Why didn't they just lock themselves in their rooms

>>83815915
the thing can literally fit under cracks in doors

that's how blair was able to come and go as he pleased

>>83815985

But they didn't know that at the time so your observation is irrelevant.

>>83815915

Because, all /r9k/ memes aside, this is not a tenable way for human beings to live, especially when you are obliged to be self-reliant (to the point of utilizing your given supply stockpile) in order to stay alive. You can't order JimmyJohn's to your door and there's no internet. So you're going to walk aroud the facility.

This already wasn't a viable option when Copper made his dumb suggestion; most everyone had already gotten a good look at Benning's arm, heard the scream, started getting the picture. Everyone saw that corpse they brought back and knew something was fucked.

Part of how a quarantine works is that the contagion is at least isolated or better yet killed somehow. Just holing up in this case accomplishes neither and leaves the thing alive until such time as it can escape to a populated area and declare game over. Mac understood this quickly, and others probably realized much the same even if they didn't verbalize it as he did.

>>83816918
lol wow autism
>>83815915
no good reason, good point op

>>83816918
Why didn't the Eagles just fly the thing to mordor?

>>83817800
this bring a good question

who would win, Sauron with all the orcs or the thing

>>83816918
>encounter an alien lifeform behind human comprehension
>maybe it cant get us if we close the door

>>83818571
>implying you're not safe if you stay under your blanket

>>83818619
>>83818619
this