Affliction Survivor: The Diary of Kit Lassiter

July 2022 Entries

July 04, 2022 - 22:18 PST:
The computer camera turns on and Kit's bouncing in her seat. "Shades is officially AWESOME! He's been gone almost all day the past three and I thought I upset him. Tonight I found out why, he got me fireworks for the fourth. So we went out away from the complex a good bit so we didn't attract too much attention and had a camp fire and dinner kind of early, then just as it got dark he broke out a few sparklers and roman candles and stuff he managed to find and trade for, he probably traded way too much for them though but it's a super sweet gesture. So yeah, I'm super stoked even though he said he wanted to have a serious discussion with me tomorrow. I hate it when he gets serious, he's no fun when he's all Mr. Grumpypants. Anyway, we're all buttoned up for the night and after all the excitement I'm exhausted, happy but exhausted. So I'm headed to bed and hopefully we'll get the serious conversation out of the way early, wish me luck". The screen flickers and goes black.

July 05, 2022 - 13:42 PST:
The web cam focuses and Kit's laughing. "So the big talk wasn't me in trouble thank god. His idea is to pool our resources for a while until I get a better place. He says the only reason he even asked is I pull my weight and have good ideas. I think after being alone for over seven months he likes having some company, I know I sure as hell do. Plus there's some activity spreading out this way lately and an extra set of eyes and help defending if he needs it cant hurt. Although I'm not positive how much I'd be I'll so what I can. I still have doubts about how far I can go though. We should look around here too since it was originally being developed as an industrial and production area and to be honest I'd feel a lot more comfortable being closer to him, yeah I'm getting attached and it's letting me get in touch with my inner chicken shit. I guess I better learn to defend myself and how to defend and secure a place right cause now that I think about it Shades got into my safe house and I thought it was pretty secure, not that I'm complaining about the fact he did it all things considered. Plus the more we figure out here the easier time I'll have setting up my own compound and I can start stocking up the stuff I'll need. So yeah, this is real good deal for me and he gets an extra hand, plus I don't mind doing dishes, laundry or cooking so you know, I'm playing Suzy Homemaker. So tomorrow we're going to tear down everything out of my places using the trucks and two trailers starting with Charlie, then Bravo and Alpha so we're working our way closer and we're headed out before daylight so we can hopefully avoid being seen more than we have to. We'll I'm going to go see what he needs to be done and set up a room for a bit longer term use. Wish me luck". Kit hops up turning off the computer as she leaves.

July 07, 2022 - 19:35 PST:
The computer turns on as Kit flops down in front of it. "OK, we got all my stuff moved in and stored. We left Alpha as a safe house for the fishing area and hid some food and drinking water under the flooring just incase we need it, then really buttoned it up. The only way in to open it up is through that tiny window going down to the basement and most people won't fit through that even if they found it so it should be ok for a bit. I found some green onions and mint while we were out and talked Shades into letting me build a couple flower box type things and giving me a bit of his compost to start them so building a greenhouse is my project for next week. I figure I can use pretty much whatever for the base and floors as long as it keeps the critters out, then plexiglass and windows for the walls and roof and just fit it with a couple screen doors for ventilation and access. Can't really plan much out cause everything is build as you go. Today we extended the actual corn field inside the area blocked off for it, the stuff outside is feed corn and inside the complex is sweet corn, and here I just thought he REALLY liked corn but with the animals it makes sense. The hay and straw farms he's using a good drive from here but they're huge so its more than enough for what we'll need even if we get ten times the animals he's got now and he cuts it in alternate rows so it keeps replenishing itself hopefully. Then his veggie patches which we plan on expanding later this year to double them and plant and harvest alternately letting one rest for six months while we work the other. The shower water heaters done too, we finished it off with the last big of my old one and just put a generic valve on the end of the pipe at my old place to shut turn it on and off with, as little as we'll use it it should be fine without filling it by hand. He seemed to enjoy a shower that wasn't cold enough to give an Eskimo shrinkage, plus I just think warmer water gets you cleaner and again, hygiene ... big deal these days. We put a basic charcoal filter on it too but you still don't want to get that stuff in your mouth since its not sterile and comes from the river. I'm picking up on his schedule and we're actually writing one out to keep things smooth and maybe even get him to take a day off, which I haven't seen him do since I got here. I also learned the rivers got fish and he showed me where his funnel traps were and had a couple catfish and three salmon I think they were, either way they were good. Well tomorrow I'm getting 'outfitted', whatever the hell that actually entails I'm sure about but I'm betting it's a guy thing. I hope to set up a couple project centers in my half of the barracks floor that's now my room, a place to read, one to do some sewing and stuff and maybe a book shelf to start in addition to my bed, dresser and closet. I'm calling them a dresser and closet, they're close enough. After the green house my next project will be soap but I think I'm gonna need him to help me with some redneck engineering on that one, or at least the heavy lifting. That's it for today, need to get to bed so I can get my room set up tomorrow and work on a list of projects along with helping out. Wish me luck". The computer screen goes black.