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Posted: **Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:15 am**

Z-Day - 8:58 AM Mountain Daylight Time - On I-80 West
On the highway-
Tisha drove the news van west from the T-Bone on I-80. Willie sat beside her in the middle of the van's front seat, and Randall occupied the shotgun seat. Behind the van, David drove his big rig down the road. I-80 was a two-lane highway running across flat land. There were no guardrails here, nor was there a median divider separating the westbound lanes from the two eastbound lanes to their left. There were a couple of small towns, Potter and Dix, in this direction, but the nearest big town was Kimball, several miles away. The interstate led directly across the Wyoming border and into Cheyenne, the nearest big city, some forty miles away. F. E. Warren Air Force Base was situated just west of Cheyenne, its front gates accessible from the city.

Posted: **Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:05 am**

Though keeping her eyes on the road, Tisha spots something.

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:50 am**

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:02 pm**

Driving on, David thinks about maybe picking up some girl along the way. Maybe he´ll get some company after all.

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Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:35 am**

8:59 AM
On the highway-
Randall glanced over at Willie. "Now's probably a good time to teach me how to be a sound man," he said.

David could see clearly down the road. He was about two miles east of Potter now, and everything was smooth so far.

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:51 am**

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Posted: **Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:51 am**

"Not much traffic heading west," Tisha remarks. "The rioting must be worse than we thought. Keep the doors locked."

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:27 am**

9:00 AM
On the highway-
Randall nodded and made sure his door was locked while Willie instructed him in the finer points of holding a microphone. The vehicles moved down the highway another mile or so.

Posted: **Wed Nov 14, 2018 5:54 pm**

"What the hell?" Tisha slows down slightly as she comes closer to the people, trying to get a better look. The rioting must be worse than she thought.Still, she's reluctant to stop and get sidetracked.

Posted: **Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:41 am**

David tries to put everything together in his head.

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Posted: **Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:58 am**

Not hesitating helping out a girl in obvious distress, David hits the brakes. The rig isn´t quick to come to a halt, though. Somehow, there must have been an accident. In his head he thinks about what to grab as first aid. A toilet roll? That will do for starters.

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Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2018 3:29 am**

9:01 AM
On the highway-
Tisha slowed down the news van as she approached the turnoff to the right to Potter. David also reduced speed behind her, bringing his truck to a halt just before it. On the shoulder, she and the others with her could clearly see a man lying on his back with a woman straddling him. The man was motionless, and the woman was chewing on his nose. Then she suddenly stopped, stood up, and turned toward the vehicles. One of her eyes was gone, blood oozing from the empty socket. The other was an angry red. A moan escaped her lips. Then the man sat up, his eyes opening. They were red as well.

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:51 am**

Tisha lets out several curses as she sees the scene in front of her.

"Are you fu*king getting this, Willie? My God, she's eating him!"

Now, Tisha was an ambitious journalist who desperately wanted her big break, but she also wanted to be alive to enjoy her big break. She'll try and drive away from the pair before they get close. Hopefully Willie gets enough time to get some footage, but she's not going to risk letting these things get close when she has no weapon to speak of.

If only I had brought my gun. Damn it. Well, this makes getting to the army base all the more important.

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2018 9:26 pm**

David has second thoughts. This is no rescue mission. This is a lost cause. Somehow. He drops the roll of paper and puts the truck in first gear, creeping to a slow start, sure not to bump into any vehicle or injured people.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 5:47 pm**

9:02 AM
On the highway-
Willie, while he had seen all sorts of horrible things in his long career, was nonetheless shocked - though he still had the presence of mind to take his camera and start filming the two people by the side of the road. "I'm getting it, Tish," he said.

Randall was even more stunned. "I'm getting it, Tish," he echoed.

Tisha drove past the two as the man on the shoulder stood up. He and the woman lurched after the news van, but they were safely past. Then David followed in his truck, also getting past them before they could reach his vehicle. Looking in the side mirrors, they could see that the couple were following them. The woman was running at a rather high rate of speed, but the man staggered at a more sedate pace. Both of them fell back as the vehicles gained speed and were soon lost to sight. The vehicles crossed the invisible line between Cheyenne County and Kimball County.

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:39 pm**

Oh....

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Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 7:06 pm**

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 7:14 pm**

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Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:01 pm**

"Whatever this is, it's not just a riot." Tisha says, letting out an exhale as they get safely away from the pair. "I'm glad you got some footage though Willie. That will be gold for us."

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:52 pm**

9:03 AM
On the highway-
"Whatever this is, it's not just a riot," parroted Randall. "I'm glad you got some footage though, Willie. That will be gold for us."

Willie looked over at him. "You okay, kid?" he asked.

"You okay, kid?"

The vehicles sped down the road, which was thankfully clear ahead. They were now a mile outside of Dix.

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2018 1:30 am**

"I don't know what's wrong with him. Ugh, this is just my luck." Tisha lamented, wondering what she'd do if Randall wasn't able to do his job.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:04 am**

9:04 AM
On the highway-
"Relax, Tish, I've seen this before," said Willie. "Happens all the time in combat zones. Usually to green folks who haven't seen the elephant yet, but sometimes even hardened guys go a little nuts. It's post-traumatic stress, but this kind is rather mild. All he does is repeat other people's words. I think he'll snap out of it in a few minutes."

"Relax, Tish, I've-" started Randall, but then he shook his head. "Geez, man! She was eating him!"

"Yeah, it happens. Seen it myself once in Southeast Asia. You want to continue that lesson on how to hold a mike? Might help get your mind off...things."

Randall gulped and nodded, and Willie went back into instructor mode. Neither of them were paying much attention to the road ahead, and Tisha wasn't either. Tears welled up in her eyes unbidden, blurring her vision so that she couldn't see. It thus came as a tremendous shock to her when her vision cleared and the Greyhound bus suddenly loomed up in front of her a short distance past the turnoff to Dix. The bus was on its side, having rolled over. It had been traveling eastward on the other side of the highway, but it was slewed across both of the eastbound lanes and one and a half westbound lanes - the ones they were in right now. It might have been possible to squeeze past it by straddling the shoulder, but a few people were staggering and crawling around on that stretch of road. More were climbing out of the bus's shattered windows. They had various horrifying injuries, apparently from the crash, which appeared to have occurred recently. It was a wonder that they were all still moving.

Posted: **Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:21 am**

Tisha does not buy Willie's explanation. For one thing,they were not in a warzone. And the man who had been eating had gotten up and seemed to have been chasing them. Tisha did not believe in zombies, though she had heard a few jokes over the last couple of hours that this was what that was. (The jokes had gradually grown more serious.) But she did know that something was very wrong here. Her current suspicion was on some sort of virus.

When she sees the overturned bus it comes as a shock, but she struggles to keep cool, and mostly succeeds.

"Nobody move. These people may be like the ones we saw back a ways. They could be infected with something or in a state of shock. Either way, we don't want to get near them."

She attempts to keep moving past them, but she's only an average driver at best and her nerves seem to get the better of her.

Posted: **Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:01 pm**

David curses as he hits the brakes to avoid hitting the van or the bus vreckage. "MICHAEL BAYYYY!!!!" He screams as he bites down hard as he slams his foot down.

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In panic, David calculates the speed and distance to impact and the possible effects of his truck smashing right through the roof of the bus.

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Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:13 pm**

9:05 AM
On the highway-
The overturned Greyhound just came up too fast, and there was no time to avoid it. Tisha slammed on the brakes and jerked the wheel. "Look out!" screamed Willie, trying to grab the wheel himself, but he was too slow. Randall, who was a good driver, was all the way over in the shotgun seat and unable to reach the wheel. All he could do was watch in horror as the van skidded and slammed sideways into the front of the bus with a sickening crunch, now fully blocking the highway. As if that wasn't bad enough, David's truck was right behind them. With the van in front of him, he hadn't seen the bus until it was too late. He pressed down on the brakes, frozen in terror. The huge eighteen-wheeler plowed into the other side of the van, sandwiching it with a screech of metal being twisted in a way no vehicle was meant to endure outside of a demolition derby. Fortunately, unlike in a Michael Bay movie, there was no explosion. However, Tisha and her passengers were now very badly injured and trapped in the van, as the doors would not open due to the vehicles on either side. The windshield was shattered, however, so it might still be possible to escape once they unbuckled their seatbelts, which had very likely saved their lives.

Over at the bus, the three shambling figures on the shoulder turned and began to lumber toward the wrecked van. More were clambering out of the windows on the side of the bus that now faced the sky, crawling over the bus toward the van and plunging to the highway below.

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Posted: **Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:40 pm**

"If I just sit here, it won´t be that bad. 100, 99, 98, 97..." David adjusts his grip on the wheel while counting backwards at every other position. When the hands meet, he changes direction till they meet again. All the while he watches the stumbling people outisde.
"I´m alright, I´m all all right", he comforts himself.

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:11 am**

Tisha blinks, dazed for a moment, but she uses the pain to focus.

Oh hell. I am not going to die here in the middle of the highway. Not like this.

