Hondo's Cabin - After Chaos

Fernando

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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2560 - May 8^th, 2018, 10:39pm

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Quote from Hondo I. Sackett on May 8^th, 2018, 7:32pm:

Quote from Jeanette on May 8^th, 2018, 9:14am:

Note: The plan to go to Sturgis is still on? That's fine with me; that would mean heading east and then south [through Kansas] which Hondo had an objection.

Jeanette Isabelle

you can continue east from from sturgis then south through nebraska then east again. just because we go to sturgis doesn't mean we have to go through Kansas

Whether or not the group is going to Sturgis remains to be seen. It maybe planned but it is not promised. The point is the group: with the way technology and things are, here we have a group using motorcycles acting like larger vehicles by towing camper trailers behind them and loaded down with passengers and supplies. That takes a lot of imagination and skill to even put one together. And of course – you did not get the joke – “The convoy is as fast as their slowest vehicle,” and the last vehicle is a horse drawn half buggy.

Tech wise, a motorcycle engine can produce from 75 to 200 horse power, depending on the engine and drive train it has. Jeanette’s ’73 Super Beetle has about 110hp, the gas-bus has about 120hp, and the electric bus has about 100hp - in all cases more than enough power to haul a trailer up to a ton. The Tear Drop Campers they are towing are 500 pounds or less. But their only drawbacks are no bathroom and the kitchen is in that lift gate area on the outside. It cannot be accessed from within the camper.

In either case, our group may or may not see this group after Fight Town. It is an unforeseeable event until other events before it happens first.

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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2561 - May 8^th, 2018, 11:37pm

Hondo was monitoring channels but as the information wasn't relevant to him at the time he disregarded the talk. He randomly sipped on his coffee, that was growing cold. a half eaten sandwich lay on the dash as he vacantly stared out the windshield at the back of the trailer the bronco was pulling. Try as he might his mind could not stay off Valentine. Zoey was sleeping with the kitten on one of the rear seats that was folded down into a bed. Tonya was curled up in the passenger seat. She had tried to stay awake but sleep had overcame her a couple hours before. The truck rocked as it went over a bump and it roused Tonya from her sleep. she looked up at Hondo and blinked sleepily as she looked at him. His appearance was grizzled and growing haggard. He had a strength about him still that she marveled at but the cold fire in his eyes hald scared, half worried her. She stared at him for a moment, thinking he didn't see her. He spoke after a minute.

Hondo: Need somethin'?

Tonya jumped a bit. She spoke timidly as if she was almost afraid of him. seeing him like this was new to her. he had seen him fight fiercely for them but there was something different about him now, as if part of him, the joy and peace of soul and spirit, were gone and the void was filled with hate.

Tonya: Ah, no. Sorry. . . are . . are you alright?

Hondo continued to stare out the windshield.

Hondo: yeah.

Tonya: Need more coffee?

Hondo: yeah

She refilled Hondo's coffee cup.

Tonya: something to eat?

Hondo: No.

Tonya: if . . if you want to talk . .

Hondo: No . . but thanks.

Tonya:you love her very much, don't you?

Hondo: ..... yeah.

Tonya: Enough to die for?

Hondo sighed

Hondo: definately.

Tonya sat back in her seat and stared out the windshield

Tonya: Please don't.

Hondo raised an eyebrow but didn't turn

Hondo: Don't what?

Tonya: Die . . . we . .we need you.

Hondo sighed and reached over and grabbed her hand lightly and gave her hand a squeeze. they both sat in quiet for the time staring out the windshield.

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Valentine went in and out of consciousness for several hours, she dreamed of Hondo and the girls, each dream was filled with sadness, terror and coldness. she was awoken from a particularly dark dream when she was unchained and roughly hauled to her feet. she weakly tried to struggle but they were much bigger than she was and she was finding herself very weak. as she was drug out the cell door a person in a white lab coat and mask shoved a needle into her arm. Almost instantly she felt warmth wash over her body. the last thing she remembered was the two guards roughly laying her onto a metal gurney, then all was dark.

