September 29, 2017
It has been two weeks since the quest for the One Van has been successfully completed and the promise of salvation has not been granted. Instead we loaded up in the One Van and continued our journey, this time going west. We have no overall goal in mind, it is more like each day is an episode of Scooby-Doo, exploring new places and revealing their mysteries. Our first destination was the Badlands in South Dakota and this was where we discovered our first case, the mystery of the vanishing shower. Upon first arriving we were informed that there would be no showers at this location. This was told to us by our crotchety old bus driver, Jeff the Grey. Based upon how he looks I am sure he will turn out to be the villain in this mystery and probably many more to follow. After his proclamation of no showers, rumors and whispers of one nearby arose. And this cased everyone one to start speculating. Last night there was an eerie glow off in the distance that one said looked like a giant candle. Then the mirage effect took hold of a couple of my companions and they said it was an outdoor shower and they can see people in it showering. Poor souls, the desire to be clean seems to have effected their minds. A couple of them even started acting different and stop responding to their own names. Instead they started calling themselves Sheila and Miranda. All hope for these two may be gone. However, with the rising of the sun the truth was revealed, it was a sign post with a light on it. Not a hug huge candle or people showering. We spent the next part of the day at wounded knee where we met the favorite wife of Chief Big Foot, she gave us information on what happened there and how it had an impact on her people. She then led us through a ghost dance and said a prayer. She invited us to partake in this dance, but no one did. Guess no one ever told her that white people don’t dance. After that we visited a couple more centers dedicated to the Native Americans before making our way back to camp. Upon returning to camp the rumors of a shower returned as well. It was Austin that wise that gave us our first lead, he suggested to go ask the gate attendant if there were any showers nearby. This man confirmed that there was and the mystery was solved and the villain was revealed. Surprising the villain was all of us and our ability to just accept the first answer we get as truth and not investigate further. Guess the crotchety old bus driver was innocent… this time.
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