She pulls a piece of paper out of a manila folder as she begins to speak. "Shhhh.. settle down. You've had a tough couple of days and you've been out ...or a while now. My name is Kendra, I am a procurement specialist for the Venus continuum." She speaks flawless English with just a hint of an accent, which you don't recognize. "What in the hell... " You begin to struggle against the bindings a bit, which seem to tighten as you do. "Where am I? Why am I here? Let me out of here! I have a life and. Greensboro was the third largest city in North Carolina.Like Gainesville it had been hit hard with the government cutbacks, this time military ones in the advanced aeronautics. A forward looking community administration with an advanced growth plan saw the problem coming. They began courting companies two years before other areas even acknowledged there may be a problem. They had captured several major northern companies looking to make a move and had a highly skilled technical workforce. There's no food, and no likelihood of any in the short term, other from the neighbouring communities. There's fear that the same sort of action could take place elsewhere. The other villages are doing their best to disguise our crops, but I'm not convinced it will be enough." It's started," Grant announced. "I feared this may happen." We have to do something," I urged. "This is murder. We can't let it continue?" What can we do?" We have weapons. We can help defend their property." Against heat. "Would you like to try iton?" Wha, wha, what?" I stammered, "I'm not making a purchase formyself," I assured her unconvincingly. Taking the dress from meand holding it up to my chest. "It's a good color for you andcompliments your eyes so well," she continued withouthesitation. "Why spend money on something that you're not surewill fit. How many dresses or outfits have you purchased thatdidn't fit or you were not happy with and couldn't return? Whywaste the money? The store is closed, the doors.
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