Cassie (Adrian's Undead Diary Book 8) by Chris Philbrook

more crops to get through the following winter and so on and so forth. I do know that this is robbing Peter to pay Paul, but people might die if we don't.
    We’d start fishing too, but the lake is freezing over. The ice isn’t thick enough for us to ice fish on either just yet, so that’s kind of a shit situation too. We’re discussing better ideas on rationing as well, and we've talked more about amping up Ryan and Becca’s hydro production, but we've had to put that off because other fires have sprang up on us. We can start on assisting them in maybe three or four more days, depending on how things settle out at MGR. Downside to that, is listening to my sister bitch at me about how badly they need more help, how important it is what she and Ryan are doing for us, and how I'm 'not seeing the big picture.' Insult, and injury. I want to yell at her so badly, but she doesn't deserve it, and on many levels, Becca is right. I cannot deny her the passion she and Ryan have for what they're doing.
    Despite the snow, the cold, and the shitty road conditions we might deal with, we need to try and get some supplies one way or the other. We need at least two more generators. That's feasible for us. One needs to go to MGR so they have extra electricity, as well as a second generator in the event the first dies, and we also need a spare generator here in Hall E. The solar panels and batteries in this dorm are going to start shitty production with the snow on the roof, so we will need to run more generators to stay warm. The wood stoves help all over our little 'town' here, but some of these dorm buildings are deceptively large, and get pretty cold, pretty fast, no matter what we do.
    I know a place sort of near the other house we hit a few days ago where there’s a big generator. Diesel powered if I recall, which will be clutch. It will be a tough drive if the snow is as deep as I think it might be, but we can manage. We still have that technology. I forget what else is in the house, but the generator alone is worth going for. I think there’s two other houses right near it as well, and despite thinking long and hard about it… I can’t remember what’s in them. Like the fading memory of a dream, what I remember searching for while on the other side is leaving me. I feel like I’m on a clock here… Everything I did on the other side is starting to leave me. Better get moving eh?
    We’re meeting to plan the run tomorrow morning, rehearsing everything, getting some other shit done, attempting to free up at least two people to help Ryan and my sister, and then heading out. If MGR has a set of tracks that we can follow, then we’ll change plans, and possibly launch a heavy recon to find out where the attackers are coming from.  
    Either way, it’s time for Adrian to kick some doors in again.

    -Adrian

January 17 th

    MGR found no tracks that were suitable for us to follow. The wind was blowing a little too hard, and with the walking dead moving about as well, there was no way to get a clean follow on them. Certainly not worth it in the face of so much needing to be done. With nothing to go on for that, we opted to hit the house with the generator early yesterday afternoon.
    Because of the overall level of tension with everyone, we came up with a plan that made everyone feel safe. We wanted to send a team of people that had experience, was able to work together, but one that also wouldn’t leave Bastion unprotected, nor would it totally neuter our ability to respond to MGR fast. Kevin, Mike and I got The Factory on the line, and they’ve committed to sending assistance if needed, but they don’t have the firepower, nor the vehicles. They've already got their own fish to fry, as you might imagine. Plus, coming from the edge of the city is scary, because if the undead presence is flaring up, they can’t respond either.
    They are unreliable, but in a pinch, I believe they’ll send us some help. How much help, who