You crossed the salt flats for this. In darkness. In agonising heat. The blades of your handheld fan completely motionless. You crawled across this reprehensible wasteland and for what? For this little cylinder?
Who are you?
Are you the last remaining magpie, drawn by its chrome lustre?
Perhaps a collector of things from the beforetimes?
Or are you just a good man, looking to power his child’s Turbo Tires City Loop-the-Loop Street Racing Playset?
You know, once upon a time, you could buy these in packs of 12, online or in your nearest supermarket. Just imagine: shelves upon shelves of juice! Charge! POWER!
See, you might think you’re here because your TV remote is kind of unresponsive, but that’s not true. You’re here for the same reason everyone else is. You’re driven by it… You crave it…
Absolute Power.
— You, having found some Galvanizer batteries at the back of a cupboard.
Year 1 After Apocalypse (AA)