Slowly We Rot
“ Along with its escort of armed horsemen, the wagon headed out of the town’s small commercial district. Getting to where they were going didn’t take long. They passed through some residential areas and then a bit of open land before arriving at a house that was significantly grander-looking than any others Noah had glimpsed along the way. It had a large, sloping lawn surrounded by a brick-and-iron fence. A slatted iron gate barred entrance to a curving length of driveway that led up to the... house and looped back around.
In the center of the driveway loop was a large and ornate—and non-functioning—fountain. It appeared as if an ongoing effort was being made to keep the big lawn under control. This was in stark contrast to the other houses they had passed, all of which had gone to seed as badly as any others Noah had seen in his journey across the country. A number of lawn care tools were propped around the defunct fountain, including several self-powered mowers. Whoever lived here—the Judge, presumably—had a whole crew working to keep things presentable. Noah found this vaguely troubling. This Judge person was seeming more like a King than a post-apocalypse justice of the peace.MoreLess
In the center of the driveway loop was a large and ornate—and non-functioning—fountain. It appeared as if an ongoing effort was being made to keep the big lawn under control. This was in stark contrast to the other houses they had passed, all of which had gone to seed as badly as any others Noah had seen in his journey across the country. A number of lawn care tools were propped around the defunct fountain, including several self-powered mowers. Whoever lived here—the Judge, presumably—had a whole crew working to keep things presentable. Noah found this vaguely troubling. This Judge person was seeming more like a King than a post-apocalypse justice of the peace.MoreLess
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