Well, let's try that. It wouldn't be more complicated than army vehicles, right?
Get to the driver's seat and try to switch the power on
It works! Tiny little miracle of nature. Want to try a few loops or something? You have a chance to amaze everybody with your mad driving skillz! No? Pity...
In general, the controls are pretty basic. You are positive that you can manage them.
Wait until they pick a hover then get in.
Not very decisive, they are. You can join Chester for his test drive attempt, or go see how Kathryn is doing.
Call base, ask for a pickup of some form
[1] It's still just static. It has gotten even worse than before: now it's just smooth white noise interspersed with occasional bursts of crackling noises. However, after a few dozen seconds of yelling through the static, you get a faint reply:
"...coming, coming, coming and going. Fire, fire, a fire in the blood..." The voice is sad and strained, and fades into noise quickly.
You follow Markus for lack of any better things to do, though you decide to walk face-forward this time.
((It's fine, Avis. I was just worried about how the grenade would turn out 
))
L-let's go! We don't have much time!
Follow Aseaheru.
You two proceed to remove your asses from the vicinity with haste. Soon, you're running the ice of the river again. [5] The fire you set behind you is spreading quickly, and a few trees are already engulfed: it looks like the conifers of Boreas are pretty flammable. You ponder the ramifications of a forest fire for a few seconds, then decide you have other things to worry about.
[tgh:3] You hand feels like it's on fire, and your whole body is sweating like it's on a summer picnic in Sahara. Combined with the weight of the psycho dude, it's starting to make things pretty unpleasant for you.
You see the insects from before here and there: they seem to be homing in on you specifically, though their numbers aren't as alarming. Still, they're there.
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Topic: Trailblazers in a World of Winter - Chester crashes the party. (Read 59742 times)