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FALL 2010 LET’S GET STARTED Your Letters Editor-In-Chief 4 Letter From The Editor Editorial Director Greg Off 8 Senior Editor KEEPING ENTERTAINED Stacy Burt The Hot List Associate Editor 10 David Brothers Night Time Visitors Assistant Editor 12 Lindsay Young All The Brains You Can Eat Contributing Medical Expert 14 Isabela Keyes Five Ways To Tell If Your Date Director of Photography Is Infected 16 Senior Designer Timothy Lindquist Wingin’ It Associate Designers 20 Cyrin Jocson, STYLE • LOOKING GOOD Sarah Gilbert, Alvin Domingo Save The World And Look Good National Advertising Director Doing It Brady Hartel 22 Security Does This Make Me Look Dead? Brad Garrison, Jessica McCarney 26 Janitor DIY: Affordable Mayhem Otis Washington 30 Transportation What’s Your Perfect Match? Ed DeLuca A PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT DEAD RIGHTS 34 FEATURE PRESENTATION The New Guy In Town 38 Fortune City’s Players 42

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FALL 2010 3 You mail Letters from Watches are like cell phones, they do Leveling up is one of life’s greatest everything these days. I loved the ability pleasures, and I’m happy to see it Power to the People of your featured watch to provide a list covered in ZQ. Some of my friends Who knew all I had to do to save my of your latest messages. This makes it didn’t know all the PP they earned was The summer cover story featured progress was use the john? Toilets are easy for busy people like me to select what caused them to level up and gain the basics of protecting yourself in so high-tech these days. which objective I feel like completing sweet new skills. I had no idea they case of a zombie outbreak—including first and see which ones I’m running were so clueless! Thanks for setting how to spot and use weapons and Vikki Taylor behind on. them straight! the importance of bathroom breaks Boston, Massachusetts (“You’ve Got The Right To Fight”). Janus Razon Curtis Ellenton I’ve done some weapons training in Reno, Nevada Tampa Bay, Florida I used to go crazy wondering who might my past, but I had never tried carrying be infected and what I could do to save more than one. The section about We All Need PP I don’t mean to sound like a tool, but you myself from zombification. I can’t even making the most of your inventory was totally forgot to mention that leveling begin to tell you how grateful I am for great. Next time I’m going to pick up as You can earn more than just money in up can earn you new Combo Cards in this article. It empowered me with the many weapons as my inventory allows Fortune City. In our summer issue, we addition to skills and attributes. I mean, confidence to protect myself. Now, I’m and press the two inventory buttons to covered the best spots to snag PP and how could you forget about Combo not afraid to pick up anything with a instantly switch between items. reach new levels of success (“Don’t Cards? These blueprints for creating yellow weapon icon and let a zombie Forget To PP”). combo weapons are essential in an have it by pressing the attack button. Jared Davis mixed drinks to increase your stats? Or outbreak. Hartford, Connecticut breaking open ATMs and registers to I was totally unaware of the importance Rosa Collins get extra cash? This newbie stuff isn’t This sick way of looking at zombies is of PP before reading this article. I Anim White New York City, New York helping anyone. exactly what is wrong with this country. had heard you could earn it by killing Willamette, Colorado These infected humans are people’s zombies, but didn’t know you also Michael Woo loved ones. How could you think this earned it by saving survivors, giving Willamette, Colorado disgusting mockery of their condition your kids gifts, and defeating psychos. is funny? We need to try to cure these Maybe I’ll stop skipping out on escort We’ve taken your comment to heart, people, not think of ways to use them missions. Michael. Please see this issue’s “Save as exercise equipment. The World And Look Good Doing It” for Brian Scherbey more advanced survival tips. – Editors Stacey Forsythe Atlantic City, New Jersey San Francisco, California

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Our summer issue’s style section Watches were the accessories provided a humorous look at how to use of the summer, and we zombies in your daily exercise (“Getting explored the pros and cons of The Workout Of Your Life”). the best on the market (“What Time Is It?”). The imaginative use of zombies in everyday workouts was hilarious. I had no idea some watches Who would ever think to use them as require you to press the left a motivational running buddy? I can directional button in order to guarantee my running performance properly view them. Good to Brain snippet: According to a recent I was really disappointed at your would increase tenfold with a zombie on know! study, 9.9 out of 10 people who write pathetically basic zombie combat my tail. to ZQ are actual, living people. Yes, the coverage. Everyone knows you pick up Jasper Sanford missing 1% are undead but no, zombies Allen Ash Fortune City, Nevada don’t write us. Sometimes the mail is weapons by pressing the action button slower than a shambling corpse and and use food to heal wounds. Where Los Angeles, California we get letters from people who were was the information about using vicitmized after writing. Let’s be careful out there! 4 FALL 2010 QFALL 2010 5 CONTROL EVOCATION TO BE MOVED

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Five years ago, we weren’t sure what was going to happen to humanity. The zombie outbreak in Willamette, Colorado was a wakeup call like nothing else the world has ever seen. Science fiction had come to life. Zombies were real, and they were on the prowl. Were we just going to sit there and get chomped? I think not. We had the technology and the know-how to take control of zombification.

