Note: Write it up. I'm a little behind on this end with these damned Dr. appointments.

Note: Ha! This must be the 12th time I'm rewriting this, as this damn PC crashes every time I try to post it.
 

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After Hondo had spoken to Val, he and Fernando left to go to the campers. Though early, it was well past 9:30 at night.
 
Ruth and Joanna also decide to leave this never ending party turned county fair. They gathered Ester, Susanna and the boys though the younger girls wanted to stay.
 
"It's getting late and the boys need their sleep as do we for tomorrow's to prepare for the journey out of here." Ruth tells them.
 
Like it or not, they agreed to leave with the older girls to their campers. They leave following Fernando and Hondo's footsteps a couple minutes behind but at a slower pace as Ruth and Joanna carries the sleepy boys to their camp grounds. It takes the men 10 minutes to get there though it them a bit over 15 minutes but they were in shouting distance in case they needed help though it was not necessary.
 
The women got to their camper, with the older ones telling the younger ones to set up the bench seat behind the driver's seat ready with blankets and pillows for the boys and get ready to sleep themselves. Ruth hands over the sleepy older boy she was carrying to Joanna as soon as Joanna handed off the younger sleeping boy to Easter; Ruth closes and locks the door to the camper and closes the curtains around certain windows around the camper. The boys are put into Ruth's lower bunk, leaving the rear bench seat behind the driver's seat opened into a bed configuration for Ruth to sleep in.
 
"You get the food ready for our trip tomorrow while I get water and fuel for our trucks, while the young ladies can do babysitting duty." Ruth tells Joanna.
 
"I sure can use some help." Joanna lets out.
 
"The girls can help if they can watch the boys too." Ruth says.
 
"What about getting the other girls to babysit?" Susanna asks.
 
"They are too young, and Val has her hands full in taking care of them." Ruth says.
 
"What about...?" Susanna tries to add.
 
"We take care of our own. We may receive help they give us, and we may help them out in their needs as well, but we do not ask for help from no one. We take are of our own." Ruth nearly growls at her, "Now git yo ass up into your bunk and go to sleep. We're waking up early to get ready for this journey, so you better be up and jumping around to do your chores."
 
Ester leans to her older sister and whispers, "Aren't you being a bit harsh on her?"
 
"We will deal with this tomorrow." Ruth says.
 
The younger girls climb up onto their upper bunk beds as Joanna checks on the boys one last time before retiring to her lower bunk across from them. Ruth stays up a few minutes later before shutting down the lights inside the camper and retiring to her makeshift bed.

Quote from Jeanette on Aug 23^rd, 2016, 10:36pm:

Note:
If by "party" you mean "Our Group," yes we will - tomorrow early evening when the caravan leaves.
 
If by "party" you mean "the celebration" I doubt it because such events last a few days - a week at most. People from all over will be arriving as the news spreads of the treaty and after the rides, food, and attractions go down, people will be coming from all over for months to come, and it's proximity to Slavia, will become as a port town and tourist spot  where people come and go before going to Slavia for its air travel.
 
Just because the caravan leaves, does not mean that party ends. In fact as they spread the word, the party will continue as more people come. So chances are this party is going to last for a while.

Quote from Jeanette on Aug 24^th, 2016, 7:35am:

 
Note: Though each jump from town to town can be short or long, easy or hard, they must prepare for it by making sure that the vehicles are ready and capable of taking them. That means fuel, oil, water and other things the vehicles needs. It also means means getting the driver well rested and ready, and the rest of the troop ready and prepared with things like food and bathroom/hygiene needs. And have food to eat along the way if it is a long trip where they can not stop but can eat along the way. A 50 mile trip can take less than two hours to do or 5 hours, depending on the condition of the roads. And thus far we have been lucky with the weather.
 
