The next morning, the captain is worried about the approaching horde of zombies. He wants to kill them all, but Carrol reminds him that they're all set for the story, so they shouldn't imitate their actions. The captain tells Carrol that the sound of the "swoop toss clang" was too loud for the zombies to see them, so he's going to have to fight them anyway. Carrol tells the captain that he'll be worried when he gets back to the command post, but that they should just wait until the rescue comes, since the signals are still being blocked. The situation at the command center is complicated, Carrol says, because the zombies keep mutating and evolving. Everyone knows that being scared isn't going to help them, because they can't do anything because of fear.