He showed me the beautiful necklace he had gotten Tina. I was impressed with his taste in jewelry. It really looked like Tina the peice he had chose... for her. Tina would love it I told him. He beemed. I began with the typical sign of Happy Birthday, some flowers and candles around the room. Then I put the party trays together and put it out on the table. I looked up at the clock and begin to worry a bit because it looked like people were going to be late. I went back to the bedroom and. Vegetables were cooking near the stew. There was the smell of hickory wood from the smoke house out back. It was organized pandemonium, but the various aromas were fantastic.Wesley and I set up a table with some sawhorses and planks out in the yard. We also put up some lanterns for light. Rebeca helped set the table. The sun was sinking in the west, as we all prepared to eat. Everyone had their fill. The eating and the conservation went on for nearly two hours.Before we had started, Rebeca had. They hadn't experienced violence from others. Most recognized the possibility and some preparations were made.We found housing closer to the water moving into a three-bedroom house that we claimed. We lived quietly. We learned to farm and continued to scavenge anything useful from houses and stores. For a long time, we kept the car useable. We were using a preservative in our gas but it was hard to find good gas.Elena met a young man close to her age and moved in with him. Some widows were. ." Aimee's voice was quiet, somber, "why will we need weapons? Everyone says planetaries are dangerous, but ... I've never heard anyone talk about why. This seems ... really simple. Just in and out with drones. I don't see what makes it so tricky, is that just me?" She looked up and down the table, but her squadmates were also shaking their head.Jane took a deep breath. It was the moment of truth; they had to know the full story."On the smoothest planetaries, it is as simple as in-and-out..