Tom and Vic were in great demand. Robby and Pam volunteered their services with King. Bennie and I were in the wedding and were involved too much to p...ovide transportation services.Bennie and some of the men in Preservation opened a couple of the local hotels, cleaned up the rooms, and had them ready for guests. Every room would be put to use along with any homes that had extra rooms. Tom and Vic flew in the day before the wedding from Protection with a full load in the Connie.People began to. .”He interrupted, “ ... The backup generators will kick in.”I found the coffee maker that Colonel Maggie sent, plugged it into a wall outlet, poured some fresh water in it and asked, “Does anyone have any real coffee?”I didn’t get an answer so I figured the answer was no. I started the coffee pot anyway just to heat the water and when it was done I made some instant coffee from the MREs.Flashback – Jack – The next morningI made it to Colonel Maggie’s office - she was already busy as hell on the. Dad had muttered something about getting a job, but you can't just find a job these days, like he could when he was my age. Danni and Rachel were in their room. They spoke in low voices, so I couldn't hear them, even when I pressed my ear against their door. I expect they were plotting and scheming, or talking about clothes. I went to my room and booted up the PC. Spent half an hour updating software and apps, before meeting up online with my mates for a networked, multi-user, war game.Mum. Yes, we had to take them out one at a time, if possible.“I know it doesn’t sound like the most honourable way of fighting,” I continued, “But we’ll be outnumbered and out-resourced. That means we have to fight smart.”Enna laughed, “I hope none of you mind playin’ a bit dirty, ‘cause those catacombs, they ain’t been cleaned.”Voss snorted. “Yeah I’d rather be smart and alive than honourable and dead.”Calliope shrugged. “They’ve tried to ambush and trap us, so I have no problem giving as good as.