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fleshingitout Since: Dec, 1969
#1: Feb 20th 2011 at 7:27:27 PM

Hi. This is my first post here, so hopefully I'm doing it right. I'm writing a story right now that involves a group of children that live inside a dome in a snowy tundra after a nuclear war destroyed most of the world. This group wants to get out of the dome, but outside there are monsters. The most known, and the one that I'm having the most trouble with, are white wolf like things that don't have a name yet. They move at a speed that is almost undetectable to the human eye. As of right now, I know that the dome has cameras outside that take pictures at incredibly fast speeds to detect whether the wolves are trying to breach the walls or not. What I need help with is this. What is a good way for the kids to be able to remain safe from these wolves when they escape from the dome and try to get to another nearby shelter? Any ideas?

SandJosieph Since: Dec, 2009
#2: Feb 20th 2011 at 7:35:36 PM

Silver bullets and crosses? This almost sounds like a Zombie Apocalypse that uses werewolves in place of zombies.

doorhandle Since: Oct, 2010
#3: Feb 20th 2011 at 9:40:05 PM

Maybe they could distract them? if the wolves are too fast for the human eye to see there is not way they could outrun or outfight them.

AtomJames I need a drink Since: Apr, 2010
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#4: Feb 21st 2011 at 5:41:41 AM

perhaps the wolves would like to study these potential meal tickets first in order to take them down more efficiently?

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JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
RalphCrown Short Hair from Next Door to Nowhere Since: Oct, 2010
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#6: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:51:14 AM

It sounds to me like you've painted yourself into a corner. Is there any reason the wolves can't be slower or have some weakness?

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fleshingitout Since: Dec, 1969
#7: Feb 21st 2011 at 8:12:52 AM

sand: I don't really want a werewolf like monster in this book. I think they're kind of... overused maybe. x.x

doorhandle and atom: They are going to be outside with them for a few days, walking a little less than 50 miles, so I think even if they did study them or distracted them, they would be there longer than the wolves would need and longer than they would be distracted.

jhm: I don't know what that is. o.o

ralph: Well, they can have weaknesses, I just haven't been able to come up with any so far.

JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Drakovicz Sad.... :( Since: Oct, 2010
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#9: Feb 21st 2011 at 8:32:50 AM

Well... about weaknesses...

What about extremely sensitive sense of smell? Useful for hunting, kinda makes sense for, basically super-wolves, and it can be used against them - incredibly strong smell/stench/aroma, would be probably unpleasant to them, and they would likely avoid such place. And if you want to have a confrontation between wolves and children, a smell strong enough to overload their noses would probably left them confused, and give children a chance to run/fight. (I totally did not copy this idea from Discworld...)

Alternatively, extremely sensitive hearing? It would function pretty much the same way as above, just switch strong smell, with loud noises.

And dont forget about fire. Most wild animals are afraid of fire, and fire is a weakness of many supernatural dangers. Also, from your description, it seems as your wolves are somehow connected to cold/winter (white wolves, supernatural, in area covered in snow...) so it would get extra points for making kind of sense... During the travels, the children would always have to make sure, they have strong fire nearby, at night, they would have to make a perimeter from fireplaces-torches around the camp, and theoretically, they could even try to fight the wolves with torches or maybe even crude flamethrowers, etc...

edited 21st Feb '11 8:33:52 AM by Drakovicz

Has a compulsive editing and re-editing disorder.
Tachyonwolf Since: Apr, 2010
#10: Feb 21st 2011 at 9:18:48 AM

give them fish... befriend them maybe?

edited 21st Feb '11 9:19:36 AM by Tachyonwolf

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