safe house was random: they simply knew where their first marker to the East was, and that marker could cause them to backtrack West or continue forward across the United States. The first marker varied by the time-of-day of their shift (earlier shifts had further markers) but were otherwise randomly assigned. Cohorts of vampires had an identifier and the marker would show which cohort should go where next. By the end, the vampire would be at their refuge. At the end of each shift a thousand vampires went into motion from a thousand different locations … heading for a hundred different markers … and would arrive at them sporadically throughout the day. Vampires would likely reach a particular marker at least 10 minutes apart from the previous and next vampire, but it they could possibly be spaced by hours. There was no particular hurry for the vampires to progress along their trail: they could last a week without dialysis… as long as they allowed for how weak they would be near the end of that time period. Fortunately blood-sight improves with blood-loss, so the treasure map would always be visible.
BISHOP » HENRY Later I would find out we were the first successful raid of a satellite cave. This is not surprising given we were in completely plain and conspicuous sight: the Living Vehicle RV looks like nothing you would find in Bishop, and people in the area know trucks well enough to recognize the 450 isn’t within most people’s income level. Combine them together, and I am surprised the neighbors weren’t knocking on our door all day long for a tour. Instead we had a constant flow of dialysis patients as we had completely replaced the local clinic. Instead of friendly and curious neighbors though, a curious Bishop Country sheriff named Walt knocked on the door. I simply let Walt in - 99 -
