They were getting ready to move when Jason looked over at Mic. "You know...maybe it wouldn't be so bad for you to hang out up here. If a swarm all of a sudden shows up on the street...I mean...the noise won't help, but having some fire power to thin out a swarm may help us escape to the Fire Station at least. Depending on how good of a shot you are" he said with a grin.
"Voorhes huh? Says Goggles the Overlord" he said chuckling gesturing to Jess's goggles. "Okay first thing, hand signals. If I do this..." he put up a fist, "That means stop. If I do this..." he waved his arm forward "That means move in whichever direction I'm pointing. This..." he motioned his arm downward, almost like dribbling a basketball "means get down, and this..." he tapped the top of his head "means to take cover quick. Got it?" he asked as he saw Jess nod, "Inside a building even a quiet voice can stir up trouble, so the less sound we have to make the better. Alright, let's go shopping" he said as he climbed down from the building, scanned the street, then ran across to the mall entrance.
Once inside the place looked desserted. but with multiple floors there was always a chance zombies could be lurking somewhere nearby. Then as they stood near the door, Jason did something that seemed to be incredibly stupid. He picked up a pop can lying on the ground, and proceeded to roll it across the lobby floor. The sound was definitely loud enough to be heard by a zombie as they had incredible hearing. Before Jess could object Jason put his hand up to stop her. "If there are any around, it's better to find out about them when we're right next to an exit" he whispered to her, he always planned ahead for everything. He stood and waited, his ears trained to pick out any sound, a moan, or even a shuffling of feet. "Nothing...that's a good sign, now, let's move quick" he whispered, then turned as if to answer Jess's next question "They react to sound and follow it's source, meaning if there are any still here...they're coming here...which means it's a good idea for us to move somewhere that's NOT here" he whispered, then led her down one of the hallways.
The first store they came to was a sporting goods store. Jason carefully moved inside, the place was dark and a lot of things like bats, hockey sticks, etc. were already long gun, but it didn't seem like Jason was looking for those things anyway. He first found a backpack still on the shelf. He then proceeded to put a few plastic water bottles in it. He then found some sports tape, which most looters had apparently left untouched. He put numerous rolls into the bag as well. He found another backpack and tossed it to Jess, he pointed down another aisle indicating for her to head down that way. He then made his way to the shoe area, there wasn't much left but he did find a pair of hiking boots which seemed to fit, he also grabbed three packages of socks off the rack as well. It wasn't Jason's first time doing a run like this, he knew what was valuable to survive. Most looters just grabbed whatever they found that they thought could kill zombies, unfortunately most surviors never thought about the bigger challenge, surviving in a world that was fast approaching a return to pre-historic times, at least in terms of man made amenitites.