Editing Wastes Full Of Lightning (section)

===Tripplay===

The open road of the Apocalypse World is a dangerous place. Dust storms, crumbling infrastructure, road crews, mutants, and stranger things give every reason not to leave the places where there is safety in numbers. Someone always has to, though; the salvage of the Old World is all that lets the townies eke out their living. The wanderers, people who make their living on the road without a gang or crew, form something of a fellowship. They hear, tell, and exchange stories of other motorists, as well as warnings and news from the road. This loose association of independent motorists--people who travel without a gang of vehicles--has become known as Tripplay.

Joining Tripplay is, mostly, a recognition by the 'community' of vehicle owners in the Apocalypse World, but also a bond of mutual assistance in the face of disaster. If a member of Tripplay find themselves stranded, either because of mechanical failure or running out of fuel, they can signal to passing Tripplay members with a simple flag by the side of the road or the top of the car. By convention, any passing members are obligated to provide a halfcan of gas, a jack and a spare (whatever mechanical assistance can be rendered on the spot), a mouthfull of water, and a lift into town. They are rarely free, but never refused (for, admittedly, a given value of 'never').

Besides roadside assistance, Tripplay members set roadsign to warn other drivers of hazards and road crew activity. Trading posts and road stops are designated 'neutral ground' where spare parts and fuel can be bartered at fair prices (for a given value of 'fair.') The conventions are enforced by mutual agreement, but the protection it offers is significant--everyone's heard stories of riders who didn't hold up their end, and at the next trade stop they visited, the holders gunned them down and looted their ride with impunity.

Of course, when violations mostly occur miles from any witnesses, the chances of enforcing them are slim. And more than one unscrupulous raider uses the distress signal to jump on the helplessly stranded or as bait for would be assistance. More often, there simply isn't another driver along the same route before the driver perishes. But there are no shortage of professional drivers who owe their lives to Tripplay roadside assistance.