RPG:
 
Moro puts her mobile device away. "I don't like this situation either Jeanette. If we teleport Valentine here, Fernando and Hondo will leave the party and our hopes for finding the civil rights leader goes out the window. We are not exactly sure where Gabrielle is. The only thing we have to go on is your journal, that and another record that gives us her measurements. According to your journal this party, that includes Fernando, finds Gabrielle.
 
"Since we need Fernando, we don't want to do anything to piss him off."
 
Jeanette shakes her head. "I don't understand people."
 
"I'm glad to know we're in good company. I'm just as perplexed as you are."
 
"Why don't you just scan for Gabrielle and be done with it?"
 
"She's not in our system, not yet. She will be when we find her."
 
"How will you know that you found her?"
 
Moro gives Gabrielle's description: "Seven-year-old white female with long, black hair and black feathers. She will be found wearing a torn bloody nightgown."
 
Jeanette Isabelle

RPG (in collaboration with Hondo):
 
The Drivers Meeting ends and everyone has their assigned slots. The next thing for them to do is to check their vehicles and top off what fluids are needed and replace tires that might be wearing out. Fernando tells Marvin and Karl to wait for Hondo outside and for Hondo, Ruth, Joanna and Maribelle to remain with him, General Jastrey and a couple of her senior officers. They move in closer as the others leave.
 
“I brought you all together to make a deal. Whether you stay in Texas or return to here on your own time, it is important that your farms somehow continue with or without you. In speaking with Hondo, and hearing about the damaged done to the farms, this community has lot a season’s worth of food. But crops can be replanted, new crops can be planted as well and another crop can be harvested by the Fall. This will insure that there food during the winter and prices will not crash. To do this, General Jastrey and I discussed about restoring the farms with both the Youth Corps and her men. The Houses will be fixed up, the equipment found will be repaired or replaced as needed, and the land tilled and seeded. Whether you want to sell your property to the town or keep it and let them work on it while you are away, is on you. These are the only options I have for you, maybe General Jastrey may have other options, I do not know.” Fernando explains.
 
“As long as we have our house and farm rebuilt while we are gone, we’ll do it.” Ruth says for both her and Joanna.
 
“Maribelle?” Fernando calls to her.
 
“I need to think about it.” Maribelle tells her.
 
“It is not just your farm, but many others. We still have not been contacted by 7 or 8 Large Agricultural Farms and 5 or 6 or more Ranches out there, and still nothing from the outer reaches farms at the edge of the border. Nothing from the O'Malley Sheep Ranch, the Johansson Bar-H-Bar Cattle Ranch, the Tallons M-T Chicken Ranch, the Standingbears Buffalo Ranch, not even a word from the Fins’ Bass-Trout-and Salmon Farm. The Town Council has sent out an expedition to see what has happened and if there are survivors, but the longer the silence, the more bodies will be found out there. You three are the only survivors found so far, so all that property your parents and grandparents own are now yours. Whether you want to sell it to the town or share it with the town, we will take care of it so that we do not end up starving here.” General Jastrey explains.
 
“Supposed I share with the town, what will I get?” Maribelle asks.
 
“Just like a Jenkins... all about the money.” General Jastrey throws out for all to hear, “I will say much, what money the farm makes will be put in the bank for you. The land will be taken care of by our men, and like Fernando stated, your farm equipment will be repaired, your houses will be rebuilt so if you return you will have a place to go to. But we do not have much time for you to waste on deciding.”
 
Hondo explains, “If they wait to plant until June they are down to beans, potatoes, turnips right away then cold crops in the fall. Too late to replant spring cold crops as most wouldn't reach full maturity. If they get corn in by June they will only lose an average of two bushels an acre, maybe three for the last planting. Tomatoes need to be started asap. Squash and pumpkin can wait but after June will result in over 50% less yield per acre, same for cucumbers. Peppers need to be started asap too or the plant won't be mature enough to produce much. After June 1st would be a 75% or more loss. These are estimates for the climate in this area.”
 