Unhooking her belt, she looks back at Randall and Willie, relieved to see they're both awake. Willie because she genuinely liked the older man, and Randall because if it came to it, he'd provide a distraction.

No, not gonna think like that.

"We need to get out of here. These people could have the same disease that infected the others. S*it, we'll have to leave the equipment behind for now too.

She tries to climb through the window.
And she makes it out. Thank the Lord for Jenny Craig and the desire to look good on camera.

If she can, she limps around to Willie's window and tries to assist him. "Grab your camera, if you can! We need to get this!"

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:24 am**

9:06 AM
On the highway-
Randall and Tisha scrambled through the shattered windshield, which like modern windshields had broken into countless glass pebbles upon impact rather than into dangerous shards as older ones did. They made it out very quickly, spurred on by adrenaline. Randall was even able to bring his baseball bat with him. Willie nearly made it out on his own, but his severe injuries slowed him down, and he remained half in and half out until Randall and Tisha teamed up to pull him the rest of the way, and just in time. The first three of the apparently infected people shambled up to the van, with another some distance behind them and four more emerging from the wrecked bus.

"The truck doesn't look too badly damaged," said Randall quickly. "That's our only way out of here!" He scrambled over to the truck and tried the door on the passenger side of the cab, but it was locked. "Hey!" he shouted to David. "Let us in!" Yet David did not react, still frozen in fear.

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Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:58 am**

Tisha looks over at Randall and summons all of her charm.

"Use the bat to break the window open, quickly!"
Then she takes off towards the back of the truck, hoping she's fast enough to avoid whatever these things were.

Ah Hell. She was just going to call them zombies.

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:05 am**

9:06:12 AM
On the highway-
Willie sprinted toward the back of the truck right behind Tisha.

Randall didn't hesitate, smashing the window with his baseball bat. Unfortunately, this left him vulnerable to the three infected people. One of them tripped over another, knocking them both to the ground, but the third one wrapped its arms around Randall, its jaws chomping on empty air! David still didn't react.

Posted: **Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:35 am**

Tisha feels a tinge of guilt when Randall goes down, but quickly suppresses it.

She looks to Willie, the one of them more likely of them to do something rash. "Don't even think about it, Willie. Neither of us are armed. But now's our chance; let's get into the truck!"

She steps forward and tries to gauge if she'll be able to avoid the zombies and crawl through the window. Hopefully they'd all be distracted with Randall and there would be enough space to slip through.

Posted: **Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:04 am**

9:06:24 AM
On the highway-
Willie and Tisha ran back for the truck's passenger side door. Willie reached through where the window used to be, unlocked the door, and threw it open. "Get in!" he screamed. Tisha scrambled into the cab, followed quickly by Willie. "Get us out of here!" he shouted to David, who finally came to his senses to realize that he had picked up a beautiful woman after all, though not in the way he had expected.

Randall swung his baseball bat wildly and howled in agony as the man who had seized him tackled him to the ground and crushed him, cracking his ribs. The other two regained their feet.

Posted: **Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:48 am**

"...seven. Heaven girl, I´ll just slide it in reverse. An´we´ll be clear in a jiffy." David attempts to steer out of the wrecked van and bus pile-up. He smiles at the lithe woman and the older man. "Name´s Dave. Theres some JD in the glovie." He studies the face of the late 20´s girls face as he steers using the side mirrors on the passenger side. "You have some grime on your lip there, hon. Use the bourbon to clean that."

Posted: **Sun Dec 09, 2018 2:44 am**

9:06:36 AM
On the highway-
David expertly switched into reverse and pulled the truck back away from the cannibals, soon getting out of their potential reach. Their interest was entirely consumed by Randall, however.

"Wait!" screamed Randall in desperation. "Don't leave me!" With a surge of adrenaline, he broke free of the grip of the man who had grabbed him and threw him backwards. Unfortunately, one of the other two began to chew on his right arm. The other tried to gnaw on his right leg, but he managed to roll out of the way somehow.

Willie shuddered and opened the glove compartment. "Poor kid..." he said. "At least I made sure you survived, Tisha." Inside the glove compartment, in addition to the bottle of Jack Daniels, there was also a first aid kit that he removed. "Ah, just what we needed!" Both he and Tisha were badly hurt from the double crash, and they were bleeding on the upholstery.

Posted: **Sun Dec 09, 2018 9:18 am**

"Damn shame," Tisha says, looking away. She'd never admit it, but that look of desperation in Randall's eyes was going to haunt her for a very long time to come. It was better to look away. If she didn't see it, maybe he would survive. Or she could tell herself that anyway. "Even worse, we don't have any good footage." She checks to see if she still has her cell. Maybe she could record herself for a minute or too and have something to upload later. "But thanks for that, Willie. Knew there was a reason I kept you around." Joke aside, she was glad her cameraman had survived. He was like family to her.

She smiles at their driver, but inwardly groans. Just great.She'd be being leered at the whole way by this creep. But there weren't any better options at this moment.

"Thanks for your help back there." What little it was.I'm Tisha, this is Willie. You may have seen us around. Channel 5 at 5? We were on the way to the air force base to find out what we could about all this when this all happened. I'm good friends with the commander, and think I can get some answers. More importantly, I think the world around us has gone crazy and that would be the safest place to hold up for a bit."

Taking the first aid kit, she sets to work attempting to treat her injury. She also takes a swig of the Jack Daniels, though not too much. She wanted to be able to focus on her interview later.

Posted: **Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:35 pm**

David turns the truck at first safe opportunity and looks for a turnoff to get them around the wreckage on the highway. The plan is to take the smaller roads to WAFB and the intended goal of his run, in close vicinity to the base.
"Sounds sweet. I´ll find us a way around the get to them flyboys."

Posted: **Sun Dec 09, 2018 8:31 pm**

9:06:48 AM
On the highway-
Tisha was able to treat some of her bruises very effectively. She felt much better, and none of her injuries would show up on camera. Her cell phone didn't have a signal, but she was still able to get some video. Remarkably, Randall scrambled to his feet and somehow eluded all three of his pursuers, who lumbered after him slowly. He bolted for the truck as David made a three point turn. "Wait!" he cried.

Willie borrowed some of the first aid supplies, but in his weakened state he wasn't able to help himself much.

David now had the truck facing east. If he waited for a few seconds, Randall could catch up and climb into the cab, though it would be a tight squeeze. Still, there was a sleeper compartment in the back of the cab that could fit him, and from the looks of him he needed to lie down anyway. The last turnoff he had seen was a few miles back at Potter. He knew that he'd be able to either turn left and get onto Route 30 just south of Potter, which ran parallel to I-80 and would pass through Dix and Kimball, or he could turn right and hope to find some other way west.

Posted: **Sun Dec 09, 2018 9:33 pm**

"There´s a man with chutzpah! He refuses to lie down. Let´s raise the odds for him to join us. HOLD ON!" Unbelieavably, he puts the truck in reverse once again to close the gap to Randall.
Now, if Randall could get in they could all take the road right and hope for a westbound back road.

Posted: **Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:52 pm**

Tisha shakes her head, amazed that Randall was still going, but also secretly relieved.

Seeing she was looking(and feeling) better, she tries to work her magic on Willie.
Amazingly she does a pretty good job fixing him up too. Huh, maybe I should have been a doctor.

Posted: **Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:29 am**

9:07 AM
On the highway-
"Thanks, Tisha," said Willie, who promptly returned the favor.

Almost out of breath, Randall raced around the front of the truck, threw open the passenger side door of the cab, and squeezed inside, slamming it behind him. "Go!" he cried, leaning back and closing his eyes. "It burns like hell! I need a doctor..."

The three cannibals that had attacked him stumbled alongside the truck, heading for the cab. A fourth one had just rounded the van, and there were several more who had emerged from the bus some distance behind it.

Posted: **Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:55 am**

"Try and stay calm," Tisha instructed. She was glad Randall had survived, both for her own conscience as well as the fact he could give a hell of a story. But part of her was worried as well. She had not watched many zombie movies, but she seemed to recall their victims tended to come back as zombies when they died. Would something like that happen here? That man she had seen the woman eating just a few minutes ago had seemed to become one of them. Was that how it was spread?

No, she was a reporter, and reporters operated based on facts. Randall could still talk and was looking at her with less of a hungry look then David was. She'd do what she could to help him until the army got a look at him.

If possible, she leans forward and tries to help ease his wounds.

Posted: **Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:43 pm**

"All abouard!" David gets some road between the truck and the wounded. He looks after a right turn and calls on his lucky star for a westbound farm road towards Cheyenne. He stretches his left leg and eases off on the stress of the knee he had hit quite hard on the impact.

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:34 am**

9:08 AM
On the highway-
David pulled away. Their pursuers continued to lumber after the truck, but they were far too slow to keep up with it. They dropped back and soon disappeared into the distance. David drove on and was soon a mile away from the crash. It was another two miles to Potter and the turnoff.

