02-07-2021, 19:26:09 PM
"You can call me Cathy. Are you hungry?"
These kids looked young. Her brother was about their age when she went off to college -- she hadn't seen him at all since. She wondered for just a moment what he was like now. He'd be eighteen at this point, maybe older. She opened her pack and dug through it, mindful to not jostle the meat too much, before she found two cans of pop and two energy bars at the bottom of the bag. She offered the sugary snacks to the two kids by holding them out in her hands, already aware of how hyper they'd be in a few hours if they accepted the food.
Now that she knew they existed, Cathy would have to find someone willing to take them. Kids this young couldn't be running around by themselves even in an apocalypse. They wouldn't last much longer out there, especially since they're this far north. There weren't very many other settlements, and many were only accessible by plane back when planes worked. She wondered if Old Lady Gibson would take them in -- since her George died she's needed someone to take care of. She'd let the kids sleep in her barrack tonight and then talk to Gibson in the morning.
These kids looked young. Her brother was about their age when she went off to college -- she hadn't seen him at all since. She wondered for just a moment what he was like now. He'd be eighteen at this point, maybe older. She opened her pack and dug through it, mindful to not jostle the meat too much, before she found two cans of pop and two energy bars at the bottom of the bag. She offered the sugary snacks to the two kids by holding them out in her hands, already aware of how hyper they'd be in a few hours if they accepted the food.
Now that she knew they existed, Cathy would have to find someone willing to take them. Kids this young couldn't be running around by themselves even in an apocalypse. They wouldn't last much longer out there, especially since they're this far north. There weren't very many other settlements, and many were only accessible by plane back when planes worked. She wondered if Old Lady Gibson would take them in -- since her George died she's needed someone to take care of. She'd let the kids sleep in her barrack tonight and then talk to Gibson in the morning.