As Other Barry navigated the winding rural roads, his mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. The world outside was descending into chaos, the reality of the situation hitting him harder with each passing mile. Amidst it all, one thought kept returning to him - the Internet was still up and his cell phone still worked, albeit sporadically.

He mused over this as he drove, the hum of the engine and Winston's soft purring the only sounds filling the silence. The thought was a lifeline, a slice of normalcy in a rapidly changing world. It was a testament to human ingenuity - even in the face of disaster, the systems they had built held on, stubbornly refusing to break down completely.

Suddenly, a thought struck him. He glanced at his phone, then at the peaceful road ahead. He hadn't checked the price of Bitcoin. His wealth, the majority of it invested in the cryptocurrency, was a crucial factor in his survival plan. But in the chaos, he had forgotten to check it.

"Can I even check the price of Bitcoin?" he wondered aloud. His heart pounded in his chest as he unlocked his phone, navigating to the Strike app. The Internet connection wavered, the signal weak but holding on.

"Holy shit!” he said to himself. His future hinged on the state of Bitcoin, a reality that felt both surreal and terrifyingly real at the same time.