Just like we handled every other highly infectious disease, we took the necessary steps to contain the threat, and with the introduction of Zombrex, our lives have returned to normal. Zombies are still around, but they’ve become a part of our everyday lives. Sometimes we hear about an outbreak in some less fortunate town, but this grand city likes to keep its zombies in the arena. You may have heard about a little show called Terror is Reality.

The success of TiR has sent zombies to the top of our pop culture charts. Everyone’s aiming to get a look at the infected firsthand. Fashion has been heavily influenced (see “Does This Make Me Look Dead?”), nightlife has been given a new spectacle (see “Night Time Visitors”), and even dating has taken a new turn (see “Five Ways to Tell If Your Date Is Infected”).

This month, we at ZQ look at the latest in zombie trends and interview local celebrities and new kids on the block to give us the lowdown on what to really expect from a zombie encounter, and how they have used the zombie phenomenon to find success.

This is the zombie coverage you’ve been craving. This is ZQ..

StacyStacy Burt Burt Senior Editor, ZQ

Stacy Burt is an experienced zombie enthusiast with a masters in undead containment and journalism. Combining her two loves of zombies and writing, she is happy to bring you this quarterly magazine. Q8 FALL 2010 ENTERTAINMENT ENTER- Fortune City Arena Atlantica Casino Fortune City Arena is the place to see the With its aquatic tones and mermaid appeal, the Take a Bite Out country’s number one reality pay-per-view Atlantic Casino is a cool place to chill amongst • OF FORTUNE CITY • > The Hot List is your guide to the hottest locations Fortune City has to offer. show, Terror is Reality. TiR is the biggest the sea of slots and craps tables. For some There are plenty of restaurants in Fortune City, The Hot List K eepin g TAINED We dig up the dirt on the where to be seen and what to do while you’re there. thing to hit the country since the first zombie unexceptional entertainment, you should head but there is no bigger collection than at the E outbreak, and tickets can be hard to obtain to the Casino Theater. Currently, you can see Food Court. Here are our Food Court favs. The top locations in Fortune City are full of LET’S STRIP if you don’t snag them early. Even without the Reed & Rodger Magic Show. When you zombie-related things to do and see. Thousands Platinum Strip tickets, the area around Fortune City Arena has aren’t tossing down your chips or catching the makings of an entertaining evening. a quick show, stop by the Sipparellos for a of visitors come to the city of riches each day, You’ll find some form of many hoping to catch a glimpse of the Fortune’s mixed drink. We recommend the Pain Killer, entertainment morning, noon, made from coffee creamer and whiskey. It’s famous Terror is Reality zombies. But there’s and night on the Platinum Strip. more to Fortune City than the undead—although guaranteed to help you relax before you dive Catch a classic flick at Paradise WHERE THE PLAYERS PLAY back into the casino crowd. that is our favorite feature. Here’s a list of our 12 Platinum Screens, hit up the Americana Casino If you are in need of a sugar rush, head to top visit-worthy spots. Lombardi’s for some candy on the go, or head slots at Cash Gordon’s Casino, Americana Casino offers a side of kitsch Yucatan Casino down the biggest beer pitchers across the court to Cheesecake Mania for an with their craps, roulette, poker, blackjack, Yucatan Casino is the ultimate Tiki locale. entire dessert meal. RETAIL THERAPY in the city at Juggz Bar & Grill, Royal Flush Plaza and slots. Expect good old rock n’ roll, stars Torches, meats, fruity cocktails, poker, and and stripes, and everything in super size slots, it’s a gambler’s paradise. Don’t miss (see Bennie Jack’s BBQ Shack, the largest Shoal Nightclub on the eastern side of the restaurant in the city). The casino also has casino. It’s rumored to be a favorite spot of TiR direct access to the Fortune City Arena. leading ladies, Crystal and Amber Bailey.

For post-club tacos, look no further than Rojo Diablo Mexican Restaurant.

In between the boulders in the center of the park is a secluded walkway containing a bathroom and a maintenance room. If that doesn’t sound amazing to you, you obviously don’t know the importance of saving at the bathroom or creating combo weapons in the maintenance room. This is a good starting point for the casual or, if you’re lucky enough to When kids are involved in your dining plans, pizza shopper, with a decent mix of clothing, shoes, score a ticket, head for the Fortune City Hotel is always a safe choice. Hungry Joe’s Pizzeria and sports stores, along with newsstands, salons, Fortune City Arena for some Make it big in the casinos and isn’t the best, but it works. and specialty grocery stores. For the more zombie slicing goodness. The you too could be sleeping at the dangerous and rare items in the plaza, head to the strip is a great place to people exclusive Fortune City Hotel. A pawnshop on the second floor (sister shops are watch, as well. There are plenty favorite of Terror is Reality host found all across the city). You can get just about of benches, and it’s fairly easy Tyrone “T.K.” King, the hotel anything thing there, including the keys to the to grab a seat even during the boasts an impressive lobby that car located on the first floor. zombie outbreak. acts as the eastern entrance into the upcoming South Plaza (to Palisades Mall Silver Strip be opened this fall) and rooftop Palisades Mall has a long list of shops ready to Fortune City is a land of access for those who charter or help you prepare for an evening with your date. indulgence, and you’ll find own a helicopter. From SWAT uniforms for your role-playing no better place to satisfy your Expect privacy, luxury, and desires to tuxedos and chocolate for classic sexual curiosity than the Silver celebrity sightings. romance, this less traditional mall has it all. You Strip. From “massagers” to can even pick up a battleaxe to help with dates marriage licenses to lap dances, Slot Ranch Casino playing hard to get. When you’re ready for a there’s something for every The Slot Ranch Casino is a compact Vegans and vegetarians should be left at the door. break from the shopping mayhem, slip off your legal adult. Most locations on establishment working hard to keep Ribs, steak, and all the fried sides you can eat are shoes and step into the pool bar located at the menu staples at the Wild West Grill House. the strip are open 24 hours, up with the bigger gambling joints in center of the mall. always at the ready to cater to the area. Located on the Silver Strip, your carnal and gambling urges. South Plaza a place famous for its lust appeal, the slots-heavy casino caters to a particular The highly anticipated South Plaza is ready FORTUNE FOUND market. And if you’re into ageing to open its doors this fall after a slight delay Fortune Park dominatrix singers, Slots Ranch Casino from the planned opening this summer. The This centrally located park links is hosting the kick-off to Bibi Love’s South Plaza is looking more promising than together the Royal Flush Plaza, comeback tour this month. ever. The one feature you shouldn’t miss is the Silver Strip, and Platinum Strip, impressively large and detailed Grecian statues and tends to stay crowded. found throughout the main walkway. Get your Despite that fact, there are Coffee addicts that need their fix should hit up culture where you can, we say. quality areas that are often Speedy Expresso. overlooked.

