Game Log Week 32

October 10, Wednesday

Just over a week after the incident with the bandits, the police came round to the fort. They had already taken statements from the locals, who complained that the bunch of crazy people up in the fort were murderers. The police of course had an extensive file on the unusual group that had built the experimental farm / ISO box fort. So the unit that was sent out to investigate was told to be very careful, but polite. There was no doubt that the group would be well armed.

After the EMP event took out the power and most electronic devices, the police had been run ragged trying to keep order. There was not enough time or man power to do everything that needed to be done. Normally the eye witness report of a gunfight resulting in some 10 deaths would have caused a quick response, with support units from the near by city being drawn in. But as things stood the metro Moncton police were in no shape to be helping anyone outside their immediate area.

So the Sackville RCMP sent two of their best men to investigate the case. After passing the drive way road block, the officers spoke with the group’s representatives to get the basic story. Then they drove up to the fort itself to talk with the group, see the battle site, look at the mass grave, and briefly inspect the trucks used by the bandits. Most of the day was spent interviewing individual eye witnesses. As a final issue, the officers recovered the guns used by the bandits, and a small amount of ammo.

The story of self defence vs a gang of armed bandits held up very well; especially after considering the fragmented and contradictory statements of the local boys who were involved in the disastrous attempted raid. The officer on site recommended the case be closed.

Fast forward through October

It was a quiet time of hard work; harvesting the crops and winterizing the buildings. No one came to visit. But a few members of the group ( mostly Ranger Bob and John the activist ) did go out to gather news.

The most dramatic event they learned about was the battle between Sackville and Amherst over the wind power generation farm, which was located right between two towns. The only near by source of electricity, both towns considered it vital to their winter survival. Although sharing was discussed it quickly became clear that neither side was willing to accept a 50/50 split.       

In Sackville the town council had been usurped by a group of university students, who took very proactive steps to deal with the emergency situation, after the regular council had bickered for two weeks and done nothing useful.