Quarters
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Last published Wed, Jan 28, 2026
Aurora has spent the last 20 months of her life confined to a nuclear fallout shelter. Alongside five other survivors, she's managed to eke out survival, their supplies lasting only due to the tragic loss of the rest of their group. After receiving a radio transmission from a distant shelter offering a new location to stay, the group is forced to embark on a dangerous journey. Upon arriving at the destination, Aurora finds her group to be more in need of rescue than ever before.
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