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> Fortune City comes alive at night. We can’t be everywhere at once, but luckily we have the best readers on the planet, ready to capture all we might have missed. Here are our favorite reader snapshots of E Night Time Visitors K eepin g TAINED Fortune City’s nightlife.

I’m pretty sure this was the coolest street performance in all of Fortune City. This guy and his bear shot real zombies point blank! Forget TiR, this stuff was amazing.

I was hanging out on the balcony level of the For- tune City Hotel and happened to catch a guy fending off the crowd. I know it gets a little crazy on Saturday night, but this was nuts!

I’ve never really been good at gambling, but this guy was on fire. Literally. I’m not sure if it was a show or what, but it killed the audience.

These two were rocking Shoal Night- club. I have never seen a better mix of comedy and metal in my life. Who knew cometal even was a genre?

I’m so happy I got this shot. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. One of the TiR contestants right in front of me, punching a zombie in the face! It must have been some sort of viral marketing for the show.

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> Survival tips from the pros to help you stay off the zombie menu. Eating is E All the Brains You Can Eat K eepin g TAINED good. Being eaten is not. Let’s look at some proper carnivorous etiquette.

illa Harris and Let’s See Who Has WTerri Glass have fter indul run into a zombie or A ging i n al the Bigger Gun two while working on l th at the South Plaza. But Fo had Elchart is on vacation rt they aren’t damsels in un in Fortune City with his wife, e C C distress. Together, these i Doris, to enjoy his retirement. ty ladies are ready to prove h They see themselves as a modern a they don’t need a man to s couple, ready to live the good life. ibi Love is a former one-hit wonder t save them against the o If zombies think they’re going to Find Safety in who won’t let anything—not even a o zombie threat. f stop them, they better think again. B f Numbers zombie outbreak—get in the way of her big e “Zombies are no laughing matter, so r “My husband always says, ‘In order comeback show. , going solo against a horde is a stupid way to it ’ to protect yourself from something “In showbiz, you have to deal with all sorts s get yourself killed. I’ve seen foolish men jump their way through e big and bad, you’re going to need to of creepers. But nothing can compare to a crowds of zombies thinking they’ll get by untouched. I know s be bigger and badder.’ You never know having to deal with overly excited y zombies are pretty dumb, but they aren’t so stupid as to let a when you’ll run into a zombie or two, and zombies. There’s no time for t meal just hop right by. Whenever a friend offers to help you out, o being caught without a thing in your inventory is like stage fright when one of your transmitter will start ringing. Answer it by pressing the right f saying ‘I give up, go ahead and munch me to death.’ That’s why these babies latches onto o directional button and form a tag team. Working with a partner r my husband has his 12-gauge shotgun on him at all times. But you from behind. Shake g makes it easier to smash your way through a group of infected. e sometimes it’s fun to make your own weapons too. Like strapping t them off with a good You also have the comfort of knowing your buddy is there to help t nails onto a wood bat or duck-taping a machete onto a broom. left stick wiggle. If h get you to safety if you run low on life.” e Nothing says ‘I’m bad ass’ like your own roughly crafted death you’re not fast enough, l sentence. And I hear the maintenance rooms are the places to then there will be no o o make such weapons. Next time you see one, why don’t you check encore, baby.” m in it out for me?” g t h r ind you migh e ne beh t be l a omeo ook When Zombies t s ing ou a t t y Cop a Feel th o er ffet, ur e e bu b . Whi p at th r le you line u a ll in s a A s Danni