Randall tied a tourniquet around his arm with consummate skill, and he and Willie treated his injuries from the collisions. "My parents wanted me to be a doctor," he said, "but I changed majors and went pre-law instead. I know enough to patch myself up a little, but I could use a real doctor. I think I've got a fever."

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:06 am**

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Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:04 am**

While they work on Randall, Tisha pulls out her phone.

"This is Tisha Roberts* With Channel 5 news, reporting live. Ten minutes ago on route to the local air force base, my camera man and I encountered individuals suffering from the strange disease spreading across the world. These individuals, despite having been in a serious bus wreck, showed no reaction to the pain and attempted to attack us. Even more alarming, we encountered a woman eating a man, who soon rose to his feet and pursued us as well! My team and I are alright, and presently heading towards the air force base to get an interview with officials there and learn what the military is doing to protect us from the threat. In the meantime, this reporter wants to stress that these people with this disease cannot seemed to be reasoned with. Do not, I repeat, do not approach them under any circumstance. This is Tisha Roberts signing off."

OOC: *I'm not sure she has a last name

Satisfied with her report, Tisha puts the phone away. Hopefully she'd be able to transmit it soon. Hearing of Randall's discomfort, she frowns.

"We still don't know how this disease is spread. If you feel yourself getting worse, you need to tell us for all our safety, and we'll tie you up until we can get you some treatment to prevent any... loss of control on your part."

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2018 4:34 am**

9:09 AM
On the highway-
Tisha couldn't quite keep her fear from coming through when she made her recording, but a part of her thought that nobody would ever see it.

"Yeah..." said Randall. "I'm not about to start eating people, but I don't feel so good...I think that bite infected me..."

From the way David looked at Tisha, she was sure he wouldn't mind if she tied him up too.

David progressed another mile, and was now only a mile away from the Potter exit. As he looked ahead, he could clearly see the woman who had been eating the man running in his direction. She must have run nearly a mile since he had first passed her! The man was visible too in the distance, as well, still coming their way, albeit slower. And even further in the distance, over two miles ahead, he could see a red Porsche 911 coming westward as well, toward him. There hadn't been any westward traffic earlier. He couldn't help admiring those wheels - and the beautiful woman driving. She was going extremely fast, apparently not realizing she was heading directly into danger.

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:27 am**

Randall's words don't inspire much confidence in Tisha. As soon as his eyes are off her, she nudges Willie and mouths Watch him.

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:00 pm**

David reacts in a heartbeat. He flashes the headlights, and lets the horn rip the air. A steady honk. He also waves his left arm out the window and moves it up and down in a gesture indicating - slow down. Deciding not to slow down himself but keeping to the right side.

Posted: **Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:43 am**

9:10 AM
On the highway-
Willie nodded and kept an eye on Randall, who disinfected and bandaged the bite wound on his arm.

"I hope I can make it to the base," said Randall. "I'm sure there will be doctors there, but will they even let me in? Maybe there's one closer. What about those scientists back at the T-Bone? Maybe they could help."

David steered his truck around the woman, who turned around after the truck passed and continued to chase after it, though with no hope of actually catching it. He likewise bypassed the man she had been eating. As they got close to the off ramp at Potter, everyone could see the red sports car approaching it from the east. The Porsche slowed down and came to a halt just before the turnoff.

Posted: **Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:39 am**

"I'm sure it will be fine," said Tisha. "The military will probably relish the chance to have an opportunity to treat someone in your condition. I can't imagine them turning you away."

She pays no attention to the car, reasoning that zombies probably could not drive.

Posted: **Thu Dec 13, 2018 5:32 pm**

David takes the turnoff to the right and checks for a sign of a road towards the west.

Posted: **Fri Dec 14, 2018 5:23 am**

9:11 AM
On the back roads-
David turned right onto a winding back road. While he was familiar with the major roads, he didn't usually venture off the beaten track. Other small roads branched off at various points, leading to various houses.

Behind him, Felice also got off of the highway and followed him down the road, hoping that he knew where he was going.

"The tourniquet will help me, buy me some time," said Randall. "Whatever this disease is, I think it spreads through the bloodstream. Cutting off the flow will slow it down."

Posted: **Fri Dec 14, 2018 6:32 am**

"The man who was being eaten by that woman seemed to become like her pretty quick," Tisha reasons. "So if you've not turned yet, chances are you'll be fine."

God I wish I believed that.

"Are you sure you know the way?" She asks David.

Posted: **Fri Dec 14, 2018 6:51 am**

David slowly hit the brakes, while using the turnsignal to the right. "Pass me some of the first aid bandages, it hurts like a dog."
While fiddling with his wound, he says, "I´m 50% sure the road will take us towards the base. The highway was a no go, so we need another route. An alternative is to head further back to the T-bone and find a proper way. The odds are there are pile-ups there too. But, no, I dom´t lnow for sure this is the right way. I only hope this road bends right and takes us to the fly-boys." "I´m not planning to get my face eaten today." For once, he hasn´t a smile on his face.

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Posted: **Sat Dec 15, 2018 5:37 am**

9:12 AM
On the back roads-
The road curved right, then left, and David stopped at a crossroads while he tried in vain to treat his wound and find a route. The GPS wasn't working, of course.

"I almost know where we're going," said Randall. "Damn this headache."

"Relax, I know this region like the back of my hand," said Willie. "I can get us through to the base and avoid the cities and major roads. The sun's to our left, and it's morning, so that way's east. If we turn right here, we'll be heading west, with the sun at our back."

Felice had no choice but to stop behind the truck, as the road was not wide enough for her to pass it. She was totally lost, and she'd have no choice but to keep following it and hope the trucker knew where he was going. While she was stopped, she got out of the car and rummaged through her bags.

Posted: **Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:29 am**

"Thanks Willie." David gives gas and turns right along with the directions.

Posted: **Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:34 pm**

"I knew there was a reason I kept you around," Tisha jokes.

She looks back at the woman following them. "Seems like we picked up a straggler." She was not too concerned however; at least, unless the woman started trying to eat them.

Posted: **Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:57 pm**

David brakes. "Maybe you should say hello?" He checks the woman checking her luggage via the side mirror. He licks his lips, turning back to Tisha.

Posted: **Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:26 pm**

"I'm not interested in any further delays." she says bluntly. "Besides, the more people we bring with us, the less likely we'll be able to get into the base. Let her approach us if she's so curious.. "

Posted: **Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:35 pm**

David gives the woman a few seconds to make up her mind, before he drives off again.

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:21 am**

9:13 AM
On the back roads-
"Any time," said Willie. "Good thing I wasn't killed in that crash...not quite."

Felice fished out a pistol from her luggage and slipped it into her purse. She approached the truck and waved to David and his passengers, who could all see she was devastatingly beautiful. "Hello," she said in an obvious Italian accent. "I'm Felice Piccone. What is happening today? There are crazy people eating people! I was just trying to drive east on the highway when I was stopped by a bunch of wrecked cars, and these cannibals came after me! Was it that bad to the west too? Where are you going now?"

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2018 12:35 pm**

"Just have a delivery, miss. You can hang on behind us. Heading west. No idea how bad it is. The highway was a mess though. Hence the backroads. Name´s David."

Posted: **Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:33 am**

"It seems bad all over," says Tisha. "If you have any place to hold up, I suggest you do so."

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2018 2:24 am**

9:14 AM
On the back roads-
"I was on my way to Chicago," said Felice, "but it probably isn't safe there either. Not that it was safe there before this started. I have nowhere to...hole up, as you say. I'm not even from this country. I'm from Italy."

"We're on our way to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Miss," said Willie. "That's got to be the safest place around. Just follow us, I know the way."

"Well, all right. I have nowhere else to go." She went back to her car and got behind the wheel again.

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2018 2:37 am**

"Willie!" Tisha says after Felice is out of earshot. "God, of all the times now you had to have taken the little blue pill?" She shakes her head.

"Don't ask me why, but i don't trust her." Whether that was from jealousy(she was used to being the most beautiful woman in the room) or something more even she is not sure.

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2018 2:45 am**

On the back roads-
"She seemed nice to me," said Willie with a shrug. "Anyway, she can follow us whether we want her to or not. It's not like this thing can outrun a Porsche. And once we get to the base, there will be thousands of Air Force personnel there."

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:29 am**

As a reporter, Tisha had developed a pretty good read on people, and it quickly became apparent to her her initial assessment of Felice was right.

"No, she's got something to hide. Maybe she is afraid for her life, but something's fishy. Despite being from Italy, somehow she both owns a gun and I could tell she knew her way around it. Seems a bit odd to me. My guess is she was up to something shady in Chicago. I don't know what her intentions are, and I suspect she's not foolish enough to try and mug all four of us, but I'm not exactly comfortable having her follow us while holding a gun."

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:24 pm**

"No worries, baby. I got a gun too." David grunts as he gets the truck rolling.

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:38 pm**

9:15 AM
On the back roads-
David turned the truck right, followed by Felice in her Porsche. A short distance ahead, the road curved around to the left and a thinner dirt road went straight ahead.

"Keep going," said Willie.

