Snippet #2279122

Robyn climbed down the fire escape slowly, pausing when she reached the next floor. She could see beneath her that the Infected outside weren't swarming. The man and the girl and the younger boy were headed towards the emergency exit in the alley between the two buildings. Robyn knew there were Infected inside. Odds that they're behind that door-- 100 to 1. Robyn thought. Of course, if we're talking numbers, probably enough to kill those guys. Hope they're immune. Oh wait. They'll probably just kill each other to be safe.

They disappeared from her view and then she heard screaming. Infected were coming towards them now, from a street or so away. Robyn froze before her brain started firing away rapid fire. Shoot? No, don't do that. But they're trapped here now. I'm sorry, Mister Roof Guy. This might not be the end, but it's pretty damned close. What do I do? I need an explosive. How do I make... Oh! She grinned to herself. Bleach. Thank you, household items! Bleach and salt should do it. She started back up but then realized that that solution would take time. Right, I don't HAVE time. Maybe a hydrogen bomb...? Damn it, I'm not at the lab... I don't have hydrocholoric acid. What else? Mentos and soda? She paused. Quicklime! She thought. That's it! I can make quicklime... I just need chalk... She climbed back into her room and began searching for chalk quietly. She managed to find two pieces. How fortunate is that...?

After putting on some gloves and a thick jacket she found in the closet, she went to the stove. Two minutes until takeoff. She thought. Or in this case, until this chalk becomes quicklime. Then add water and toss into some garbage and I've got a fire. So, maybe not an explosive, but it'll be a fast reaction. Thanks, science! She used a pair of tongs to hold the chalk over the burner. It took longer than she thought, about four minutes, but she sealed the red-hot chalk in a soda bottle when she finished with it and sighed to herself. Well, that's it. Now to not die. She put some water in the container and sealed it. The reaction was pretty slow, which meant she was able to toss it into some garbage outside of her window. In a couple of minutes, a huge blaze went up.

Run, run, run, roof people!