June 26, 2015
Dear Journal,
I confronted Jamie about what he wrote in the journal yesterday. I don't really know what to think. Barbara's not quite as blameless as I thought, I guess. I still can't help but feel bad for her. I wonder how her life would have played out, had this all not happened. I suppose I'll never find out. I hope there's an alternate universe where none of this ever happened, and she ended up better. I hope there's an alternate universe where none of this ever happened period. Onto Jamie's acceptance (stage 5,) I don't know whether to feel glad that I didn't have to talk to him about it, or terrible that he had to find out that way. He seemed okay. He's still very sad, but he's certainly much better. He eats three meals a day, and he's not trying to run away.
Heh, that rhymed.
Anyway, I asked him if he wanted to talk about his situation: what he thinks, how he felt at home, more about his mom. It took awhile, but he eventually opened up to me. His mom was very overprotective of him. You know how kids don't want to leave their mother when they arrive at daycare for the first time? Role reversal. He was pretty torn up whilst talking about it. He cried more than once during the whole thing, and it's finally hitting me:
I now have a child to look after.
A child who's mother died — by my hands no less — father left him, didn't have many friends, and has been trans-morphed into a pony-esque creature. Given all that though, he's handling pretty well.
In unrelated news, I ventured to a radio tower. I'm starting my mission to find the strange mare (I've been reading up on horses, apparently that's what adult female ones are called. I never mentioned it, but I love reading.) I made it to the station, and it looked abandoned. No, not like someone packed up for the night but never came back. That's how it SHOULD have looked. This place looked like someone was here, and ran quickly. Papers were strewn about on the floor, the door was busted down, glass was shattered by a seat near what I think was a transmitter. There was blood there too. Not like a huge trail, but like little droplets. Still not good. I turned on the transmitter and went to the emergency broadcast channel, and I turned the radio on, and said, "Hello, Hello, this is Leon Schmidt. I am broadcasting from... a radio tower. I don't know which one. I heard someone on the radio a few days back, is anyone out there?" I heard static back, but there were definitely words scattered throughout. The equipment had been damaged, so I couldn't fully make out the words. Whoever's out there definitely knows I'm here. I hope, anyway. It could just be a coincidence. I said to meet me at the grocery store, and I gave the address. I then left, went back to the grocery store, and relaxed for the rest of the day.
In magic news, I'm able to affect two items at once. I can lift my pencil, and I can nudge my journal while doing it. With my magic of course. Soon I may be able to lift both at once. A stallion can dream.
I got a sort of rush from calling myself a stallion, though I don't know if that's of pleasure or pain. Nonetheless, that's all I have.
– Leon
Dear Journal,
Leon was pretty nice today. He listend to me go on about home. Before the Purge anyway. I've made it a habit to read through his journal entries. So theres a woman out there? I hope she's nice.
I hope there are people my age at Bastrop. I'm very lonely, and while Leon is certanly company, I want someone to play with. I wonder... if mommy made it, maybe daddy did to! Maybe hell come back.
Hey, a stallion colt can dream.
– Jamie
P.S. I corrected the stallion thing from him. He doesn't know the difference. – Leon
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Yay! Jamie is getting better!
This relationship starts just like "The Last of Us". Remember the feels...
6103926 I may or may not have based their relationship on Joel and Ellie.
*winks*
And I may or may not have imagined Leon holding a pistol with Jamie on the side holding a bolt-action rifle on an abandoned highway.
*winks harder*
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That was an awesome game. Disappointed it was exclusive on PS3 and had to watch a playthrough like heavy rain...
Why did I have to buy a xbox?
6103995 I played the remastered version.
it's so much more emotional playing it. I assume. I never actually watched a walkthrough, I wanted it to be a surprise.
Gah these types of stories really just hit me. I LOVE this story so far, it is Amazing! I think I should probably read the story this is... acquainted to. After that... I might, MIGHT, start making one of these myself! I'm still getting through my own story but I think having multiple projects going might kick-start my imagination a bit. I mean, if I can draw inspiration from my own stories I think I can overcome my writers block!
But anyways, keep up the amazing work! 
6105158 Thank you so much!
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6105274 No problem! Normally I don't point those kind of errors out, but that one was really confusing and probably the most prominent. Oh look at me, still working on his third chapter and already giving advice to others works. Bleh, I shouldn't dwell on it too much, I'd rather not let it get to my head. But anyways. It's my pleasure reading your guys works and I can't wait to see what happens later on!
6105312 Don't think about it at all! I HATE having errors. I am adept at writing, so it happens rarely. But when it does happen...
6105365 Fair enough. And don't worry I mess up my writing all of the time, that's why I asked a friend of mine to be my proofreader! But I can tell that if it's on a daily basis that's not really an option. But anyways I'm just glad to help!
6105392 Funny story. I got a friend to proofread, but due to my usually immaculate writing, I ended up ditching him. All he ever said was "good job." Half the chapters are un-proofread. Many of them are first drafts.
6105404 That makes sense actually, given how short they are compared to the other fimfics that I have read, nevertheless, you have impressed me with being able to post DAILY chapter updates on a consistant basis. That there takes skill my friend.
How did the radio tower transmit without any power? Or did I miss a part where he set something up for the tower?
6104118
Yeah, playing games is much more both emotionaly and entertaining.
I actually played the 2 walking dead games ( from telltale games ), and damn the feels ...
. For those who don't , just go and finish them.
By the way, the games are WAY better than the series
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I thought exactly the same, do they actually trust each other that much to let the read their journal?
Maybe, but I wouldn't let a child read mine when I wrote how exactly I killed his mother...
6105958 Hmm... I'm trying to decide whether I should tell you, or let it be revealed... ah, to hell with it.
The previous survivor that lived there was a bona fide genius. She (I'm working on the assumption that it's the same person we heard over the radio) wired up electricity to the tower that was still working when Leon arrived.
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He doesn't see a journal as like a diary, that is a sacred book of personal thoughts, but rather a place to chronicle events. That's why things are so short: He tells you what happened. Nothing more, nothing less. As such, he wants everyone to write in it so you can get the best story possible.
6106205
I haven't seen either
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He never thought a kid like Jamie would take the time to go back and read. Of course in actuality that helped him.