“They need to reclaim lost herds, replant the fields and build back what has been destroyed. We cannot wait while you think what color panties will look good on your ass. You want power, here it is, your decision effects everybody in this town and the surrounding communities. You can give it away to the Town Council or share it with them so they can work it while you are gone and you have something when you return.” Fernando tells her.
 
“We will be sharing.” Joanna throws in for Maribelle to hear.
 
Maribelle scowls at Joanna and Ruth for a moment before giving her answer, “I’ll share then. I will not be outdone by the McDonalds.”
 
“General, how fast can you get the contracts made up?” Fernando asks.
 
“I have then here and now. We can discuss details and then you and Hondo will sign it as witnesses for this contract for the McDonalds and Jenkins to share their farms with the Town Council and the Military Law Enforcement. We will rebuild.” General Jastrey explains.
 
“We will sign them later. Hondo needs to help out with the flat tires on Karl’s SUV and I need to go to Maribelle’s farm with Teri and Moro to recover a few things. Right before dinner time would be for us to sign as witnesses.” Fernando states.
 
“That sounds great. I’ll see you then. Ladies, to the desk so we can discuss details.” General Jastrey says.
 
Fernando and Hondo step out of the tent and see the work being done for preparing the meals before breaking off to deal with their individual groups. Zoey and Macey are left under Tonya’s care for the time being.
 
(to be continued...)

Quote from Jeanette on Jun 19^th, 2017, 12:47pm:

 
Note:
 
Excellent points you brought out!
 
1) How bad was the inflation?
 
Currently I am dealing with a couple of friends in San Salvador and Brazil, where San Salvador is having Hyper Inflation and Brazil is undergoing Uber Inflation. All they want is a Raspberry Pi, which I am setting up to send to them.
 
 What is keeping San Salvador from going to Uber Inflation is their use of the US dollar as their currency. I do not know what kind of deal was made to do this, but they have no money other than the US Dollar, and only that is keeping price stable. But with shortages in food and other items, like in Venezuela, is driving prices up at a frightening rate.
 
It is too late for Brazil. A $5 Raspberry Pi Zero in the USA is $500,000-Br.; way out the price range that they can afford. A $5 Raspberry Pi! Because of this crime is on the rise, and in some cities, the police are on strike and it is literally lawless out there. Girls and young boys are being sold into slavery in Brazil for families to survive. But none of this is mentioned in the news. Tourists still go there and spend their money, thinking they are getting great deals because their money goes farther than the Brazilian Dollar. For the US to fall into this condition, a lot has to happen.
 
2) I do not think it is that human know the difference. It is who came first with the better deal. Think Lucifer in the Garden of Eden telling Eve to eat the apple from the Tree of Knowledge. He had done so on several occasions until he got what he wanted from her – to eat the apple.

Quote from Fernando on Jun 19^th, 2017, 1:15pm:

Thanks. There have been predictions that the dollar would only be worth the paper it's printed on.
 
I'm speculating that if the price of electricity and rail services are kept at the pre-Happening price, the dollar can be propped up or, if the dollar does become worthless, it would be delayed.
 
Quote from Fernando on Jun 19^th, 2017, 1:15pm:

With the Charlton Railroad, going as far back as the early 1800s, and the electric company, Zero Point Energy, well established, I would say the Texas Spirits came first.
 
Nevertheless there is the problem of humans not trusting Spirits in general because of the evil Spirits.
 
Jeanette Isabelle

For the world that The Nobody created to work, many fiat currencies would have to suffer the same fate. If there is a reason for a nation to stay afloat during these hard times, I will make that exception. Japan, for example, has a couple of things going for them. Arendelle has an alliance with Charlton and a trade relationship. Israel has a lot going for them. Charlton has an economic relationship with the Republic of Texas and the towns along the Charlton Railroad. I have not mentioned them before but Solingen also has a trade relationship with Charlton.
 
You mentioned services. Before the Happening the Texas Spirits had power plants along their railroad to supply power to the train stations, railroad crossings and other essential structures. Selling remaining power is not a problem and those power plants were likely connected to the local power grid. So what happened when people stopped trusting Spirits in general? Did they disconnect and began to get power elsewhere?
 
Jeanette Isabelle