Back of the House
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Events with rich location context
The back of the house functions as the immediate rendezvous point Cathy gives for the improvised pickup—an unglamorous, practical part of the campaign site where staff can be gathered away from the stage. It serves as the spatial hinge between stranded aides and the rescue vehicle.
Busy but focused: gravel and hushed movement at the rear of the rally site, with the distant murmur of an ongoing event and close, urgent conversation.
Meeting point for the ad‑hoc pickup and transition from rally site to road transport.
Represents the backstage, grassroots workaround beneath polished campaign optics.
Open to staff, volunteers, and locals—informal and accessible rather than secured.
The 'back of the house' is designated by Cathy as the rendezvous point where Cap's soy‑diesel pickup will meet the aides. It functions as a quick, local staging area out of sight of the rally stage, enabling a discreet transfer from stranded staff to ad‑hoc transport.
Practical and a little frantic — efficient small‑town calm cutting through campaign tension.
Meeting point / rendezvous for alternate transport.
Represents grassroots practicality and the campaign's need to descend from spectacle to ordinary places.
Open to locals and campaign aides; informal but limited by the owner's control.
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A logistical panic becomes a makeshift rescue: Josh orders Donna to secure the trailer car and she reports there isn't one—a small, telling failure of campaign operations. Cathy unexpectedly offers …
As the campaign team scrambles to solve a transportation failure, Cathy offers Josh, Donna and Toby a ride in Cap's soy‑diesel car — a pragmatic pivot that keeps them moving. …