Fernando can take a cloudy day as he has enough battery power to take him 100 or more miles but he needs to charge up afterwards. These Nightly trips uses up his battery power, which is no real concern to him. He would need a couple of days to charge up when the trip is over. But a couple days of rain or bad weather, he would have to figure out another means to charge up, which is why he and everyone else have a portable generator.
 
Last thing this group needs is for someone to break down and need a couple of days to conduct repairs. Since the Caravan is leaving in the evening, the day can be spent on vehicle maintenance, food and personal preparation for the trip. Even Mavis would need her rest before doing a long night-time drive.
 

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RPG:
 
*A couple minutes before Hondo and Fernando arrive at the camp*
 
"These past couple of days, I noticed that Val has been doing much of the cooking for the group, not that I don't mind. I'm worried about your supplies, especially your stove fuel. What ever it is, if my camper and Dub Box stove fuel can be used, its yours." Fernando tells Hondo.
 
"I'm sure there's a Natural Liquid Gas (Propane) facility to fill the tanks with. I can find out in the mornin' when I get these papers filled, and brin' the tanks to be filled afterwards." Hondo says.

Note: Write it without their response. Fernando's not interested and Hondo does not want to be around the crowd.
 

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RPG:
 
(Still a minute or so before arriving at the camp site but it is in view)
 
Fernando and Hondo notice a couple of more vehicles have parked themselves into the large parking lot. with a couple more driving in and looking for a spot to hunker down in. As they enter on the park lot an older looking couple (male and female) with heavy pack packs approaches them. Perhaps they were not older but definitely much more rough around the edges.
 
"Da Festivities still going on?" the older male asks as he steps into view with his lantern raised at head level.
 
"Yeah, just head down straight to that open gate and walk into town. It looks like it's going to go on for days." Fernando points to where the fence opens up about 20 yards away.
 
"Why are you carryin' your backpacks? They would be safe in your ride." Hondo asks.
 
"This be here our tradin' money." the man answers.
 
"We be prospectors." The woman says, sounding younger then she appears to be.
 
"We mine for scraps from the wrecks and the mountains do have gold though its hard get too. But we be harder." The man says.
 
"Interesting. What do you do with with what you find? I mean, I do not think you stuffed a car fender in your back pack..." Fernando points out.
 
"We got several mini ark furnaces to melt down what we find. We can melt a wreck in into small blocks that take up a whole lot less room. Each furnace takes care of a particular metal: Steel, coppah, aluminmum, silver, gold and so on as to not mess up what we find. We find it, test it and melt it down, then we can sell it." The man explains.
 
(Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTzKIs19eZE )
 
"I'm sure there are many who are willing to make a deal for your wares. Enjoy your stay." Fernando says.
 
"Yeah. We hope to run into the liberators. We got a few relatives who were taken by the slavers." The man says as he reaches out to shake their hands.
 
"They're out there somewhere. Maybe you will find them tomorrow." Hondo points out, knowing that it would be nice to know who the people around them are but now is a time to rest and come down from the tension both he and Fernando have been riding on all day. "Y'all enjoy your stay, we're headin' in for some shut eye."
 
"Much Oblige! We'll definitely meet up again..." The man says as they shake hands.
 
In a few seconds, the couple is heading into town for perhaps a prosperous and good time.
 
"Mountain people... I did not think there was gold over on this side of the Rockies." Fernando says as they start to head back to their campers.
 
"It takes all kinds to make a world. I prefer to have hard working people like that around me than those who sit around getting fat in the city..." Hondo adds.
 
"I would too. What about what they said - finding lost relatives the slavers took away?" Fernando asks.
 
"You told me once long ago that as much as rescuing life is such an important job to do, we need to take care of our selves first before we can help them." Hondo points out
 
"Yeah." Fernando replies as hey step up to their camp. They turn around and look at the other vehicles that came in during their absence. "The place is getting crowded..."
 
"I know what you mean. Hope it does not become a problem..." Hondo replies before they retire to their vehicles.