Fight or Flight?

    

    
     Often in the zombie apocalypse one will be faced with many hairy situations. It is your ability to asses threats and respond accordingly that will keep you from being an untimely snack. People often feel that they could just muscle their way through a sticky situation, but this is not always the best route to survival. It takes a concise assessment of your surroundings, if you are outside you must scope the terrain, is it fit for effective flight on foot? Difficult terrain, while a not only a henderance to the clumsy undead, is also a hendrance to you. Short term evasive maneuvers through difficult terrain are advantageous, but long treks are not advised. Rough ground not only tires you more quickly, but your pursuers have no lack of stamina as you do. Also if you are indoors raiding for supplies or munitions, remember, always know the exits, and always know how you got to where you are. If you have to stop and think too long about how to get back, you have already put yourself at risk. Time for pause leaves time for error.
     This brings us back to the central thesis of this lesson, fight or flight. I would advise that one never tie themselves up in an indoor battle, flee first. Outdoors, however, is a different ballgame all together. You have the advantage of mobility that the infected do not, and use it wisely. If the terrain, and relative number of undead surrounding you permits, slay them. Those zombies that catch your scent will pursue you with unrequited determination. If you leave them be, and run while in the open and are not overwhelmed by numbers, you have made a fatal mistake. They will start the ominous moan, that will call out to all other zombies in the area, warning of fresh meat near by. There is nothing worse than alerting the horde of your presence. Quickly dispatch them, and make your leave with all due haste.
     Ultimately the best advice that I can give is to go with your gut, it does not lie. No matter how favorable your odds seem in a fight, ultimately if you feel uncomfortable, or your getting a bad vibe, run and do not stop until you have put several leagues between you and your assailants. Flying solo is much more risky than in a group where open engagements with multiple undead is much less dangerous. This is a topic for another lesson, though. More likely than not you will be alone in the wake of the zombie apocalypse, and flying solo mio is statistically the safest, while large groups have safety in numbers and the advantage of coordinated efforts they also stir much more attention. Fly under the radar and stay on the move, familiarize yourself with your surroundings, indoors and out, and always go with your gut on weather to flee or stand and fight.