{"id":42318,"date":"2024-01-16T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneup.jp\/media\/?p=42318"},"modified":"2024-01-16T21:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T12:33:06","slug":"its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneup.jp\/media\/essays\/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the end of the world as we know it\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would like to be optimistic and say that I would fight my way through a huge number of zombies coming at me at full force, but I am realistic and I know I would die. In fact, I would probably be one of the first to be bitten and I would be wandering around in a state of perpetual<\/strong> hunger and mindlessness. <\/p>\n

How bleak<\/strong>! <\/p>\n

However, this is supposed to be a story about how I would survive so let\u2019s try to be a bit more positive and paint a picture of success. The first thing I would do would be to prepare. If you ever watch a zombie movie, the first people that die are those that are woefully<\/strong> unprepared. How would I prepare? I would develop useful skills and surround myself with others that have also acquired skills that would be useful for our survival. For example, my friend Jun is a commercial pilot. At some point in most zombie films, the characters have to steal some sort of plane and fly off somewhere. Having Jun to fly a hypothetical plane would be very useful. <\/p>\n

I, myself, do not have any relevant skills that would help in survival, but I feel I am very quick and I am also a really good shooter in many first-person-shooter games. Therefore, I would probably be in charge of weapons and ammo and make sure we are constantly stocked. How would we get this ammo? I have not thought that far ahead yet, but I feel sometimes things are best done at the time of the situation. Spontaneity<\/strong> leads to wild success in this case. <\/p>\n

Another thing I would do is set up some sort of mobile fortress. One thing that most characters do is try to hunker down<\/strong> in some sort of fortified house surrounded with barbed wire and planks of wood to keep things out. However, unless you have a steady access to food and water then you are pretty much setting yourself up for failure. However, a giant bus that has been outfitted to be a sort of tank would allow you to travel from place to place and still provide protection. Should resources run out, you can travel to another place.<\/p>\n

Now I know that you are wondering where I will get all of this gasoline in order to run said truck and I am hoping by the time zombies attack, solar powered cars will be the norm and I will not have to stress about finding an ever-diminishing<\/strong> fuel source. <\/p>\n

I feel that a team of five would be ideal and would provide enough manpower in order to survive together. Too small of a group and it is dangerous. Too large and you risk dealing with too much drama. Five is a good prime number and I feel with one person as the leader \u2013 not myself \u2013 then we would have increased the odds of surviving the end of the world. <\/p>\n

Honestly, this entire piece of writing is absolute fiction. I would never survive past a day should this happen, and I have accepted my doom. I would not want to live in a world with zombies roaming around. I am very much a city girl and imagining a life without electricity or running water horrifies me! <\/p>\n

Evalyn<\/p>\n

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Vocabulary<\/strong>
\nperpetual (adjective) \u2013 never ending or changing
\nbleak (adj.) \u2013 sad, depressing; having little or no hope for the future
\nwoefully (adverb) \u2013 in a manner expressing sorrow or misery
\nspontaneity (noun) \u2013 the condition of doing something without a plan
\nhunker down (verb) \u2013 to take shelter, hide, or stay in one place for a long period of time
\ndiminish (verb) \u2013 to make something become smaller or less<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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