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[fists_of_funny]

So, figure we'd better make sure this radio actually works. Hellooooo convoy, this is Yang Xiao Long, in the yellow and black muscle car. You all picking this up, or am I just talking to myself here?

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[airskate]

[ Fellow biker, but she has a car? Not hard to guess that she must have experience from before arriving here. ]

I'm near the back.

[ Not the most useful range to have established, but it's a start. ]

We could try to test the range once the convoy moves on tomorrow.

[fists_of_funny]

[Unfortunately, Yang's beloved Bumblebee, her original set of wheels, didn't make the trip over with her, but Wild Rider more than makes up for the motorcycle's absence.]

I was thinking that. The train seems to be going a steady pace, so those of us with the faster vehicles could probably scout ahead, check to make sure there aren't any big surprises waiting down the road for us. Be a good way to test the range.

[airskate]

[ Exactly what he was hoping to hear, though he adds: ]

Someone can also stay behind when it leaves in the morning and catch up later. That might also let us see if something is trying to follow us.

[fists_of_funny]

Good thinking. Between you and me, I think I've had my fill of surprises for the foreseeable future.

How long do you figure the rear guard should wait before following?

[airskate]

[ Shadow doesn't have to stop and think about his answer; he's clearly already given it some thought. ]

The convoy has only been traveling for about six hours a day so far. If someone with a fast vehicle delays their departure by three hours, that should let them catch back up not long after nightfall.

[fists_of_funny]

[This Shadow guy's really thought this out. Yang is impressed, but she does make one small correction to his plan.]

Two vehicles. If something bad is coming up our rear, I don't want anyone to be caught alone with it, especially after nightfall.

[Huntresses never work alone. Four-person teams are the standard, but even then those are broken down into two teams of two. Ruby and Weiss. Yang and Blake.]

Pretty sure we can spare two vehicles for the rearguard and still have people to range ahead.

[airskate]

Two.

[ Shadow agrees with that easily enough. Even a stubborn loner like him can see the wisdom in it. ]

My motorcycle is fast enough to catch up. Once we find another volunteer, I can be part of the team that stays behind.