<strong>Ricky Mulch: Dead man walking<br/>Outside of the Town Hall</strong><br/><br/><em>"Quicker this way! Hurry."</em><br/><br/>Ricky paused, his vision bouncing between the watcher in the square and the dark, narrow alleyway.  Creepy zombie sniper or choked, black alleyway.  Not the best options.  Ricky might have paused to consider his possible routes, but the watcher was still there.... watching.<br/><br/>"Alley it is," Ricky said out loud, turning and running between the two buildings.  He muscled his way through a rough hedge, ignoring the scratches and scrapes its branches inflicted.  The burning in his shoulder was numbing, his endorphins muting the pain of torn skin and strained muscle.<br/><br/>He came out in a small yard dominated by a large tree.  The watcher was blessedly obscured by the thick trunk and low-hanging branches.  The hairs on the back of his neck pricked nonetheless.  Ricky felt that despite the tree, that watcher was still there... watching.<em>So what, a zombie too stupid to chase dinner.  Why am I so creeped out by this?  Come on, FOCUS!</em><br/><br/>Ricky peeled his eyes from the tree.  The yard was triangular, caught between the two alleyway buildings and the southern wall of the Town Hall.  He saw part of the Town Square in front of the Hall's entrance.  "Nice idea Red," he said.  "This way!"<br/><br/>He ran out into the square, hugging the Town Hall's wall.  The square was still mostly empty, but the few stragglers wandering around indicated that the main horde was soon to follow.  And the watcher was still there, staring dumbly, rifle on its shoulder.  What a motherfucker.<br/><br/>With some difficulty, Ricky turned his back to the watcher, taking in the door to the bunker.  He saw...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Inventory and Character Status</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Inventory:</strong><br/><span class="bbc_u">POCKETS</span><br/>1.) Handgun  (with belt-clip holster) (12/13 bullets)<br/>2.) Pocket sized note pad (front pocket)<br/>3.) Black Pen (front pocket)<br/>4.) Deck of Cards (includes Jokers) (back pocket)<br/>5.) Spent Clip (0/9 bullets) (back pocket)<br/><br/><strong>Current HP/SP Status:</strong><br/>Body Points - 156/166<br/>Stamina Points - 130/160<br/>Status - Top Shape (128-160 SP)</div></div>