Trashy Food a Bodine l Finding a Cure a wanted c a was to live a r Not All People are as t normal life, with e . a good husband and Nice as Canadians W a nice family. She’s a

e ’ trusting person who discovered v not everyone is as moral as she is in a zombie outbreak. ster Alwin is a kindly old lady who e

g doesn’t know much about zombies a “When I got caught in the zombie outbreak, I was so scared E t or even how to spot one (see “Five Ways and confused. Then I found another survivor, Randy. I enyce Calloway is a h To Tell If Your Date Is Infected”), but she e thought, ‘Thank goodness! Someone is here to help me respected pharmacist r does know a thing or two about eating D e get through this.’ But Randy was not there to rescue me. who has seen the effects of d

right and staying alive. s Instead, he forced me to the altar! He threatened to hack the zombie infection first hand. u “If you don’t eat properly, your body won’t r me with his chainsaw if I didn’t…if I didn’t…please excuse “The zombie virus is something that v i me. It’s still difficult to talk about what happened. Just know, have the strength to carry on. Kids these came on suddenly and has only recently v a that every surviving person you see isn’t necessarily there days think they can eat anything, but eating l seen any sort of effective medication. Zombrex is t to help you…or is even sane.” garbage will make anyone sick! Don’t go putting i the only injection on the market that can battle the p trash in your mouth without being ready to pay the s infection. Once doses have started, the infected f price. It might help fill your tummy, but it won’t stay r person must continue to use the drug every 24 o down there long. If you don’t want to toss your hours. Failure to do so results in full infection. The m t cookies on your shoes, make sure your food isn’t h medication is expensive but is still available at e green and sickly.” many local drug stores. In the case of outbreak, pr os the drug becomes a rarity, and hoodlums trespass t o h and steal Zombrex without hesitation or fear. I’ve elp you heard rumors that black market Zombrex can be stay off the menu. found at even the smallest pawnshops.”

14 FALL 2010 FALL 2010 15 ENTERTAINMENT ENTER- > Dating in Fortune City has turned tricky after the infected hit town. Now, 3. Your date should be a talented conversationalist. we’ve never been one to judge someone’s dating preferences. Date what you Five Ways to Tell like, when you like. Despite that, we think it’s fair to assume that most of the If your date tends to space out during conversations, communicate mostly in grunts or fellows out there don’t want to show up on a blind date only to realize that groans (uncouth women do this as well, so be careful), or seem more concerned with the pretty lady sitting across the table is infected and hungry for something eating meat than getting to know you… then begin planning an exit strategy. If Your Date is Infected K eepin g TAINED E other than a light salad and duck confit.

This quick checklist lets you figure out whether you’re dealing with an 1. Proper posture is a sign of 4. A jaw that hangs open or is infected woman or just a lady with an covered in drool is a bad sign. interesting fashion sense. affluence and breeding. While most people lean to one side or If your date drools while speaking or seems slump their shoulders, a high-class woman to have a distended jaw, simply tell her that walks with her head held high, her nose you’re going to the bathroom and sneak out slightly turned upwards, and her back of the restaurant when her back is turned. ramrod straight. If your date is approaching you with an off-center, jagged gait, then be sure to watch her carefully over the course of the evening.

5. Is your date too aggressive? The modern, liberated woman is no weeping willow or subject to outdated Victorian mores. She can be demure or flirty, shy or social, and every choice has its benefits. However, there are limits. If your date is entirely too aggressive, draws blood 2. A fine woman wears when nibbling on your ear, or goes for an fine perfume. eye gouge instead of a goodbye kiss, she is There are hundreds of scents almost definitely infected. on the market, and while a gentleman should be able to reliably recognize and compliment a woman on at least a dozen of them, there is only one scent you need to know to recognize a zombie. When she speaks, does her breath smell of copper? When she approaches, does she smell like raw or rotting flesh? Sniff carefully and subtly, as you would hate to offend a woman who merely has poor taste in perfume. Going on a date with a woman who lines up with one or more of these traits doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re dining with an infected. She may just have bad manners. But if she lines up with all five entries, have a believable and efficient exit strategy in mind.

16 FALL 2010 FALL 2010 17 Drinking in Fortune City is fun, exciting, and encouraged. But if you overdo it, you’re in for a bad time. A few beers amongst friends on a night of zombie- killin’ is a-okay, but please drink responsibly. ENTERTAINMENT ENTER- bud, make sure you properly make up. Take The wingman is there to support, him out for a bite to eat—you won’t believe not steal the show. what free food does to remove the sting of a Whether you’re hitting the casinos or slicing up the dance floor, everything is If you are the wingman who joined your > fight. You’ll both be back to full health before W i n g i n ’ I t K eepin g TAINED more fun (and successful) with a wingman. friend’s game for the night, remember that E you know it. the goal is to promote your friend. He’s the A Wingman Never Leaves main character in this tale, and you’re there to His Bud Behind make sure he progresses as far as possible in Once you decide to head out as a team, you his quest. However, there are perks to being a need to stick together through thick and thin. If wingman. One: you look like an incredibly cool one of you wants to leave the casino, you both friend. Two: you earn good money and PP. If go. If one of you needs a break at the pause your partner is unhappy with your performance menu, you both head there. Get the picture? as a wingman, he has the right to boot you.

Give your buddy a ring by selecting to join his game—or have him join yours if you’re already out and about. To answer a friend’s call, just press the right directional button on your transceiver. Once you’ve met up, it’s time to knock the town dead.

