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I remember when family, job, and happiness were my pursuits. Today it’s weapons, tech, and survival. The system of GAA is not happy with HA2. We are protecting it from EMP attacks, cyber-attacks, drone, and soildier attacks. It’s a regular war zone out there.
They have no idea where to look for us.
The bombs go off and targets are eliminated, and we are up in the proverbial caves looking down on the action. Groups of three or four people arrive every day. Our numbers must be above one hundred by now.
“You seem kinda manic,” she said. I didn’t notice Astrid walking beside me. “Like you’re enjoying this too much.”
“What?” I wasn’t prepared to defend myself. “Can you please not use that word again, it’s a trigger for me.”
“Oh…”
I had frightened her with my snap. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to shout. Let’s use the word ‘hyper’ instead.”
“Okay, I’m so sorry…”
I scooped her into my arms for bear hug. “You’re the best! Just a slight modification to our banter, if you don’t mind.”
“Roger, Captain!” And she was back. We went back in the cave and started working on dinner together.
