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Humans vs. Zombies

Perspective from both sides of the game.

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Humans vs. Zombies

This campus-wide game of tag has become more intense than I could've possibly imagined. Now that I'm a zombie, I can live to tell both sides of the struggle.

As a human, you are so paranoid about getting to your class or anywhere else, for that matter. The slightest noise will tip you off and you will lose your sanity.

As you run away from a zombie, you realize how out of shape you actually are.

"Zombieland" was not kidding about rule number one. You have to run everywhere so fast.

Then, once you realize how defenseless you truly are, you don't even know how to feel.

Completing missions goes from intense fear to a determination caused by all of your built up adrenaline. All of the humans look at each other before they come up with a game plan.

Then it feels so good to complete a mission and you start to get cocky.

Don't get too comfortable now, human. Zombies are still crawling around.

Once you get tagged and become a zombie, you go through three emotions really fast.

The first emotion is a failure. You're so upset about not being able to complete your mission and stay alive.

Sometimes, it's a really small mistake that ruins everything.

The second step is acceptance. I mean, there's no going back. At least you tried.

Lastly, it's freedom. I didn't realize how free I would feel after switching that bandana to my head. It's like I had one of those moments where my life flashed before my eyes and I saw how happy I was again to not be paranoid and to walk to places. I was so happy to stop forcing myself into cardio. It's just a really great feeling of pure joy.

Being a zombie is great in a lot of ways, as you can imagine, but, like all things, there is a downside.

The saddest thing to me was losing my friends.

None of my friends wanted to hug me or even hang out with me.

They all believed that I would be evil enough to trick them into a tag. So, say goodbye to your friends.

Another really annoying thing was getting socks thrown at me when I was minding my own business and walking to class. A lot of the times I was like, "I just ate, so I'm not gonna chase after you. Go about your way."

Of course, they wouldn't listen to me.

Way to go sock ninja, you've accomplished nothing other than annoying me.

All in all, with ups and downs, it was fun to be on both sides and to play this game in the first place.

Share this article with your own struggles in your post and don't forget to use the hashtag, so that I can read up on all of your fun adventures. #Msuhvz

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