Dead Cities and Deader Men (Operative Title) Day 25 of 30 12/15/2020

Dead Cities and Deader Men (Operative Title)

Day 25 of 30

12/15/2020

 

 

I grab up the first message again.

 

::MSG FOLLOWS:: All Tracks Return to City, shortest route, no delay. Maximum Spd possible. Conserve supplies. Return NLT 5 days from receipt. IMPERATIVE, NLT 5 days from receipt.::

Never had something like this before happen in all the runs. Had breaches, main guns ripped out of a mount, dismounted and hiked back to the City, flooded or dealt with landslides. Never had a message directing all Tracks at the same time. Something is happening. Something different. Different is never good, routine is good, consistency is good, different is dangerous.

 

Back to looking at what the Kid is doing. Put some water in my eyes also, they are starting to dry out a lot more than the first day I had them pinned back. I think we will be back in two days, or is it three? Not sure on the timeframe anymore. Check the route, and make a few updates to it. Not saving any more time, just a little flatter than it might be.

 

The Kid has some of the manuals out, looks like he is reviewing the drive train. Good stuff to know, how durable, the speed. How well it can handle rough terrain. All things we Drivers need to know. He knows more about the Guns than most of us ever need to. Which is not a bad thing.

 

Read it over again. Just makes no sense. I feel fine, fingers are tingling and no idea where my toes are. Take my boots off, they are all still there.

“Kid, go get me some socks would you? Maybe a snack or desert ration as well.” He heads into the back and I slide my seat back as far as it will go. Wonder how the other two Drivers are doing. Not talked to them since the Kid came up here. Maybe I don’t need them. Maybe I vent all the air and get them out of my mind.

Cannot do that yet, still need the Gunners in case we run into something too fast or large to evade.