Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Overnight
The flurry of controlled and purposeful chaos upon arriving home seems almost like a dance, but one that will keep us from death. the earpeice im wearing is my own masterpiece, managing to connect several of them to a radio frequency that will allow us to communicate without cellphones, and also over the scale of the entire house, and the open yards around it. my ear piece picks up any activity from both the house and yard as well as the other frequency from the woods and acres around the house because i am dads right hand, i relay any important information to him immediently so i listen as i work and answer questions if asked over the radio, I am a higher authority here. at first the men of the group despised that, but they quickly fell in line because even though I am a woman I am more capable of this job and if they undermine my authority they know there will be consequences. I don't take any shit and they have quickly come to understand this. As night falls the group sits around my father as he explains the situation and talks about how this is the moment we have waited for as I smile reassuringly at Vincent, one of the most nervous in the crowd since while he has practiced because its something im passionate about he never believed, i stand against the wall relaying each word to the gaurds stationed around the property and to mark in the surveillance room watcging the cameras. nodding with everyone as my father says "some may try to take what we have if they find this place. we will have power and resources long after them. we will be fed and have purpose long after them. we must remain ever vigilant because there will always be a chance of discovery. this is why we have practice and planned and modified this compound to be a fortress where our scouts and gaurds know every tree, every leaf and twig. this is why we have trained everyone in a skill and our children have learned that they can help us survive and thrive here. our gardens, wells, and other support systems here will help carry us into many generations to come. you all know your place and purpose here, every one of you know how important you are to our life here. tonight is our first night. make your calls, remember to give nothing away and say good bye to the way life used to be. goodnight" as day shift files out to go to sleep the night shifters hang around, chatting with one another in the common room. vincent looks distressed but a bit doubtful. "whats up" I say, turning off my Mic as he approaches me
"how do you all know this isnt some sort of hoax?"
"we will know tomorrow for sure if everything is real, would you rather miss one day of work and it be a hoax, or not think anything of it and die? its better to be safe and alive than to dismiss it and die."
he nods as he thinks about it "thats a fair point. I know weve had this conversation briefly in the past but why is it my 'security clearance' is so low while yours is so high?"
"I am a trusted member, right hand of the leader, i have access to everything because here i am an authority and heir to the throne so to speak. while you are my partner it is very clear that the security of the compound and running a place like this comes with things that you will not know as a standard citizen of it."
"that seems logical enough. I am new."
that night he seemed tense as i watched him on the monitors, he got along well enough with his partner as they patrolled along the north side of the house, his gun of choice in his hands, the AR-15, and his side arm holstered on his thigh. walking along the garden of herbs planted along the front of the house, his partner at his side as they make polite conversation occasionally. They never got to bond much and vincent is a controversal person but its been made clear that during an emergency situation and during practices no one should talk about religion or political views. As i scan across the screens seeing the other teams and how much different everyones body language is than his its to be expected from people who have practiced this life style for years with us vs such a fresh addition. the night is long watching all the monitors from my swivle chair, communication with the teams checking in every 10 minutes in one ear and a radio scanning frequencys for news on the outbreak behind me, watching each camera feed with motion detected even if its just a wild animal. emergency broadcasts on some stations, affected states so far over just eight hours? five. police are being slaughtered, as well as the national gaurd, those states and the surrounding ones including ours have been declared as a national emergency stay in your homes until the situation has been dealt with. thousands of people are over populating hospitals in all states of the infection, two have been shut down because people infected have attacked staff and security as well as the national gaurd and police officers there and have over taken it. highways are getting closed down, as well as airports and docks, trying to contain this unknown virus. it has been confirmed that this virus cannot spread in water or air, almost all cases are from bites or scratches, but there are some from coming into contact with bodily fluids from the infected that have gotten into open wounds as well as eyes, nose, and mouth. It seems to affect all races, ages and sexes equally. overnight our world is changing, and no one is sure what it will look like by time day breaks.
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