Nine Types of Industrial Pollution

"I can understand the gasoline theft, but who knew you needed a license to mummify somebody," Jasper says after the deputy keeping an eye on them is out of sight. "This must be some kind of weird state!"
"Jasper, we've got to get out of here soon!" Sara whispers. "I'm just glad they didn't take the money we got as evidence!"
"Really? Where did you hide it?"
"In my back pocket! They just assumed it was a cell phone when we were getting searched!"
"What are we gonna do with it?"
"Jasper, buddy, we're getting out of here on bail!"

Fifteen minutes later, and clearly showing that the author has absolutely no idea how things like this work in the real world, Sara and Jasper are out on bail. They still have most of their stash, which is close to a half million dollars. Who knew that visitors from another world would not only have access to American currency out in space (and LOTS of it to boot!), but they would be gullible enough to happily fork over the ridiculous amounts of money that Sara was charging them back at the filling station?

"Where should we go now, Sara?" Jasper asks as they briskly walk away from the police station in the small town. The two Hewitt cousins are probably the only signs of life in the tiny central business district right now.
"We gotta get out of here, Jasper, and as far away as possible quickly," replies Sara. "This place probably shut down for the night at 6:30, so who knows what we're gonna do!"
"What if we wait until morning and buy a used car to get out of here?"
"We may not have that kind of time, Jasper. We were told to be at the courthouse in three days, and I'm don't want us hanging around here any longer than we have to. I don't know about you, but I don't plan to stick around for the court case, do you?"
"Hell no!"
"Then it's unanimous, then! We're out of here, buddy!"
"I guess you're right. I suppose we'd better start walking then."

Sara and Jasper have found themselves at the small town's center, the intersection between a state route going north to south, and the U.S. highway going east to west. A gas station was on one corner, with a tavern right across the street from it. The bar was still open, but there only seemed to be three people inside, counting the bartender. On another corner was an office building, and Starbucks was the only thing open on that side of the street. On the fourth corner, an all-night diner sat. Things were pretty slow there, too.

Now what?

1. Walk north.
2. Walk south.
3. Walk east.
4. Walk west.
5. Go into the bar, get thoroughly trashed.
6. Go into Starbucks. It seems perfectly normal, doesn't it?
7. Go into the diner, get something to eat.
8. Wait around until dawn and look for the nearest car dealership.
9. Go into the gas station. Will things be different at this one?
10. Scott and Josh drive up in a brand new Humvee. "Get in!" Josh tells them.

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