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| Some zombies feel sorry for the humans they are forced to consume. |
As the zombie horde continues its onslaught through the campus of Utah State University, more humans are beginning to experience the emotional and physical consequences of undeath.
And some, like Commander Jacob Tibbitts, are feeling remorse over their newfound lifestyles.
And some, like Commander Jacob Tibbitts, are feeling remorse over their newfound lifestyles.
Tibbitts began Tuesday night’s mission as a human – a leader in the fight for survival among Utah State's mortal beings. By Wednesday he was walking among the dead as a newly infected zombie, dazed and stricken with a virus that has claimed scores of students this week.
He is no longer risking his life for the members of The Resistance; now he seeks their lives to satiate his hunger for human flesh.
The once-trusted leader has become the enemy.
In search of humans on Wednesday, Tibbitts stumbled across the Quad with others of his kind, all wearing the zombie army's orange bandanas fastened around their bloodied heads. Humans ran for cover as the rotting, walking corpses approached.
Tibbitts was betrayed by a former friend, Dylan Jones, during a mission Tuesday evening. Jones had gone undercover as a human within the The Resistance.
“I was with a person who I thought was a member of my squad,” Tibbitts said. “He bit me and I turned.”
Tibbitts said that as he contracted the virus, there was an initial shock followed by a pain. With regret he moved his bandana from his arm to his forehead, while the other zombies laughed at him for being caught in Jones’ trap.
Jones displayed no remorse for the attack.
“I was disguised as a human, but underneath, I was really a zombie,” he said.
Jones’ true identity was revealed during the night’s mission when his hunger could no longer be controlled.
After the transformation from human to zombie, Tibbitts said he still longed to connect and commune with his human kin, but is overcome with his appetite for flesh and brains.
“I’ve been feeling remorse, because I want to help my old squad,” Tibbitts said, “but now I feel so hungry.”
Tibbits has been hunting since 8 a.m. If he does not consume a human brain within 48 hours of his own change, he will die.
UnDeadline reporters Mitch Watkins, Robyn Van Valkenburg, Sara Bailey, Cassidy Stephens and Amanda Ahlman contributed to this report.
