>>5480863Any way you look at it the window should be your top priority now. You can't think of any way to hide your entrance fully- a broken window is a dead giveaway of something odd after all- but a broken window that someone has bothered to cover up and one that's just missing half the glass are very different. The former kind of fits in with the, er, 'aesthetic' out back, and could maybe be the result of a broken window that they just haven't gotten around to fixing yet. It's possible to overlook. The latter not only draws attention, but is also drafty and possible to get through while making almost no noise. Not a good combination of features, especially now.
While not an expert in window repair, you do have 18 years of pop culture to help you in figuring out what to do. In zombie movies and in hurricanes and stuff like that people nail wood over their windows to stop things from getting in, right? You don't really have the time for that, but that does provide you with some inspiration. There's plenty of wood in the garage, and there should be duct tape or something similar around to. That'd certainly make for a quick fix that's just a little more solid than "shove something in front of it".
With that decided, you head downstairs. You turn the flashlight off at the bottom of the stairs, wanting to stay cautious given the exposed window. Several seconds later you're very glad you made this decision. Just as you pass through the living room and walk up to the kitchen counter so that you can examine the hole in the window and determine how much you're going to need to fix it, you hear something. A faint noise to your front and left. In the back yard.
You freeze up. A moment later, you hear it again. Something that sounds like the rustling of shoes on grass. Another moment, and you snap to attention. You definitely aren't imagining that noise. Something is just outside, and probably coming closer. You need to act- NOW.
>Drop down to the floor and hide using the counter as cover so that you can't be seen through the window. If something tries to get through then you'll jump up and ambush them.>The laundry room is only a very short distance from you. You'll quickly back up and withdraw into it.>The short hallway from the garage to the kitchen is barely out of view of the windows. If you cross the room and hide there then you can either retreat into the garage or charge towards the window as needed.>Yup, nope, fuck this. You'll try to get to the living room door as quietly and quickly as possible and sneak out the front. Time to find somewhere else.>Back up slightly and keep your golf club and knife at hand. If anything tries to get in then you're the one with the defending advantage. You'll fight back.>Write-in 