Like in the Old Days: mysterymanjoseph and xnightblossomx
It was one of the 'nightmare' scenarios that Joseph's family had spent millions on for decades in order to survive it. Everything with a micro chip has failed, likely an EMP effect, be it natural cause or man made, it was still beyond catastrophic. He had been driving through Arizona, heading cross country when it happened, the only sign something was going on for Joseph, was the few cars on the lonely stretch of road as he was, suddenly died. Drivers were getting out, holding their cells in the air, trying to get a signal. His own Jeep Grand Cherokee was hardened against EMPs, or cyber attack. Still, when you run out of gas, and stations can't pump it out of the ground because of no power to run the pumps, the vehicle is just as dead as everyone else's. Before his cell ran out of power, he got an alert from corporate hq, having an independent network for his business and employees. Turns out, a coronal mass ejection had occurred, covered up by the various government powers, so they themselves to get to their secured bunkers. Hard to do that when the populace is going into full panic mode. So, now, it was the two foot express, taking back roads, his MALICE rucksack, full of survival gear, always in the back seat of his vehicle, now secured on his back. There was a refuge near the mountainous area of Arizona, and, since he marched and patrolled for years in the mountains of Afghanistan while in the Marines, he has a better than average chance to get there. His eyes scan constantly, hands on his customized M1A rifle, ready for hostiles, hoping to not cross their paths. He thinks, "Well, about another hour, then it is time to find a place to shelter for the night, and get a start at sunup, just a few more days, if nothing goes wrong, and I should get to the refuge, if it is still there."
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