A Man In A Beasts World

Chapter 38

(Chris p.o.v) -Two years ago-

-Leaning against the internal window cill of an abandoned house, Jack plays with desk safe-

Jack:"I'm gonna get it I promise you..." -He mutters jamming his knife into the knook of the old rusty safe-

Chris:"Shouldn't we be looking for food?" -I ask looking out the window M21 on my lap-

Jack:"We have plenty of food at base..., command just wants more and more...." -He huffs out trying to crack the safe-

Jack:"See we've taught you how to fight, but clearly your 'living' skills are lacking...." -I shake my head at his statement-

Chris:"I seem to be 'living' just fine Jack...." -Off in the distance an F.I.A chopper flies off in a random direction-

Jack:"That's not what I mean smart ass..., I mean actually living.., having fun?..." -Jack shrugs-

Chris:"I don't need to have fun..."

Jack:"Oh my god..., you are so tough Chris..., anyone ever tell you that Chris?....." -He sarcastically points the knife at me-

-I roll my eyes looking back out the window to keep watch-

Jack:"Teenagers..., if your dad had told me about this period I would've told him to get fucked about taking care of you...." -He groans-

-I remain silent not wanting to ask seeing as Jack wouldn't tell me a damn thing....-

-Deciding to switch topic was the better course....-

Chris:"So can I ask what the fuck we're doing in an F.I.A hot-spot?..."

Jack:"Take a look around Chris.., what do you see?"

Chris:"Helicopters?" -I reply-

Jack:"Exactly, the reason being, they're making final preparations to tear down this town" -He points off in the distance-

-Raising my rifle I look down the scope, I spot skylights way off in the distance-

Jack:"They're gonna tear it all down, make into a city most likely...."

Chris:"Anthros have been pushing all this civilisation far north more and more the past few years...."

-Jack suddenly stops playing with the safe for a moment looking at me-

Jack:"We're trying to loot these kind of towns before such things happen" -He simply says-

-I became quiet again for a moment..., it got me thinking...-

Chris:"Jack?"

-He turns his head towards me again-

Chris:"The Anthros..., what happens if their civilisation is on our doorstep?..."

-A chuckle escaped him-

Jack:"We can't stop them Chris..., we tried..., and it costed nearly seven billion people...., sure we made a dent in their kind, but..., its inevitable"

-A pit formed in my stomach upon hearing this-

Chris:"So what will we do?"

-A sigh came from him-

Jack:"Maybe we'll go south towards the islands maybe..., get a tan" -He jokes-

Chris:"But aren't the largest cities in the southern hemisphere?" -His smirk faded-