House Defense

[flesheatingzombie]

OK, first situation, the age old house defence scenario:

(skip the lead-up to the quick run-down after it if you wish)

--BEGIN LEAD-UP--
You are alone in a two storey house, you have been there for a day and barricaded all of the entrances bar a side door and a window at the back of the house. The second storey is accessed by a single flight of solid wooden stairs and from there a small attic can be reached via a pull-down ladder.

But now it is night, you're exhausted and in a lapse of mind you simply lock the un-barricaded door and push some furniture against the un-barricaded window before retiring to the upstairs bedroom to rest.

Soon you are awaken by a shrill scream followed by gunshots; someone is coming.

Hastily you run downstairs, collecting your only firearm; a .22 lever action rifle (15 round magazine), and rushing to look through a gap in your barricades at the front of the house.

Nothing.

Then a pounding on the side door, you rush to face it, your gun held ready as the it splinters around the handle and bursts open. Your face falls in relief as a man with a handgun holds his hands up and calls "don't shoot!". As you're lowering your gun he pushes the door closed and jams a table against it before turning to you;
"They're after me."

The very instant he finishes his sentence the pounding begins; the house is surrounded and within seconds both the side door and your crudely barricaded window are broken in.
--END LEAD-UP--

Here's where how it looks for you:

The Enemy:
You are facing the 28 Days Later infected 'zombies'. Fast and deadly, but they die like humans.
The Battlefield:

• Two storey house [north facing].
• You are at the bottom of the staircase to the second storey.

Your Allies:

• You are with a male who is carrying Glock 17 handgun.

Your Inventory:

• .22 Lever Action Rifle.
• Hammer.

The Defences:
There are two breaches in the house's perimeter, one being a side door on the western side of the house and the other being a window in the southern side. Both of these are allowing the infected access.
The remainder of the windows and doors are barricaded and completely secure.

Now is where you come in.
What would you do in this situation?
Will you live?
Will you die?

Good luck, you're going to need it.

[OVERKILL]

 Quickly I'd rush up the stairs to the second floor, and without missing a beat pull down the ladder leading to the attic. If homeboy wants to come fine, if not - good luck. I'd try to wait them out, all the while thinking of back up plans. I'd probably not sleep, as I would not completely trust my new friend until he'd proved himself as an ally rather then an enemy.

[PulseOfTheMaggots]

Agreed. I'd get into the attic with my new found "friend" and pull up the ladder. Assuming the attic has one of those semi-small windows, I could keep an eye on the street, yards, etc. If there is anything in the attic that could help with survival, (I'll assume I pre-stocked the attic as a fallback position in the event of this happening) I'll take inventory of it to make sure all is present and to make sure everything is where it needs to be should its use be called upon. And then it would come down to waiting it out. And me and my buddy would have a long talk. because I want to know what the hell he did to get us into this situation.

[Robin Holmes]

Thirded. Although I'd assume him to be an ally before immediately assuming he's an enemy.

[OVERKILL]

 I wouldn't assume either way until I had a chance to talk to them and they proved they were either friend or foe by their actions as well.

[Robin Holmes]

Colour me naive, but I'd rather assume that since he hasn't already shot me, I'd assume him to be on my side.

[BlindSpot]

First I'd punch myself in the nuts for being so stupid as to be caught with something as ineffectual as a lever action .22lr gun. Then I'd shoot the bastard for kicking in my door, take his more powerful handgun, and throw him back out the door into the waiting arms of the zombies. While they're feeding on his worthless hide I'd make my escape.

[PulseOfTheMaggots]

I'd honestly hate to see karma make a comeback on you.
Whose to say the guy has a big gun? What if his handgun is also a .22? You sure do assume a lot. And I wouldn't shoot another survivor, he could be your only chance at surviving for all you know. He could also house valuable information, and he obviously wasn't hostile or he would have tried to assault you as soon as he came through the door. And he wasn't going to pre-meditate it and wait for a better time when you are not expecting it, because people just don't think that way when in a blind panic. They would try to gun you down on the spot. It would be more convenient, possibly essential, to hold on to him.

Now, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence. I'm merely trying to provide an opinion and help you.
After all, we're all in this together, or else we wouldn't have joined the site. So we help each other out.

[BlindSpot]

Now, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence. I'm merely trying to provide an opinion and help you.
After all, we're all in this together, or else we wouldn't have joined the site. So we help each other out.

Yes, you are trying to insult my intelligence. You should really have read the OP's post before making comments. So, you really aren't helping any.

I'd honestly hate to see karma make a comeback on you.
Whose to say the guy has a big gun? What if his handgun is also a .22? You sure do assume a lot. And I wouldn't shoot another survivor, he could be your only chance at surviving for all you know. He could also house valuable information, and he obviously wasn't hostile or he would have tried to assault you as soon as he came through the door. And he wasn't going to pre-meditate it and wait for a better time when you are not expecting it, because people just don't think that way when in a blind panic. They would try to gun you down on the spot. It would be more convenient, possibly essential, to hold on to him.

You talk about karma and then say I assume a lot? Karma doesn’t exist.

Who’s to say the guy has a big gun? If you’d bothered reading the OP you’d know the “guy” was carrying a Glock 17, a 9mm handgun. How is someone who BREAKS IN my door with zombies on his heels an ally? You draw the assumption (sound familiar) that he isn’t hostile. If you had a gun shoved in your face unexpectedly you wouldn’t be feeling very hostile. You yourself draw far too many assumptions. I could care less what the guys motives are. He broke down my door hoping to save his own a** with no thought to who else he was putting in danger. That much is obvious from the OP.

[ChainsawPrincess]

You are wasting a valuable resource, Blind Spot.  Even if it comes to him or you, you want to wait until that moment.  If you open the door with 28 Days Later zombies on the other side, good bye.  I would take the guy with me up to the attic and wait it out.  Possibly grab supplies if there seems like there is time, and there's anything left in the house that's edible. 

[BlindSpot]

Okay, I'll bite. How am I wasting a valuable resource? The guy was in such a panic he broke down my door. Panic doesn't lend itself to value.

[24/7420]

OK this is interesting 1st off I’d hand my hammer to the new guy telling him to rip up 5 or 6 of the stairs and risers starting with the 2nd step while he does this I run back to the bedroom grab the rest of my gear and whatever supplies I’ve gathered in the house then move what I can upstairs into the attic sealing off the door behind us then stop to catch my breath inventory what we have make introductions (check for bite marks) then figure out a plan of action, do we bunker down and wait or do we cut through the roof (near the ridgeline on the NE side) and escape. But in reality if I was asleep then rudely awaken I’d probably shoot the guy in the head run upstairs grab my gear then bunker down in the attic and hope they go away soon.

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