Bastion

We're moving in and setting up at the water treatment plant tonight. I've checked the archives, and can't find any schematics matching the layout. There's a long, rectangular building with two bay doors. Next to it is a huge, circular structure, with a ladder going up to the top.

I honestly have no idea what the Old People used it for, but if I can get my hands on a mounted gun of some kind, I'd have quite the little fortress. Too bad the only place they have things like that are the Air Force Base, and we can't get anywhere close to it.

Possible dangers in the surrounding area:

Beasts- In addition to the usual desert creatures, this area of town is home to a race of razor-beaked flightless birds. It seems some of the Old People thought Emus would be good pets. With no natural predators, they flourished when left to live and breed on their own. With the harsh desert climate, food started to become scarce, and the emu adapted to become scavengers, and eventually predators, their main prey being wild cats, mountain sheep, and the early anemic horses that cropped up right after the doors of hell shut. They're fast and evil tempered, and pose a surprising threat.

Weather- We'll be located at the base of the mountain. It's common for wind to sweep down to this area causing problematic dust devils.

Drug Zombies- Economically, this area of town is strange, with high and low income areas nearly on top of each other. This means both homebrew and designer drugs could both be found in abundance. No good.

Robots- The proximity to the Airforce Base means military bots who'll be running on atomic slugs for the next ten-thousand years could wander by at any minute. Without memory wipes or regular maintenance they'll be just as likely to light us up with miniguns and wrist-rockets as say hello.

Benefits:

Outposts in hostile territory mean more safe houses to sit and wait for extraction.

Being out in the wilds will further increase our knowledge of what we'll have to deal with when we reclaim the city.

I'll have a little place to call home, with two dogs and maybe someone to keep me company.