Next, the road went around a curve to the right, where it merged with another road heading left. "The road to the right goes back toward I-80," said Willie, "but we want to take that other road. It's a tight turn for the truck, though."

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:54 pm**

Spoiler:

David nods and takes the turn while biting his lip.

Posted: **Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:03 pm**

"Whoooah! That was mighty fun!" David smiles sincerely at his passengers.

Posted: **Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:51 pm**

OOC: Sorry, missed latest updates!

"As long as we avoid another accident," Tisha says. Still, David proves to be a very effective driver, and she relaxes somewhat. Part of her hopes though that Felice can't make the turn and they can ditch her.

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:21 am**

9:16 AM
On the back roads-
David took the hairpin curve with obvious expertise and continued heading west. Felice had no problem navigating the curve, considering that her sports car was much smaller and more maneuverable than a big rig, and she continued to follow.

"Straight ahead," said Willie as they blew through a crossroads. Not long after that, a road branched off to the right. "This road's ending soon. Turn right here, then left."

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:53 am**

Tisha remains quiet, but looks at Randall, hoping to see how he's doing.

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:10 am**

9:17 AM
On the back roads-
Tisha looked past Willie at Randall, who was sweating a lot and looked to be in obvious pain, but he was still hanging in there.

David followed directions, and before long a crossroads loomed ahead. "Good," said Willie. "We should be a mile or so south of Dix. That road to the right goes that way, but we want to go straight, which heads west."

Staggering toward the intersection down the right to the right was a man with a sucking chest wound who should not have still been able to walk, let alone stand.

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:02 am**

Seeing Randall's condition does not fill Tisha with much in the way of confidence. Hopefully they'd get to the base soon and they could treat him there.

Then she sees the zombie.
Once again she's mostly able to handle it, but its condition and the sheer unrealness of it still replusles her.

"There's another one of those things! Drive!" She yells at David.

Posted: **Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:00 am**

David has no intention to pick up a man. Even less a deaddie. If it were a teenage girl, that would´ve been another deal. "Headin´on, MIss T." "Alright if I call you Misty?" He raises an eyebrow at the reporter. "By the way, Misty, where´d you study at to become a journalist?"

Posted: **Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:44 pm**

Must.Not.Kill.

Tisha puts a smile on her face. "You can just call me Tish.

"I graduated from The University of Nebraska. How about you?'

Posted: **Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:22 am**

9:18 AM
On the back roads-
David blew through the intersection, continuing straight ahead. Felice sped through behind him. A short distance later, a small road branched off to the right. About half a mile beyond that was another crossroads.

"Keep going," said Willie. "Straight on until I tell you turn. We'll be heading left then."

Posted: **Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:01 pm**

"Tish, I got a house boat in Lake Tahoe. Trucking is my life. Been that as long as I can remember. Now, I just drop you guys at the base, then I have a pickup and head back to the truck stop. Rinse, repeat." "Just tell me when to turn, Randall."

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:46 am**

"You're not planning to stay holed up?" Tisha asks, curiosity getting the better of her. "It seems kind of... bad, out there. I don't think it will be safe until the military regains control.

Posted: **Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:28 pm**

9:20 AM
On the back roads-
The vehicles proceeded west for another couple of miles before the next intersection loomed ahead.

"We're approaching the area southeast of Kimball," said Willie. "If we go straight on, we'll get little closer to it then I''d like, but that's the best way to get to Route 71. We could also go left here, which is further from anywhere with a lot of people, and get there by another route, but it may be tougher for this rig to navigate the narrow roads. Your call."

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:51 am**

"Let´s stay as direct as possible and we´ll run through whatever tries to stop us." To Tish he says, "I´d say that the Truck stop is the best way to hole up at. We got quite a stash there, and I have just this run to finish. The end of days has to wait for another day!" David pats his pockets for a pack of Camels.

Posted: **Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:21 am**

9:21 AM
On the back roads-
David kept driving west, lighting up a cigarette. Behind him, the Porsche continued to follow. The vehicles crossed railroad tracks heading north and south. Shortly ahead was an intersection with a smaller north-south road, and beyond that an intersection with a wider road.

"Keep going past the first intersection," said Willie. "That road goes nowhere. The one past it is Route 71. That's what we want. To the right is Kimball, and we want to stay as far away from it as possible. We should turn left there. Straight ahead, just past the intersection, is Kimball's airport, and past there this road will reach I-80 again."

Posted: **Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:26 am**

"About how far are we from the base?" Tisha asks Willie , not really paying attention to the road at the moment.

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:54 am**

9:22 AM
On the back roads-
David blew through the first intersection, followed by the Ferrari, and soon the second one loomed ahead, this time with a larger road. The roads were clear in all directions.

"We're about thirty miles away from the base now," said Willie. "Okay, turn left up ahead."

Posted: **Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:06 am**

Tisha looks at Randall . "How you doing there Randall? ?" She asks, carefully checking him over.

Posted: **Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:44 am**

9:23 AM
On the back roads-
"I've seen better days," moaned Randall. "Like all of them." There was sweat on his forehead, and he clearly had a fever, but beyond that Tisha couldn't tell much.

David turned left onto Route 71. To the right, the airport was visible, though they could see no movement there. "We're going to want to turn right at some point," said Willie. The truck, with the Ferrari behind it, passed a road heading left.

Posted: **Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:42 am**

Well he's still able to talk. That's a good sign.

"Just hang in there. We'll be at the base in a little bit and will be able to get you some help."

Posted: **Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:33 am**

9:24 AM
On the back roads-
"I sure hope so," Randall muttered, closing his eyes. "It feels like my head's on fire."

David drove on, past another road heading left. A road going right branched off shortly past it. "Keep going, we don't want that one," said Willie. "It won't cut through." He glanced over at Tisha. "How are you holding up, Tish?"

Posted: **Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:44 am**

"I'm alive," she replied. "How bout you, Willie? You got pretty banged up back there. Look better now, though."

Posted: **Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:12 am**

9:25 AM
On the back roads-
"Yeah, you too," said Willie. "I think I'll be all right physically. Mentally, not so much." He shuddered. "I thought I'd seen it all, but today..."

The truck zoomed past a small dirt road going left, and then a four-way intersection loomed ahead. There was also a railroad crossing right after it. "Not here," said Willie. "That one goes nowhere too."

Posted: **Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:54 am**

Tisha is silent for a moment. She lays a hand on her friend's knee. "I know. Me too."

"But we need to stay sharp. This is our chance. The next few days are going to be momentous for human history. We owe it to the people to document it." (She omits her own not so secret desire for an Emmy. She'd had her speech half written for years.)

Posted: **Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:05 am**

On the back roads-
The lever was closed in front of the railway crossing, lights flashing and bell clanging, and the whistle of an approaching train could be heard from the left.

"Great, just our luck," grumbled Willie.

David brought the truck to a halt, and the Ferrari stopped behind it. The train chugged past at high speed, though not high enough. It looked to be a freight train, with the letters CSX in black paint on the cars, of which there were many.

Posted: **Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:24 am**

Tisha curses under her breath. She keeps alert for any more zombies. Even she knew them being stationary and out in the open like this was not a good thing.

Posted: **Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:05 am**

9:26 AM
On the back roads-
Tisha looked around in all directions, except straight ahead, as there was nothing to see there but the train as it rattled past. Car after car sped by, until finally they were gone - revealing an old man with scraggly gray hair in blue jeans and a plaid shirt. He staggered across the tracks, his vacant red eyes staring hungrily at the occupants of the truck. Tisha didn't see him until he was right up in the truck's grill.

Posted: **Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:12 am**

Tisha lets out a slight scream, but stays cool.

"Look, right there!" "DRIVE!" She shouts at David.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:37 am**

9:27 AM
On the back roads-
David didn't hesitate. He slammed the truck into gear and ran over the zombie, crushing it beneath its eighteen wheels. Felice gaped in shock at the mangled, still-moving corpse, and then drove around it to follow the truck.

About a mile later, another crossroads loomed ahead. "This is where we want to turn right," said Willie. "If we stay on this road much longer, we'll end up in Colorado."

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:33 am**

Tisha is very relieved when they run over the unfortunate zombie. Then she feels a surge of guilt.

Damn it, for all we know these people can still be cured. I shouldn't be so happy about it. Or maybe I'm just being realistic. Some of the injuries I've seen... there's no coming back from that.

She remains silent, feeling torn.

Posted: **Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:15 am**

9:28 AM
On the back roads-
David turned right, and the small convoy proceeded down the smaller road. A minute later, there was another crossroads ahead. "Just keep going straight ahead for several more miles," said Willie, checking the map. "I'll tell you when to turn."

Posted: **Sat Apr 20, 2019 7:51 pm**

"Who needs GPS when we have you, Willie? " Tisha said with a smirk.

Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:13 am**

9:33 AM
On the back roads-
"Thanks, Tish," said Willie.

The vehicles continued their westward journey in silence for another five minutes. Randall's condition was gradually getting worse, but he was still hanging in there. In the distance ahead was another crossroads with a slightly larger road.

