Re: Fade Away and Radiate
On the seashore, the sky was dark save for a glow on the western horizon. Stars were starting to come out in the East, over the mountains, but there were dark masses of clouds there as well.
Finally, all the team members that were at the fishing camp were finished eating. It was a heck of a good dinner of Coho! And they'd heard that since the war and the destruction of the dams on the Columbia and other rivers, river trout and salmon could grow as large as 6-7 feet now.
The Monroe family, finished with supper and the chores, sensed the newcomers were getting ready to leave and saw them to the door. Ryan and Kellie, hugging one another as their remaining children gathered around, again expressed gratitude. "Thanks again, Captain Kim. And thanks to you folks in the Morrow Project, for helping us get our boat back and in working order come spring."
In the forest, night had fallen completely. After Andy moved the XR311 into position, Elliot used the winch to climb down again, this time with the vehicle's issued large medkit. The 5kg medkit satchel was fully stocked, resembling a personal medkit but with more drugs, bandages, supplies, and diagnostic equipment.
The young man, a boy almost, was becoming more conscious and was clearly in a great deal of pain. "Ahhh! My leg! Get this horse off me, please!" If they could get him up to the 311 they could lay him on the rear deck (which was flat) but his legs would be unsupported unless they found a stretcher somewhere.