A killer tag team can take Fortune City in half take heed of the following advice, and always that’s no reason to cut him. There are plenty of the time. Cover for your boy when he’s had too remember the number one rule of wingin’ it: ladies to go around, and just because he sniped much to drink, help him pick out his evening have fun while getting your friend some. the one you were working over doesn’t mean look, or even patch him up after he’s taken a you won’t have another chance. Starting a fight big hit. But being a wingman isn’t always easy, This is your friend, won’t help anyone, and a swipe from a friend and it’s not hard to fall into some bad habits. In not your competition. hurts just as much as one from a foe. If you order to make the most of your night together, Even if your friend is encroaching on your turf, make the mistake of really laying into your

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Fortune City prides itself on the best zombie control in the nation. However, as the city has learned, you can never be too prepared for a zombie outbreak. MIXOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS Fortune City is a good place to go out drinking, Even if you have experience thanks to last issue’s popular feature, “You’ve Got but did you know that mixing certain drinks The Right To Fight,” you’re still not an expert. Weapons, combo and otherwise, can result in fantastic new abilities? Drinking may make it easier to survive, but without physical fitness and a bit of clever orange juice or milk can restore precious health, thinking, you’re definitely doomed. Sure, some of you already know your way but creating new cocktails with two alcoholic around a chainsaw or an axe, and can even use the Flaming Gloves without burning beverages can give you super speed, restore a yourself to a crisp, but that doesn’t make you invincible. So pay attention. lot of health, prevent zombies from touching è you, or even a completely random new ability. These abilities do not last very long, but they can provide a much-needed helping hand in a tense situation. Remember to drink responsibly. There’s nothing worse than having to stop and throw up on a zombie’s shirt because you polished off an entire case of vodka on your own. Drinking LEARN FROM THE PROS recklessly is embarrassing, disgusting, and may Believe it or not, pro wrestling just get you killed. has some maneuvers that are surprisingly effective on the infected. A running drop kick, or a standard jump kick, may not be very effective on a normal human being, but they work wonders THAT HAS TO HURT against zombies. A human being Similarly, a good, old-fashioned can brace himself and compensate DDT can save you from being for the impact that a drop grabbed by a zombie. When kick delivers. Zombies, being you first feel a cold, clammy fundamentally stupid creatures, grasp grabbing you from the have no such defense. Their front, wrap your arm around stilted, off-kilter walk places the zombie’s neck to form a them off-balance to begin with, headlock and fling yourself FIELD GOAL and a solid drop kick can send backwards. All this is done by After knocking a zombie down one, or more, flying. Aim for the rapidly moving the left stick. with a drop kick, jump kick, or a center of their chest or the tip of When performed properly, the baseball bat swing, you need to their chin, press the jump button, head of the zombie will strike seal the deal. Go for the head with and then hold the attack button to the ground first, and with great a nice, heavy stomp by pressing deliver the blow! force. The delay between the the second right shoulder button zombie regaining what’s left of and the jump button. If you do it its wits and it managing to stand right, the zombie’s head will be up gives you precious time to completely obliterated, leaving either make your escape or take you free to keep on moving to it out for good. your goal or battle more zombies.

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Fortune City is known for its eclectic fashion; nearly everything goes. It’s possible to spend hours looking through the sea of shops in search of your perfect outfit. But with the zombie outbreak in full force, you don’t have the time to just THE ARENA AT DATE shop at your leisure anymore. Save time and keep safe by using our Fortune City fashion guide. DAILY GAMBLE DAILY The Return to Childhood: Get The Jackpot: You won the jackpot, warm and cozy in this and now it’s time to flaunt it. Go out one-piece pajama and The MVP: there and buy what you’ve always knit hat. Nothing feels wanted to wear but were too afraid to. IF YOU’RE FEELING NASTY This look is fun and practical. The customized better after a long day We know you long for this country back makes you easy to spot in the crowds, and the of zombie slaughtering. GUYS’ NIGHT AT SHOAL GUYS’ NIGHT AT classic. Casual Gals, Royal Flush Plaza matching bat provides protection in case the worst Small Fry Duds, Royal Flush Plaza should happen. SporTrance, Royal Flush Plaza The Sight Seer: You don’t have to The Odd Ball: The banana hammock is an eye be Hawaiian to wear this shirt, just a The CURE Rep: For CURE members, it’s all catcher. Nothing is going to get you more looks in tourist. Pair it with some white tennis about comfortable, casual clothing that is easy a hungry crowd. We guarantee it. Beach Body Swim sneakers, aviators, and gray hair for a to run in and can blend into a crowd. This skater House, Palisades Mall badass undercover agent look. Space, ensemble certainly fits the bill. In the Closet, Royal Palisades Mall Flush Plaza

The Owner: Nothing has more class than a tuxedo. Match it with a pair Mellow Yellow. Bruce Yellow and blue wristbands not only wipe Wear your fighting of simple black slip-ons. Wallington’s, Lee yellow is the color Slick sneaks away your sweat when playing tennis, prowess on your sleeve Palisades Mall to wear in Fortune. that add a bold but also make you look good doing it. in this iconic tracksuit. accent to your KokoNutz Sports Town, Palisades Mall Space, Palisades Mall The Dance Master: This mesh casual garb. shirt and white pants combo makes a The statement. You want to bump and grind, Shoehorn, Royal Flush Plaza and you’re not afraid to say it. Hot Excitorama, Silver Strip Get bold in this yellow Use the maintenance room to Yellow tinted glasses are a customize this headpiece, then subtle injection of color into your and blue plaid suit. strap in for a good time. Ultimate standard eyewear. Universe of Alberts Apparel, Royal Playhouse, Palisades Mall Optics, Royal Flush Plaza Flush Plaza

