Laws of the Shuteyes


 * Decaying - the decaying phase of the shuteyes is about the same as the ordinary dead person. Due to the skeletonisation phase of a dead person varying between 1 year-12 years; most of the shuteyes that died during the initial outbreaks are all most likely dead dead by 2032. Most of the seen shuteyes on Better Days Ahead most likely reanimated during 2026-2032, which implies a large number of people still survived the apocalypse. This also means any shuteye seen with skeletonised body parts or 'a melting phase' as commonly put most likely reanimated in or before 2030. There are also the factors of temperature and water that apply to real decaying processes. Areas close to the equator or areas that suffer from frequent hot climates most likely have little to no shuteye populations, or if they do the populations likely die very quickly; but this does not take into effect of the possibility of Smoggers or fleeing survivors. However, areas with cold climates most likely also have little shuteye populations but their shuteye populations are likely to last longer. With water, any shuteye that had reanimated within or entered any oceans/seas/lakes are also most likely dead dead due to the decaying phase after atleast 1 year; this does not take into the effect of swamps.
 * This may have also caused problems due to the native populations as many may have fled to the areas but died to a list of other reasons and caused outbreaks in those said regions. There are some exceptions to the decaying phase, as seen with Smoggers where the infection has been trapped within the air alongside them, that the decaying phase has been paused and protected by the floating particles.


 * Running/Walking - the running/walking phase brings a unique not-seen-before event to the zombie world and is similar to the Warm Bodies' no brains = no memories technique. This unique law brings in that once a shuteye eats, they regain human-like abilities. Depending on their physical ability, if a shuteye has freshly eaten they will be accessed to run, climb and sometimes even crawl. After a while, their running phase beings to slow, eventually turning them to fast walkers and then back to walking. However, due to most of the survivor population knowing how to survive by 2032 and being part of huge walled communities, running shuteyes are less frequent as they were early on in the apocalypse.
 * Keep in mind, this works regardless of weather.
 * Bites/Injuries/Death - in the Better Days Ahead universe, it follows the same rules as The Walking Dead where everyone is infected. Any method of killing causes the person to reanimate, but decapitation and being hanged. With a cut of circulation to the rest of the body, the virus shuts down if it is only the head working due to the host being useless. Though killing a shuteye through the head is the most effective way, also decapitating the shuteye kills it. As for humans, bites and kill-worthy injuries will result in a reanimation if the person is not killed through the head. However, small injuries that have a small chance of getting infected like a paper cut, grazing the knee etc. won't result in a reanimation. Other diseases and viruses, like cancer or the flu that may kill someone also reanimates the individual. However, small diseases (such as an ear piercing infection) will not cause a reanimation if it doesn't kill the person. For scratches, a scratch from an animal or healthy human will not result in a reanimation (unless said being has a disease - like rabies) but a scratch can vary for a shuteye; depending on the longevity and deepness.
 * That being said, a bite from a healthy human will also not result in a reanimation unless the bite becomes infected and/or kills the person.
 * Smogger Laws - Smogger gas or 'Smog' still works outside of their confined location after being freed. They are still able to cough and breathe on a person, but if the smogger is unkilled and remains outside, they turn back to their shuteye self with the enhanced ability to only cough. Smoggers have the unique ability to cough, sneeze or breathe on someone that infects them if not protected that is unseen across any other shuteye. They also have grown sharp claws that are able to dig deep into an uninfected.
 * Blood - In a circumstance that shuteye blood enters a healthy human's eyes, nose or mouth; they will not become infected. However, the practice of willingly drinking huge amounts of shuteye blood OR healthy human blood will cause a reanimation; despite the human not suffering from any injury. This practice harms cannibalistic groups where they have to drain almost all of the blood away.
 * Senses - Shuteyes cannot smell a human or any other smell. Touch and Taste are senses that are seen as defunct or not useful. Some shuteyes, aka the older ones can suffer from a blindness and a particular type of shuteye; the Silenters, have lost all traces of sight. For ordinary shuteyes however, sight is not a strong sense as often after losing a healthy human or animal, they tend to give up after around 2-5 minutes. With this, the blind, partially blind, decaying or Silenter shuteyes tend to use the vibrations of objects or sounds of movement to detect a moving being. This carries on with the sense of hearing; where ordinary shuteyes are attracted to only the loudest noise; with even loud noises attracting shuteyes away from survivors.
 * Leaping - Ordinary shuteyes and Smoggers do NOT have the ability to leap. Some silenters, depending on their blindness can leap; though it is not that affective. Only is it mentioned that another mutation of shuteyes can leap and are referred to as Leapers or Lepers but they only exist in the East USA.
 * Exhaustion - Like with humans, shuteyes of all breeds do eventually get exhausted. If it is a running shuteye, they will eventually and quickly go back to walking if in a chase for a long time. This will also render them exhausted from leaping, climbing and crawling.
 * Fire - Fire will kill all shuteyes of all mutations and breeds. However, with Smoggers, fire will not kill them. Though the virus dies quicker from fire and heat, Smoggers' brains are still protected by a thick layer of the virus that makes fire unreachable. That being said, a high pressure of fire/heat can still kill Smoggers if used for a long time.
 * Animals - Animals cannot turn into shuteyes. period.