ok, how about this for an official entry...
I was a young, graduate student working on my Marine Biology Master's degree. For part of my internship, I was sent with a team of scientist to study a massive fish kill occurring in the Gulf of Mexico. Through our testing we find a never before discovered protozoan at the root of the problem. These microscopic organisms enters a fish's brain and mutates it, resulting in death. During our testing, an intern tripped and spilled a container full of mutated brains onto the ground while walking between buildings. Those brains tumbled in front of a lady walking a dozen dogs that quickly devoured them, thinking that they were tasty treats. (There are no witnesses left to say if that intern was or was not me). A few hours later, we began hearing strange and confusing things on the news. Fortunately for me, my hobby of watching horror movies and reading the "Zombie Survival Guide" allowed me to see the signs as soon as they popped up. With a heavy heart, I began my preparations. Since none of my colleagues believed me, i set off to the west without them, leaving the cities behind.
Survivability Factors:
- I'm very athletic, I have several years of martial arts and fencing training.
- I am very agile, but my weakness would be my lack of raw physical strength.
- Being a Marine Biologist (intern) I have access to Shark Proof armor. It is zombie proof, but noise and comfort limits its usefulness
- For close quarters, I'm using the crowbar that was in my car. It is durable, can be used for both crushing or stabbing, as well as opening jammed doors.
- knowing that my money would soon be worthless, I purchased an M16a4 rifle, with a laser sight and a hunting grade noise suppressor. Since it is a civilian variant, it is only semi-automatic and not full auto. I also purchased a maintenance kit for my new gun and various survival kits.
- I work well with others and don't mind joining a group. However, if I feel that my tactics or ethics differ from theirs, I will leave them.
- I own a zombie survival guide, detailing tactics on how to fight and avoid zombies. Unfortunately, the book only pertains to the old school George Romero type zombies.