#comansys

I ran this mission on August 22nd.

Ever since my friend started running with me, other friends who have never run before have now joined in. There are currently 4 people in the little group. They mostly do it with the motivation of losing weight. I also have 2 other friends wanting to be part of the group starting on Monday.

I’m happy that I have people to run with even though they’re all following C25K. I usually do my regular runs before I meet up with them and then we all do the couch to 5k program together.

Anyway, I signed up for a half marathon in March next year. Gotta get these legs moving.

Spoilers after the image below:

This is an AI-generated image of a giant squid, I think.

Have I told anyone that one of my biggest fears is drowning???? I thought that after our rescue mission and getting Albert on the dinghy, we’d be going back to Abel. Why are we still hanging around the ships again?

We were quite confused when a giant squid started attacking the ships. Apparently it’s been feeding off the drug-filled severed limbs that were dumped into the ocean.

9. how does your five sleep?

after ages and ages of trying to force themself to go to sleep and wake up at certain times, runner five embraced the life-changing power of giving up and just falling asleep whenever they can (usually in the middle of the day and a few hours at night. also, fun side note, for the first year in abel, they had to be monitored while they slept because theyd randomly start choking or just stop breathing all together! the problem eventually got better with adjustments to their breathing tubes and the gradual healing of their throat but they still have choking fits every once in a while if they dont sleep in the correct position which is carefully propped up on their side/stomach at a specific angle that takes pressure off their neck, either that or sitting upright

10. is your five verbal?

nope. they sustained a horrible injury to their throat a year or so before the outbreak. they signed up for human trials on an experimental device to allow them to breathe more independently but the outbreak happened before they got the upgraded device that boasted that it would free up and support their vocal chords to allow for speech. they sometimes use noises (mostly clicks and whistles, if you can make it without moving your throat then they can probably do it) to communicate but usually just stick to sign

20. is your five native to england?

I don’t remember when I did this mission. All I remember is that I was pretty busy and couldn’t even squeeze in five minutes to write a review about it.

Spoilers after the image below:

This is an AI-generated image of a woman meditating.

OMG MOONCHILD WTF!!!!

I can’t believe she is the brains behind all this mind control chaos. I hope she chokes on her yellow aura.

Holly is dead and the mindless people destroyed the anti addiction machine. I don’t know anymore. It seems like every one of our friends are enemies these days.

I went out for another run yesterday, though I didn't really get to go far because I went at lunch time and had a meeting in the afternoon. But anyway, at least I got my exercise in. Wanted to run today but this week has been full of meetings and most of them are annoying and unnecessary. You know, stuff that can be e-mailed instead.

Ended up watching the Arsenal vs Man City match on my phone during the meeting. I am completely neutral but I've always been mesmerized by the flowing nature of the game. My dad and I used to watch soccer games at the local stadium a lot. Those were fun days for me as a kid.

I also listened to ZR Season 3 Mission 14 Keeper of Secrets during the run.

Spoilers after the picture below.

WTF!!!!!!! How did Veronica McShell appear out of nowhere?

But first, what is this lab in the middle of the forest and also the Lothlorien setup. I like the change of scenery from ground level, though. I imagined Nadia and R5 having lots of trouble balancing themselves on the swinging walkways.

And then the grey lynx. I hate it when animals are hurt, injured, or sick. Breaks my heart. And the fact that one of them turned into a zombie makes me sad and angry at the same time. The decapitation had to happen though.... to the dismay of Veronica McShell.

I listened to Zombies Run Season 3 Mission 1 "Break Your Heart."

Preliminary thoughts and maybe spoilers after the picture below:

So Tony from the final mission of Season 2 is now near Abel, though I thought he died by gunshot. I guess not. Was he revived as a half-zombie? I have so many questions.

And how did he recognize Abel Runner 5 when he was in London with NC Runner 5? I'm a bit confused but maybe we'll find out what's going on in the next mission.

I got up on time today and went out for a run at 4 am. It was so refreshing, getting back into my old schedule. I’m wide awake now and ready for the day. Thanks to my new cadence app, I’ve been keeping a pretty steady 13 minute mile pace. Not where I’d like to be, since I was running at 11 minutes per mile before, but since I’ve been off for so long it’ll do. Hopefully I make a good placement in the 5k in just about 3 weeks. The summer 5k is right during the summer festival, so there should be a plethora of people and I should be fine. I’ve been doing hills and doing alright so overall I’m not worried, so long as my apps all work correctly. Also, have I mentioned spotify’s running music? Spotify made special running tracks that adjust tempo to your steps per minute. I find that 160 steps is where I can run constantly without stopping, going up to 170 is pushing it and I have to stop at some point. It’s weird, it’s not that much more, but it is what it is. I put on spotify’s “The Chase” most often, but also occasionally “Epic” and they keep me on pace and, well, entertained isn’t really the word, but keeps my mind occupied from the run. I’d highly recommend trying them if you use spotify. Just search “running” genre and you’ll find the whole set. 

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