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The government must have a plan to help its citizens. With the military maintaining some semblance of order, the people in charge are trying to control the situation. To survive, you need to be poised to act on new information put out by the government.

A garbage truck barrels past the corner of the street, its heavy motor clanking and sputtering. You pull the window shade down and cross the room to your bathroom. You use the last of the toilet paper, and you realize after showering and brushing your teeth that you're running out of shampoo and toothpaste.

You exit the bathroom and head to the closet. Cleaning off the combat uniform you wore yesterday, you put it back on. You flick the light switch, but nothing happens. Has the bulb burnt out? You try the lamp, and pale light shines through the room.

You get dressed, then head downstairs to start the day.

When you reach the first floor, you first check for any signs of break-in. The metal on the doors held up, but deep marks have been gouged into the wood surface. Looking outside, you see a brownish fluid—most likely zombie blood—splattered on the front steps and wall of the house. Little damage was done to the home: some scrapes and scratches on the front door, a few planks of board were torn down, and the kitchen door has a small hole near the bottom.

You stand in the middle of the living room and feel a low rumble in your stomach, though the distant shrieks of the infected outside the walls and sporadic gunfire draw your attention away from thoughts of a solid breakfast. You walk into the kitchen to prepare some food to give you energy for the day to come.

Before the outbreak, you never worried about food and clean water. A simple walk to the grocery store or phone call for food delivery took care of your needs. With the current state of civilization, food has become even more valuable, so you have a moment of panic when you don't hear the hum of the refrigerator. You yank open the door and check your remaining food. You typically eat 4-5 portions per normal meal. You're not in any danger of starving, but only have a few days worth of food left if you conserve.

You grab a bottle of beer from the refrigerator and down it. Warm beer was never your beverage of choice, but it'll do.

You turn the burner on the stove and hear the puff of gas before the flame ignites. You have a well, so the faucet pumps out water. Content that these utilities all still work, you consider how much to make for breakfast.