"That road up ahead is County Road 17," said Willie. "To the right is Bushnell, a few miles to the north. We want to turn left instead, but we'll only stay on that road for a mile or so before we turn right and head west again."

Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2019 4:52 am**

"Hang in there, Randall," Tisha encourages. "The base is going to have medicine, and we'll get a medic to look at you as soon as we can." Part of her doubts what she's saying, but she figures she owes it to him to at least try and give him hope. And surely him lasting this long was a good sign, she tells herself.

Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2019 5:55 am**

9:34 AM
On the back roads-
The small convoy rolled into the intersection, which was clear, and turned left.

"I hope so," said Randall. "I just wish I had something for the pain. Some people take marijuana for pain. Don't suppose anyone has some?"

Posted: **Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:52 am**

Tisha looks through her pockets, hoping she has something on her; even an Advil would be something.

Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:29 am**

9:35 AM
On the back roads-
Tisha found a bottle of extra-strength Advil. Randall gratefully accepted it and popped a couple of them, dry-swallowing. "Thanks," he said. "It'll take some time to kick in, but I think it'll help. I feel better already. Must be the placebo effect."

David turned right a mile later as per Willie's directions, and Felice followed in her Porsche.

Posted: **Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:22 am**

"Glad I could help," Says Tisha. "Let me know if you need anymore." She pops one herself.

Posted: **Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:15 am**

9:36 AM
On the back roads-
"It's not safe to take any more for a while yet," said Randall. "It still hurts, but I'll have to put up with it until we get to the base where they'll have something stronger."

"This is County Road 16," said Willie as an intersection approached. "Just go straight on for a few more miles until we reach the Wyoming state line, where the road ends and we turn right."

Posted: **Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:05 am**

It was probably a good thing Randall still was concerned about the proper dose of medication, Tisha decided. She goes quiet and looks out the window at the scenery going by.

Posted: **Mon May 06, 2019 4:25 am**

9:43 AM
On the back roads-
The vehicles kept rolling for several more minutes, passing roads heading left and right. The scenery of Nebraska was plain, flat, and uninteresting. There was nothing here but cornfields and farms. Nebraska's farmland had suffered terribly during the massive flooding in the spring of 2019, but this area either had been spared the worst of it or had recovered with little sign of the damage. Eventually, after passing a small road branching off to the left, they approached a right-angled curve where the road turned right. Shortly before the curve was a sign that read "Welcome to Wyoming, the Equality State."

Posted: **Mon May 06, 2019 4:57 am**

"Ah Wyoming. The only state less interesting than Nebraska," Tisha comments wryly. "Still, I suppose we go where the story takes us. And I'm not about to give up this exclusive."

Posted: **Sun May 12, 2019 12:53 am**

9:44 AM
On the back roads-
The truck and sports car turned right, taking the curve slowly, and then left again at the next curve. The road came to an abrupt halt at a T-intersection, which was thankfully clear.

"Turn left here," said Willie. "To the right is Pine Bluffs, and towns are best avoided. We'll have to circle around Cheyenne to the south and come up at the base's back gates."

Posted: **Sun May 12, 2019 5:42 am**

"Thank God you're here, Willie. I'm pretty sure We'd be lost without you. Or wander into more of those things." She lets out an involuntary shiver.

She looks to see if Felice is still following them.

Posted: **Fri May 17, 2019 4:48 am**

9:45 AM
On the back roads-
"Thanks," said Willie. "At some point we'll have to get fairly close to Cheyenne, so we're likely to run into more of them then, but we can at least avoid entering the city, at least. There's no way around crossing I-80, though, since it's between us and the base."

David turned left onto the road, and Tisha was able to look out the window at that time and see Felice still following in her Porsche. "Just let me know when to turn," he said.

There was a narrow dirt road on the right. "Not here," said Willie. "That goes nowhere. We do want to turn right, but at the next road, about a mile from here."

Posted: **Fri May 17, 2019 5:48 am**

"Ugh," Tisha groans. "Be ready," she tells David.

She still did not trust Felice. The woman had criminal written all over her. But if nothing else maybe she'd distract some of the things if they got too close.

Posted: **Mon May 20, 2019 2:40 am**

9:46 AM
On the back roads-
A mile later, there was another intersection ahead. To the left was another dirt road, but to the right it was paved.

"Here," said Willie. "Turn right here."

Posted: **Mon May 20, 2019 5:35 am**

"At least we're going on an actual road," says Tisha.

Posted: **Sat May 25, 2019 3:25 am**

9:58 AM
On the back roads-
David turned right, followed by Felice in her Porsche.

"It's not I-80," said Willie, "but at least it doesn't have any crazy people who want to eat us on it. We'll need to go a little further south after a while. I'll let you know when to turn left."

The drive continued uneventfully for about a dozen more minutes.

Posted: **Sat May 25, 2019 5:17 am**

Tisha continues to look outside, every now and then looking at Randall to see that he's still conscious.

"Does the radio work," She asks David. "I could do with some music now."

Posted: **Mon May 27, 2019 9:01 pm**

9:59 AM
On the back roads-
The vehicles crossed another intersection, this one with a larger road that was fortunately deserted.

David tried the radio, but most of the stations were off the air. He was able to pick up one Cheyenne station that was still broadcasting, but all it had was a recording of emergency instructions on an endless loop, telling people to stay indoors, shelter in place, and await government assistance. "I've got some CDs in the glove box," he said. "Do you like country music?"

"Keep going," said Willie. "There are small towns at either end of the road, so we'd better avoid it. We'll turn left in a few miles, where there's a bridge across the river."

Randall was still conscious. His eyes were closed, but he would moan in pain every so often.

Posted: **Tue May 28, 2019 6:10 am**

The news depresses Tisha a great deal. Not only was the situation worse than she had feared, but the chances of her being able to get her report out to a large audience was not looking good. And there went her chances for a Pulitzer. She'd have to find a way, she was not letting this opportunity slip from her fingers.

"Sure, country's fine." She responds, far more concerned with Randall's state.

"Hold on Randall, we're almost there." She offers, hoping to God that was true. "Hey, what were you doing around here anyway?" Hopefully getting him talking would distract him from the pain. And prove he had not...turned.

Posted: **Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:10 am**

10:00 AM
On the back roads-
"On my way to Stanford," muttered Randall. "Going to start law school. Or at least I was."

Another intersection rapidly approached.

"Straight ahead another couple miles," said Willie as he fished around in the glove compartment. "When the road ends, we turn left." He pulled out a Johnny Cash CD. "Can't go wrong with the man in black."
He slid the disc into the player.

Posted: **Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:39 am**

"Well, you never know," Tisha mumbles. "I'm sure the military will have things under control soon. we'll get you there and patched up, and you'll have a hell of a story to tell girls about how you saved us during the crisis."

She goes silent and listens to Cash, her foot tapping absentmindedly to the music.

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:34 am**

10:01 AM
On the back roads-
"Yeah," said Randall, though he didn't sound like he really believed it.

The truck and the Porsche rolled through the intersection and kept going.

"I've always liked The Man Comes Around," said Willie, listening to the song, "but today it feels like it hits a little too close to the mark."

Posted: **Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:43 am**

"I'm more a fan of Katy Perry," Tisha says. "But don't tell anyone I said that. Liking bubblegum pop would totally kill my image as a serious journalist."

She gently squeezes Willie's hand. "Hey, we'll get through this," she whispers. "Just like we did back there."

Posted: **Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:17 am**

10:02 AM
On the back roads-
Up ahead, the road ended at a T-intersection. Sure enough, the left-hand branch had a bridge that crossed a river shortly after the turn.

"Yeah, Tish," said Willie. "You think maybe these really are the end times?"

Posted: **Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:21 am**

"No way," The reporter replied. "Think about it for a second, Willie. You've covered wars, you know? I'm sure you've been places where civilization appeared to completely collapse. Or even look at history, the black plague, the aftermath of world war one and the flu epidemic... I'm sure people back then felt the world was ending. But we always rebound. I think it's the same here. This is some really weird disease, but someone will get to the bottom of it. Whatever this is came on fast, but once people adapt and have a chance to recover we'll be able to fix things. It's why it's so important we get to the base, give them a firsthand account of what things are right and learn more for ourselves.

"And even if this is the end, I'm going to damn well make sure I'm on the front lines covering our extinction as it happens. Anything less would be a failure on my part as a journalist, and I think you feel the same way."

Posted: **Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:05 am**

10:03 AM
On the back roads-
The vehicles turned left and rolled over the bridge.

"Yeah," said Willie. "Yeah, you're right. Keep going for another couple miles. There will be a couple of roads branching off to the right, but they're dead ends. We want to go right, but wait until we get to an road that goes both ways."

David nodded and drove past two roads branching off to the right.

Posted: **Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:13 am**

Tisha looks at her cameraman, attempting to gauge his mood. She hoped her words strengthened his resolve if nothing else.

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:41 am**

10:04 AM
On the back roads-
Ahead was a four-way intersection. "Here?" asked David.

