When the younger woman brought up the idea of going next door, Michael thought about her proposition for a moment. It wasn’t a bad plan by any means, as a vehicle would at least get them partway to the cordon. Logically it couldn’t take them all the way; the highway was going to be a nightmare to traverse unless the army was kind enough to clear it.

There was only two problems he had with that plan. The first was if there wasn’t a functional vehicle. He wasn’t familiar with that building, so he didn’t know how well-used the garage was, but it made sense that there’d be parts to fix a car that could be acquired, even if they needed to be removed by a younger person with a crowbar or wire cutters first.

After a few moments, the older man nodded. There was exactly one other objection he had left, which he’d solve himself. [color=6b8e23]“Seems doable. Won’t do to have y’all get yourself killed and leave us stranded, though.”[/color] Michael stated, as he straightened his shoulders a bit and looked the young woman square in the face. [color=6b8e23]“If you’re doin’ that ma’am, then I’m coming with ya. Better if ya have someone watching yer back.”[/color]