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NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BUY ZOMBREX FROM UNLICENSED RETAILERS: FAKE ZOMBREX IS AN EVIL KILLER AND ANY UNAUTHORISED ATTEMPT TO SELL ZOMBREX OR USE THE ‘ZOMBREX’ NAME AND MARQUE MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY. ZOMBREX IS NOT A CURE: EACH DOSE IS ONLY ACTIVE FOR 24 HOURS. AFTER THAT, UNLESS YOU BUY MORE, YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN. THERE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO REPORT ALL INCIDENTS OF INFECTION TO THE POLICE AND/OR A HOMELAND SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE. WHATEVER SOME ORGANISATIONS ON THE FRINGES OF SOCIETY MAY THINK, IT REMAINS EXTREMELY ILLEGAL TO KNOWINGLY ALLOW A ZOMBIE INFECTION TO SPREAD. EVEN INDIVIDUAL ZOMBIES ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE APPROACHED UNLESS ARMED... SOMEHOW. STYLE A f f o r d a b l e S Looking Good MAYHEM

Money can be hard to come by in Fortune City, but with half the population dead, WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO GET STARTED there is a treasure trove of unused knick-knacks that are just waiting to be 1 Maintenance Room Key turned into an ultimate killing machine 2 Weapons with Blue Wrench Icons combo is a perfect pair. Unless sure to complete this simple and we’ll show you how! Learn the 1 Roll of Duct Tape you have a Combo Card or step. It might seem obvious, craft of combo weapons and the art 1 Inventive Mind Scratch Card recipe, you have but leaving the maintenance of creating the craziest zombie killing 1 Or More Combo Card or Scratch to find out what weapons work room open is like hanging devices out of ordinary objects. Card (not required) together on your own. Gather as a welcome sign for nearby many weapons as possible with zombies. They’ll swarm the combination potential before room and chomp your neck heading to a maintenance room. before you finish setting up More than likely, items found shop. around maintenance rooms work Once inside the together. Start there, and then maintenance room, stand in spread out your search. For combo front of the workbench and weapon ideas that match your place one of your weapons. personality see our quiz, “What’s Next, cycle through your Your Perfect Match?” weapon inventory until the icon above the workbench STEP THREE: THE ACT OF CREATION reads “Combine.” Press the With supplies in your inventory, combine button and presto! head to the nearest maintenance Instrument of zombie doom room and shut the door. Be very at your service.

STEP ONE: UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL STEP TWO: GATHER SUPPLIES

Creating combo weapons is a skill that is easy Maintenance rooms to learn, but that doesn’t mean everyone should generally contain enough invent deadly creations. There’s a certain level of supplies to create one responsibility that comes with this trade and only combo weapon. Feel free those willing to take it seriously are granted the key to experiment with what to the maintenance rooms. is provided, but for more imaginative combinations, All maintenance rooms come fully equipped with you need to gather your everything you need to create your very own zombie own supplies. death sentence, and the rooms’ bright red doors and neon signs make them easy to spot from a All weapons with a distance. No matter where you are in Fortune City, a blue wrench icon can be maintenance room is near by. Look on your map for combined, but not every the blue wrench icon to find the closest one.

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STEP FOUR: KNOW YOUR CARDS

The first time you create a specific combo weapon you are given a Scratch Card. These cards let you know how to recreate the combo weapon, but items created using Scratch Cards are not as advanced as those created with Combo Cards.

Combo Cards can be found throughout Fortune City and are often rewarded when you level up. Combo weapons created with Combo Cards release more PP STEP FIVE: MAIM AND DESTROY and allow heavy Slaying zombies with your very own creation not only gives you a attacks in addition well-deserved sense of pride, but it’s also good for you. to normal attacks.

32 FALL 2010 FALL 2010 33 STYLE 6. You won the lottery, what 8. What’s your preferred With so many combo weapon choices, it’s hard to decide which do you plan on doing with all zombie escape vehicle? that money? one is right for you. Take our perfect match quiz to find the a. A top of the line sports car. Preferably homebrew zombie-slaying weapon that’s just for you. a. Start my own underground boxing ring a convertible so I can feel the spray Looking Good b. Pull off the biggest prank in history! of blood as I’m running over the S It will be a wedgie epidemic like zombie horde none other! b. A pink tricycle. How hilarious would c. Travel to the Amazon on the trip of that be! a lifetime c. I prefer running. It’s more reliable d. Buy the replica TiR contestant suit than vehicles and it’s better for I saw Chuck Greene wear the environment d. A TiR Slicecycles exclusive mountain bike 7. A zombie is about to bite your kid. How do you prevent it? 9.The zombie outbreak is over! a. Punch the zombie right in the face Are your friends surprised b. Cause the zombie to bust a gut with you survived? my hilarious stand up a. Hell, no. And if they were, I’d remind c. Grab my kid and run. I have a bunker them how hardcore I am in the foothills. We’ll hide there until b. Who are you kidding? They know my the zombie threat has passed zombie jokes always knock the d. Work the zombie over until I’ve build audience dead up my Ultra Combo, and then release c. No. I may not look it, but I’m very it in a spectacular finish! resourceful. I’d find some way to survive, even if I had to eat my own “Just because you’re fighting biodegradable starch utensils for survival doesn’t mean you can’t d. Of course not! I’m a class SSS zombie slayer online. Why wouldn’t I survive a have a laugh or two along the way.” zombie outbreak in real life too?

