Topic: What would be your plan in the start of an apocalypse? - page 2. (Read 1276 times)

Maybe.
However as a "Helix" scheme everyone are able to see that you are infected, you are bleeding something nasty and you do infect people as a beast and you kill people around you  

Looks like a zombie apocalypse. I think I would run/hide to the nearest safest place and barricade the place. Of course I would bring the most essential things for my survival like food, water, guns and weapons, and first aid kit and wait there for a day and assess the situation.


If I'm near in the mountain/forest I would go there. I can survive in the sea, rivers and mountains with knife only. I'm living in the mountains since I was 3 months. I know how to catch fish in the rivers, catch birds and animals in the forest and I know how to find edible foods like wild tubers, edible mushrooms,bats, lizards,worms any animals that can be eaten and medicinal plants. I can produce fire with two sticks. Make pots from clay. I can easily make improvised weapons, traps and my shelter. So I think unless the soldiers shoot me I have no problem.

Have you ever taken an AIDS test? Would you really want to know? If you're honest, we already know the answer is no.

If you are not infected you gotta protect yourself
however there is no future plan if you are already infected.

If you're infected the humane thing to do is to off yourself.
But of course, nobody wants to die no matter how horrible their life is.

Noticed the word "quaranteen" repeating in OP? Think about it... what apocalypse scenario starts with an army quaranteen.

Soldiers suddenly show up and start shooting their own people just like that, for no apparent reason or explanation, and without any previous sign of impending crisis? Coup d'etat? Well... I would be really mad and look for a way to resist. And I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be alone out there on the streets.

(Living in a major city)

I'd tell my girlfriend to stay put in our apartment and to make sure we have a lot of water reserves (before it's too late?). I myself would run outside with a few empty backpacks and head to the nearest grocery store (we have 4 of them within a .5 miles of our apartment). From there, I'd grab as much food as possible. I'd like to say that I'd pick stuff that can last then longest, but I probably wouldn't have the time to logically pick out the "best" stuff.

I'd then run back home and depending on the amount of time left:
1. Go back down and pick up more food and supplies (if there's time)
2. Barricade the front door (which really is the only access point to our apartment. We have no fire escape from the balcony and no neighbors can come on our balcony without seriously risking their own asses.

From there... Play monopoly?

ok cool scenario, but why is the military shooting people for no reason makes no sense

Imagine, you are sitting in front of your PC reading the latest BTC news/gaming/jacking off with the radio in the background. As you traverse the pages, you suddenly notice a change in the radio transmission: the constant music stopped playing and some guy started talking. You walk over to the radio and hear: "This a military emergency broadcast...

(1. To anyone living not in a major city) ...All citizens are to leave the area in a 30 mile radius of [insert nearest major city here] in the next 3 hours. This is not a drill. The city of [insert nearest major city here] has been declared a military quaranteen zone. The area around it after 3 hours will be quaranteened until further notice. I repeat, all citizens are to leave the area in a 30 mile radius surrounding the city. This emergency broadcast will repeat now..."

You look out the window. Outside you see a few of your neighbours trying to start their cars. You remember your car was being fixed in an auto shop in the quaranteened city. As you think to yourself, your neighbours manage to start their cars and drive away as fast as possible. So asking for a ride is out of the question.

You suddenly see a tank drive by in the same direction followed by a bunch of soldiers with automatic rifles. They notice a guy who's running and gun him down along with a cuple of people who were heading in an opposite direction. Looks like the evacuation plan failed minutes after the broadcast on the radio.

Your food supplies are low since you haven't been in the store for quite a long time. Will last a day or so. What do you do?

(2. To anyone living in a major city) ...All citizens are to stay in their homes until further notice. The city of [insert your city here] has been declared a high-risk military quaranteen zone. This is not a drill. Any individual seen outside one hour after the start of the emergency broadcast will be shot on sight. I repeat, all citizens are to stay in their home until further notice. This emergency broadcast will repeat now..."

You look out the window and see panic everywhere. People running and screaming crashed cars everywhere, other debri surounding it. You haven't been to the store for quite some time (your fridge, pantry and cupboards are empty) and your food supplies (a can of beans and a can of potatoes) are gonna last a day at max.

There is an hour left until the military start shooting. The outskirts of the city are probably protected, however  the defenses may not be completely finished. Your subconscious understands what is happenning, though your conscious mind is still having a hard time doing that. What do you do?

Reccommendations:
1. At least semi-realistic responses (even if you're aiming to make it humorous)
2. Must be thorough and detailed (No short "will kill people and find food" responses)