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Night of the loving dude.

Last night I played a terrifyingly stressful campaign of Left 4 Dead in which I was the last survivor battling impossible odds to make it to safety. It was all very dramatic and I was shaking by the end of the whole thing which is somewhat pathetic, considering that it is just a video game. Nevertheless, I went to sleep soon after my harrowing experience with undeath.

I dreamed about zombies. It was a terrifying dream. I had broken my ankle and I was trying to out-limp the massive mob of shambling zombies that were chasing me down a deserted city street. I had no weapon and no companions. Just a broken ankle and the constant moaning of the zombies, a reminder that I was only delaying the inevitable. I limped and cried for help and their hands reached out to grab me and I woke up. And I heard it.

An eerie wail drifted through my window. A lone woman's voice--or what had used to be a woman--wavering in the late night. They were coming. I lay frozen in my bed for a moment as I struggled to orient myself. The moaning continued. No dogs barked. No sirens wailed in the distance. I dragged myself over to the window and listened. I could hear it clearly. I pushed the curtain aside and looked out.

My neighbors were having sex. Loud, noisy sex. And they sounded like zombies.

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Cam said…
That. Is. Fail. But. Awesome.
July 12, 2009 at 6:45 PM
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