What’s MOSTLY A’s Flaming Gloves: Bowie Knife + Boxing Gloves You don’t mess around. You’re strong, athletic, and don’t wilt at the sight of blood. In fact, you love the sight of it. If you’re the one causing Your the bloodshed, that’s even better. The Knife Gloves are the ultimate combination of pure strength and gruesome damage. Perfect for a hardcore opponent like you.

MOSTLY B’s Perfect Roaring Thunder: Battery + Goblin Mask You’re the quintessential funny guy. You find the humor in everything, even a zombie outbreak. You’re not going to let a few emotionless drones ruin your stand up routine. The Roaring Thunder is just what Match? you need to light up your zombie crowd. Just because you’re fighting for survival doesn’t mean you can’t have a laugh or two along the way.

1. Let’s start simple. What’s the color of 4. Describe your dream girl. MOSTLY C’s your shirt? a. Fiery, competitive, and not afraid to get down and dirty Paddlesaw: Paddle + Chainsaw a. Blood red b. Relaxed, good personality, and willing to laugh at my You’re more at home in the middle of nature than you are in the most b. Some wacky combination of colors immature jokes luxurious condo Fortune City has to offer. People may call you a hippie c. A neutral color c. Resourceful, outdoorsy, and loves animals and tell you to get a real job, but all those years trekking in the woods d. A color that reminds you of your favorite character d. Pale, high cheekbones, and looks good in elf ears have taught you how to be resourceful and use anything and everything to survive. The Paddlesaw is right up your alley. Combining two 2. Describe your music taste. 5. Your house is on fire! You have 10 seconds to practical outdoor items, it’s guaranteed to buy you enough time to reach a. Music that can pump me up. Not those cheesy jock jams. grab what you can. What do you take? your zombie safe house. Something more metal. a. I can’t bring my cable sports package, so I’ll just grab the b. I actually listen to a lot of live recordings. I like the banter plasma TV I watch it on MOSTLY D’s in between songs. b. My self-inflating whoopee cushion Holy Arms: Training Sword + Motor Oil c. The sound of nature is all the music I need c. My compass, map, and dehydrated food packs You might think you live in a world where zombies drop dead with d. 8-bit, nerdcore, and the Puzzle Fighter soundtrack d. My collection of Servbot figures the press of a button and you have unlimited continues, but you don’t. You’re going to have to get down and dirty in order to survive a zombie 3. What did you want to be when you grew up? “Hack your way through the hordes of undead and outbreak in the real world. But that doesn’t mean you can’t bring in a a. Professional athlete leave a trail of fire and blood in you path with the little fantasy fun. Hack your way through the hordes of undead and leave b. Comedian a trail of fire and blood in you path with the Infernal Arms. It’s a fantasy c. Wilderness Guide Infernal Arms. It’s a fantasy nerd’s wet dream.” nerd’s wet dream. d. LARPer

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W take a child’s tricycle out for a ride, or Built tough... zombie tough. even scramble around Fortune City’s underbelly in a human-sized hamster ball for maximum zombie mashing fun with Ramsterballs! Tricycles! Frankie’s Vehicles. F 38 FEATURE n w o T n i y u G FALL 2010 GUY NEW IN TOWN GUY NEW THE streak. psychotic rumored and grin shit-eating the with junkie adrenaline superstar SX a with hand daughter’s the infamous Bell, Leon like brow. He’s his nothing furrowed holding arena the in place Reality. is Terror of pro star next the the and father, racer, loving Motocross the Chuck, as known commonly w e N e h T

Greene is calmer, more mature, saner. saner. mature, more calmer, is Greene of out completely looks Chuck glance, first At more He’s town. in guy new the is Greene Charles FEATURE PRESEN- TATION master mechanic master Or how it should should it how Or (Seriously), and and (Seriously), ladies-man who who ladies-man doesn’t know it it know doesn’t tells it like it is. is. it like it tells ««««« Chuck Greene Greene Chuck turned drifter, turned loving father, father, loving be, anyway. be, Motocross Motocross champion champion FALL 2010 39 “Daddy can fix anything.”

So what was he doing here?

I met Chuck backstage as he was Chuck Greene is honestly getting suited up for his grand « entrance. Attempting to schedule anything but green. time to talk wasn’t easy since he arrived in Fortune City just before the event. I asked where he came from. “Nowhere special.” And that was that. It wasn’t said with a shrug the way some people would. It was said with a flat, unwavering look that meant don’t ask. But I did anyway.

