Endemic (An Interactive Comic)

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REWARD: BONUS UPDATE III

July 13, 2010. 3:50 AM. Closer than you might think.



In an apparently derelict cafe, a light flickers. Something is wrong.

A master chef approaches, the artifacts in mind.



His heart sinks. His blood begins to boil.



They have fallen into the wrong hands.



The blade almost slips from his hand.

It didn't have to be this way.

Now someone else has to die, too.



A binder is found, a key left behind. Though full of paper, the notebook contains only a single message on the first page.

"your children are at the parking garage downtown

come alone"

He leaves the cafe. He has no choice.



A master chef scans the horizon for his goal before aimlessly traveling into the distance. He is no longer concerned with who survives and who does not. He will stop at nothing to bring them back together.

Death is not the greatest loss of life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us as we live.

MISSION BONUS:

--- FEAR NO ENDEMIC ---

Lost? Perception of reality shattered? Haven't actually read any of the posts until now? Just want to backtrack a little bit? Allow me, Eaglendia, your guide to Endemic, to try and pick up the pieces a little with "Fear No Endemic", a plain-English translation of the spiderweb plot to date.

Yes. This has a plot, believe it or not. Check it.

The internet community UNDEADXBOX was planning a meetup on the release date of the obviously-hyped multiplayer free roam zombie game, ENDEMIC; the meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, July 13, 2010. It has been gathered that DEADAPE, CRY VENGEANCE, MASTA SHEF, FATTYBOY, GARQUIN, MAGICMAN, MBODDZ, MEATSHIELD, BMAN, and BLACK SNOW are all present at this meeting, as well as a newer member named Kenneth Albright, known to the other users as INFERNOTEMPEST.

At midnight on July 12th, an UNKNOWN APOCALYPTIC EVENT occurred, resulting in incredible levels of destruction in the city. The people killed as a result of this event were evidently turned to ravenous INFECTED. So far, the INFECTED have done little more than attack the living with extreme prejudice and devour the flesh of uninfected humans; they are threats to everyone remaining in the city, and must be dispatched or evaded, as it is not known if the infection is capable of spreading. In the chaos of the event, INFERNOTEMPEST (IT) was knocked out, and rescued by MASTA SHEF (MS). MS brought IT to the CAFE BALTIC and made sure he was alright; he then left to search for other survivors, leaving IT in the care of MAGICMAN, who apparently deserted him minutes after MS left, and has not been seen since.

IT woke up in the CAFE BALTIC after midnight, having a mild case of amnesia regarding the UNKNOWN APOCALYPTIC EVENT. He found a COMPUTER in the cafe, and had a short conversation with EAGLENDIA; their conversation revealed that similar events had occured all over the country, and ended with EAGLENDIA going to inspect a knock at his door and not returning, presumably killed. After examining his surroundings, having strange hallucinations, and clearly displaying his aversion to weapons, IT headed into the HOTEL where all of the UNDEADXBOX members were staying. He heard yelling, which led him to CRY VENGEANCE, a member whose defenses and skill with blunt weaponry are incredibly high. Cry had been sealed into a stairwell by a nondescript "INSANE SONUVABITCH" and mortally wounded in a battle with several INFECTED. IT was able to free CV from the room and heal him, and the two of them posed as a team before heading into the town to search for more survivors.

Here, control switched to MS, a skilled chef who wielded a CLEAVER and had an inventory full of WATERMELONS; it was quickly made obvious that these melons were incredibly important and not for eating, at least "until the time is right". MS returned to the CAFE BALTIC, surprised to see that IT was gone. MS left three of the WATERMELONS in the CAFE BALTIC and went to search for anything useful. He observed a female INFECTED feeding, but other than trivial knowledge on how the dead interact, found nothing useful until traveling to a ruined PARKING GARAGE beneath the hotel. He was attacked by an INFECTED and easily dispatched it with a CRITICAL HIT; deeper in the parking garage, he looted a .357 MAGNUM from a body in a car.

He was urged onward by the sound of a woman screaming; the woman was BIANCA, who had been brought to the meet up by BMAN who hoped that he could finally win her over. She was looking for him, and the search led to her getting cornered by an INFECTED in the garage. MS attacked the INFECTED, but brought it down to a sliver of health. It struck him in the face and charged at him, but was stopped when BIANCA tasered it in the back, dealing the final blow. Upon learning that the woman was BIANCA, MS made a RENEGADE CHOICE, switching weapons and shooting her in the head. The shot killed her, and urged MS to start a HIT LIST, upon which he put BMAN, MASTEROFKILLS, and AIRASSAULT54, only adding the latter of which in optimistic hopes that the world would go someday return to normal. MS's chapter closed with two WATERMELONS, a CLEAVER, ROPE, and a KEY in his ITEM INVENTORY, and a .357 MAGNUM in his WEAPON CARD.

Meanwhile, a mysterious SURVIVOR arrived at the BALTIC CAFE, taking the three WATERMELONS for an unknown purpose. EAGLENDIA was also revealed to be still alive. He returned to his computer after IT was gone, and was unable to contact him because of this. However, he was messaged by a hacker friend named MBPS; the theory was proposed that all of this is happening because of ENDEMIC, and the two of them are trying to get to the bottom of it.

