You are on a road. The fence-line, which had cleanly separated woodland from field, ends in a wide open gate. Dozens of faded signs border the road. Sandbags, once a barrier, have been cut open and spilled. Only one tent out of many remains pitched, and out of all the abandoned vehicles, only one appears serviceable.
Above the gate is a sign outlining a list of instructions and advisories. Spraypainted across the sign are the words:
- Road flooded.
- Dead trapped in forest, neither crossing the river nor returning north.
- All forever migrate south.
- Since the desk seems most promising, you search there. Papers, loose documents, documents in folders are quickly skimmed and put back. There is a pen, which you use to scribble over the scattered papers until you discover that it still works. You pick up a hole-puncher. It could be used as a throwing weapon, perhaps, but you don't feel that desperate yet.
Draped over one of the wheeled chairs is a rain jacket.
Possible actions:
- Take the rain jacket
Inventory:
- You carry only a bent knife and a smashed radio. It has been a long ride. Your blue jeans are shredded; the T-shirt, stretched 2 sizes larger, is more red than white, and your shoes are unaccounted for. You wear a crumpled paper party hat.
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