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[Friday]

1. ... that we should head north to the next town. I have a detailed map of it. We could find the hospital there."

Jacob shakes his head. "That's good, but I really still think we should head for the hills."

"Well, if conditions in the town are not so great, we can always do that, still," you say.

"I guess," Jacob sighs. "I just don't want to go from the frying pan to the fire, if you know what I mean. I just have a bad feeling about staying in the valley."

Nicole comes up and hugs Jacob's leg. He gently pats her head. "I'll be OK. Wolfy will look after us. He saved me, and he'll keep us safe," she says up at him.

"Wolfy?" you say, slightly bemused.

Nicole turns and looks at you. "You're my big bad wolf!"

You snarl at her, and she gasps, pulls back a bit, and then giggles.

David laughs. "Do I get a nickname, too?"

"No," Nicole says.

There is a moment of silence. You take a look around the lobby, presumably for the last time. Odd. You again feel somewhat sad, like when you left the gas station. You're not usually a sentimental type of guy. Hell, you haven't given a single thought to your apartment that probably got blown to bits in the blast until just now.

"Well, let's get going," David says. "Wherever that might be."

"Up," Nicole says, raising her arms. You bend to pick her up, but something occurs to you.

"Nicole, is your arm hurting?" you ask, looking at the sling.

"No, not anymore," she says.

You turn to Jacob. "Is that normal?"

He shakes his head. "No. I've noticed it too. The wound is healing incredibly quickly. I looked at it this morning. It seems to have healed almost entirely overnight."

You turn back to Nicole. "How'd you do that, sweetie?"

"I dunno," she says. "I had a dream about an angel and he touched my shoulder. He was pretty."

"An angel, huh?"

David interrupts. "Look, this is fascinating and everything, but we need to go," he says.

"Yes, you're right," you say, picking up Nicole and putting her on your shoulders. "Let's move."

The four of you walk out to the car.

"Wait a minute," Jacob says. "I just got an idea."

"Yeah?" you say.

"Why don't we put up, like, a sign? A big one, out front. Leave directions as to where we're going. If any other survivors see it, they can follow us and meet up. I mean, I seriously doubt the faceless can read."

David is already opening the car door. A quick glance seems to reveal he doesn't care.

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1. "Sure, Jacob. Sounds like a great idea. Let's do it."

2. "I'm not so sure that's a good idea, Jacob. Even if the faceless can't read, I don't like the idea of something or somebody following us."

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[Air]

2.

[Classic]

Why are we assuming that every town has this problem? We have no reason to.

Anyhow, it's pretty clear that THEY aren't all the dumb "quite happy to walk into a hail of buckshot" type.

2.

[Brentai]

Wait, there's a small girl who keeps riding on your back and calling you "Wolfy"?  Really?

...anyway.

It'sss obviousss that No-Fassssse can read AND write, but it shall probably find us anyway.

Ssstill, no point leading othersss into an obvious trap.  

2

[Classic]

Also, I guess maybe David's not infected?

[Defenestration]

That's been my guess for awhile, personally (with David). Just a hunch, though. Don't got much to prove it with.

1. Despite the fact I don't trust Jacob at the moment, if it DOES lead survivors to us, it means a larger party. Safety in numbers. No-Face seems to know an awful lot about us as it is and would probably catch up anyway.

[Arc]

2. Considering the amount of trouble the survivors we've  already met have given us, and considering that we can't even trust them, adding more to the group isn't ideal.

How much ammo is left for the rifle? What's in those bags that were packed?

About a half hour later, Jacob, David, and Nicole are ready.

Get moving, worm food!

Wolfy

[hangs up the phone] Your foster parents are dead.

Worst comes to worst, we can fill up there again and then go to the hills or Oregon from there.

Not much of a priority, thankfully. The town is only 30 miles away.

[Friday]

Wolfy

[hangs up the phone] Your foster parents are dead.

Thanks, Arc. I just squirted milk out of my nose and onto the screen.

[Brentai]

I don't get it?

