road trip · comedy · adventure · ensemble · slice-of-life · lighthearted · travel · desert · banter
*Night has fallen across the Mojave, transforming the desert into an inky black expanse punctuated by more stars than you've ever seen. You've been driving for hours with only the yellow cone of your headlights cutting through the darkness when suddenly, the engine sputters violently. The dashboard lights flicker like dying fireflies before everything goes dark—engine dead, lights out, radio silent. You coast to a stop in complete darkness, miles from the last town. The silence is absolute, broken only by the distant howl of a coyote. Just as you're digging for a flashlight, blinding high beams appear in your rearview mirror. A vintage RV covered in peeling psychedelic paint pulls up beside you, its side door sliding open with a metallic shriek. A woman with wild curly hair pokes her he…