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Authors: B.R. Young
in the hospital dorms. Lili and Kev piled massive amounts of food onto their trays, mostly fruits and vegetables and some breads. Kev managed to get some dried meats that he liked as well as various other things.
As they sat to eat they would routinely look around to be sure no one was watching them and take several items, shoving them into their pockets while eating others. By the time the end of the meal came their trays were empty, they had either eaten or pocketed all of the food. They took their time finishing their food and cleaning their plates while the others were cleaning the area so as not to draw too much attention to the extra baggage they were carrying in their bulging pockets. When they were sure they could get away undetected they made their way back to the barracks and into Lili’s room where they unloaded all the food they’d managed to pocket onto her bed.
They’d managed to get quite a substantial haul. A good amount of fruits and vegetables as well as breads and other grain products. The ships at the dock were usually supplied with barrels of fresh water so they weren’t worried too much about the water supply. Dawn looked at everything they had and figured they had enough food, if they rationed it wisely, to last the two of them at least a week. Now all they needed to do was wait till the lights dimmed and they could make their way to the docks.
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It was nearly time for the dimming of the lights so Kev made his way back to his room, they had decided to wait one hour after the dimming to be sure that everyone would be asleep. When the time finally arrived and Lili had all her food and clothing packed into a sack they left the room and knocked on Kev’s door.
He came out seconds later carrying a similar pack to what Lili carried. “You two head to the docks, I will meet you there. We should not go together just in case,” said Dawn.
Lili gave her a weird look but shrugged her shoulders and nodded as they headed out of the barracks. Dawn headed off in one direction, towards the back of the barracks while Lili and Kev threaded their way through the alleyways in between buildings, everything looked different to them at this hour. Everything seemed so pale and dark compared to what they were used to, it was hard to keep their bearings.
It was a good two hour walk on a normal day from the barracks to the docks, but it had taken them nearly three hours to traverse the dimmed pathway. They could smell the water and just barely see the boats rocking as they grew closer.
As they came closer to the docks they could just make out the first boat tied to the pier, there were a few shadows dancing around in the area, that was when they heard the voice, “You were right to bring this to our attention Kev, it is a very serious matter indeed.”
Lili’s eyes lit up with fright. “I’m sorry Lili, I couldn’t see you get hurt, I was so afraid she was going to get you killed or worse, I had to do something,” Kev said.
Three of the Farm leaders came walking forwards out of the shadows along with one of the A.I. guardians. Lili looked completely afraid with tears streaming down her face. She looked at Kev as if she had never really known him. “How could you?” she asked as the A.I. guardian came forwards grabbing her by the arm so that she couldn’t run off.
“Lili you know the rules, you aren’t supposed to be out of your room after the dimming of the lights, you are also not supposed to hoard food from the kitchen area. Yet you had planned on leaving the farm during the dimming. This is strictly forbidden,” said Councilor Eva.
“Where is the other one, the guardian you
As they sat to eat they would routinely look around to be sure no one was watching them and take several items, shoving them into their pockets while eating others. By the time the end of the meal came their trays were empty, they had either eaten or pocketed all of the food. They took their time finishing their food and cleaning their plates while the others were cleaning the area so as not to draw too much attention to the extra baggage they were carrying in their bulging pockets. When they were sure they could get away undetected they made their way back to the barracks and into Lili’s room where they unloaded all the food they’d managed to pocket onto her bed.
They’d managed to get quite a substantial haul. A good amount of fruits and vegetables as well as breads and other grain products. The ships at the dock were usually supplied with barrels of fresh water so they weren’t worried too much about the water supply. Dawn looked at everything they had and figured they had enough food, if they rationed it wisely, to last the two of them at least a week. Now all they needed to do was wait till the lights dimmed and they could make their way to the docks.
11
It was nearly time for the dimming of the lights so Kev made his way back to his room, they had decided to wait one hour after the dimming to be sure that everyone would be asleep. When the time finally arrived and Lili had all her food and clothing packed into a sack they left the room and knocked on Kev’s door.
He came out seconds later carrying a similar pack to what Lili carried. “You two head to the docks, I will meet you there. We should not go together just in case,” said Dawn.
Lili gave her a weird look but shrugged her shoulders and nodded as they headed out of the barracks. Dawn headed off in one direction, towards the back of the barracks while Lili and Kev threaded their way through the alleyways in between buildings, everything looked different to them at this hour. Everything seemed so pale and dark compared to what they were used to, it was hard to keep their bearings.
It was a good two hour walk on a normal day from the barracks to the docks, but it had taken them nearly three hours to traverse the dimmed pathway. They could smell the water and just barely see the boats rocking as they grew closer.
As they came closer to the docks they could just make out the first boat tied to the pier, there were a few shadows dancing around in the area, that was when they heard the voice, “You were right to bring this to our attention Kev, it is a very serious matter indeed.”
Lili’s eyes lit up with fright. “I’m sorry Lili, I couldn’t see you get hurt, I was so afraid she was going to get you killed or worse, I had to do something,” Kev said.
Three of the Farm leaders came walking forwards out of the shadows along with one of the A.I. guardians. Lili looked completely afraid with tears streaming down her face. She looked at Kev as if she had never really known him. “How could you?” she asked as the A.I. guardian came forwards grabbing her by the arm so that she couldn’t run off.
“Lili you know the rules, you aren’t supposed to be out of your room after the dimming of the lights, you are also not supposed to hoard food from the kitchen area. Yet you had planned on leaving the farm during the dimming. This is strictly forbidden,” said Councilor Eva.
“Where is the other one, the guardian you