This kind of situation, ordinary citizens were doing things they’d never even have considered before. Stealing, hurting their neighbors, bartering things they once considered precious for clothing, food, toilet paper and other essentials.
Some of them even jaywalk!
Emotions were raw, far closer to the surface, easier to manipulate.
Oh yeah, I suppose this is wonderful for your power.
Her music cut off. She checked the phone. An alert on the screen notified her that the battery was dying.
Damn, that sucks.
She swore. No more time to waste. She dialed a number, but didn’t hold the phone up to her ear. Good. Now she had fifteen minutes.
Did you set up a bomb somewhere to start ticking down when you called it? Or maybe there’s someone waiting for you to alert them but who doesn’t need to talk to you for more information.
It seems like Newbie has an objective here, but what?
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