Survivor Camp

“A tent, a tarp, maybe some pallets nailed together if you’re lucky. We’re sleeping in shifts because someone needs to watch for the dead. The ‘kitchen’ is a propane burner we found in an RV, and we’re burning whatever keeps us warm. This isn’t a home – it’s just where we stopped running.”

Organized Shelter

“The infected can’t get in as easy now. Everyone’s got a cot instead of fighting over floor space, and we’ve separated the sick from the healthy. There’s a bench where we can patch our gear before it falls apart completely.”

Small Settlement

“We claimed this ground and put our name on it. The radio lets us hear other survivors out there – some days that’s worse than the silence. The crops are struggling, but they’re growing. The generator coughs to life most nights. We’re dug in deep enough that leaving would be harder than staying.”

Structured Settlement

“No more sleeping ten to a room – you earn your own four walls here. The clinic’s got proper equipment now, pulled from ransacked hospitals. Each workshop’s got someone who actually knows what they’re doing. The fence keeps most things out, and the farms keep us fed. Most days.”