"No, keep going," said Willie. "Take the next right."

Posted: **Sun Jun 09, 2019 4:59 am**

"We'll get through this," Tisha whispers, offering Willie her most confident smile. Part of her wanted to convince him to convince herself that things were not hopeless. She had always thrown herself into her job when things got tough, and she was doing just that now.

Posted: **Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:21 am**

10:05 AM
On the back roads-
"Yeah, we'll be fine once we get to the base," said Willie, smiling for the first time since this started. "I'll make sure we get there." The truck and the sports car behind it reached an intersection. The road became dirt ahead, but a paved road intersected it going left and right. "Okay, this is where we turn right."

Posted: **Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:11 am**

Tish sighs in relief, glad she seems to have lifted the cameraman's mood. If she had lost him back there the guilt would have destroyed her, especially since he hadn't even wanted to brave the roads to begin with.

Posted: **Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:35 am**

10:06 AM
On the back roads-
Ring of Fire played from the CD. The vehicles turned right and continued on a slightly wider road.

"It sure does burn," moaned Randall. "Oh, God, it hurts. It's getting worse. I hope we get there soon."

"We're most of the way there now," said Willie. "We need to stay on this road for a while longer, until we reach 85, south of Cheyenne. We'll have to detour around the city as best we can, but it's still going to be tricky."

They reached an intersection with a paved road to the right and a dirt road to the left.

Posted: **Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:00 am**

Tisha watches Randall warily, fears playing through her head. Hopefully he was at least wearing a seatbelt. But she still did not fancy being in the same car as him if he turned.

"Hey David. Can you hand me that gun you say you have? If we're approaching the city, I want to have some means of defense if we spot one of those things too late, and I'm a decent shot." Of course, she's really wanting it just in case the worst happens to Randall. Judging by the wounds some of them had she's not sure these things can even be killed, but she'd feel better having some sort of weapon.

Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:33 am**

10:08 AM
On the back roads-
"Anything for you, babe," said David, handing Tisha his 9mm pistol. "Not easy for me to shoot and drive at the same time, anyway."

The vehicles kept rolling for another couple of miles. Up ahead was a narrow road branching off to the left and a railroad crossing just before it, the tracks at an angle, heading ahead and to the right as well as back and to the left.

Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:53 am**

"Thanks David," Tisha says, letting a bit of honey into her tone. She grips the pistol like a life preserver, which it may very well be.
"You want another aspirin?" she asks Randall. "It might help keep you centered until we get to the base. The last one seemed to help."

Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:15 pm**

10:10 AM
On the back roads-
Ghost Riders in the Sky played next.

"Thanks," muttered Randall, swallowing the pill dry. "It probably won't help. I think I've already had the maximum effective dosage. But what else can I do?" He closed his eyes and listened to the music. "Red eyed cows, huh? That sounds eerily familiar. I hope they don't try to get their revenge for all those burgers I've scarfed down. If animals can get infected like people do, that's even worse."

David kept driving straight ahead, and Felice followed. They passed a dirt road to the right, and the road they were on made a slight right first and then rounded a curve in the same direction. Soon they reached another intersection with a dirt road going right, a narrow paved road going straight ahead, and the current road curving around to the left. "Turn left here," said Willie. "That'll keep us on track. I think we'll hit 85 in fifteen or twenty minutes."

Posted: **Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:33 pm**

Tisha frowns. The idea of this spreading to animals was terrifying. She thinks back to the images she saw of those "riots" earlier. Were there any animals that seemed to be infected? It would make sense that if humans got it they might pass it onto their pets, at least.
Then she exhales and prepares for a tough conversation. "Do you think you'll be able to last that long, Randall? You staying conscious is a good sign, and I hope the Advil helps until we can get you some proper treatment. But if you start going downhill and don't think you'll make it, you need to tell us, for all our safety. I'll make sure you don't suffer."
She fingers her gun. Can I really kill him, if it comes to it? And even if I do... will it stop him from coming back?

Posted: **Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:48 am**

10:11 AM
On the back roads-
"Yeah, I'm good for now," said Randall. "Don't worry, I'll let you know if it gets too bad. I certainly don't want to eat anyone here."

"I wouldn't mind taking a little nibble of Felice," said David as he turned left and followed the road. They continued on for another mile, past a couple dirt roads on the left.

Tisha didn't remember seeing any animals on the TV news, whether healthy or infected. The TV had shown urban scenes with people. This left the question open, and extremely disturbing.

Posted: **Sun Jun 23, 2019 6:10 am**

"Still able to make jokes. That's a positive!" Tish says.

She chooses to ignore David's remark.

"I don't remember any animals being infected, although the news was not really showing any. Still, that's probably a good sign, right? If Fido was a zombie I'm sure someone would have filmed it. Hey, maybe there's a scoop we can break." She laughs nervously while addressing Willie.

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:58 am**

10:12 AM
On the back roads-
The next song to play was Ain't No Grave, which seemed all too eerily relevant.

"It's like Johnny Cash knew what was coming," said Willie as the vehicles trundled onward.

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:57 am**

Tisha offers her cameraman a withering look. "C'mon, Willie. Don't go all Art Bell on me here." Still the song does unnerve her, and she asks David to turn the music off.Or at least switch to a slightly less ominous tune.

"About how much longer are we looking at before we get to Warren?" She asks.

Posted: **Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:04 pm**

10:13 AM
On the back roads-
David shut off the music.

"I know he didn't really know this was going to happen," said Willie. "It's just uncanny, that's all. How long it takes is going to depend on which route we take. It's safer if we go the long way around, but it'll take longer too. If we want to hurry, we can turn right at the next intersection. That'll take us up to road south of the river, parallel to I-80 but further away from it. We could cut through Cheyenne's southern suburbs that way. We'd be at the outskirts of Cheyenne in about twenty minutes, and it would take us another twenty or so to bypass the city to the south and reach Warren's gates. That's barring delays, of course. You never know when you're gonna run into the odd overturned bus blocking the road. If we go straight ahead, we'll be at Route 85 several miles south of Cheyenne in less than fifteen minutes. We could take 85 north from there and cut through the suburbs further south. That route would take about 45 minutes from here all told. Or we could go west from 85 on Route 223, skipping most of the suburbs. It's safer, but it may be nearly an hour before we reach the base. We'd better decide fast, that intersection's coming up."

Up ahead, the road curved around to the right, while another, narrower road continued straight ahead.

Posted: **Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:17 pm**

Tisha's first response is to pick the fastest route, but she forces herself to think through their options.

It does us no good to put ourselfs into unnecessary danger, especially for a 15 minute shortcut. If a lot of those things are out there we could be swarmed, and David's already panicked once. We also need to think about Randall, though frankly I'm not optimistic much can be done for him. If the army had a cure they'd be deploying it already, surely. Truth be told, I'm more worried about him turning while we're in here. Hopefully if it comes to it I'll be able to convince him to think of the rest of us and get out before he turns.

The beautiful reporter nodded, her internal monologue complete.

"I think we should go west from 85 and skip the suburbs. Sounds like the safest route, and I think we need to avoid large concentrations of people, even if it does take a little longer to reach the base. If this virus has become widespread and there's a crowd of those zombies we'd be in serious trouble."

Posted: **Thu Jul 18, 2019 12:22 am**

10:14 AM
On the back roads-
"I agree," said David, heading straight through the intersection and continuing to the west.

"It's not completely safe," said Willie, "just safer. We'll still have to cut through the southern edge of the suburbs, unless we wanted to head south on Route 85 and take a very long way around through Colorado, but I don't think that's really worth it. Hell, it's probably more dangerous that way, and we'd have to pass through one small town or another. The real danger's going to be coming up I-25 behind Cheyenne and then briefly onto I-80, but there's no avoiding that."

Posted: **Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:38 am**

Tisha lets out a bitter laugh. "I'm aware of that, Willie. If we want to reach the base we're going to need to take a few risks. I just want to minimize them as much as possible. That being said, sounds like we're all in agreement.

Posted: **Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:51 am**

10:15 AM
On the back roads-
"Yeah, I hear you," said Willie.

"Well, I'd like to get there faster," moaned Randall, "but I'll settle for getting there at all."

The vehicles approached a dirt road branching off to the left. "Ignore that, it goes nowhere," said Willie.

Posted: **Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:12 am**

"I understand Randall. But we've already been in one accident. Another one could be fatal. Just keep us informed as to your state. Look, I'll be honest with you. I don't know if the base will even let you in. I'm hoping they'll want the opportunity to study someone who has been bitten by one of these things and treat it, but they may view it as too great a risk. I know the officer in charge of the base and will try to appeal to him, but I want you to be aware that he may say no."

And now here came the tough part. Tish worked hard to get emotional. It was not entirely fake, the guilt she was feeling, but she needed to sell this to him. "If you reach a point where you don't think you'll make it, we'll all be in danger. I hate to ask this of you, but if that happens, please tell us so we can pull over and let you out. Don't misunderstand; I want you to fight the hardest you can to beat this until we can get you some help. But you've been saying it's been getting worse, and if it continues to do so, we need to think about everyone and the risk it poses.

