Dust

The wind started to blow. My range of visibility started to get shorter. When I looked up towards the sky I was able to see blue among the swirls of white but after a while even that started to diminish. The rest of the crew had left to attend the wedding. We were the only ones left. 2 people in a desert during white out with a VR trying to set up a party for everyone to come celebrate before the masses arrived.
We must burn things, it's just what we do.
I question my sanity staying out in this mess. I knew I had to stay though. I couldn't leave my friend out here by himself. Goggles on getting pummeled by dust I held fast not sure really what yo do besides providing some kind of support while he moved janky pieces of art around in the whiteness.
It continued like that for hours it seemed until it finally stared to let up at dark. Cranked the light tower up and turned it on. he looked over at me and smiled I asked what, he said I looked wild in that moment. I checked the mirror on the car. The only clean part of my face was where my goggles had rested. Everything else was covered in dust. My hair windblown and curly. I'd gone feral.
The dust cleared, we burned and danced. I fell asleep fully clothed dust and on with a smile.



Man base strike night
Mega-far-away had burned and it was time to get to work. We drove and hit a white out. It was dark, I had no idea where we were going but the driver did. Through the blinding dust I could make out light. Looking above I could see the head and torso of the man shining through. Getting out of the truck I was assaulted with wind and dust. Goggles on I walked into the ring. Directions were being given out, people running about. So confusing but yet it all made sense. I went up to my boss to hand him the lift key, he looked at me and told me to drive it in. Hands shaking I climbed in the lift. I could see NOTHING in front of me and I had to drive this beast and maneuver it into a small area with no line of sight. I was guided in by my boss with a flash light. So worried but at the same time so excited to that I was give the opportunity to prove myself in some way on such an important job in hard weather conditions. We did the job, done by 3am. Headed back to the yard for some chill out time. I checked the mirror, I had gone feral again, dust, crazy hair, camo pants, boots, safety harness. I laughed out loud because I felt at home.
(pic is from 02)