“Indulge me,” I replied. Chuck was quiet, and I waited. The Chuck opened his mouth to speak and “Sorry, Dad. I forget sometimes,” she said dressing staff left after finishing their then closed it. He seemed to be deciding solemnly, then headed right back into her adjustments to his TiR suit. As the on whether or not to spill his very private game. It was the first time I had heard her door clicked shut, Chuck let out an life to a magazine writer. He let out speak, and it was such a normal voice. extended exhale. It wasn’t a sigh. another exhale, and his story came out. There was no strain, no fear that would clue me in to her infection. I commented He looked at his daughter, Katey, He was a 20-something professional on her strength. Not everyone would be sitting on the couch a few feet from Motocross rider when he met his wife. able to handle a zombie infection me. She was completely ignoring Chuck described himself as being stupid, as calmly. the entire interview, keeping to reckless, and a little loose with morals. herself and playing a “I don’t think I was a bad guy, but I “She’s got the strength to live with it, and game on her PSP. You could tell she wasn’t anything to brag to home about. I’ve got the strength to keep her living. had experience adjusting to new She somehow liked me enough to stick Having a background in Motocross surroundings and finding her own around through my idiot youth stage.” makes jobs like this”—he gestured down place. It’s not a trait I see often in The two settled down outside of Las to his TiR suit—“possible for me. And it seven-year-olds. Vegas and had Katey. Chuck continued pays well. Well enough for me to provide to compete in Motocross, earning a good Katey with a regular supply of Zombrex.” living and a good reputation. Like all infected people, Katey requires Then the Las Vegas outbreak happened. a dose of Zombrex every 24 hours in His wife was killed, and Katey was order to prevent zombification. There bitten. “No one wants something like is no cure, nor any other treatment that to happen in their town. You hear alternative. Zombrex has been facing about it on the news and you think, ‘How criticism for years on its monopoly and awful for them.’ Then it happens to you, extreme cost. Stacey Forsythe and her it happens to your wife. And now she’s organization, CURE, have been fighting trying to eat your daughter, and you have to make Zombrex more affordable, but all to stop looking at her as your wife and arguments have fallen on deaf ears, and instead look at her like the zombie she the government has so far refused to step is. You have to think, ‘How can I stop this in to regulate the costs. zombie? What can I use to stop her?’” I remained silent for a bit as Chuck Chuck turned his back, and I looked at tended to the bite mark on his daughter’s Katey. She was still playing her game arm. Midway through his check, an A thoughful shot snapped shortly and subconsciously moved with her « announcement over the loud speakers character, following him closely. It’s hard before our interview. called all contestants to the stage. The to believe that something of that caliber show was about to begin. happened to her. I started to wonder if «««« Chuck’s story was true. Katey paused her game and pulled back the sleeve of her «Chuck and his daughter share pink jacket to scratch her arm. “Don’t, a tender moment. baby,” Chuck said. I didn’t know when he turned back around to look at us. 40 FALL 2010 THE NEW GUY IN TOWN FALL 2010 41 THE THE SCOOP UNDERDOG Rebecca Chang is going where few reporters dare to go: the heart of a Stacey Forsythe has been busy. zombie outbreak. Some call it crazy, While most of the country is others call it courageous, “I just call ignoring the issue of zombification it doing what needs to be done,” says and finding its cure, Forsythe has Chang. According to Chang, this is her been on the front lines, protesting lucky break. Although we wouldn’t the treatment of turned people. necessarily call the outbreak lucky, we Along with her organization do thank her for her quest for the truth. CURE, Forsythe is working to bring awareness to zombie rights. “For so long, I’ve worked to get a life “Zombies are simply infected people, changing story,” says Change. “The people that need help and medical biggest story since the Willamette attention,” says Forsythe. “We outbreak lands in my lap and you think should be helping them, not hurting I’m going to run scared because of people you them.” 4 a few grungy zombies? Think again. The people need to know what’s really can’t not know Forsythe and CURE have set their happening and I’m willing to dig deep to sights on Fortune City, home to find the truth. Even if it kills me.” Terror is Reality and ground zero for zombie activity. “We are sending a message to the country that this ««««« cruel and barbaric show is exactly what is wrong with our nation,” says Forsythe. “Our government should be working to find a cure for fortune zombification, not allow it to breed city’s pawns for savage entertainment.” players

THE lAW

The law has no place in a city overrun with zombies, but Raymond In a city known Sullivan is looking to change that. for it’s over the As soon as the outbreak started, he took action, gathering as many top spectacle, survivors as possible in the city’s it’s hard to stand official government shelter. out from the “As soon as I realized what was happening I headed to the safe crowd. But there house,” says Sullivan. “I had the are a select few THE HEADLINE training, I knew what to do and where to go. I also knew how to who have clawed Tyrone “T.K.” King needs no introduction. direct other survivors once they their way to the As the host and producer of the pay-per-view reached the shelter. In times like this, phenomenon Terror is Reality, King is a Fortune it’s important to have structure.” top. Let us intro- City icon. But he wasn’t always a household duce the players name. Back during the Willamette outbreak King Sullivan’s actions helped saved was a nobody who saw a chance to make all of lives and his direction held together all Fortune City his dreams come true. people on the verge of breaking down. To learn what you can do to residents and Willamette scared the public. How can you help your community in case of a visitors should protect yourself against something that’s undead? zombie outbreak, speak to your local “The people needed to see that zombies could city official. know. be killed and that killing them could be fun,” says King as he recalls his reason for creating TiR. “Zombies aren’t people, despite what some idiots might say. They’re things that will kill you if you don’t kill them first. So, why not gather them up and kill them all at once in the name of entertainment? We might as well have some fun 42 FALL 2010 killing these things.” FALL 2010 43 Blood and Gore Intense Violence Language Sexual Themes Use of Alcohol

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