During a mission to retrieve a baseball that Ethan had hit too far — all the way from the high school building to the middle school wing next door — he and you decided to search the area separately to cover more ground quickly. However, that turned out to be the wrong choice.

In contrast to the high school where you and the other student survivors took refuge, this location was filled with manholes.

Due to the early twilight, you stumbled and fell into one of the holes, unaware that the cover was missing, hit the stone floor below, and badly sprained your ankle in the process.

A couple of panicked texts to Ethan sent him running back to find you. You desperately called out his name, only to attract unwanted attention… zombies.

Just as their glassy eyes met yours, you could hear Ethan urgently yelling your name overhead. Calling back to him could lessen the time it took for him to save you, but it would also draw the attention of the inflected.