"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood"

I'm terrible with this whole blogging thing. I've never been very good with things that require some level of consistancy. I always tend to forget or get lazy and things never get done or updated until I stumble on them months and months later. And you'd think, given all the things I have to write about, I'd be itching to get everything down, but time has gotten away from me so often over the past few days. It's enough to drive me mad.

I've been treking to Orion. You'd be suprised how far it is from Berry's house to the facility. It's one of those weird things where, it doesn't LOOK quite so far away but it takes FOREVER to get there. By foot anyway. I can't drive so it seemed fairly pointless trying to use one of Berry's familys cars to get anywhere. I mean, it looks easy enough, but it's also easy enough to get yourself killed or drive off a cliff or into a wall or a building or something. So cars = big no no. It's kind of cool all this walking. I'm seeing parts of the city I didn't no existed and weird stalker guy, who has asked me to refer to him as P, until I remember his name (What the!?). So he is now P, but weird all the same. I asked him if his name began with P and if he'd been at Esana's last 'OOF' (Out of Facility) party, which would explain why I couldn't remember his name (haha). He said maybe. And no. And then continued walking, humming to himself. He always walks in front or behind me. I don't know why. If he ever strays in front he stops or runs back until he's found one of his 'spots' and then he'll continue on again.

It's been good to have someone to talk to though, even if it's someone who practically always talks in riddles and doesn't really say much that makes sense. So, conversation is out, but just hearing someone elses voice is pretty comforting. The city is pretty desolate. At first I thought the gas storm had sent everyone packing, but now it turns out that most people are staying in their homes and for anyone who no longer has one, big communal shelters have been set up in the community centres and conference rooms/buildings around here.

Saw something funny the other day. A whole busload of people were taken away from the city towards Orion. I was sitting pretty in one of the shelters for a while, which I've been trying to do if I can find one, it's safe than spending the night outside. There's still looters about and it seems as though just about everybody in the city has stumbled across their criminal side. People arn't particularly nice in situations like this. But this bus right, there was someone from the facility inside. She read out names and people were taken away.....and then returned that same afternoon, not so long after they left. I thought maybe they were being taken for medicals or something? I mean, the Orion LOOKS big enough to house most of the city, but I guess with all the equipment and work space in there, there may not be enough room. It's nice to see that they're doing what they can though. I didn't get the chance to ask anyone what had happened there. I was walking away from the shelter when the bus was heading in. It's a shame. I would have liked to know what was going on there...found out if there was another way in. I don't think I'll be able to just waltz up to the door.

Having P along has been pretty useful. I'm not going to lie....I seem to have a habit of getting myself into trouble. Into situations that I generally shouldn't come out of alive. There were a group of guys a few days ago...yeah. People are desperate in these sorts of circumstances and I had a few gadgets and things, good food, clean water. I would have shared, quite happily but clearly they weren't all for it. I don't know exactly what happened next but there was a yell and a hellishly bright light. When I next looked, they were unconcious. I think it was P, even though he's been denying it ever since it happened. I'm starting to find what happened the first time I saw him, even more believable. And I'm starting to think that maybe I should have listened to Berry more. I've had a lot of time to think.