The next and most recent chapter opened with FATTYBOY (FB), who had been trapped in a room in a predicament very similar to CRY VENGEANCE's, possibly by the same person. The culprit had left him with a computer, and a P228 with a single bullet, presumably for committing suicide. FB was on the second floor of 45TH APARTMENTS, just across the street from the hotel. In the room directly below him was GARQUIN (GA), unaware of the presence of anything, as he had been in a staring contest with bottles of HARD GERK since just after midnight when he barricaded himself into the place at the first notion that something bad was going to happen. FB was able to snap GA out of it by knocking over a shelf which shook the room and destroyed the GERK BOTTLES. GA is equipped with an UNBELIEVABLY SHITTY PDA, which he can use to contact anyone from anywhere provided they are at a computer; however, the battery will inevitably die when it is most needed. FB is now trying to escape the room, something made difficult by the fact that GA has now thrown himself onto the street outside.

Most recently, MS returned to the CAFE BALTIC to find his WATERMELONS stolen. He discovers a MESSAGE instructing him to go to the PARKING GARAGE downtown, and leaves behind the MYSTERIOUS KEY to carry it with him. MS resolves to kill anyone who stands in the way of his goal in order to secure the WATERMELONS.

With the updates so far summarized, tell me. Still fear the endemic?

You should.

The story has just begun.

Thanks for reading, guys. Update coming when I get some more suggestions.

GA: Get up and inspect your surroundings

GA: *Finds MexiCan's ID on the floor and is shocked when he realizes MexiCan is somewhere in the city.

MS: start making your way to the parking garage
discovering Piemasters Car Keys along with the mysterious Mexican I.D
(Hey..theyre both Mexican...they travel in packs)

GA: Grab a healthpack and revive BIANCA.

GA: Find Bianca Rip her head off then Look for the rat bastard Bman.

My bad i meant GA: instead of MS

Masterofkills09 wrote:GA: Get up and inspect your surroundings

A man, far-flung from both a barricade and reality.



A ragtag pair. A disdainful look.

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The moment you make eye contact with CRY VENGEANCE and INFERNOTEMPEST, you are expelled from your own party by force and placed in theirs, due to ENDEMIC'S UNBELIEVABLY SHITTY PARTY SYSTEM.



You don't think this could get any dumber. CRY VENGEANCE and INFERNOTEMPEST are about the same as when we left them; the former is now in possession of a WALLET located while exiting the HOTEL. Its owner is EL MEXI CAN, and it is likely just a plot device to indicate his presence within the city, and is otherwise worthless. INFERNOTEMPEST's WEAPON CARD is empty, as a TORCH only lasts so long.

Piemaster322 wrote:MS: start making your way to the parking garage
discovering Piemasters Car Keys along with the mysterious Mexican I.D
(Hey..theyre both Mexican...they travel in packs)

That's completely absurd. You can't control characters from BONUS UPDATES unless explicitly stated. And even if you meant "GA", it still doesn't make much sense.

Convince Cry and Inferno to help you out?

FB: Get on the computer, talk to garquin through his PDA, and tell him to look for a key or something to open up the locked door.

he doesn't look sad.....he just looks kinda.....curious

GA: tell the others about fattyboys predicament and try to find a way in his room.

GA(and the rest of the group): Go back to the cafe to look for people and more items.

GA/CV/KA: Return to the cafe, grab the key, try it on FB's door.

FB: Try to contact others to cheer up

Super Mega King wrote:GA/CV/KA: Return to the cafe, grab the key, try it on FB's door.

Do that, but if it doesn't work on the doors, give key (through the narrow hole) to FB to see if it opens the locked black box.

Garquin laughs about the current predicament with his newfound allies.



The shenanigans do not seem to amuse them. You'll talk a little more when you reach the cafe; the three of you resolve to search for supplies and rescue Fattyboy. INFERNOTEMPEST recalls that when CRY VENGEANCE was trapped, a KEY was not needed to open his door, but a WRENCH, to unbolt it from the wall. If they are in the same situation, then he essentially holds a skeleton key.



You find nothing of outstanding use, but there is a MYSTERIOUS KEY on the counter.



INFERNOTEMPEST is somewhat disconcerted.



Each time you return, the place looks a little more run-down. Is this the influence of INFECTED, or have you missed someone that could aid you... or hurt you?



The three of you discuss what happened to you prior to arriving at this cafe, and consider who's still out there in the city and where you have to go next. You'll finalize all of these decisions once FATTYBOY is saved.



The three of you head outside and start making your way back to the apartment. This is awesome! You're gonna save FATTYBOY and get the rest of UNDEADXBOX out of this HELL HOLE. Nothing can stop you now! It's time to pose as a team!

Hey, check it out. Some of those guys want to get in on your team photo.

(Right Click + View)


Wait, hang on.

(Right Click + View)


FUCK

CA/KA/GA:RUN!!!

GA: Trip cry and run!!!!

CV/GA/IT: Haul ass down the street and hook a right around the corner, on the way to the Hotel, Cry remembers that he parked next to a Big Rig... With Keys in the ignition.

MS: Take out the magnum and shoot the eight zombies then haul ass before more come

All: shoot 4 bullets taking out as many as you can then GTFO

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Running is no use. You turn to the other street, but the INFECTED have covered all angles. They pour out of alleys, ruined buildings, and the gaping hole in the street.

They hunger. There is no escape. You and your party are completely surrounded, and CRY VENGEANCE being the only one with a weapon, there is nothing you can do to fight. Your group begins to flee back into the cafe, if only to delay the inevitable for just a few seconds longer.

Looks like it's over, boys. And with you gone, FATTYBOY has no chance of escape. He's as likely to kill himself as he is to starve to death alone in that room, waiting for your return.

((READER: You have lost control of CV, IT, FB, and GA.))