"Claude Huggins, you are a coward and you let your children die."

[mousme]

After chatting about L4D with John Scalzi during the kaffeeklatch on Saturday, I mentioned that someone ought to fanfic that line of graffiti. He then looked me in the eye and told me to do it.

So... looks like I have a writing project. Too bad I haven't quite figured out how to do it yet. Normally the answer would be "Play more L4D," only I can't because I don't have the equipment.

*sigh*

Comments

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Come out and visit us more!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

When are you free? :)

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Lessee... Saturday I'm going to the Egansville Gun Show with FH, but if you felt like popping out for an overnighter Saturday I think I might be able to swing something; lemme know if you're free and I'll check with Carolyn.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Oh, egads, no. I am working this weekend. After that I think I *might* have a free weekend, and then I'm going to Ottawa for a week's worth of training. It might be more like September...

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Foo. Well, before or after the camel humping?

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I can probably swing just before. Will check my schedule and let you know. :)

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

That may very well be manageable :).

[tcaptain.livejournal.com]

I'd offer my equipment but both you and I are teh busy.

Although that sounds like a VERY cool project

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Yurgh. We have to figure out a time when we're both free...

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

Pardon me, but *icon love*. :)

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Hee! I love me my B5 icons. They are made by the lovely and talented curtana, of iconsbycurtana fame.

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

Nifty! Pardon my ignorance, though - what is L4D?

[mousme.livejournal.com]

L4D is shorthand for Left4Dead, a kick-ass zombie video and computer game made by Valve.

The game format is pretty straightforward: a plucky group of four survivors has to make it from Point A to Point B, where rescue awaits. In between are zombies and boss zombies, with a couple of rest points in-between. Those rest points are notorious for having inventive graffiti scrawled on the walls, and the "Claude Huggins" graffiti is infamous by now. Seeing it on the walls the first time you go in is absolutely chilling.

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

Ah, now I see! :) Thank you!

Left 4 Dead?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

It's the best computer game tactical anti-zombie self defence simulation training software ever. I have issues with its modelling of zombie dynamics (it esposes the erroneous so-called "fast zombie" model instead of the more-accurate classic Romero slow-zombie/headshot model), and I have issues with the firearms modelling too, but the characterization, dialogue, writing and atmospherics are fabulous.

And ask me what my icon means :).

Re: Left 4 Dead?

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

...fast zombies? That just sounds wrong.

Thanks btw :) And sure, I'll fall for it - what does your icon mean? ;)

Re: Left 4 Dead?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Well, the game has an achievement system where you are awarded achievements based on doing certain things, one of them being titled "Zombie Genocidest" (sp?), which you get after killing a certain number of zombies...

Re: Left 4 Dead?

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

I thought it might be something of the sort. :)

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Don't mind fearsclave. He's not nearly as scary as he likes to think he is. ;)

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Scary? I'm a grassroots community organizer!

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

Is that what they're calling it these days?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Well, "anti-zombie self defence grssroots community organizer" is a little clunky and tends to alarm the Muggles...

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

Thanks, mousme. ;) I'll keep that in mind.