BlackAnonymousRose

>I'm very curious, what's the nwcc up to during this? has the infection reached them yet question mark

They actually weren't infected and exploited the current apocalypse by wreaking anarchy and all that. They're like those survivors that cause more harm than the actual undead. But, their van does flip and they die, so they're not much of an issue. I did play with the idea if this was a video game then they'd be a secret boss battle with pieces of the wrecked van repurposed as jumbled concoctions of body modifications and weapons. It'd be a very heavy metal/scifi-ish/bodyhorror/junkyard look.

>are any of them (particularly jerry, and curiously enough, perhaps pete) redeemable, even as zombies? i know that pete is completely embracing his undead state, but just to play with the idea, i included him in my ask. also, i wondered about bill, but seeing as he's insanely self-absorbed, the only reason i feel like he'd stop his chaotic spree is if it ever inconvenienced him personally.

The way the mold influences the brain is it creates severe brain fog and cuts off/suppresses certain "emotions" while amplifying the ones that increase survivability and drive . Something like sadness and guilt, they almost completely lack; but fear, anger, and excitement are amped up. There's also the painful anguish or never ending hunger and being dead, which I based off of Return of the Living Dead because that was always so haunting to me. Jerry's basically been starving himself on the brink of true death this entire time by eating only animals. Because of that, even though he has emotions suppressed because of the infection, the other emotions he has left are also nulled from his body running on autopilot. He has nothing but scrambled memories of how things used to feel and a honor code to the whimsy of fantasy. Pete did fully embrace his new way of life because it was the excitement of killing like in horror movies without any guilt or punishment. However, he still had some semblance of reasoning and remembered his old life enough that he did teeter on "this feels wrong even though I don't feel bad" because of the conditioning they had their entire human lives, which is basically what Josh's current state is like, that is until Pete lost chunks of brain from that shot through his skull. Since then he's lost his self awareness and has been swept up in what he feels like doing in the moment, letting his emotions and instinct take full control. The only thing that holds him back is Bill directing him what to do and his own ego to walk slow because fast moving zombies are dumb. Bill is fully self aware and is cognitive enough to speak to humans, sort of can drive a vehicle, and could use weapons like guns and etc, so if you actually were to sit alone in a room with him and try to talk he would sit there and talk back if you don't piss him off. If he's riled up enough he will act out of emotion before thought, like he did when he attacked all of his ex-friends. What's scary about Bill is even though it seems like he's still got humanity, when he looks at you, all he sees is basically a talking hamburger. And you are right, the whole reason Bill is even trying to get from San Francisco back to Eltingville is entirely self serving. Now that he's had his fun spent, he just wants to go home. Are any of them redeemable though? Personally, I think none of them are because they're basically already dead and there's no going back. If you wanted to recreate Shawn of the Dead and keep one of them on a chain to play video games with, then Jerry is the best option but it'd be more humane to let him die for good and not be in a constant state of suspended death and agony.

does zombie Josh and the gang like to ever re-enact zombie media and rp? Like say, the Thriller music video or a scene from Twd dead? Or maybe laying down pretending to be dead and popping up to attack like in bioshock? (not zombie media but just a thought)

Closest thing would be Pete and Jerry. Josh may perk up if he hears something he recognizes, but besides that all he would do is complain about Bill bringing an apocalypse that cancelled a lot of movies and comics he was interested in watching and reading. Pete's subconsciously theatric. He may walk slowly when he's being watched to keep up slow-moving zombie appearances, but when he's out of sight he'll sprint at full speed and go back to walking when knows he's being looked at. Jerry had a "forest king" persona which isn't based off any specific character or franchise, but he insists on keeping his vines and leaves because of it. He's like an ent, shambling mound, carnivorous moss-beast, what have you.

Previously asked and answered questions ↓

>In your zombie au if mandi and jerry met again would he remember “if” he did would he leave the zombie group and how would the group take it just kave him or?

if Jerry were to see Mandi again, he'd remember enough to know he should make an effort to not bring harm to her/ wouldn't let any of the other three bring harm to her, but he'd continue staying as far away as possible if they crossed paths. IF he left the group, I don't think Josh and Pete would care, but Bill would drag him back like a scene in a horror movie because this is HIS club and nobody's leaving it even in death. Bill is hyper intelligent so he knows killing Mandi would cause more drama in the long run, so he'd just keep Jerry under wraps... get it, because he's wrapped up in vines?

>Here's my question, un the zombie au, how Bill get infected?

Bill bought a box of really old superhero comics he found in a garage sale he was hoping to resell, but the comics were badly water damaged and had a mysterious bacterial spore cloud that blew into his face when he opened the box. He never got around to reselling it and he didn't have the heart to throw them away, so he just left the unsealed box in his basement under a bunch of junk. I feel like if Bill was healthier, went outside more, and threw the box away, he'd actually be fine, but since he lives in the basement and thats the perfect environment for the spores, he got infected. Could've gone to a doctor too because he was feeling sick, but I don't think he bothers to go see one or even have health insurance, so he just feels worse and worse physically and mentally but ignores it.

where the comics came from is a mystery!

>did Jerry ate Mandi? 😔😔

Mandi is still alive and no Jerry did not eat her or bite her or anything. He was about to, but he had his movie trope moment of: human turned monster is about to attack but has a moment of clarity and runs away before they hurt somebody they care about. Because of that moment, Mandi's still out there looking for Jerry, even though she doesn't really know what she's going to do if she does find him.

>i need to ask,,, where is Joe in the zombie au,,, pls tell.me hes a cool zombie,,,,

no zombie joe… He'd be one of those shop keepers from video games that sells weapons/random stuff you need. Display katana for slicing zombies in half? he's got that. A brochure map of the city? he's got a couple and he'll throw one in for a good price (everything is horribly overpriced)

Non-canon content ↓

>Does Brandon exist in this AU?

No Brandon doesn't exist, the only characters included in the AU are characters from the comic. Some 7/11's are still open with disgustingly overpriced items so if Brandon was there, he'd be working in one as a survivor.

>have you ever thought of how your ocs (Greg/his brother/kate) fit into the zombie au, or is your au strictly canon only?