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Well the cowboy, like the red man, you had to leave your land
You can't raise your stock and plant your crop in the gumbo and the sand
Greed disguised as progress has put us to the test
They won't be glad until we're gone from our home out in the west
It's sad to see those good old days replaced with greed and doubt
Soon we'll leave the country, the campfire has gone out
Bid 'em all adieu, you can't turn the world about
The cowboy left the country, the campfire has gone out

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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2562 - May 8^th, 2018, 11:42pm

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Tear Drop Campers comes in many shapes and sizes. 90% of them are custom made (100% in the RPG). But the majority are less than 5ft tall, and are mostly bed inside. Some expand to become bigger but not all. Some have wheels under the camper, most have them outside of the camper in wheel well fenders. But they are just big enough to have a large bed on the floor and some have power for basic needs and maybe heat (colder weather areas would have a heater of kind and be insulated). It’s in a tear drop shape to take advantage of aerodynamics and minimize wind resistance. Being small and lightweight makes them easy to tow by a small vehicle.

(originally Karl thought he was getting this one but Fernando got him a larger camper with more facilities.)

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Jeanette Experianced Posts: 1154	Re: After Chaos Reply #2563 - May 9^th, 2018, 7:07am Quote from Fernando on May 8^th, 2018, 10:39pm: Whether or not the group is going to Sturgis remains to be seen. It maybe planned but it is not promised. Note: If you have a story planned, use it. I'm still working on the story in Penn Springs. Jeanette Isabelle
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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2564 - May 9^th, 2018, 4:42pm

Quote from Jeanette on May 9^th, 2018, 7:07am:

Quote from Fernando on May 8^th, 2018, 10:39pm:

Whether or not the group is going to Sturgis remains to be seen. It maybe planned but it is not promised.

Note: If you have a story planned, use it. I'm still working on the story in Penn Springs.

Jeanette Isabelle

It's not planned persay, but it is a running idea depending on other elements work out. There is a difference between the two.

In the least there are elements floating about and this make this floating element into a solid one: groups on lesser motorized vehicles (motorcycles, mopeds/motorized bicycles, and small cars like the Smart Car for Two - with or without camper or trailers but in the very least loaded with people and supplies) on the road now that in this area the roads are being secure by their connected towns and the treaty Fernando put together. There is still a danger of road gangs and mutants attacks but traveling in a convoy minimizes that danger.

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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2565 - May 9^th, 2018, 10:55pm

Personal Note:
I’m going by modern references of Second and Third World countries on how they do things. Even in China which is more Second World than First World. Thus by these standards can such possibilities with groups within the RPG are possible.

Of course, this line is 4 vehicles wide. The convoy would be 1 vehicle wide, making this line 4X longer. Now that is a convoy…

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Jeanette Experianced Posts: 1154	Re: After Chaos Reply #2566 - May 26^th, 2018, 2:22pm Note: I began working on Day 4 of the Penn Springs storyline. How are we doing on Fight Town? Jeanette Isabelle
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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2567 - May 26^th, 2018, 3:09pm

Quote from Jeanette on May 26^th, 2018, 2:22pm:

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I began working on Day 4 of the Penn Springs storyline. How are we doing on Fight Town?

Jeanette Isabelle

The trip to Fight Town is delayed as posted here: http://www.hondosackett.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1428938728/2557#2557

Sharing the road with others can lead to slow downs, and I posted up pictures of how that other convoy is moving. The journey to Fight Town is about a 1/3rd of the way done in terms of distance.

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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2568 - May 26^th, 2018, 3:25pm

Quote from Fernando on May 26^th, 2018, 3:09pm:

The trip to Fight Town is delayed as posted here: http://www.hondosackett.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1428938728/2557#2557

Sharing the road with others can lead to slow downs, and I posted up pictures of how that other convoy is moving. The journey to Fight Town is about a 1/3rd of the way done in terms of distance.

Where are we in regards to writing it? I don't know what I can write at the moment without waking up characters in the process.

Writing the Penn Springs storyline is keeping me busy; I need to post something sometime. Just because our characters have slowed down does not mean we have to.

Jeanette Isabelle

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Re: After Chaos
Reply #2569 - May 26^th, 2018, 11:11pm

I can maybe come up with a post here again. Probably be a few days at least

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Well the cowboy, like the red man, you had to leave your land
You can't raise your stock and plant your crop in the gumbo and the sand
Greed disguised as progress has put us to the test
They won't be glad until we're gone from our home out in the west
It's sad to see those good old days replaced with greed and doubt
Soon we'll leave the country, the campfire has gone out
Bid 'em all adieu, you can't turn the world about
The cowboy left the country, the campfire has gone out

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