April 16th, The Day It Happened
1-5 pm: I’m in Lab 2 working on my art project for my screen-printing class with my friends. After a few hours, I head back to my apartment to decompress.
6-7 pm: I try to call my partner, but the cell service is acting up…. way more than usual. I notice the sky starting to look weird, so I ask my partner to come over to my apartment in case something happens.
8-8:50 pm: I feel the ground shake and immediately duck for cover.
9-11 pm: I try to get hold of my friends on campus to see if they’re okay, but my calls won’t go through.
1 am-12 pm next day: I regroup with my friends at the HCC to figure out next steps.
April 17th-23
Day 2: Start to branch off and help out where I can, cleaning debris off the pathways and helping organize students.
Day 3: Join exploration groups around campus to map out the new terrain.
Day 4: Continue to explore the campus, join foraging groups to look for a sustainable food source.
Day 5: Help set up communications across campus.
Day 7: At the end of day 7, I am going to team up with whoever is going to explore the mist, help with setting up the radio, and do any small jobs that need to get done around campus.
April 24th-May 4th
Hey, sorry I haven’t kept you updated on what’s going on. A lot has happened in the last two weeks, and I’ve been really busy… trying to stay busy. We finally ran out of food, I honestly thought we would run out the first week so I guess that’s good that it lasted that long. I still have a little bit of food from before all this happened, just some pantry shelf stable items so I don’t have to worry about keeping anything cold. Some of the students here are trying to find food by foraging in the forest. I think I’ll join them soon, to make myself useful instead of wandering around looking for things to do. Apparently we have metal crabs now? Not sure what’s going on with that but I hope we can figure out what to do about it cause they’re messing with the electrical wires which isn’t great. I’ve seen some people around campus making weapons out of sticks and stuff. I heard there was some kind of metal mushroom growing in the forest so maybe I could use it to make a good weapon? It’s just a thought, I haven’t actually seen it yet. Don’t think anyone has gotten close enough to really take a look at all the things that have changed in the forest since everything is out to get us. I know I’m kinda just rambling at this point. I think I’m gonna go try and explore the forest a little bit, maybe take some notes on the things that have changed. Someone’s gotta record this stuff. Might as well start.