Silica
Each patch of ice makes it hurt, I hold on, pressing my head against his chest. Feigning sleep, or maybe really sleeping for a few seconds at a time.
What don't I fear at Nedd's? He sets up his van here or there around town, only moving oc…
Silica
Wonky isn't normally angry, he's just out there... loud and full of opinions. Talks too much, you'd say. Mouths off, you'd say. But I guess he knows his shit.
Wow... I nearly slept and his shouting startles me. "I don't fucking know!" I sho…
Silica
The tears in my eyes are real as he looms over me and I reach up to him. Yes, hell yes he can pick me up.
Wonky is strong, taller than I expected. He smells of gunpowder and leather and something... is it gasoline? I cling to him as he lif…
Silica
I lay in the snow for a couple seconds, my leg burns and the sound of Wonky's shouting and gunfire makes me wince. It's hard to get myself focused again as everything seems far away.
I try to bend my leg, to test whether I can move, can i …
Silica
"You fucking prick!" I shout as I fall, crying out as I hit the icy iron, sliding desperately to find cover. Wonky's after the bastard... I still need to get down from here. Yeah, there's got to be snow, especially on the shaded side of the …
Silica
I don't get shot at very often, I'm usually aware enough to avoid the open on those days where the air feels dangerous. But damn, I'm so uncomfortable in this heat, and Wonky following me this far is starting make me worry. What's on his min…
Silica
Nice? Fucking hot. It's hard enough inside people's fucking homes where they have a fire lit or some damn stove going to keep ther junk from freezing while they fuck, but this? My leather jacket hangs limp from a hand at my side, brushing up…
I don't think we know what caused the apocalypse. What matters to most people is their daily reality. How we got here no longer matters, just what dangers and effects are still around.
@Mischa - Silica wouldn't be on your crew, but you know, that druggie will do anything for some jingle, right? If you need someone who can handle the cold and be a little more subtle than waving guns around.
Both good points. Solar might work if it's actually ever sunny... Is it actually ever sunny? Also if there's high winds, accumulating ice and snow, there's likely damage which would need to be repaired.
"Time to scrape the arrays again..."
Well before the whole world ends up revolving around this rare and dangerous drug, what other things are people dealing with here? Seems like water might not be too scarce, what about food? Guess there's fishing but can that satisfy everyone? Warm c…
Where does Silica get the ice? There's this family out there, or maybe tribe is a better word. They're the closest place, but they won't deal with just anyone. The shit is expensive, but it's not really about the jingle... that just covers their cos…
Is that so Molotov? Yeah then that's a thing. If you want to get it from me maybe we can work something out. You're not an addict, though, are you? Just use it when the job demands?
Silica has been secretly watching Hadden the operator for some time. He seems to have connections all over and that's pretty important, maybe someone I can scam for a little jingle when times get rough again.
I write +3 on my Hx sheet for Hadden (N…
Sorry, Zamoboni as transportation seems silly to me. There's all kinds of awesome outdoor snow vehicles. Snowmobiles, tracked trucks and vans, snowcats.
I like if there's warm pockets, mostly a side effect of some kind of industry (people huddled around the warm exhaust from the generators) but the fact that we live in a frozen world is unavoidable. You can't spend all day in a Hawaiian shirt.
How do people dress at home? Is it still cold enough even indoors that you have to cover up? Is there anywhere actually warm? Is that an enormous luxury?