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Take Ruby to the Police Barracks (77%)Wayfinder only needed to take one look at Ruby to know that her friend didn't need to be anywhere near those dirty, desolate quarantine shelters. The others locked in there would sense her weakness, and probably take advantage. Not that she had very much left to steal.So she brought the mare back to the barracks with her, took her to the showers, then gave up her cot for the night. "We'll have to share it unfortunately—not a lot of space in here, and Hazel gets the…-
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Wayfinder's next week passed without anything remarkable happening. Every other day she had lessons to teach, with ponies practically lining up to fill the room. There were more than just police now: a large number of security personnel and even some locals attended, packing into every seat in the room and overflowing down the hall.Someone in command got rid of the non-unicorns, though those people were still free to listen over the loudspeakers. By the end of the week, the staff had expensive cameras at…
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Play it safe, take her time to learn the ropes and follow legal channels to get her friends released. (45%)Of course, Wayfinder wasn't going to reject any option given to her. She wanted to know what Hazel might be thinking, even if she was a half-starved adolescent who had spent most of the pandemic hiding in a trap house.She closed the laptop, then tucked it under the covers of her bed for good measure. "What plan do you have in mind?"The result was impressive—impressive enough that she swore,…
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"This is your room," Lance said, about six hours later. They passed in an absolute blur for Wayfinder, who could do little more than go along for the ride. She followed along with everything Lance said, even when that meant agreeing to things that were obviously false.Yes, she'd been studying at the police academy as a young man about her real age named "Ryan Winters" on vacation to see his family from the East Coast. Yes, Wayfinder had lost everything to verify that claim and was just going by "Way" now,…
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Retreat for now, come back with more help later (55%)Wayfinder wanted to go in after Sunburst. That “lunatic” was important in more ways than sharing a book. What more did he know that wasn’t in the pages of that basic volume?But charging into a place that this well-armed policeman said would be lethal to her, well—she didn’t have to be stupid about this. She’d made a connection here, one that might have other uses...She turned to scamper after Lance, waiting only long enough for Hazel to join…
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Wayfinder emerged into the blinding light of full day, her body crushed briefly by the Colorado heat. She lingered in the doorway a second while she adjusted. My fur is getting a little long, maybe I should get a trimmer.Getting shoved in a basement might not be the most dignified place to be, but it did have its advantages: the underground stayed much cooler than the surface. Something touched lightly to her rear as she emerged from the doorway. Way didn't look back to see if she'd decided to wear the…
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"Wait for Peter to come back. She could search the book again for more on Cutie Marks." 70%Of course, Wayfinder didn't want to sit around in this mysterious place and wait for others to make her decisions for her. Since the first days of the outbreak, she'd been the one to decide where they ended up. Whether she'd done a good job making those decisions was a matter for debate—but she'd kept everyone alive. Apparently that couldn't be said for those who tried to walk down that tunnel before them.Security…
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Try to Sneak Past (48%)There were ways to deal with someone watching the entrance. But if they hurt someone, there would be more investigation into their presence. The only safe way to get in was to become unnoticed. And if something life-threatening happened to some random guard just doing his job, Wayfinder wouldn't forgive herself."The point of these guys is keeping people in," she whispered. "They're trying to keep the infection from spreading. If infected people are going inside the lockup, I don't…
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Find Another Way in (63%)They did not have very far to go, really. Another half hour and they were already getting close to Denver.Close enough that the signs of recent trouble were visible everywhere. In the diffuse scattering of neighborhoods and towns that fed into the city, there were dark buildings and empty streets. They drove over the fading remnants of many leaflets, scattered as though they'd been dropped by aircraft. Some clung to trees or smeared the tops of buildings, waiting for rain that…
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Yes, accept the demands (95%)Peter obviously wanted to refuse. Maybe he thought he could bully a teenager into doing what they want. Judging by his voice, the kid wasn't bad. He was just afraid, and desperate to help a family member."I'll do it," Wayfinder said, before he could get nervous waiting and go to the cops. She wouldn't give him the chance. "That house there, on the corner? Practically in view from here?"Peter slipped under the pump, not difficult at their height, stopping a few inches from her.…
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