Episide 54 - ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE - DAY 2

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE - DAY 2

Wow!  My first close encounter with a Level 3 Zombie!  While feeding the dogs in the kitchen I heard loud human-like vocalizations, you could say 'shouting', coming from outside.  I finished with the dogs, and when it seemed safe, I went outside to survey the street.  Got to the sidewalk and, four houses to the west of us, there he was!   Standing next to a tree by the curb, swaying slightly, he shouted at the air in front of him and then staggered into the street, directionless.  Halfway across, he turned and staggered back for no apparent reason.  He got back to the tree and yelled again at the air.  I took a step toward my door, but stopped to observe him.  He was wearing dark pants and a dark hoodie pulled up over his head.  I couldn't really see his face.  A white plastic something was draped awkwardly over one arm.  He saw me and took a couple steps in my direction.  I reached for my Japanese katana sword and then realized, I don't own a Japanese katana sword so I better get back inside the house.  And that's what I did.  They say Level 3s are sometimes adept at turning doorknobs and entering houses so I locked the door, just in case, and checked through the window.  When he didn't appear after a minute or so, I decided to let the pros handle it and called the Zombie Hot Line.
"Torrance Police, is this an emergency?"
"You tell me." I told him about the Level 3 on our street and I gave him my 20.
"What's he wearing?"
I told him.
"Was he carrying anything?"
I told him that, too.
"We'll send a car out."
A few minutes after that, my neighbor was in her driveway, acting normally so I figured the guy had moved on.  I went out to warn her and just then two cars from the Zombie Response Team drove up. The zombie was nowhere to be seen. I met the cops at the curb, pointed to the west and said, "Last I saw, he was by that tree over there."  Both cars pulled U-eys, drove away in that direction, and that was the end of it.  The ZRT never tells you whether or not they offed the guy.  If not, there's a chance he could return, as they tend to adhere to familiar routes.  We will keep our eyes just a little more peeled than usual until this is over.
Stay safe out there.  The zombies are real!