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Rocky Prompts, Tennessee - 3. Prompt 132: Starting Over
War is hell. It was one of my least favorite phrases; mostly for the fact it was said by many who had never seen war itself.
The only bright side I see out of it now is the fact those people got their comeuppance.
What a horrible thing to say. I need to remember many lost their lives. Hell, I lost friends to it. Richard. Sab.
Will. Fuck, I lost my baby brother!
The world is so messed up right now. Canada's gone. So is all of Europe. The Philippines, half of Africa, and Australia got blown up. Japan's a nuke zone again. Little Boy and Fat Man got put to shame.
At least I'm still living, right? Working for the new US government too? I can only be so proud. We caused half this shit! The mistakes were realized after a quarter of the world population was killed off. Got rid of another trying to right the wrongs.
Twenty years later, and we're still fixing it.
I guess I should quit monologuing. Hi, I'm Gary. I'm a Stabilizer. Our job is to reignite the spending market.
What a fucking joke. I'm in charge of getting East Coast retailers back on their feet. Let me tell you, it ain't easy.
The only saving grace I have is the remnants of the big box stores. Yeah, Walmart saved my ass. They were all on board with getting rid of their back-to-school sections and implementing basic supplies. They're not looking at profit. Well, not yet anyway. The sad part is they're biding their time before claiming their company as America's savior.
Yeah, I'm a business analyst. The government scooped us all up and put us to work as Stabilizers. Wherever our talents lied, is where we went.
The economy is going well, I guess. Not my area of expertise, but Donnelly and Simmons have the housing market figured out. Spending's down, but you'd be an idiot to think that'll get fixed anytime soon. It was all about survival for the first decade. A basic roof over your head, clean and running water, and rations came first.
Sandefur and Clemont focused on agriculture. Those corn farmers are living the high life now. They provide fuel, food, and booze. Everything an American needs, am I right?
Power was a no-brainer. Who knew all it would take to focus on solar energy would be damn-near annihilation of the human race? Coal mines needed more people than we could muster. Just about a hundred technicians across the thirty-seven states cover it.
There's a lot left to do, but I'm doing my part.
All because of that damned virus.
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