"If she shows up here, make sure she stays until we get back. Use the hot tub if you have to!"Stephen nodded, his face distraught. "I wish I could giv... you a better car to use, but she took my only four wheel drive." It's okay, we've managed so far," Liv replied as she and Finn headed for the car. In the garage, they armed themselves from the weapons stockpile. Finn strapped a Sig Saur 226 into its custom fitted shoulder holster. He also grabbed the AR-15 and six extra magazines. Liv picked up. Once the room is silent, Kevin will exfoliate Miss Koenig.”The theater counted down enthusiastically. Any misgivings about one of their own being tortured by an outsider had disappeared, it seemed: this was simply too good, too exciting. “Three, two, one!” The theater fell silent. Andrew, who had been looking over to Ibby, could see her pale, scared face. She shut her eyes. Kevin pulled, Ibby’s face exploded in a scream, louder still than before. Kevin was holding up an inverted mold of Ibby’s. Chloe'smood lessened in intensity as the evening progressed. The Valentines had justrecently moved house; a necessity after Chloe's banishment from her previousschool. As such, the house was full of boxes that dotted the hallway andswarmed what her Chloe's Mother had decreed would eventually be the guest room.Chloe's room was in particular disarray. Mrs Valentine had left her to dealwith unpacking her own gear, and it was a decision she was sorely regretting.Two weeks and all Chloe had managed. They kicked me out." Why would they do that?" When FEMA took over, they said they had all their own doctors and they couldn't let just anybody practice medicine. I don't think the fact that they didn't have enough of their own doctors to do the job made any difference to them. I wanted to tell them to go screw themselves, but you can't fight a government bureaucracy like that. I just feel sorry for all the people who won't get proper care so that FEMA can do things by the book. They fucked up.