[Friday]

2. "I'm not so sure that's a good idea, Jacob. Even if the faceless can't read, I don't like the idea of something or somebody following us."

Jacob shrugs. "Alright. I guess so. I still think it's a good idea."

You nod. "I just don't think it's worth the risk. Sorry."

Nicole leans down and puts her up side down face in front of yours. Her hair hangs down.

"Can I help you?"

"Put me down!"

"No, I was gonna drive like this. I'll open the sunroof."

"Noooooooooooooo!"

You flip Nicole over as she screeches and set her down on her feet. She immediately runs over to the passenger seat and opens the door.

"Guess we're sitting in the back," Jacob says.

"Come on, let's go. No sense standing around."

You all pile in. As you start the car, you notice David doesn't have his rifle.

"Hey, you put the rifle in the trunk?" you ask him.

"Yeah," he says. "Here, I'll hold the shotgun."

You pass it back to him. "So, uh. How many bullets you got for that rifle, anyhow?"

"Four in the rifle, and I've got ... uh... seven more in my pockets."

"Alright," you say. "Let's roll."

You pull out of the driveway and onto the road. After a few turns, you're back on the highway, heading north. The outskirts of the city begin to fall away, and you find yourself in the flat countryside of the fertile farmland that is the California Valley.

You fiddle with the radio. Still nothing but static across all channels. You click it off.

But it reminds you that you have that other radio. You'll have the figure out how to use it next chance you get.

"I spy with my little eye... something... brown!" Nicole says.

"Is it bigger than a breadbox?" you ask.

"No," Nicole says.

"Animal, vegetable, or mineral?" says Jacob from the back seat.

"That's not a yes or no quessstion!" Nicole says.

"Is it a mineral?" you ask.

"What's a minny-ral?" Nicole asks.

"Like a rock," you say.

"No," she says.

"Well, then, is it a vegetable?"

"Like broccoli?"

"Yeah, like broccoli."

"Nope, not a vegetable!"

"Well, then it's got to be an animal," you say seriously.

Glancing in the rear view mirror, you see David shaking his head as he stares out at the passing countryside.

"You only have two more guesses!" Nicole says.

"What! Wait, I thought we got twenty!?"

"No sorry only two more!" she says, and laughs. She's staring at you, her eyes bright.

You glance around, looking for something brown, but don't see anything. Hmmm.

"I'll give you a hint, Wolfy," Nicole says. "It's new!"

"It's new?" you say. "What do you mean?"

Nicole only smiles at you.

"Is it something one of us is wearing?" you ask.

"Sorta," Nicole admits.

"Uhhhh..."

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You've got one guess (question) left, then she'll want to know what it is. First answer to two endorsements.

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[Classic]

"Are there more than two in the car?"

[Niku]

Is it a horrible fleshy vine monster living in our torsos?

[Arc]

She brought along a squirrel.

[Defenestration]

Who is it on?

[Brentai]

Cow.

[Classic]

Who is it on?

That's not a yes or no question!

Is it a horrible fleshy vine monster living in our torsos?

Aren't those red and also already purged by that alcohol?

She brought along a squirrel.

OH! And here I was afraid she was making creepy worm-fighting prophecies! Whew!

[Defenestration]

Who is it on?

That's not a yes or no question!

Damn, I'm slow.

Well I'm going to go with Is it on Jacob? then. She's pointed out at least one odd thing about him before, and they're riding next to each other in the back seat at the moment.

[Classic]

Umm, she ridin' in the passenger's seat man.

Evidence:

She immediately runs over to the passenger seat and opens the door.
"Guess we're sitting in the back," Jacob says.

"Yeah," he[David] says. "Here, I'll hold the shotgun."
You pass it back to him.

[Lady Duke]

New is frightening and I can't imagine she could mean Jacob because he isn't new.  But I guess he could've morphed into something much more horrible than slightly off human Jacob.

[Brentai]

You know, as much as I enjoy Nicole's innocent whimsy, I'd love to have it brought up that the guy carrying the shotgun is not in the shotgun seat.