"I'm really sorry for asking this of you. I don't know if you know who I am (the admission stung, but she needed to say it) "but I'm a reporter. I swear if you don't make it out of this I'll make damn sure your story gets out. The world will know how heroic you were, and the sacrifices you made to save the rest of us."

Posted: **Sat Jul 20, 2019 5:00 pm**

10:17 AM
On the back roads-
Randall listened in silence for a couple of minutes. "I understand," he said. "I don't want to be a danger to anyone else. If it gets that bad, I'll get out, but I'm not there yet. I have heard of you, I've caught your show before. You're a great reporter. I can't think of anyone better to tell my story. If you want to interview me, now's the best time."

Posted: **Sat Jul 20, 2019 8:44 pm**

"Thank you Randall," Tisha says, and this time her emotion is completely genuine. Tears fill her eyes. "Not many would be as selfless as you in this situation. I don't even know that I would. But you had better fight as hard as you can to beat this thing, alright? I need you to promise me that."

She can't help smiling when he praises her; she had always been sensitive to her role as a reporter in a low population state and so was desperate for some recognition. "I appreciate that. And sure, we can start now if you like. First, why don't you tell me your last name..."

She slips back into reporter role and finds it comforting.

Posted: **Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:03 am**

10:18 AM
On the back roads-
"Well, I'm not being completely selfless," said Randall, his voice cracking. "I...I want people to remember me...when I'm gone. My name is Randall Larson."

The vehicles continued on for another mile. The road curved around to the left at this point.

Posted: **Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:33 am**

Tisha shakes her head fervently. "Don't sell yourself short, Randall. You're willing to sacrifice yourself to save the rest of us. That's not something most people would do. Hell, I'm not even sure I would. If the worst happens, and you don't make it, I'm damn sure going to make sure you're one of the heroes this day immortalizes."

She takes out her phone again and starts another recording, switching flawlessly back into her reporter voice. "This is Tisha Roberts. We are still en route to Warren Airforce Base. But right now I want to turn my attention to Randall Larson. Mr. Larson was helping with our newscasts sound earlier today when we had our accident, and unfortunately he was bitten by one of the infected. We're hopeful that the base will be able to stabilize his condition, which I'm sorry to say has gotten worse. But no matter what happens, I wanted to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on one of today's heroes. Mr. Larson saved my cameraman and I and helped us get into another vehicle after our crash by breaking out one of the windows. Sadly, it was this very bravery that led to him being bitten. " She blinks back tears, determined to remain professional, before turning the phone to Randall. "But he remains conscious, and has agreed to a brief interview in order to help others should the infection take him.

"Mr. Larson, thank you for this. I'd like to ask you to describe the feelings after you were bitten. You mentioned a burning, I believe? Have you ever felt anything like that before, or was this... sickness, I guess we could call it, entirely new?"

Posted: **Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:14 pm**

10:19 AM
On the back roads-
"No, never felt anything like it before," said Randall as the truck rounded the corner. "I used to be a med student before I dropped out to study law instead. One thing doctors always ask patients is to rate their pain on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst you've ever felt in your life. This is an 11."

The truck approached a T-intersection with a road going left and right. "Turn right here," Willie told David. "From there it's a straight run to 85, about ten miles away."

Posted: **Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:51 am**

"I'm sorry to hear that. It's clear you've been suffering. "And how long has it been since you were bitten," Tisha continues her interview. "Has it gotten harder to think or concentrate? And would you say your pain has gradually increased or it's more like a sudden spike?"

She tries to recall about how long it's been since they first got into David's truck in case Randall can't.

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:47 am**

10:20 AM
On the back roads-
David turned right and kept driving on the road.

"It's been more than an hour," said Randall. "Maybe an hour and a quarter? It's been hard to think straight with the pain, yeah. It started out bad as soon as I got bit, and it stayed bad. Those Advil you gave me helped a little, but it's not going away."

Posted: **Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:53 pm**

"Thank you, Mr.Larson. I know it's hard to talk about, but I appreciate your willingness to. Do you have anything else you'd like to share before I end the interview?"

The Advil helping- even if only a little- gave her hope that this infection could be combated. All they needed was powerful enough drugs. It may be too late to help Randall though, depressing as that was to admit. All she could hope was that they could get him into the base in time to stabilize him..

Posted: **Mon Aug 12, 2019 3:18 am**

10:21 AM
On the back roads-
"I just want to tell my mom and dad that I love them," said Randall, starting to cry. "I'm sorry I wasn't a better son. I'm sorry I didn't stay in med school like they wanted. If I had, I probably wouldn't be in this mess."

Posted: **Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:13 am**

Tisha felt for Randall, though the self centered reporter also felt this would be ratings gold. She manages to convince herself that this sort of story would be important to document, and it fell on her to do it. She makes sure she gets a nice shot of the tears.

"There you are, America. A hero in action. I have no doubt there have been many already created by this day's actions, and no doubt there will be many more to come. But Randall Larson is a rare breed. If he does not make it- if none of us make it- remember his name." She ends the video and shuts off her phone, preserving the power. Hopefully once she gets to the base she could charge it up. Having a living recording of this crisis was important.

"You did wonderfully, Randall," Tisha offers in a warmer tone than her professional reporter voice had been. "I've known you for so little time, but I am confident that your parents would be proud of you. You saved Willie's and my life. May have saved David too, given how he froze up back there. No offense," she tells their driver.

"Given what I've seen of this rioting, I think it would have been this bad all over. And if you were a doctor, chances are you'd have been right in the path of these zombies anyway. But you've done a great service with that interview. Even if you... don't make it, I can show this to the military. Hopefully they can use your words to learn how to fight this thing, if they don't know already."

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:58 am**

10:22 AM
On the back roads-
"Hey, I ever freeze up again, just give me a kiss," said David to Tisha. "That'll get me goin'." He kept driving the truck, and the sports car followed.

"Thanks," said Randall. "I hope what I can tell them can make a difference. And that they don't just shoot me on sight."

A road branched off to the left, and another one was a short distance ahead of it. "Ignore all the turnoffs," said Willie. "They go nowhere. Just follow this road to the end."

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:43 am**

"Chances are that would just blow your mind, trucker," Tisha teased, then immediately hated herself. Oh God, was she really willing to stoop that low? Usually she needed a few drinks in her first. But the end of the world did funny things to her standards.

"The odd thing is how little traffic we've seen. I'd have expected more people fleeing for...somewhere, given all the chaos. Maybe everyone who's still alive decided to bunker down in their homes. Not a bad plan, all things considered. But I like our chances with the military a lot better. They have all the guns."

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2019 4:52 am**

10:23 AM
On the back roads-
"Hey, I'd be willing to take that chance," said David with a grin as he drove past the first turnoff and then the second.

"Probably some people are fleeing but are sticking to the main roads, not the back roads like these," said Willie. "Of course, they're likely to run into more trouble there. They'll learn that lesson the hard way, the same as we did. Only most of them might not have been as lucky as we were."

Posted: **Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:07 am**

Tisha nodded. It was a sobering thought and made her comparably good mood vanish.

"If only I could broadcast my reports... warn folks, somehow. I just hate feeling powerless like this. Hopefully there's some sort of way I can broadcast from the base."

Posted: **Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:29 am**

10:24 AM
On the back roads-
"Yeah," said Willie. "They'll have to have radios or something, at least, so we can get the audio out there even if we can't transmit video." He sounded disappointed at that prospect, which one would expect from the cameraman. "We're about halfway to 85 now."

Posted: **Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:30 am**

Tisha smiles at her cameraman. Something about him still being committed to his job at this moment when just about everyone else was losing their mind centerted her. "Cheer up Willie. I'll let you record the next vlog I make."

Posted: **Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:57 am**

10:25 AM
On the back roads-
"Thanks, Tish," said Willie. "I just hope the Internet's still up and running." A small road branched off to the left. "Just keep going straight ahead."

Posted: **Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:33 am**

"Internet was made for military use first, no? I would hope they'd still have it at least; it was supposed to withstand nuclear war. The dead rising has gotta be less apocalyptic than that on the scale of global disaster. I hope."

"So, you know a lot about this area." She asks her cameraman. "You done a lot of travel in this part of the country?"

Posted: **Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:14 am**

10:26 AM
On the back roads-
"It was the Advanced Research Projects Agency that created the precursor to the Internet back in the 1960s," said Willie. "Not Al Gore, of course. The military later took it over and renamed ARPA to DARPA, with the D for Defense. Yeah, I've heard it can withstand nuclear war too, and at least that hasn't happened. We'd have seen the missiles launching by now if it had. Those silos are all over this area. I've traveled all over the world, including to Yellowstone, but I've never been in this particular neck of the woods before. I'm just good at reading maps." He held up the maps from the glove compartment. "Damned if I know how to fold the things back up again, though."

The vehicles drove past a couple of small roads on the right. It looked like they actually connected, forming a cul-de-sac.

