Editing Raphael's Personal Shadow (section)

===='''THE LONELY REST STOP:'''====

The atmosphere, temperature, weather, and smell outside the Rest Stop along the Highway are all barely tolerable by most human standards.  The terrain in the area is a plain of impassible jagged rocks and boiling pools of mud or lava. All of the creatures of this area are horrific-looking and will linger closer to the highway than normal if there are Travelers, but not too close. The roadway slopes upwards, climbing a slight hill; ahead on the right is what appears to be an oasis of vegetation and water and a few small buildings. The Rest Stop is situated atop a small hill... really, more of a nob, and it's obvious that the vegetation is all made of colored metal and not really living plants at all. There are no living things here, except those visiting. 

The buildings and central water pool are made of metal and are set atop covered metal walkways and sitting areas that are raised-up off of the smoldering ground on columns of stone. The air is more breathable and the temperature cooler in the parking lot area and along the walkways; all the metal is cool to the touch. The water is pure and clean everywhere within the rest area. The restrooms include flushing toilets, bidet toilets, sinks with hot and cold running water, large mirrors and showers with hot and cold running water. The vending machines have a wide variety of snacks and drinks, however, no place to insert coins or bills, just a palm scanner and a digital pad for choices... though oddly, each machine has a coin return bin below the palm scanner pad.

'''INCOMPLETE: Additions and Revisions coming....'''