This War of Mine: Strength in Numbers

The Plan

"That is a stupid plan," Cupid

"It's not a stupid plan, saying it's even a plan is stretching the reality of what was just said," Stacey

"Look, we need food. And it's just sitting there being no good to anyone. The rebels aren't using it, and no one else has gone after it," Kat

"You're forgetting the part about the booby traps that the military put up before they left all that stuff there," Roman

"It'll be fine, between the two of us it'll be a cinch," Kat

"And what about the rest of us?" Cupid "When you leave with Roman you are literally leaving us defenceless. What if we are attacked again like we were the other night?"

"We'd have to take the chance," Kat

"Would we be alright if we waited and reckoned a few more areas?" Mark

"Sure we have food for at least the next week and a half," Cupid

"We're forgetting something," Stacey

All eyes turn to Stacey who is wringing her hands.

"Care to inform us what we are forgetting about?" Roman asks.

Stacey looks over at Bruno and nods. All eyes shift to Bruno.

"Um..." He glances between Stacey and Kat.

Kat gives him an exasperated look and says. "What? Out with it,"

"I mean... it could be... better this year," Bruno says.

"Winter," Stacey says.

Silence hangs over the room and everyone shivers slightly.

"Winter, damn," Roman

"Is it really that time of year already?" Mark

"I thought we had a few more weeks," Cupid

"But it hasn't been that cold outside at night," Kat

"Since I've been wandering the outer limits of the city recently I've noticed the drop in temperature," Stacey "I can't be 100% sure but it feels like winter is coming early. And it is not going to be easy."

Everyone is lost in their own little world, thinking over what has just been said.

"We'll be alright wont we?" Bruno asks, putting a tentative hand on Kat's arm.

A look of determination sets onto her face and as she makes eye contact with everyone else the look passes forms on each of their faces.

"Ok," Stacey says with a nod.

"Bruno honey," Cupid says looking at Bruno with an apologetic smile. "Would you mind giving us a bit?"

"Um sure?" Bruno

"He should have a voice in this, he's going to be effected just as much as any one of us," Roman

"It's up to him," Stacey

"Bruno, if you want you can keep working on (that thing) we were working on before this," Mark says

Bruno nods and stands. Walking out of the library and towards the basement.

"We hammer this out until we've got it all ironed out," Stacey says relaxing her hands on her lap.

"That might take all day," Roman says looking at each person in turn.

"Then we take all day," Kat says with a nod.

"We need to give him a chance to grow up," Cupid says.

"Do we have everything we need to plan this?" Mark asks.

Everyone nods.

"Then lets begin,"

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This winter was going to be brutal. You could feel it in the air. But they had a plan, survive the winter, and then get the fuck out of Pogoren. There were no better options than that.