5. Study the maps in your car. Maybe you can figure out where you're going to go.
You leave Jacob and head out front. You don't run into anyone, but you can hear Nicole playing somewhere nearby. Your car is right where you left it.
You open the glove compartment and take out the maps.
Hmm. After studying them for a bit, you find a general map of Northern California. Looks like there's another town to the north, about thirty miles. You've been there before. It's smaller than this city but still fairly large. You have no idea what condition it's in. You could find a hospital, or anything else there, perhaps.
Alternatively, you could go west, into the hills. There's a town up there about fifty miles away that you remember driving through on your way to the coast before. You could check it out. Heading to the coast itself is another idea.
Or, you could just head north, into Oregon. Get as far away from this as you can.
You find a map of the town to the north. It's fairly detailed, and shows you exactly where the hospital, and even the airport is.
There's a tapping on the glass. You jump, and turn to see David. You open the door, and he asks you to pop the hood.
You do so. He loads a few bags into the trunk, and walks away. You notice a piece of paper he seems to have dropped onto the seat next to you.
You pick it up.
I think Jacob did it
You crumple the paper, and then rip it up before tossing it in the trash.
More time passes. You look for any more maps. A general one of North American highways. A map of a town you've never heard of, in Idaho. A map of LA. Nope. Not going there. Even if it didn't get nuked, you'd stay the fuck away from that place anyway.
About a half hour later, Jacob, David, and Nicole are ready. You join them for one last tour around the vet.
"So, where are we going, anyway?" asks David.
"That's a good question," says Jacob.
Everyone is silent.
"I think maybe we should head north. I don't want to go into the mountains," David says.
"I think we should head to the mountains. More people up there. If there are survivors, they will have headed to the hills," says Jacob.
"I've been studying the maps," you say. "My vote is..."
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1. ... that we should head north to the next town. I have a detailed map of it. We could find the hospital there."
2. ... to go into the mountains. There's a town about fifty miles in. We could get supplies there, and I'm sure there's a hospital."
3. ... that we head out of state. North, to Oregon. I want to get as far away as possible."
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