The villagers are happy to have the Posse stay the night.
Somehow, the area around Shalam Colony doesn't seem as foreboding as before. Birds chirp, a breeze rustles the surrounding orchards. There is even the brief scent of flowers, although the smell of smoke from the burned-out barn still hangs over the compound.
That afternoon, Smoker and the mechanic, Randy, repair all three damaged bikes (the hoverbike, Harley and off-road bike) in the local garage, which was intact and located away from the main buildings. the Posse now has four running motorcycles: a Honda Viper, a Roadhawk hoverbike (no headlight), a Hyundai off-road bike and Harley-Davison "Hawg". The Roadhawk lacked a headlight, although the Hawg's could be dismounted and remounted. Neither the wrecked nor repaired dirt bikes had headlamps to begin with (there was no off-roading at night!).
In the evening, it begins to cool as the sun sets. The smell of chili and roasted corn waft through the air as the survivors begin to cook dinner for themselves and their guests.
Going over their road maps, Roadkill and Peter pondered which route to take to Wichita. They could take the I-25 north to Albuquerque, then I-40 west to Oklahoma City, then north. It was around 930 miles and it would mean traversing three nuked cities (Albuquerque, Amarillo and Oklahoma City) but the Interstate was usually clear and in the best shape.
An alternative route would involve still going through Albuquerque and turning east on I-40, but then cutting north before Amarillo and taking state routes to Wichita (and thus, Near Wichita). This route was 879 miles, just over two days travel.
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Rowan found three auto-injector ampules of morphine, five unmarked pill bottles, three baggies with several grams of powder (light blue, white and tan), several vials with what look to be small pebble-sized chunks of some crystalised substance, and at least a pound of weed in a taped-up brick.
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