Posted: **Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:06 am**

"We'd probably all be dead too." says Tisha. "Still, you're a lifesaver Willie. This would not be a good time to get lost, and none of the rest of us knew the way."

"So, any combat zone you've been in compare to this?" She asks. "At least these people don't seem to use guns. This thing caught us all by surprise, but once the military gets its act together they should be able to restore order." She mostly believes it too, and quashes the bit of doubt she feels.

That's why it's important I get this information to Warren. Who knows how many lives I could save by getting it into the hands of the top brass?

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:31 am**

10:27 AM
On the back roads-
"Yeah, the silos would have been targeted too," said Willie. "They'd want to hit our birds before we could launch them. At least that's one thing we don't have to worry about. I was in Bosnia, back in the nineties, reporting on the war there. It was pretty hairy, and there was some cannibalism too. Starving people didn't have much choice but to eat the dead sometimes. It feels different when the war zone's in your own backyard, though." He checked the maps. "We should be at 85 in a couple more minutes."

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:06 am**

"At least this is one time we won't have to worry about traffic. Just hungry hitchhikers." She glances over at Randall, her thoughts involuntary turning to him.

Posted: **Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:07 am**

10:28 AM
On the back roads-
"I wouldn't be so certain of that," said Willie as the vehicles drove onward. "Remember what happened on I-80." As if anyone could forget. "85's not quite as big a road, but it's still a big road. It's the main route south out of Cheyenne. Anyone fleeing the city to the south will be heading that way, and trouble could be chasing them. We'll find out soon enough, we're almost there."

Posted: **Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:42 am**

"Maybe I'm crazy, but I'd rather know. The uncertainty is driving me nuts. And what's that quote? 'The only way out is through?"' Seems like we have no choice but to take the risk, but if we all keep our wits about us and stay cool, we can get through this. We will get through this."

OOC: Think I passed 3 or 4 luck rolls in a row, so it was probably time. Can't help but feel this was the worst one to fail though.

Posted: **Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:05 am**

On the back roads-
When they were approaching Route 85, Tisha could see two cars in the intersection that had apparently collided. It would still be possible to drive around them and get on the road heading north, but it wouldn't be easy. Complicating matters further were the people outside the vehicles. A woman had been trying to crawl away from the wrecks, but a man, another woman, and a teenage boy were on top of her, grabbing and eating her.

Posted: **Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:15 am**

"Oh crap," Tisha says, her optimism at their chances of survival shaken by the sight in front of her. But she struggles to maintain her composure. "You seeing this, David? We've got two cars that have collided, and more of those things eating a woman. Best not to look too close; it's too late for her, and maybe they'll be too distracted to pay us much attention. Think you can maneuver us around the wrecks?"

For some reason this one hits her hard. maybe because she and Willie had very nearly shared the same fate as this woman after their accident, and only Randall's sacrifice had saved them. She knows her voice shook while speaking with David, but she does her best to hide the extent of how much this troubles her.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:51 am**

10:29 AM
On the highway-
"Turn right at the intersection," said Willie. "We'll want to take the first left from there. It shouldn't be long."

Just as the truck arrived at the intersection, the infected stopped eating the dead woman, who rose to her feet. All four of them swarmed the truck as it made the turn, and it clipped one of them. Felice expertly steered the Porsche around the bend and the infected both.

The truck began to skid as it headed north on Route 85 across some railroad tracks, and David struggled to correct it. The truck swerved from side to side down the highway. It took him a while, but he finally got the truck under control.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:51 am**

Tisha screams,not so much in fear of the truck getting into an accident(although that was very much a motivator; she had been involved in one pile up today and had no desire for another) but because of what another accident would mean. They'd be sitting ducks, with the dead rapidly approaching; chances would be good they'll all be injured as well. Some of them may lose consciousness,which might be a blessing. But the unlucky ones would still be conscious, too injured too move as the zombies swarmed them and consumed them.

But after a long moment of terror the worst is averted, as David regains control of his truck. Tisha could kiss him. Instead she just leans back in the seat and attempts to steady her breathing, for once at a lose for words.

Posted: **Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:52 am**

10:30 AM
On the highway-
Up ahead, a road turned off to the left.

"There, turn there!" said Willie. "I don't want to stay on this road or get any closer to Cheyenne if I can help it."

Posted: **Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:04 am**

"Please tell me that was the hard part," the reporter mutters, still a bit shook up.

Posted: **Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:27 pm**

Posted: **Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:06 am**

Actually, Tisha had a sinking feeling that the hard part was still to come.

Posted: **Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:17 am**

Posted: **Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:26 am**

Posted: **Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:09 am**

10:31 AM
On the road-
The vehicles turned left, driving down a street in a small suburb south of Cheyenne.

"Actually, the hard part will be when we have to take I-25 north and then I-80 west, to the west of Cheyenne," said Willie. "It's not for very long, but - look out!"

David swerved at the last second, barely missing a red-eyed man who was walking in the middle of the road, heading toward the highway. Behind him, Felice expertly avoided a collision.

"That was close," said David. The truck and the sports car quickly rolled through the small town and across some railroad tracks.

Posted: **Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:35 am**

"You're telling me," Tisha says. "Good going Willie. I can't believe i didn't see that. You too, David. And I still think she's shifty as hell and almost certainly a criminal, but that Felice behind us is a pretty good driver."

Posted: **Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:02 pm**

David brakes lightly and lets the big rig cross the tracks gently, to avoid rattling the cabin too much. "Sometimes, I make it sloow, baby." He pats the dashboard softly. "Just the way you like it."
He glances at Tisha and says "We need to find an open space to check our water and belts. We don´want the Big Lady to fail us before we reach the base. And I really need to check the trailer to find out what´s been shifting back there. Keep a look out for a safe spot, will ya?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:09 pm**

David fiddles with his right jeans pocket. He produces a small piece of paper and flicks it to Willie. "Do you know where this place is? Supposed to be a warehouse or something."

Posted: **Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:52 pm**

"Are you sure that's wise?" Tisha asks, skepticism laced with fear. "We seem like we're almost there, and I'd hate to stop for any period of time out here. We could be sitting ducks."

OOC: Welcome back Dave

Posted: **Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:27 am**

10:32 AM
On the road-
"Yeah, I have to agree," said Willie. "This is no place to stop, either. We're too close to Cheyenne, and we just passed one of those...people." The vehicles rolled through the suburb and out into open ground. "This is probably the last open space we'll see until we get there, but I still wouldn't stop. We're almost there, anyway." He looked at the address on the paper and compared it to the map. "Yeah, this address is on the northern edge of Cheyenne. I'm sure I could find it, but we're not in a very good position for that. We're south of Cheyenne, and there's a whole city that's probably full of infected people between us and there. We'll reach the rear gates of the base first as we go around the west side of the city. That's the best route to take to reach this place too."

Posted: **Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:32 am**

"That's the best news I've heard all day," Tisha responds to Willie saying they're almost there. Surely once they were at a base with hundreds of heavily armed soldiers they'd be safe. Helps that she was planning to get an exclusive with the commander as well.

David's inquiry appeals to her natural curiosity, however. "That where you're dropping your load off, Dave? I'll say this, you sure are dedicated." She laughs. "Feels like the end of the f*cking world and you're still hellbent on fulfilling your job. But as a reporter, I sympathize."

Posted: **Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:57 pm**

"I say, if it all goes to hell in a handbasket, it better be filled with some goodies. I say we unload the food in the truck to the men in green. We might be able to buy some good fate with that and then I´m picking up my order at the warehouse. If nothing else comes up. Might be safer to stay behind at the base till it all dies down from the craze." David He checks himself in the rear view and smiles. "First, a stop at the gates of Warren Air Force Base, it is."

Posted: **Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:59 am**

10:33 AM
On the road-
"Sounds like a plan," said Willie. "I'll write the directions on that piece of paper." He fished out a pen from the glove compartment and did so. The truck approached a dirt road branching off to the left, toward a couple of high mountains. "Keep going. We'll want to take the next turnoff, on the right."

Posted: **Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:48 am**

Tisha remains silent, thinking about what she knows about the base's commander and her relationship with him. She's already preparing her story on how to gain entry into the base; coming all this way, she was not about to take no for an answer.

Posted: **Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:59 am**

Dave Keeps to the left side of the road when the turnoff to the right appears, not to hit the curb or get jumped by any hoodlums.

OOC: Thanks, SP!

Posted: **Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:33 am**

10:34 AM
On the road-
After another mile, David turned right onto a narrow road that branched away.

"This road leads to the Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center," said Willie. "We'll also be coming up on I-25, but we don't have to get on the highway just yet. We can take a road that parallels it on the way north for a while. But we will eventually need to take it a short distance."

Posted: **Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:06 am**

"We stay off of the I-25 as long as possible, I´d say." David keeps a steady gaze forward.

Spoiler:

Posted: **Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:54 pm**

Tisha remains lost in her faults, vaguely nodding at David's words.

Play@YSDC

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Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)

Re: IC-Highway to Hell(Randall/David/Tisha/Willie/Felice)