which brings me to my next point. Sam apparently summoned an "old one", a typical name for a lovecraftian eldritch creature. In doing so, he winds up possessed and everyone who had seen the light gets their minds altered. Livestock and the environment is affected, it's a whole mess.
And then, to top it off, in the final clip Maxine tries to destroy the crystal powering the spell and ends up possessed by the old one, and explodes with a very disgusting sounding blast. After which runner 5 is turned themself into a eldritch creature, and the story ends. No retconning of the deaths, no depossessing of sam, no fixing of runner 5, nothing. it just ends. The "mission completed" voice comes on and I'm like, O_o WTF?
It was a good mission, don't get me wrong. But there's no way to retcon the deaths and the mess of the spellwork. And when stuff messes with the continuity of a story it loses some of the magic for me. So I wasn't overly impressed with the mission. I kept asking, after the story kept getting worse and worse for them, how are they going to retcon this? Can they even do so? and then they didn't even try. So, personally, I wasn't so fond of this one. The level of WTF I achieved kind of spoiled that.
I did make good time though. Just over 12 minutes per mile, walking. Which is kind of impressive because my usual walking speed is around 16-18 minutes per mile, and my typical 5k speed, when I was in running shape, was just over 10 minutes per mile. So even though I walked it I'd still say I did pretty good.
I literally have NO IDEA what Iām doing and feel completely lost and frustrated. I need help, plzzzz! The idea of Zombies, run sounds so great and fun. But I feel overwhelmed and donāt know where to start. Like today for example. I just want to go for a run right now and try the app out. But no idea how to.
Hi Anon,Ā
sorry it took me so terribly long to answer, I failed you!
Now, I guess starting with Zombies, Run! now can be a bit ā¦ intimidating and overwhelming. Like starting to watch a TV show youāve kind of heard a lot of stuff about, and it already has 200 episodes, spinoffs, lots of lore, and so many different fan groups!
Iām also not totally sure what it is that overwhelms you. But Iāve figured, why not make a shortĀ āBeginners Guide to Using the ZR Appā, with pictures and all. Maybe that will help you navigate the app and the huge story and all the features of the app a little better. So I hope it helpsā¦
A Beginnerās Guide to Using the Zombies, Run! App
1. The Membership
I canāt show you a screenshot of that, because I am already a member. But right in the beginning on the main screen, the game will offer you to get a Pro Membership, or keep playing with a free account. Iām sure either way you have to get an account so you can use ZombieLink. But itās totally fine if you donāt want to pay money right now, and if youāre unsure about the ProMembership. Just sign up for a free account for now, you can always upgrade.
