Benjamin ducks the group into the maintenance shed, and the door thumps shut behind them. Dust hangs in the air, soft in the weak light. The rail yard noise drops away to a distant, uneasy hush.
He breaks out the meager ration, passing it around while everyone checks straps, mags, and pockets. The simple rhythm of hands and gear feels almost normal.
Jenny
You did good back there. We still on the right path?
Benjamin
Yes, keep moving. We have the route now.
Jenny leans against the wall, shoulders easing a little. Louis sits on a crate, turning the ration in his fingers like he is measuring whether it will be enough.
Louis
Food, water, a roof that does not shake when somebody breathes on it. That is sounding better by the minute.
Outside, the rail line stays quiet. Inside, the shed holds three survivors and a brief pocket of safety, enough for one more breath before the next move.
“Secure more food and water from the bandit camp”
SUCCESS (Fair Scavenger Hunter, rolled -1)
Benjamin slips back through the shed door and starts sorting the bandit cache by feel, not guesswork.
A canteen, two water jugs, and sealed food packets come free from under a tarp, clean enough to keep.
Benjamin
This is enough to matter.
He stacks the water together, then pushes the food into his pack with quick, practiced hands.
Jenny straightens from the wall and watches him count the haul, relief cutting through her fatigue.
Jenny
That is real food and water. We can work with this.
Louis rises from the crate and takes one of the jugs, testing the weight like he does not trust good news yet.
Louis
We take this, we move, and we do not waste a drop.
Benjamin cinches the pack shut. Outside, the rail yard stays quiet, but the open cache waits behind the shed door, already claimed.
+ New Item Acquired
Canteen
+ New Item Acquired
Water jug
+ New Item Acquired
Sealed food packets
“I take the cache and move on”
SUCCESS (Legendary Agility, rolled +2)